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 About Our New Principal God has blessed me with the amazing privilege of servicing in the educational ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church since 1968, when I began working my way through college as a teacher’s aide. I graduated in 1971 from Columbia Union College in Maryland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a minor in history, and Junior Academy endorsements in Religion, History, Home Economics, and English. Later, I received my Master of Science in Education Degree from Mansfield University in Pennsylvania with my specialties in Supervision and Administration. I continue to hold teaching certification and endorsements in those states as well as in the state of Montana, and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. While ministering in the Columbia Union Conference, I served on various conference and local boards and committees, conducted in-service meetings on various topics related to multi-grade teaching, supervised numerous student teachers, was involved in mentoring beginning teachers, authored articles on teaching in the multi-grade classroom, wrote instructional manuals for Home Study International, and worked on several major denominational curriculum development projects. In 1989, I had the honor of receiving The Thomas and Violet Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching. I have taught in large city schools and small rural schools. My greatest joy comes while serving in our smaller multi-grade schools. I love the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with students and their families, and to work with children over a long period of time. It is my belief that each student is a unique and special person created by God to make a difference for Him in this world. To help a student find Jesus as a Friend and Savior, to discover his or her special gifts, and to find the joy of giving back to others is to me an unspeakably wonderful reward. Family has always been a central focus in my life. I grew up in a very rural section of Pennsylvania surrounded by a large and nurturing extended family. We are, for the most part, a family of artisans, machinists, engineers, contractors, and teachers. My mother still runs our family business, although she is eager for me to return to the area and begin providing her with some assistance. Aren, my son, owns and operates Classics and Sports Cars of Richmond, Virginia. My daughter, Michelle, writes and edits curriculum and teaching guides for Griggs University: Home Study International at the General Conference in Silver Spring, Maryland. Moments spent with my family are my cherished treasures! I share my home with one ancient cat, one lazy cat, and one always-full-of-mischief cat! I enjoy being out of doors, hiking, biking, gardening, camping, and listening to the wind in the trees. To relax I cook, quilt, braid rugs, embroider, tat, knit, crochet, work in my wood shop, and re-model. With God as my very best Friend, my Savior, and my Strength, life is an amazing adventure! |
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