FARAH RONALD, PRINCIPAL
MRS. RONALD WAS HIRED AS TCA’S FIRST FIRST-GRADE TEACHER IN 2007. SHE ALSO TAUGHT SECOND GRADE, FIFTH GRADE, AND SIXTH GRADE. SHE SPEARHEADED THE FIRST REFORMATION CELEBRATION AT TCA, CO-DIRECTED SPRING RECITATIONS, ACTED AS AN UNOFFICIAL “SECOND-IN-COMMAND” UNDER THE PRINCIPAL, MENTORED NEW TEACHERS, ASSISTED WITH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORTED ADMINISTRATION WITH LONG-TERM LESSON PLANNING.
MRS. RONALD WAS HIRED AS TCA’S FIRST FIRST-GRADE TEACHER IN 2007. SHE ALSO TAUGHT SECOND GRADE, FIFTH GRADE, AND SIXTH GRADE. SHE SPEARHEADED THE FIRST REFORMATION CELEBRATION AT TCA, CO-DIRECTED SPRING RECITATIONS, ACTED AS AN UNOFFICIAL “SECOND-IN-COMMAND” UNDER THE PRINCIPAL, MENTORED NEW TEACHERS, ASSISTED WITH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORTED ADMINISTRATION WITH LONG-TERM LESSON PLANNING.
SUSAN APPLEGATE, ASSITANT PRINCIPAL
MRS. APPLEGATE IS RETURNING TO TCA AFTER A TWO YEAR ABSENSE. PREVIOUSLY, SHE SERVED AS A PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN AND SECOND GRADE TEACHER. SHE HAS THREE SONS AND SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN. SHE IS PART OF THE GREEN RUN BAPTIST WORSHIP TEAM.
MRS. APPLEGATE IS RETURNING TO TCA AFTER A TWO YEAR ABSENSE. PREVIOUSLY, SHE SERVED AS A PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN AND SECOND GRADE TEACHER. SHE HAS THREE SONS AND SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN. SHE IS PART OF THE GREEN RUN BAPTIST WORSHIP TEAM.
JOYCE REDDINGER, OFFICE MANAGER
MRS. REDDINGER STUDIED AT GROVE CITY COLLEGE AND WORKED AT REGENT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL AS AN ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT. THE REDDINGERS HAVE BEEN A PART OF TCA SINCE 2020.
MRS. REDDINGER STUDIED AT GROVE CITY COLLEGE AND WORKED AT REGENT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL AS AN ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT. THE REDDINGERS HAVE BEEN A PART OF TCA SINCE 2020.
SUSIE FREEMAN, PRE-K
MRS. FREEMAN HAS TEACHING DEGREE IN GENERAL SCIENCE AND LIBRARY MEDIA. BEFORE TEACHING PRE-K, SHE SERVED AS A FULL-TIME AIDE AND SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AT TCA. HER OLDEST CHILD WAS A STUDENT AT TCA FOR MANY YEARS. HER TWO SONS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
MRS. FREEMAN HAS TEACHING DEGREE IN GENERAL SCIENCE AND LIBRARY MEDIA. BEFORE TEACHING PRE-K, SHE SERVED AS A FULL-TIME AIDE AND SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AT TCA. HER OLDEST CHILD WAS A STUDENT AT TCA FOR MANY YEARS. HER TWO SONS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
KELLY WATKINS, KINDERGARTEN
MRS. WATKINS IS A GRADUATE OF OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A B.S. IN PSYCHOLOGY AND M.S. ED. IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. HER TEACHING HISTORY INCLUDES 7 YEARS AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 18 YEARS AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND CONTRIBUTOR TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SECTOR, AND 10 YEARS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR AT TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
MRS. WATKINS IS A GRADUATE OF OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A B.S. IN PSYCHOLOGY AND M.S. ED. IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. HER TEACHING HISTORY INCLUDES 7 YEARS AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 18 YEARS AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND CONTRIBUTOR TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SECTOR, AND 10 YEARS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR AT TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
CINDY SANTMYER, FIRST GRADE
MRS. SANTMYER RECEIVED HER CERTIFICATION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION IN FRANCE IN 2005. SHE WORKED AS A TEACHER FOR 12 YEARS THERE BEFORE MOVING TO VIRGINIA BEACH, HER HUSBAND'S HOMETOWN. SHE HAS THREE DAUGHTERS, AND THIS IS HER FIFTH YEAR TEACHING AT TCA.
MRS. SANTMYER RECEIVED HER CERTIFICATION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION IN FRANCE IN 2005. SHE WORKED AS A TEACHER FOR 12 YEARS THERE BEFORE MOVING TO VIRGINIA BEACH, HER HUSBAND'S HOMETOWN. SHE HAS THREE DAUGHTERS, AND THIS IS HER FIFTH YEAR TEACHING AT TCA.
MARLA BUTLER, FIRST GRADE AIDE
MRS. BUTLER PERVIOUSLY WORKED FOR VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AND BIRDNECK ELEMENTRY SCHOOL. SHE IS A MEMBER OF GRACE COVENANT CHURCH AND OFTEN VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR NURSERY. SHE LOVES WORKING WITH CHILDREN. SHE HAS TWO SONS ATTENDING TCA AND THIS WILL BE HER FIRST YEAR ON STAFF AT THE SCHOOL.
MRS. BUTLER PERVIOUSLY WORKED FOR VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AND BIRDNECK ELEMENTRY SCHOOL. SHE IS A MEMBER OF GRACE COVENANT CHURCH AND OFTEN VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR NURSERY. SHE LOVES WORKING WITH CHILDREN. SHE HAS TWO SONS ATTENDING TCA AND THIS WILL BE HER FIRST YEAR ON STAFF AT THE SCHOOL.
JOAN SHIFLET, SECOND GRADE
MS. SHIFLET GRADUATED FROM OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND FROM REGENT UNIVERSITY WITH A MASTERS IN EDUCATION. SHE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 23 YEARS, FOLLOWED BY 5 YEARS OF TUTORING BEFORE JOINING THE TCA FAMILY AS A SUBSTITUTE LAST YEAR. SHE IS A MEMBER OF REFORMATION ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SHE HAS A JACK RUSSELL NAMED BABY WHO WILL BE 9 YEARS OLD IN SEPTEMBER.
MS. SHIFLET GRADUATED FROM OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND FROM REGENT UNIVERSITY WITH A MASTERS IN EDUCATION. SHE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 23 YEARS, FOLLOWED BY 5 YEARS OF TUTORING BEFORE JOINING THE TCA FAMILY AS A SUBSTITUTE LAST YEAR. SHE IS A MEMBER OF REFORMATION ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SHE HAS A JACK RUSSELL NAMED BABY WHO WILL BE 9 YEARS OLD IN SEPTEMBER.
RENEE SIRECI, THIRD GRADE
MRS. SIRECI GRADUATED FROM A BIBLE COLLEGE IN THE MIDWEST WHERE SHE MET HER HUSBAND, JIM. SHE HAS BEEN A STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER, MILITARY WIFE AND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TEACHER. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING AT TCA SINCE 2019.
MRS. SIRECI GRADUATED FROM A BIBLE COLLEGE IN THE MIDWEST WHERE SHE MET HER HUSBAND, JIM. SHE HAS BEEN A STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER, MILITARY WIFE AND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TEACHER. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING AT TCA SINCE 2019.
AARON BENNETT, LOGIC I AND II, INTEGRATED HUMANITIES 1 AND IV.
MR. BENNETT IS A NATIVE OF TIDEWATER. HE GRADUATED FROM OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A BFA AND HOLDS A MASTERS OF BIBLICAL STUDIES FROM VIRGINIA BEACH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
MR. BENNETT IS A NATIVE OF TIDEWATER. HE GRADUATED FROM OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WITH A BFA AND HOLDS A MASTERS OF BIBLICAL STUDIES FROM VIRGINIA BEACH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
NANCY JONES, SCHOOL AIDE
MRS. JONES' INVOLVEMENT WITH TCA BEGAN WITH HER DAUGHTER’S ENROLLMENT IN 2008. SHE SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER BEFORE JOINING OUR STAFF IN SEPTEMBER 2011.
MRS. JONES' INVOLVEMENT WITH TCA BEGAN WITH HER DAUGHTER’S ENROLLMENT IN 2008. SHE SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER BEFORE JOINING OUR STAFF IN SEPTEMBER 2011.
