Faculty and Staff
“The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more."
-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
Founders Classical Academy seeks and employs faculty members who have a demonstrable history of excellence in an academic discipline, who convey knowledge to young people with charisma and clarity, and who practice and train students in the virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, and charity.
Founders Classical Academy seeks and employs faculty members who have a demonstrable history of excellence in an academic discipline, who convey knowledge to young people with charisma and clarity, and who practice and train students in the virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, and charity.
Faculty members engage students in the pursuit of the true, the good, and the beautiful. Each teacher at Founders is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of friends striving for excellence.
Faculty members engage students in the pursuit of the true, the good, and the beautiful. Each teacher at Founders is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of friends striving for excellence.
Headmasters
Headmasters
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Instructional Support
Instructional Support
Mrs. Debbie Farver
Mrs. Debbie Farver
Special Education
Special Education
Mrs. Diane Stephenson
Mrs. Diane Stephenson
504 Coordinator & Dyslexia
504 Coordinator & Dyslexia
Ms. Margaret Jones
Ms. Margaret Jones
504 Coordinator: Upper
504 Coordinator: Upper
Mr. Chris Anderson
Mr. Chris Anderson
Instructional Support Assistant
Mr. Marcus Goodwin
Mr. Marcus Goodwin
Instructional Support Assistant
Ms. Kim Woodward
Ms. Kim Woodward
Instructional Support Assistant
Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Mrs. Karen Ward
Mrs. Karen Ward
Grammar Music
Grammar Music
Mrs. Rachel Moreno
Mrs. Rachel Moreno
Upper Music & Symphony Orchestra
Upper Music & Symphony Orchestra
Ms. Holly Feemster
Ms. Holly Feemster
Art & Yearbook
Art & Yearbook
Ms. Amber Jordan
Ms. Amber Jordan
Upper Art
Upper Art
Department Newsletters: Coming Soon
Mr. Sean Cousins
Mr. Sean Cousins
Athletic Director
Athletic Director
scousins@responsiveed.com
Mrs. Janie Creek
Mrs. Janie Creek
Athletics Coach & PE
Athletics Coach & PE
jcreek@responsiveed,com
Mr. Garrett Smith
Mr. Garrett Smith
Athletics Coach & PE
Athletics Coach & PE
gcsmith@responsiveed.com
Mr. Matthew Steadman
Mr. Matthew Steadman
Athletics Coach & PE
Athletics Coach & PE
msteadman@responsiveed.com
Kindergarten Teachers
Kindergarten Teachers
Ms. Tova Anderson
Ms. Tova Anderson
Mrs. Kristi Brooks
Mrs. Kristi Brooks
Ms. Mary Jo
Ms. Mary Jo
Gomez-Uranga
Gomez-Uranga
Ms. Delaney Keenum
Ms. Delaney Keenum
Ms. Becky SanJuan
Ms. Becky SanJuan
News Letter: Coming Soon
First Grade Teachers
First Grade Teachers
Miss Maria Crews
Miss Maria Crews
Mrs. Shannon O'Shaughnessy
Mrs. Shannon O'Shaughnessy
Mrs. Robin Rabiee
Mrs. Robin Rabiee
Ms. Teresa Roach
Ms. Teresa Roach
News Letter: Coming Soon
Second Grade Teachers
Second Grade Teachers
Mrs. Teresa Baumann
Mrs. Teresa Baumann
Ms. Meredith Hamiter
Ms. Meredith Hamiter
Mr. John Lopke
Mr. John Lopke
Ms. Helen Rodriguez
Ms. Helen Rodriguez
News Letter: Coming Soon
Third Grade Teachers
Third Grade Teachers
Ms. S. Lena Atwell
Ms. S. Lena Atwell
Ms. Tracy Court
Ms. Tracy Court
Ms. Michelle Little
Ms. Michelle Little
Ms. Melinda Ortego
Ms. Melinda Ortego
News Letter: Coming Soon
Fourth Grade Teachers
Fourth Grade Teachers
Ms. Frances Davis
Ms. Frances Davis
Ms. Elle Gerleman
Ms. Elle Gerleman
Mrs. Shaina Thomas
Mrs. Shaina Thomas
Ms. Carolina Herrera
Ms. Carolina Herrera
News Letter: Coming Soon
Fifth Grade Teachers
Fifth Grade Teachers
Ms. Ruth Joy Orr
Ms. Ruth Joy Orr
Mr. Mark Russell
Mr. Mark Russell
Ms. Grace Safranek
Ms. Grace Safranek
Mr. Dean West
Mr. Dean West
News Letter: Coming Soon
Upper School Teachers
Upper School Teachers
Mrs. Ranjana Duggal
Mrs. Ranjana Duggal
Upper Mathematics
Upper Mathematics
Ms. Sarah Lenski
Ms. Sarah Lenski
Upper Mathematics
Upper Mathematics
Mr. Justice Swarthout
Mr. Justice Swarthout
Mathematics & Science
Mathematics & Science
Mr. Jason Stevenson
Mr. Jason Stevenson
Testing Coordinator & Science
Testing Coordinator & Science
Mr. Myles Dempsey
Mr. Myles Dempsey
Upper Science
Upper Science
Ms. April Amsbaugh
Ms. April Amsbaugh
Upper History
Upper History
Ms. Julia Jimenez
Ms. Julia Jimenez
Upper History
Upper History
Mrs. Nicole MacDougall
Mrs. Nicole MacDougall
Latin I
Latin I
Ms. Catherine Alvis
Ms. Catherine Alvis
Latin I and II
Latin I and II
Ms. Aubrey Lively
Ms. Aubrey Lively
Upper Grammar & Spanish
Upper Grammar & Spanish
Mr. Edward Houser
Mr. Edward Houser
Upper English
Upper English
Ms. Amanda Hunt
Ms. Amanda Hunt
Upper English
Upper English
Mrs. Amy Wasielewski
Mrs. Amy Wasielewski
Upper English
Upper English
Instructional Aides
Instructional Aides
Ms. Kelsey Fleetwood
Ms. Kelsey Fleetwood
Ms. Teresa Gardea
Ms. Teresa Gardea
Mr. Marcus Goodwin
Mr. Marcus Goodwin
Mr. Kevin Kim
Mr. Kevin Kim
Mr. Paul Lewis
Mr. Paul Lewis
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