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Mrs. Carrie Thede
Kindergarten
Mrs. Kelly Love
1st Grade
Mrs. Jennifer Newkirk
2nd Grade
Mrs. DeAnn Landsverk
3rd Grade
Mrs. Cathy Missildine
4th Grade
Mrs. Glenda Peek
4th Grade
Mrs. Nichole Gray
5th Grade
Mrs. Carolyn Ricker
5th Grade
Mrs. Kelly Jeter
Math
Mrs. Alaina Martinez
Math
Mrs. Diane Moyer
Math
Mrs. Jann Newell
Math & Sci.
Mrs. Carolyn Ricker
Math
Mrs. Lee Suttorp
Math & History
Dr. Susan Benecchi
Science
Mrs. Fehrin Brindley
Science
Mrs. Jessica Martinez
Science
Mrs. Jann Newell
Math & Science
Dr. Amber Sanatore
Science & Humanities
Mrs. Denise Ware
Science & Finance
Mrs. Adele Weeks
Science
Mr. Tim Boston
English
Mrs. Cindy Kempen
English
Mrs. Amber Saare
English
Mrs. Chelsea Walz
English
Mrs. Margo Wesley
English
Mrs. Heather Harris
History & Foreign Language
Mr. Jerry Stadt
History
Mrs. Lee Suttorp
Math & History
Mr. Ryan Underwood
History & Humanities
Dr. Amber Sanatore
Science & Humanities
Mr. Ryan Underwood
History & Humanities
Mrs. Mary Amorose
Foreign Language
Mrs. Jessica Craig
Foreign Language
Mrs. Ailene Crum
Foreign Language
Mrs. Kathy Donegia
Foreign Language
Mrs. Heather Harris
History & Foreign Language
Mrs. Denise Ware
Science & Finance
Mrs. Carrie Thede has more than two decades of teaching experience, including homeschooling, with 18 years experience in public schools and six in private Christian education. In 1998, she earned a bachelor of science in elementary education (K-6) from the University of New York-Plattsburgh. One decade later she became a national board certified teacher as an early childhood generalist (Pre-K-3).
In 2004 she got married, and she and her husband currently live in Wisconsin with their three children. When she has free time, Mrs. Thede enjoys gardening, baking, fitness, sports, and travel. She looks forward to instilling in her students a love of learning that will last a lifetime.
Mrs. Kelly Love graduated from Northland International University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She has experience teaching in Christian schools as well as homeschooling her own children. She has been with FreedomProject Academy since 2015.
Mrs. Love lives in Tennessee with her husband, Adam, and their four boys. She is excited to teach first graders and share her love of learning. She enjoys reading and playing the piano in her spare time. She looks forward to the opportunity to help each student realize their God given potential.
Mrs. Jennifer Newkirk (M.Ed.) is experienced in teaching in public, private, and online settings and has been deeply involved with serving homeschool families since 2001. She has homeschooled each of her own children to varying degrees, and she holds lifetime membership with the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).
Childhood spent as a military brat provided her the life experiences of growing up in different locations. Low brass became her hobby, and she spent her high school years performing as a competitive trombonist. She earned her B.A. and B.M. Education degrees at the University of South Carolina, where she also served as drum major for the Gamecocks Marching Band. She served as drum major for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps (Drum Corps International), traveled nationally as an instructor for Marching Auxiliaries of America, and served five years as an adjudicator for marching band competitions across the Carolinas.
Mrs. Newkirk completed her Master of Education degree at Columbia International University in 2004, eventually serving as Vice Principal for grades K-8 at a private Christian school. She is lifetime certified as both a teacher and administrator/principal with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
In 2017, she began teaching at FreedomProject Academy. Mrs. Newkirk is excited to have a great year with your student, encouraging the love of learning through classical education.
Years after Mrs. Landsverk announced in kindergarten that she wanted to be a teacher, she went on to graduate with a BS in Education from Martin Luther College. In addition to homeschooling her two amazing children, she has teaching experience in all elementary levels in private, public, and homeschool cooperative settings.
In the snowy WI winters, DeAnn enjoys outdoor activities such as snowshoeing, downhill skiing, running, and walking her dogs. Once the ice is gone, with her husband at the helm, her favorite place to be is on her waterski behind their boat. She spends much of her summer skiing with her daughter and teammates on the Webfooters Water Ski Show Team. In addition to waterskiing, she enjoys cooking with her daughter, as well as hiking and shooting guns with her son.
Teaching at FPA since its beginning has been rewarding for DeAnn. She loves the challenge of creating lessons that incorporate games and activities to engage her online students. Her desire is to develop every student to a maximum potential, empowering each one as a problem solver and future leader.
Mrs. Cathy Missildine graduated from Faulkner University (a Christian University in Montgomery, AL) in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. That year she received the Elementary Education Award for most outstanding Elementary Education student. In March of 2014, she received her master’s degree in Reading and Literacy from Capella University. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in both public and private schools and has been teaching for FPA since 2013. She taught First Grade for two years before moving to her current Fourth Grade position. She also serves as the Fourth Grade lead teacher, tutor for the Fourth Grade level, and teaches Basic Grammar during the summer.
Mrs. Missildine has been married to her husband Randy since 1995. They have four children, the oldest (a son) graduated FPA in 2024 and will be beginning college in the fall of 2025. Their three daughters are currently enrolled in FPA. Mrs. Missildine enjoys the beautiful white sand beaches and emerald green waters of northwest Florida where she and her family reside. She is an active children’s Bible class teacher at the Airport Road Church of Christ where her husband is the senior minister. She also enjoys music and singing, having been a member of the a cappella chorus in college. Her perfect day would be one where the sun is shining, the temperature is 72º, and a nice strong breeze is blowing through the open windows of her home.
Mrs. Glenda Peek has a BA in Elementary Education from Saint Martin’s University. Her education experience includes nearly 20 years in public and private schools, as well as four years homeschooling. Mrs. Peek and her family have been involved in foster care for more than 10 years, and she has dedicated numerous hours as a child advocate, Sunday school teacher, Youth ministry leader, and volunteer spokesperson for several foreign mission endeavors.
Mrs. Peek and her husband (Lynn) were high school sweethearts and were married 40 years in September 2021. They have four adult daughters, as well as two young sons (currently attending FPA). She also has five grandchildren. Mrs. Peek loves cheering on her family members in their various interests, including baseball, soccer, cornhole, basketball, karate, and sprint car racing. She also enjoys cooking (especially on the grill or Traeger), baking pies, and working alongside her husband on home improvement projects on the 119-year-old home that has been in her family since the 1930s. She is a lifelong learner who is currently learning to play the guitar. She loves studying God’s Word or curling up with a good book.
Mrs. Peek is honored to be a part of educating the leaders of tomorrow through FreedomProject Academy and looks forward to building relationships with her students and their families.
Mrs. Gray is a graduate of Missouri State University, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She has taught in both public schools and virtually. She has been blessed to homeschool her children for the past 11 years. During her career, Mrs. Gray has enjoyed teaching students in the United States and abroad.
Mrs. Gray resides in Missouri with her husband of 19 years and her three children. She enjoys reading, crafting, and attending her children’s sporting events.
Mrs. Ricker graduated from Notre Dame College in 1995 with a BA in Elementary Education/Special Education and a minor in English. Currently, she lives in South Carolina with her husband and two dogs. Homeschooling her two children was her passion until they grew up! Emma is a nurse, and Colby is a cinematographer. Teaching for FPA has been Mrs. Ricker’s privilege for several years. When she is not teaching, she enjoys relaxing with a great book, kayaking, sharing time with friends, traveling, or keeping busy with home improvement projects.
Mrs. Ricker is excited to be working with homeschooling parents and students as a teacher at FPA!
Mrs. Jeter earned a bachelor of arts in elementary education from Concordia College, St. Paul, in 1997. She has previous experience teaching in public and private schools, as well as the homeschool setting. She resides in Wisconsin with her five children and her husband, whom she married in 2000. When she has free time, Mrs. Jeter likes to read, exercise, and garden. She wants her students to know the love of Jesus Christ and to develop their talents and use them for His glory.
Mrs. Martinez received her undergraduate degree in Materials Engineering, and her Master’s in Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Explosives Engineering from New Mexico Tech. She has been teaching Math and Science for the past nine years. She currently lives in Wyoming with her two children. In her spare time, Mrs. Martinez enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking,and experiencing nature. She is enthusiastic about guiding students in mastering math skills and fostering confidence in their ability to apply these principles to real-world problem solving.
Mrs. Diane Moyer has been a homeschool mom and taught in the private school setting. In 2001, she graduated from Grove City College in Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. Though a Texan by birth, Mrs. Moyer resides in Arkansas with her husband and three awesome kids, Reagan, Maggie, and Jake, all of whom attended FreedomProject Academy. She enjoys spending time reading, driving her kids to all of their activities, taking walks with her husband, sitting by the pool, and cooking.
Mrs. Moyer is so thankful for the blessing of FreedomProject. She prays this year will be a successful one in the education of students and the spiritual growth of everyone the school touches. Mrs. Moyer loves math and cannot wait to learn and grow right along with the students. She is excited for them to learn the importance of math in God’s creation.
Mrs. Newell graduated with honors from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a BA in Biology in 1995, received a California teaching credential from National University in 1996 and got her M.A. in Mathematics Education in 2019. Moving frequently before settling in the Pacific Northwest, she held various positions and treasures all the experiences she had serving in the field of education. She taught math and science courses in junior high and high school, coached cross-country and track, and wrote test questions for standardized tests and online programs. She also owned her own tutoring business and worked for an online school, where she was first introduced to homeschooling. Seeing the many benefits of home education, Mrs. Newell has had the joy of homeschooling her 4 children since 2008.
In addition to working at FPA and homeschooling, Mrs. Newell enjoys serving in her church and local homeschool community. She also enjoys home improvement projects, playing the piano, reading, running, hiking, skiing, and going on traveling adventures with her family. She loves working with youth and strives to provide an enjoyable and fun learning environment where her students can develop their testimony of the Lord and His hand in all things as well as see their own divine potential.
Mrs. Suttorp teaches Consumer Math, Business Math, and World Geography for FPA. She holds degrees in Computer Technology, Business Management, and Learning and Technology. Her more than 20-year career includes positions such as Assistant Registrar, Christian preschool teacher, homeschool parent, and geography homeschool co-op teacher.
She is a tech-savvy Christian homeschool parent, deeply in love with education, and aims to intrigue and challenge FreedomProject Academy students to explore the world God created.
Dr. Benecchi received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in Astronomy, Physics and Religious Studies and her PhD from the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She is a Senior Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and also works with the New Horizons Pluto team on its extended mission to the Kuiper Belt (NASA). Her research focuses on studies of small bodies in our solar system. She does her best to bring real world applications into the classroom. One of her goals is to give her students a love for Astronomy and God’s creative powers in the world. She seeks to help students to develop confidence in, and the ability to express, who they are and what they believe in an integrated understanding of modern science and the Christian worldview. She is married and the mother of two children. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, reading and baking.
Mrs. Jessica Martinez holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from NC State University. After working for a few years in technical instruction and technical support, she and her husband decided that she should stay home and raise their children. Mrs. Martinez and her husband have 4 amazing children that keep her busy! In 2011, after a move from North Carolina to Texas, she started homeschooling. She couldn’t stay away from the Carolinas long though, her family moved back to North Carolina in 2013 where she continues to homeschool her children.
Since being home, she has been able to keep her math and science skills fresh by tutoring students of all ages and teaching classes at her homeschool co-ops. She loves helping her children with their math and science assignments!
Dr. Sanatore earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Kent State University, her master’s degree in Psychology from Grand Canyon University, and her PhD from the University of the Cumberlands.
In addition to teaching for FPA, Dr. Sanatore teaches university courses in psychology and research methods.
Dr. Sanatore lives in Ohio with her husband and two sons. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, reading, and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Denise Ware lives on the gulf side of Florida with her husband and three stepsons. Her four adult children live across the country in various places, where she gets to visit and explore different parts of our beautiful country. Mrs. Ware graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a BS in Education and from Lesley University with a Master of Education in Technology. She has more than 15 years experience as a Middle/High School teacher, teaching Math, Science, Health, and Economics. Her passion is to prepare students to be assets to their communities and thrive in their environment as they grow into young adults.
Mrs. Ware loves to read, hike, camp, walk on the beach, kayak, paddle board, cook/bake, and make various crafts.
She strives to create an environment where students challenge themselves and learn skills that will aid them in their future endeavors.
Mrs. Adele Weeks grew up the oldest of eight children, and acquired a love of science early in her life from her father, who was a chemical engineer. He used to concoct everything from hair conditioner to fireworks out of his own personal store of chemicals at home and to try them out on his family.
In college, Mrs. Weeks majored in biology, minored in chemistry, and became registered as a Medical Technologist. She worked for 17 years in hospital clinical chemistry laboratories before homeschooling her own sons through high school.
For eleven years, Mrs. Weeks taught high school chemistry online, with a desire to similarly “infect” her students with a love of and a desire to know more about the chemical basis of God’s creation.
During the 2016-17 school year, Mrs. Weeks came to FPA and added teaching physics to her repertoire. She is now enthusiastic about mechanics, optics, simple harmonic motion, etc.
Besides teaching, Mrs. Weeks likes to swim laps, to sew, and to read. She is a Christian, a wife of one, a mother of three, and a grandmother of seven.
Mr. Tim Boston earned a Master of Arts degree in cross-cultural studies from Northland International University after completing his BA in pastoral studies with a TESL certification. He has taught middle school and high school English both domestically and internationally. He has a decade of teaching and administration experience. Tim enjoys homeschooling his children and learning about neurodevelopment, theology, natural health, and gardening.
Mrs. Kempen earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She has been involved in Christian education in various capacities in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin for more than 45 years.
Mrs. Saare earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature at the University of Texas at El Paso and her Master of Arts in English from California State University at Northridge. She has over twenty years of teaching English in the college classroom and over ten as an instructor in primary and secondary settings. In her literature courses, her ultimate aim is to spur on students in their love of great literature, show them how to view it all through the lens of a Christian worldview, and teach them how to engage the material in such a way that they see its relevance to today’s world and its current conversation. When she teaches composition, she works to develop her students’ writing abilities through regular, thorough feedback and exposure to examples of excellent writing.
She also homeschools her four children and tries to grow vegetables in hay bales for fun. If there’s time left in the day, you can most likely find her with her nose in a great book.
Mrs. Chelsea Walz is an Iowa resident and a graduate of Graceland University, where she earned her Master of Education degree in Quality Schools. Her BA from Wartburg College is in Elementary Education, with a minor in Leadership. She possesses teaching endorsements in reading, special education, and ESL. Additionally, she has experience in all types of academic settings and with students in grades PK-12.
Mrs. Walz loves being with her husband and children and serving as a faith-based doula. She also enjoys reading, quilting, crafting, homemaking, and going for walks. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lord and his children through her work at FreedomProject Academy!
Mrs. Wesley graduated with a Bachelor of Science in English Education from Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI. She received her Masters Degree in reading and literacy from Louisiana State University. She is excited about the opportunity to work with FPA parents and students. Mrs. Wesley loves reading and staying active in her free time.
She is married, and her husband is an officer in the US Army. Throughout her courses, Mrs. Wesley wants all of her students to grow in their love for learning and to develop their God-given abilities.
Mrs. Harris teaches Middle School Latin and History for FPA. She earned a degree in Middle Grades Education from North Georgia College and State University in 1997. Since that time, she has taught in various settings that include private school, co-ops, and private tutoring.
Her teaching experiences include grades K-12 across various subject areas, including history, government, public speaking, and Latin. She also homeschooled her own two children for 14 years. She has been married to her husband, Brad, since 1990. She has a son, Luke, a daughter-in-law, Wendy, and a daughter, Lindsay.
In her free-time, Mrs. Harris loves travel, cooking, reading, writing, and being on the water. So far, she has traveled to 8 countries in Europe, 26 states and 1 U.S. territory. One of her travel goals is to visit all 5 continents. She has always wanted to be fluent in French and be a professional writer. She is working on both of those goals.
Mr. Stadt graduated from Cedarville University and began his career teaching American History and Social Studies at a high school in Ohio. After several years he took a position with an international corporation as the manager of sales training.
During his business career he worked in sales management, marketing positions and ended his career as corporate director of Innovative Process training. Retiring in 2012 he now has the opportunity to return to his first love, namely, teaching the history of our great nation.
Mr. Underwood graduated from Faulkner University [B.A. in Humanities – Great Books] and Reformed Episcopal Seminary [Master of Divinity]. Afterwards, he taught at a Christian high school in southeast Georgia.
Mr. Underwood is an ordained Christian minister, and previously served as associate pastor of an Anglican congregation in rural Florida. He also serves as a visiting lecturer in Greek and Hebrew at an international Bible College in South Africa.
Mr. Underwood loves the study of history and is a confirmed bibliophile. When not reading and teaching, Mr. Underwood enjoys travel, mountain hiking, classical music, and conviviality.
He desires to glorify God by helping students grow in their understanding of Holy Scripture, the great books of western civilization, and real history with the goal of making them better citizens of their earthly and heavenly commonwealths.
Mr. Underwood is grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lord by instructing students at Freedom Project Academy.
Mary Amorose has studied at the Ohio State University, Indiana University, and Dominican University in Chicago. She spent many years overseas as a teacher, examiner, and trainer for Cambridge University, England prep programs for high school students. Stateside, she has worked as an English, world history and Latin specialist in private schools. Teaching is a vocation from God, not just a job.
Mrs. Craig graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education and Spanish Education from UW-Eau Claire. She earned her Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Carroll College (University) in Waukesha, WI. Mrs. Craig has nearly 2 decades of teaching experience, most of which was spent teaching Spanish I & II, and led two student trips abroad to Mexico. In her spare time, she is the Director of the Mom Time group at her church, educates on natural health remedies, and does public speaking for various women’s groups, with a focus on grief.
Mrs. Donegia is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a degree in music. She has 20 years of experience as a home educator and has enjoyed teaching classical homeschool classes to groups of high school students for many years.
She began teaching Latin in 2003 and has developed a love for the beauty and logic of the language. She teaches Latin I and Latin II at FPA.
