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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Sarah Alba
Sarah Alba has had the unexpected pleasure of teaching at two schools over the past five years...
About Sarah
Rocio Alférez-García
Trained in Spain and Ireland, Señora Rocio is a language teacher, a certified mentor and coach, and has a Bachelor’s in Marketing and a Master’s degree in International Markets.
About Rocio
Melissa Amaya
Melissa Amaya is a Software Engineer by trade and an educator by calling. She has served as a Classical Conversations Tutor...
About Melissa
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
Nicole Artese
Nicole grew up in Massachusetts and attended college at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT...
About Nicole
Whitney Barnes
Dr. Whitney Barnes began her teaching career in the humanities in 2012. She holds a Masters in history from Georgia State University...
About Whitney
Erick Barrett
Erick Barrett is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
About Erick
Janet Beavin
Janet Beavin taught English in a Christian school before having a family and beginning her real education.
About Janet
Carrie Bennett
Carrie Bennett is a fifth generation teacher who is passionate about all things having to do with language and children.
About Carrie
Britta Braaten
Britta Braaten is from the state of Washington but currently lives in North Carolina with her husband.
About Britta
Joan Brandon
Joan Brandon has a passion for creating a positive and enthusiastic learning environment in her classroom...
About Joan
Kortnie Brockwalder
Kortnie Brockwalder began her teaching career in 2015, and since then she has taught in grammar school settings.
About Kortnie
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
Joshua Butcher
Joshua Butcher began teaching classically in 2010 after earning a BS and MA in Rhetoric & Public Affairs, eventually abandoning his dissertation to focus more fully on classical education.
About Joshua
Robin Caminiti
Robin Caminiti began her teaching profession over 20 years ago at a public high school, then pivoted to being a Supervising Teacher...
About Robin
Al-Marie Campana
Al-Marie Campana (best known as Nana) was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
About Al-Marie
Carrie Cannon
Carrie Cannon’s most recent endeavor has been working as a research assistant creating a glossary for the Medieval Chronicle...
About Carrie
Sarah Cartwright
Sarah Cartwright grew up with a homeschool, classical, Christian education and thoroughly enjoyed learning through the lens...
About Sarah
Scott Cartwright
Scott Cartwright grew up with missionary parents and learned from a young age the importance of faith in every aspect of our lives.
About Scott
Dr. Jonathon Caudill
Dr. Jonathan Caudill has always enjoyed teaching about living things.
About Jonathon
Kari Ceaicovschi
Kari Ceaicovschi stumbled upon Latin when registering for a language as an undergraduate at the University of Montana...
About Kari
Grace Centanni
Grace Centanni has been enamored with immortal languages since she declared as an eight-year-old to her parents...
About Grace
Kathleen Cockrel
Kathleen Cockrel is a math instructor at Eureka College in central Illinois and has tutored elementary through high-school math for several years.
About Kathleen
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
Dr. Michael Collender has 20 years of experience teaching in Classical Christian education.
About Michael
Diana D’Amico
Diana D’Amico is a creative and innovative teacher who loves inspiring students to engage directly in their own learning...
About Diana
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
Shana Deemy
Shana Deemy has over 21 years of teaching experience in both public and private school settings.
About Shana
Ruth DeUnger
Ruth DeUnger is a lifelong learner and lover of all things mathematics. Ruth is saved by the Grace of God...
About Ruth
Lucinda Diem
Cindy Diem has been a teacher in a homeschool cooperative in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area since 2007.
About Lucinda
Jennifer Downer
Jennifer Downer is an experienced teacher and scholar who earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from Arizona State University.
About Jennifer
Jaime Dudreck
Jamie Dudreck knew from a young age that she wanted to teach. She loves to teach young children about God’s beautiful world...
About Jaime
Kyle Dunham
Kyle Dunham is an experienced teacher of more than twenty years, with a passion for learning and communicating truth to young people and adults of all ages.
About Kyle
Amy Dunlap
Amy Dunlap began her teaching career at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in 2007 and spent nearly seven years there teaching 9th and 10th graders in inner-city Philadelphia.
About Amy
Loraine Dunn
Lorraine Dunn graduated with her degree in Social Studies Education from Millersville University in the fall of 2012.
About Loraine
Melonie Eastham
Melonie Eastham loves teaching students to look for the integration of Biblical truth and worldview. “In the beginning...
About Melonie
Dena Elder
Dena Elder taught mathematics in Pennsylvania for seven years prior to the blessing of becoming a mother to three fantastic children...
About Dena
Martyn Ellsworth
Martyn Ellsworth began his career as a youth minister in southern Illinois. He spent several years in youth ministry and has served as a pastor since 2008...
About Martyn
Mari Leigh Fanning
Mari Leigh Fanning has been an educator most of her life. Upon graduation from high school, she fulfilled her dream of teaching ballet at a local dance studio.
About Mari Leigh
Dr. Cindy Felso
Dr. Cindy Felso is a longtime advocate for home education and classical education that has been teaching logic and math
About Cindy
Lia Foster
Lia Foster’s teaching career began as a public school educator after she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education...
About Lia
Julia Fuette
Julia Fuette has been teaching history, literature, and composition since 2005.
About Julia
Tom 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
Jason Glass
Jason Glass has over a decade of teaching experience including Science, Bible, Physical Education, Health, and English...
About Jason
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
Mark Hamilton
Mark Andrew Hamilton taught College English Composition and Literature full-time for 15 years, including five years at Liberty University...
About Mark
Malinda Harrell
Malinda Harrell’s passion for teaching has spanned over twenty-five years, and includes teaching elementary and middle...
About Malinda
Lisa Hellier
Lisa Hellier began her teaching career in a women’s ministry as a Bible teacher over twenty years ago.
About Lisa
Angie Henriksen
Angie Henriksen graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in Elementary Education and from the University of Illinois with an M.Ed. in Special Education...
About Angie
Rebekah Henwood
Rebekah Henwood is a homeschooling mother who is passionate about classical education and encouraging other families...
About Rebekah
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
Jonathan Hoover
Jonathan Hoover has taught various levels of mathematics, but especially enjoys teaching Algebra...
About Jonathan
Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover’s passion is to see her students excel both as students and as individuals.
About Margaret
Tammy Howland
Tammy Howland graduated from Indiana University with her degree in secondary math education in 1992.
About Tammy
Sara Hunt
Sara Hunt is a Georgia native who enjoys debates about the best sweet tea spots and other important topics. She was classically trained K-12 and can attest to the quality of classical Christian education.
About Sara
Rebecca Jacoby
Becky Jacoby graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Education and Psychology...
About Rebecca
Amanda Jager
Amanda Jager holds a B.Ed. and an M.A. from McGill University. She has been homeschooled, attended private school...
About Amanda
Dr. Tara Jernigan
Dr. Tara Jernigan is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. She has lived in the Pittsburgh region since 1996. Married...
About Tara
April Jones
April Jones has over 20 years of experience in teaching and tutoring in a variety of settings in K-12th grade...
About April
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
Teresa Kao
Teresa Kao is the wife of American Bible Society attorney Stephen Kao and the mother...
About Teresa
Kathryn Kavanagh
Katie Kavanagh has taught the Christian classical liberal arts at Providence Academy and Providence Prep Academy...
About Kathryn
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
Amy Kelly
Amy Kelly fell in love with classical education while teaching at Coram Deo Academy in Plano, Texas.
About Amy
Caryn Kepford
Caryn Kepford received her BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She continued her...
About Caryn
Binnie King
Binnie King is an enthusiastic classical Christian educator whom God has prepared for such a time as this.
About Binnie
Laura King
Laura King, is headmaster and teacher for Imago Dei Academy in Alamogordo, New Mexico and teaches grammar school...
About Laura
Jodie Kirk
Jodie Kirk grew up in beautiful Hawaii. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master of Science in Secondary Science Education...
About Jodie
Amy Kleespies
Amy Kleespies is an Army wife who has lived and taught throughout the United States.
About Amy
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
Kyle Klunick
Kyle Klunick was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. God saved him during his freshman year at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where he went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Physics...
About Kyle
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
Margaret Laird
Margaret Laird is the happy wife to Ben, a university professor, and the mother of five active and inquisitive children...
About Margaret
Mei-Ning Langworthy
Mei-Ning Langworthy graduated as valedictorian of Lincoln Academy and later with high honors from the Wheaton Conservatory of Music...
About Mei-Ning
Esther Leonard
Esther Leonard has 13 years of experience in education. For eight years she taught basic science to 6th-8th grade students and was a mentor teacher and department chair.
About Esther
Amy Levin
Amy Levin attended Kent State University, earning both a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in English, and a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology ten years later...
About Amy
Emily Lindstrom
Emily Lindstrom worked for twelve years at the largest chemical company in the world.
About Emily
Crissy Lodmell
Crissy Lodmell is excited to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Crissy graduated magna cum laude from...
About Crissy
Rachel Lott
Rachel Lott has spent the last fourteen years working in university-level education, both as a tutorial leader and an administrator...
About Rachel
Beth Lucas
Beth Lucas has served as a missionary in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. She has taught in a wide variety of settings...
About Beth
Lisa Lushenko
Lisa Lushenko is an experienced educator and military veteran. She has served in various teaching and tutoring roles...
About Lisa
Dr. Erlend MacGillivray
Dr. Erlend McGillivary gained his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
About Erlend
Heather Magnuson
Heather Magnuson is passionate about teaching Spanish and is a fervent proponent of language learning.
About Heather
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
Randy Martin
Randy Martin graduated from UCLA with a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy followed by a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary.
About Randy
Joshua Marx
Joshua Marx has taught ancient languages and history in a classical Christian setting at Covenant Preparatory School...
About Joshua
Greg Massey
Dr. Greg Massey earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of South Carolina in 1992.
About Greg
Kelda Massey
Kelda Massey earned her Master’s in Education from Freed-Hardeman University in 2002. She has enjoyed teaching a variety of subjects...
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
Melanie Meadow
Melanie Meadow says, as an author, she is a seeker of story, of the narratives of lives, of history, of God’s place in it and through us all.
About Melanie
Gina Miller
Gina Miller is thrilled to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Gina graduated from Bridgewater College...
About Gina
Rachel Minnis
Rachel Minnis was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida until she attended college in Gainesville.
About Rachel
Krikor Mnatzaganian
Krikor Mnatzaganian was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel where he started his career teaching Mathematics...
About Krikor
Elizabeth Morelli
Elizabeth Morelli graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Master's College with a BA in Education, and has been teaching in classrooms ever since.
About Elizabeth
Brooke Moret
Brooke Moret taught elementary school for six years in a public Charter school in Jacksonville, Florida.
About Brooke
Heather Morgan
Heather Morgan is a Navy kid and Army veteran whose work has taken her all over the globe.
About Heather
Elizabeth Nelson
Elizabeth Nelson earned her Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in English from Bates College and then her career path...
About Elizabeth
Kristen Nixon
Mrs. Kristen Nixon has taught high school science classes at Los Angeles Baptist High School and several homeschool cooperatives, both in-person and online. She has also taught at the grammar school level in a classical Christian academy.
About Kristen
Ryan Noppen
Ryan K. Noppen is an author, analyst, and educator who holds a Master of Arts degree in European History from Purdue University.
About Ryan
Andrea O'Donnell
Andrea O’Donnell has taught in a variety of school and homeschool settings since graduating from Grove City College in 2006...
About Andrea
Toni Payne
Toni Payne has a love for learning and a love for Christ; these loves have fueled her service to the homeschooling commu...
About Toni
Jaclyn Partridge
Jaclyn Partridge completed her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology at Chatham University and her Bachelor of Arts...
About Jaclyn
Corey Piper
Corey Piper earned his BA in Education from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, and has mostly taught middle school students...
About Corey
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
Devan Quandt
Devan Quandt is a vibrant and energetic educator raised in the small town of Lancaster, PA. She is entering her eighth year of professional teaching...
About Devan
Melinda Quattlebaum
Melinda Quattlebaum is a born and raised Oklahoman who loves the unpredictability of Oklahoma weather. Raised in the cit...
About Melinda
Morgan Radutiu
Morgan Radutiu has always had a desire for teaching and sharing new knowledge with others. She knew early on that she wanted to teach in a formal setting...
About Morgan
Elizabeth Riess
Elizabeth Riess brings an enthusiastic and engaging teaching style alongside her more than 15 years of experience teaching in classrooms...
About Elizabeth
Lori Rogers
Lori Rogers graduated from Bryan College in 1984 with a BA in Psychology/Family and Marriage Counseling. She homeschooled...
About Lori
Mackenzie Rollins
Mackenzie Rollins was born in Ohio and graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Spanish.
About Mackenzie
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
Daniel Samms
Daniel Samms is originally from West Virginia and currently pastors Restoration Church in Ohio. He completed his MA in Philosophical Theology...
About Daniel
Katy Schmitz
Katy Schmitz has been teaching VSA curriculum to her own children, and to other homeschooled students in her community...
About Katy
Debora Schulze
Dr. Debora Schulze lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her husband Jim and her son Adam, a VSA student.
About Debora
Beth Scott
Beth Scott has taught French, Spanish, English Language Arts, Writing, and ESL at both public and private schools and at...
About Beth
Holly Scott-Riddell
Holly Scott-Riddell was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, but currently resides in St. Andrews, Scotland.
About Holly
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
Kevin Seekell
Kevin Seekell is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics...
About Kevin
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
Annie Shyne
Annie Shyne has been a professional certified educator for over sixteen years. She has taught subjects like Spanish, Latin, French, Robotics, Coding, and Math...
About Annie
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
Esther Snodgrass
Esther Snodgrass grew up on a farm in the mountains of western Maryland where she was homeschooled and developed a curiosity about the way the world works and a love of learning.
About Esther
Esther Souman
Esther Souman is a Ph.D. candidate in History with four years’ experience in teaching classes of first-year university students...
About Esther
Mandy Southern
Mandy Southern was born and raised in Northwest Oklahoma on a family farm where she learned the value of working hard and ideas essential for life.
About Mandy
Dr. Travis Southern
Dr. Travis Southern received his B.S. in biochemistry with distinction and his M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
About Travis
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
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart has been teaching secondary students for over a decade.
About Jonathan
Melissa Stewart
Melissa Stewart grew up in northern New Jersey in an ethnically and linguistically diverse neighborhood, which inspired...
About Melissa
Dr. Jay Stigdon
Dr. Stigdon recently moved to a small farm in his home state of Indiana where he and his wife plan on raising goats, ducks, bees, and chickens...
About Jay
Shannon Strader
Shannon Strader’s first teaching role was in clinical research at the University of Houston.
About Shannon
Lindsay Sturm
Lindsay Sturm is a lifelong learner. In addition to classically homeschooling her own seven children, she has taught a variety...
About Lindsay
Benjamin Szumskyj
Benjamin Szumskyj has been a teacher for over fifteen years, most of these within Christian schools...
About Benjamin
Benjamin Taylor
Benjamin Taylor is a classical educator who loves Logic, English, Theology, and Christian Apologetics...
About Benjamin
Melissa Teply
Melissa Teply earned a B.S. in Secondary Education Biology from Crichton College in Memphis, TN in 1999.
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
Heather Tutuska
Heather Tutuska has been teaching online for several years, and previously taught literature for a Canadian classical Christian online school...
About Heather
Midge Vad
Midge Vad is an elementary educator who has taught many different grade levels in public, private and homeschool settings...
About Midge
Gail Van Ryn
Gail Van Ryn has a passion for teaching students of all ages to communicate using various forms of media
About Gail
Esther Veldman
Esther Veldman has been teaching for most of her adult life both in the classroom and at home.
About Esther
Natalie Venable
Natalie Venable is a professional educator with 25+ years of teaching experience.
About Natalie
Kimberly Wagner
Kimberly Wagner earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education, Master in Education in Administration, and her Doctorate in Higher Education from Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.
About Kimberly
Andrew Waldy
Andrew Waldy taught at a Classical, Christian school in Cincinnati, Ohio for seven years. He instructed grades 4-12 in a variety of subjects...
About Andrew
Jamie Weary
Jamie Weary received her B.S. in Math Education from Geneva College in 2008. Upon receiving her teaching certification...
About Jamie
Summer Weaver
Summer Weaver has developed a passion and personal commitment to three things: leading young children to Christ...
About Summer
Hettie Weber
Hettie Weber resides in beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia, a perfect place for her students to come visit and learn...
About Hettie
Jeffrey Wells
Jeff Wells spent 23 years in pastoral ministry during which time he founded Crowley Christian School...
About Jeffrey
Jessica Whisenant
Jessica Whisenant began her career teaching ancient Near Eastern history and biblical Hebrew as a graduate student at the University of Michigan and briefly at the University of Oregon.
About Jessica
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 Christina
Carla Wilson
Carla Wilson’s route to discovering her call to teach has been a circuitous one. She studied chemical engineering...
About Carla
Carolyn Wilson
Carolyn Wilson has spent her life in classical Christian education and appreciates it more every year.
About Carolyn
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 Yamada
Rebekah Pringle Yamada delights in opportunities to explore and share her fascination with literature, cultures, genres...
About Rebekah
Lindsay York
Lindsay York is a homeschool mom who has raised three children on Veritas Press curriculum and VSA.
About Lindsay
