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Faculty Talk About Teaching at Westminster Academy What We Look For In Our Faculty

When hiring, Westminster Academy requires prospective employees to complete a rigorous application process. For our teachers, we look for gifted individuals who have a passion for God, for teaching, for children, for their subject and for the Classical Christian pedagogy. Because of the particular requirements of our model of education, every faculty member is involved in continuous training.

Administration | Lower School Faculty | Upper School Faculty


Administration

Timothy L. Russell

Headmaster
trussell@wamemphis.com
 

Elizabeth Wafler

Assistant to Headmaster & School Secretary
Ewafler@wamemphis.com

Holt Hall

Director of Institutional Advancement
hhall@wamemphis.com
 

Kim Durham

Assistant to Director of Institutional Advancement
kdurham@wamemphis.com
 

Peter Baur

Director of Admission & Events
pbaur@wamemphis.com
 

Tina Moon

Assistant to Director of Admission & Events
tmoon@wamemphis.com

Debbie Turner

Events Coordinator
dturner@wamemphis.com

Debbie Frazier

Head of Lower School
dfrazier@wamemphis.com

Terri White

Assistant to Head of Lower School, Purchasing
twhite@wamemphis.com

Andrew Smith

Head of Upper School
asmith@wamemphis.com
 

Robin Reed

Assistant Head of Upper School
rreed@wamemphis.com

Deborah Perry

Director of College Guidance
dperry@wamemphis.com

Dianne Ohnstad

Administrative Assistant to the Upper School
dohnstad@wamemphis.com

Gina Hall

Controller
ghall@wamemphis.com
 

Faculty Teaching in both THE Lower School and Upper School

Christy Young

Director of Music & Choir
Bachelor of Music Education,
University of Mississippi;
Master of Applied Voice, University of Mississippi
 

Vicki Halford

Library
B.S. in Elementary Education,
University of Memphis;
M.A. in Elementary Guidance & Counseling, UTK
 

Jill Allen

Athletic Director
B.A. in Recreation,
DePauw University

Beth Caummisar

PE Teacher
B.S. in PE Education,
University of Memphis;
M.S. in Fitness & Wellness, University of Memphis
 

Ben Henke

PE Teacher 
B.S. in Recreation & Leisure Services,
Murray State University