Administration
The bottom line in leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves, but how far we advance others. —John C Maxwell, author, speaker, pastor
You care about who teaches your children and you should. But have you considered who leads and supports them? Our administrative team – from our IT staff, to our headmaster, to operations and marketing – are carefully selected folks who love God, love children, and love classical education.
Meet the Administration
Academic Advisors
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands. Isaiah 32:8 ESV
Every full-time student in the Veritas Scholars Academy Diploma Program has a dedicated Academic Advisor who will provide knowledgeable counsel to ensure they are taking all the right courses to meet their fullest potential and are on track to meet graduation requirements.
Meet the Academic Advisors
Faculty
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8 ESV
The impact that a great teacher can have on the education of a student is immeasurable. At Veritas, we understand the importance of great teachers and are proud to introduce you to our remarkable group of men and women that are helping to shape the minds of the next generation. As you will quickly see, our teachers are from all over the nation and even the world. Operating in an online environment has allowed us to find and attract some of the best teachers in the world.
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Mary K. Andreades
Mary K. Andreades is a classics maven, having pursued learning in the humanities for all of her life. After receiving a classical education...
About Mary
Kathy Arrick
Kathy Arrick desires to train the future generations how to apply His truths to as many disciplines as possible so that they...
About Kathy
Erick Barrett
Erick Barrett is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He also holds...
About Erick
Janet Beavin
Janet Beavin's experience includes homeschooling five children (four are now grown), tutoring, teaching in and directing...
About Janet
Miguel Benitez Jr.
Miguel Benitez Jr. has taught in a number of different settings for the last five years. He received his B.A. in Interdisciplinary...
About Miguel
Karen Bolton
Karen Bolton's experience with countless families and students helps her to discern the most appropriate course plan for the...
About Karen
Will Boyd
Mr. Boyd has worked in science education since 1999 in various capacities including: as the Education Director of a public...
About Will
Kimberly Brackett
Kim Brackett enjoys sharing her love for math with her students, encouraging them to lay a foundation for the “good works God...
About Kimberly
Allan Bruner
Allan Bruner is a science teacher at a small public high school in Oregon, where he has served as mathematics, chemistry...
About Allan
Sarah Cartwright
Sarah Cartwright grew up with a homeschool, classical, Christian education and thoroughly enjoyed learning through the lens...
About Sarah
Kari Ceaicovschi
Kari Ceaicovschi stumbled upon Latin when registering for a language as an undergraduate at the University of Montana...
About Kari
Jennifer Collender
Jennifer Collender graduated valedictorian from Logos School and then from New St. Andrew's College with a Liberal Arts...
About Jennifer
Michael Collender
Michael Collender is an alumnus of the Los Angeles Film Studies Center who also worked in script development and in production...
About Michael
Susan Crainshaw
Susan Crainshaw has loved a great story ever since she binge-read the Little House books while she battled chicken pox as a young...
About Susan
Rick Davis
Rick Davis has been teaching in classical Christian schools since 2006. He studied in the honors program at Liberty University where...
About Rick
Brenna Dietrich
Brenna Dietrich has lived almost half her life in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and the rest of her years in Syracuse, NY and Pittsburgh, PA...
About Brenna
Melonie Eastham
Melonie Eastham loves teaching students to look for the integration of Biblical truth and worldview. “In the beginning...
About Melonie
Cindy Felso
Cindy Felso has been teaching, tutoring and mentoring students for more than twenty years. In addition to teaching numerous...
About Cindy
Ingrid Fiedler
Ingrid Fielder's Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana and her Master of Arts is in Comparative...
About IngridTom Garfield
Tom Garfield was superintendent of Logos School from its founding in 1981 until 2016. He also served as a founding board member...
About Tom
Sarah Gavin
Sarah Gavin earned her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Grove City College before moving overseas to attend...
About Sarah
Denise George
Denise George graduated from Bloomsburg University with a B.S. in Secondary Education Mathematics and an M.S. in...
About Denise
Troy Gibson
Dr. Troy Gibson has taught courses in American Politics, Religion and Politics, Christian Political Theology, Social Science...
About Troy
Samuel Gist
Samuel Gist earned a B.A. in History from Hillsdale College and an M.A. in Medieval History from King’s College London...
About Samuel
Charlotte Gleason
Charlotte Gleason knew she wanted to be an English teacher by the time she was a junior in high school. Her lifelong love of reading...
About Charlotte
Paula Gossard
Dr. Paula Gossard discovered a love of middle school students and teaching while leading a middle school youth group...
About Paula
Damian Haarhoff
Sir Haarhoff loves working for Veritas, where he is committed to support and come alongside parents in their honorable...
About Damian
Barbara Helmkamp
Barbara Helmkamp earned an engineering degree in Physics from Colorado School of Mines (1986) and a Ph.D. in Physics from...
About Barbara
Jon Hoglund
Jonathan Hoglund lives in Vietnam and serves as lecturer in theology at Hanoi Bible College. Before that, he also taught at Kremenchuk...
About Jon
Amanda Jager
Amanda Jager holds a B.Ed. and an M.A. from McGill University. She has been homeschooled, attended private school...
About Amanda
Tara Jernigan
Dr. Tara Jernigan is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. She has lived in the Pittsburgh region since 1996. Married...
About Tara
Tammy Kabakjian
Tammy Kabakjian is a homeschooling mother with a love of classical education. She earned a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education from...
About Tammy
Al Keller
Al Keller received his M.A. in Russian History from the University of New Orleans in 1970, followed by three years of post-graduate...
About Al
Caryn Kepford
Caryn Kepford received her BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She continued her...
About Caryn
Laura King
Laura King, is headmaster and teacher for Imago Dei Academy in Alamogordo, New Mexico and teaches grammar school...
About Laura
Jack Klein
Jack Klein lives just a stone’s throw from the Beartooth Mountains in Billings, MT - recently awarded “Best City in America” by...
About Jack
Susan Klein
Susan Klein is a graduate of Montana State University in Billings, MT with a degree in Math and History Education and...
About Susan
Jeremy Krans
Jeremy Krans has a master’s degree in Theology and a bachelor’s in Philosophy. He has been teaching everything from...
About Jeremy
Theresa Krebs
Theresa Krebs attended George Mason University, where she earned undergraduate degrees in both Chemistry and Biology, with...
About Theresa
Reena Kurapati
Reena Kurapati has taught 6th grade General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, remedial math, and Economics at...
About Reena
Ben Laird
Ben Laird was born and raised in the scenic city of Denver, Colorado before relocating to Lynchburg, VA as a High School student...
About Ben
Crissy Lodmell
Crissy Lodmell is excited to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Crissy graduated magna cum laude from...
About Crissy
Rich Lusk
Rich Lusk is the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. He has been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, with just...
About Rich
Matt Marino
Matt Marino lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife Emily and four children, Joshua, Hannah,Isabella, and Aiden...
About Matt
Honesty Martin
Honesty Martin has a passion for math, dance, teaching, and singing. After receiving a BS in Mathematics and a Dance Minor...
About Honesty
Kelda Massey
Kelda Massey attended Freed-Hardeman University where she received a B.A. in History with a minor in Biblical Studies. She also...
About Kelda
Andrea McCabe
Andrea McCabe developed a love of both science and teaching early in life, helping her father set up his entomological field...
About Andrea
Jessica Michaud
Jessica Michaud earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of South Carolina in 2004 and continued her education at USC...
About Jessica
Tiffany Owens
Tiffany Owens is a graduate of the King’s College in New York City where she studied Media, Culture, and the Arts...
About Tiffany
Jaclyn Partridge
Jaclyn Partridge completed her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology at Chatham University and her Bachelor of Arts...
About Jaclyn
Anna Pinkerton
Anna Pinkerton graduated with a Master of Arts and Religion from Trinity School for Ministry in 2016. Her focus was in Church...
About Anna
Corey Piper
Corey Piper earned his BA in Education from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, and has mostly taught middle school students...
About Corey
Robin Pongonis
Robin Pongonis earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in English Education from Auburn University. While completing...
About Robin
Sheryl Powell
Sheryl Powell graduated magna cum laude from Houghton College with a B.A. in French and did graduate studies in the language...
About Sheryl
Alyssa Reaves
Alyssa Reaves has had the heart of an educator from an early age when she would play school with her sisters...
About Alyssa
Rachel Rigdon
Rachel Rigdon studied violin with Christian Teal at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University before switching gears and...
About Rachel
Mary Beth Robison
Mary Beth Robison moved to Orange County, California, three years ago from Cincinnati, Ohio, and the move proved to be...
About Mary
Lori Rogers
Lori Rogers graduated from Bryan College in 1984 with a BA in Psychology/Family and Marriage Counseling. She homeschooled...
About Lori
Mary Sam
Mary Sam is a home schooling mom of six children, ages 6 through 20. She graduated from Houghton College with a BS...
About Mary
Erica Searl
Erica Searl is the wife of a retired Army chaplain and the homeschooling mother of five children, three of whom are...
About Erica
Beth Seavey
Beth attended Cairn University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and a secondary bachelor’s degree in...
About Beth
Rob Shearer
Rob Shearer is the husband of Cyndy Shearer, the proud father of 11 children, an Elder at Abundant Life Church, and the...
About Rob
Veronica Short
Veronica Short loves foreign languages, especially Spanish. With this motivation, she graduated summa cum laude from...
About Veronica
Heidi Smith
Heidi Smith has been interested in math and science, especially learning about the way things work for as long as she can remember...
About Heidi
Yolanda Statema
Yolanda Statema earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Wheaton College (’86), and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership...
About Yolanda
Ed Stengel
Edward Stengel is a published scholar of history and literature, an experienced Christian Apologist, as well as a world...
About Ed
Melissa Stewart
Melissa Stewart grew up in northern New Jersey in an ethnically and linguistically diverse neighborhood, which inspired...
About Melissa
Bill Stutzman
William (Bill) Stutzman has served in a variety of roles in classical Christian education for nearly two decades. Beginning as a sixth...
About Bill
Jesse Sumpter
Jesse Sumpter has been teaching with Veritas Scholars Academy since 2008. And he has been loving every minute of it...
About Jesse
Esther Sun
Esther Sun earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master of Education in China. She recently received her Ph.D...
About Esther
Melissa Teply
Melissa Teply earned a B.S. in Secondary Education Biology from Crichton College in 1999. She went on to teach AP...
About Melissa
Edward Thurber
Edward Thurber earned a BA in English literature from the University of California at Davis. He earned a Master’s degree...
About Edward
Norma Tochijara
Norma Tochijara was born in Mexico City but 16 years ago moved to Montreal, Canada, where she lives with her family...
About Norma
Rebecca Tunstall
Rebecca Tunstall graduated from Cairn University with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and a second...
About Rebecca
Jake Turnbull
Jake Turnbull taught at the dialectic and rhetoric levels for Imago Dei Academy of Alamogordo, NM from 2013–2017...
About Jake
Jason VanBemmel
Jason Van Bemmel graduated from the University of Maryland with a History major and an English minor. He also has Master’s...
About Jason
Summer Weaver
Summer Weaver has developed a passion and personal commitment to three things: leading young children to Christ, fostering...
About Summer
Hettie Weber
Hettie Weber resides in beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia, with her three children and husband, Lee. She has taught Language...
About Hettie
Miranda Webster
Miranda Webster has taught third grade for seven years at a Christian classical school in Texas. She received a B.A. in Christian...
About Miranda
Emily Wells
Emily Wells taught Latin for fifteen years before joining Veritas Press Scholars Academy. She taught live Latin classes at Veritas...
About Emily
Carrie White
Carrie White graduated from Simpson University with a Bachelor of Arts in Cross Cultural Studies, and obtained her teaching...
About Carrie
Christina Wienckoski
Christina Wienckoski graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in French and completed her Masters of Education...
About ChristinaTrisha Williams
Trisha Williams is passionate about helping students demonstrate love for God and His Word by helping them understand...
About Trisha
Rae Wilson
Rae Wilson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education K-8 with a Reading Major and a Math Minor from Eastern...
About Rae
Mary Wright
Mary Wright graduated with distinction from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with a B.A. degree from the College of Math, Science...
About Mary
Rebekah Pringle Yamada
Rebekah Pringle Yamada delights in opportunities to explore and share her fascination with literature, cultures, genres...
About Rebekah
Beverly York
Beverly York spent most of her life in Texas and now calls Estes Park, Colorado home. She graduated from Texas Tech University...
About Beverly
