VA Academy Faculty & Staff

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Sandy Anderson

Academic Support Coordinator

BS, Special Education and Elementary Education K-6 - Liberty University

s-anderson@virginia-academy.com

Kelsey Newbery

K4 Lead Teacher

BS - Le Moyne College

knewbery@virginia-academy.com

Paula Lupino

Operations Director

plupino@virginia-academy.com

Tanya Cobbs

Fifth Grade Teacher

BA, Business Administration - Campbell University

tcobbs@virginia-academy.com

Miriam Smith

K4 Lead Teacher

BS, Educational Psychology - Mississippi State University

m-smith@virginia-academy.com

Kaz Snider

Upper School Counselor

MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Mississippi College; Licensed Professional Counselor & National Certified Counselor

ksnider@virginia-academy.com

Matt Fisher

Upper School English Teacher

BS, Secondary Education - Millersville University; MEd - Gratz College

mfisher@virginia-academy.com

Brent Kreid

Athletic Director

Master of Science - Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Ed Doctorate - University of Tennessee Knoxville (in progress)

bkreid@virginia-academy.com

Sharon Strube

Upper School Science Teacher

sstrube@virginia-academy.com

Ryan McGaha

Academic Support Teacher

BS, Chemistry - Fresno State University; Master of Theology (ThM) - Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD (In Progress)

rmcgaha@virginia-academy.com

Sophia Hopper

Preschool Assistant Teacher

shopper@virginia-academy.com

Allison Harding

Third Grade Teacher

Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential; Bachelor's in progress

aharding@virginia-academy.com

Steffany Fedor

Upper School Admin

MEd - Marymount University

sfedor@virginia-academy.com

Emily Emery

College and Career Counselor

MEd, Counseling and Development - George Mason University

eemery@virginia-academy.com

David Dotson

Upper School Bible Teacher

Bachelors in Psychology and Christian Counseling (in progress)

ddotson@virginia-academy.com

Nicole Freiling

Finance Manager

nfreiling@virginia-academy.com

Sondra Bryan

Upper School Math Teacher

sbryan@virginia-academy.com

Jordanne Boettcher

Lower School Admin

jboettcher@virginia-academy.com

Christin Bee

First Grade Teacher

Bachelor's of Science - Penn State

cbee@virginia-academy.com

Agina Atkisson

Upper School Spanish Teacher

MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching), Spanish 5-Adult, ESL PreK-Adult - Marshall University

aatkisson@virginia-academy.com