Stephanie Baysinger, M.A. - Guidance Counselor, ext 229
sbaysinger@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of UCF with Master of Arts in Counselor Education and a BS in Psychology from University of Florida. She is married to William Baysinger since 2001. They are active members of The Crossing Church in Clermont. She has worked in admissions, recruitment, and as a 1st grade teacher prior to becoming a Guidance Counselor in 2006. She has been with FA since 2009.  

 

Luke Bennett, M.Ed. - HS Principal, ext. 329
lbennett@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduated Belhaven University with Masters, and Florida International University with BA. He is scheduled to complete his doctoral studies 2012. In the past he has served as an Athletic Director, PE Teacher, and MS & HS teacher. While at Foundation Academy, Luke has served as the HS Biology Teacher and Science Department Head, the Dean of Students, and now High School Principal. He is married to Jennifer and they have one son, Liam. Luke is an avid cyclist and runner.  

 

Mark Butler. M.Ed. - Athletic Director & Facilities Director, ext. 226
mbutler@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Pensacola Christian College with Master in Secondary Education and Western Kentucky University with BS in Communications/History. Since 1989 he has served as an Athletic Director, Teacher, Administrator, and Coach. Mark is married to  Shannon, and together they have served at Foundation Academy since 2010 and have three children attending FA.

 

Ruth Ann Farmer, M.Ed. - Director of NILD, ext. 237
rafarmer@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of University of Phoenix with Master’s in Special Ed. and BA in Biblical Ministries from Luther Rice. She is a professionally certified educational therapist. She has been Program Director of NILD since 2004 with over 18 years experience as an education therapist. She is married and as has 3 grown sons.

 

 

Gail Hatmaker, M.A. - Middle School Principal, ext. 223
ghatmaker@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Lubbock Christian University Master in Family Life Education & BS in Education from Tennessee Temple University. Has been an educator for over 30 years, as a classroom teacher, administrator and served with numerous professional development initiatives. She has also served as a certified consultant with Active Parenting and led parenting and educational seminars across America. She has two adult children. Her husband is a licensed mental health therapist.

 

Shawn Minks, M. Ed. - Headmaster, ext. 225
sminks@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Columbia International University with Masters in Ed. Administration and a BS in Elementary Ed. &  Bible from Northwestern College. Headmaster at Foundation Academy since 2007.  He holds a Lifetime ACSI All Levels Principal Certificate. He is married to Carol Minks and has 3 children attending FA. Prior to FA, he as served as a Middle School Principal, Dean of Students, HS Basketball & Tennis coach and secondary instructor of Health, Bible and Leadership classes.

 

Tanya Murphy, M. Ed. - Assistant Principal, Elementary School, Preschool Director, ext 247
tmurphy@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Pensacola Christina College with Masters in Ed. Administration and a BA in Elementary Ed. She served eight years as an administrator and full time classroom teacher on the elementary & high school level in Northern Virginia. Returning to Winter Garden, she began teaching at FA in 2002, 4th grade one year and 5th for seven years. During her time at FA, she has served as the After School Care Coordinator and Elementary Curriculum Coordinator. She holds a Lifetime Educator’s Certificate from ACSI. In 2010, Tanya accepted the position of Elementary Assistant Principal. 

 

Angel Whitehead, M. Ed. - Elementary Principal, ext 292
awhitehead@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Jones International University with Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration, Summa Cum Laude and additional graduate work at Liberty University in Christian Counseling, BS in Journalism at Ohio University, additional undergraduate work at Florida Southern College in Elementary Education. She has specialized training with Childhood Development, Behavior Management, Educating Children with ADD/ADHD, Active Parenting, The Five Love Languages of Children. She has taught K-4th grades. She has been with FA since 1997 and became the Elementary Principal in 2003. She is married to David and has 2 sons, Jonathan and Bryan.

 

 

North Campus- Staff & Faculty

 

Preschool Teachers

Joyce Heath, CDA
jheath@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool, ext. 281

 

Amy Jennings, CDA
ajennings@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool, ext. 284

 

Deborah Johnson
djohnson@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool/Elementary Art, ext. 233

 

Cynthia Kime, M.A.
ckime@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool Music/Elementary Drama, ext. 280

 

Rosita Kimpel, CDA
rkimpel@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool/Spanish, ext. 286

 

Tammy Mears, CDA
Tmears@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool, ext. 285

 

Beverly Powell, CDA
bpowell@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool, ext. 282

 

Kim Saunders, CDA
ksaunders@FoundationAcademy.net
Preschool, ext. 283

 

Elementary School Teachers

Sonda Connolly, M.A.
sconnolly@FoundationAcademy.net
Third Grade, ext. 294

 

Lisa Crain, B.S.
lcrain@FoundationAcademy.net
Kindergarten, ext. 236

 

Yolanda DeValle, B.S.
ydelvalle@FoundationAcademy.net
First Grade, ext. 238

 

LeAnn Key
lkey@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Physical Education, ext. 235

 

Stephanie Emanuel, B.S.
semanuel@FoundationAcademy.net
Fifth Grade, ext. 243

 

Heather Graziotti, B.S.
hgraziotti@FoundationAcademy.net
Second Grade, ext. 288

 

Billie Holmes, B.S.
bholmes@FoundationAcademy.net
Second Grade, ext.288

 

Amy Johns, M.Ed.
ajohns@FoundationAcademy.net
Fifth Grade, ext. 244

 

Sandi Krepfle, B.S.
skrepfle@FoundationAcademy.net
Kindergarten, ext. 237

 

Melinda Leiferman, M.Ed.
mleiferman@FoundationAcademy.net
Fourth Grade, ext. 296

 

LaFaye Lewis, B.S.
llewis@FoundationAcademy.net
Second Grade, ext. 295

 

Laura Longino, M.A.
llongino@FoundationAcademy.net
First Grade, ext. 257

 

Suzanne MacDonald, B.S.
smacdonald@FoundationAcademy.net
Third Grade, ext. 297

 

Vicki Mobley, B.S.
vmobley@FoundationAcademy.net
Fourth Grade, ext. 299

 

Sylvia Norman, B.S.
snorman@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Spanish/Computer, ext. 249

 

Lindsey Prather, B.S.
lprather@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Physical Education, ext. 235

 

Sarah Reynolds, B.S.
sreynolds@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Honors Program, ext. 293

  

Twila Romoser, B.S.
tromoser@FoundationAcademy.net
Third Grade, ext. 251

 

Chelle Schiller, B.A.
cschiller@FoundationAcademy.net
Kindergarten, ext. 287

 

Sandra Smith, B.S.
ssmith@FoundationAcademy.net
Fifth Grade, ext. 269

 

Vinny Siracusano
vsiracusano@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Art, ext. 242

 

Janet Walls, B.S.
jwalls@FoundationAcademy.net
Media Specialist, ext.245

 

Debra Winningham, B.A.
dwinningham@FoundationAcademy.net
Elementary Music, ext. 241

 

NILD Therapists

Tabitha Crabtree, M.A.
tabitha@myspeechgym.com
Speech Therapist, ext.250

 

Ruth Ann Farmer, M.Ed. - Director of NILD, ext. 237
rafarmer@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of University of Phoenix with Master’s in Special Ed. and BA in Biblical Ministries from Luther Rice. She is a professionally certified educational therapist. She has been Program Director of NILD since 2004 with over 18 years experience as an education therapist. She is married and as has 3 grown sons. 

 

Debbie Gunter
dgunter@FoundationAcademy.net
NILD Therapist, Ext. 298

 

Anna Martin, B.S.P.A., Ed.
amartin@FoundationAcademy.net
NILD Therapist, ext. 248

 

Jennifer Siracusano, B.A. - NILD Therapist, ext. 228
jsiracusano@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Adelphi University with BA in Anthropology and is a NILD professionally certified Educational Therapist (PCET). She is married to her high school sweetheart, Vinny and has three children that all attend FA.
 

 

Carol Vickers, B.S.
cvickers@FoundationAcademy.net
NILD Therapist, Ext. 271

 

Support Staff

Jayne Henry
jhenry@FoundationAcademy.net 
North Campus Technology, ext. 256

 

Trish Johnson
tjohnson@FoundationAcademy.net
Receptionist, ext. 253

 

Kelly O’Connor, A.R.N.P.
koconnor@FoundationAcadmey.net
School Clinician, ext. 277

 

Karen Stewart
kstewart@FoundationAcademy.net
Administrative Assistant, ext. 224

 

After Care

Tanya Murphy, M. Ed.
tmurphy@FoundationAcademy.net
Assistant Principal, Elementary School
Preschool Director, ext. 247
407-470-9734

 

Sandi Krepfle, B.S.
skrepfle@FoundationAcademy.net
Kindergarten, ext. 237
407-470-9734

 

South Campus - Staff & Faculty

 

Athletics

 

Mark Butler, M. Ed. - Athletic Director & Facilities Director, ext. 226
mbutler@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Pensacola Christian College with Master in Secondary Education and Western Kentucky University with BS in Communications/History. Since 1989 he has served as an Athletic Director, Teacher, Administrator, and Coach. Mark is married to Shannon, and together they have served at Foundation Academy since 2010 and have three children attending FA.

 

David Baginski - Assistant Athletics, Facilities Manager & Elementary Sports Coordinator, ext. 230
dbaginski@FoundationAcademy.net
David started with FA in 2010; coming to us from Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale where he was working with the Ministry Services. He is married to Christy and they have two children who both attend Foundation Academy. They attend Harvest Bible Chapel in Windermere. He enjoys sharing the Word of God to groups as well as one on one discipleship.

 

Christy Baginski, B.S.– Assistant to the Athletic Director/ Finance Assistant, ext. 258
cbaginski@FoundationAcademy.net
Christy Baginski Graduate of University of Phoenix with a Bachelors in Management. She is married to David, and has two children who attend Foundation Academy. They attend Harvest Bible Chapel. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking but most of all family time. Serving the Lord is her greatest joy and privilege.

 

 

 

Middle/High School Teachers

 

Lisa Amat, B.S. - Secondary Science/Science Department Head, ext 232
lamat@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Liberty University with BS in Social Sciences with an additional Secondary Education Teacher Licensure. She is from West Michigan and developed a love for mountain climbing and snowboarding while attending Liberty University in Virginia. 

 

Bill Baysinger, M. Ed. - Secondary Mathematics/Math Department Head, ext 239
bbaysinger@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Barry University with Masters in Ed. Leadership and BS in Criminology from University of Florida. With wife, Stephanie Baysinger, he likes to travel and has a goal to travel to all 50 states and someday venture abroad. He is the youngest child of two lifelong educators.

 

Shannon Butler, B.S.C.E.- Independent Learning Center /Math Instructor, ext. 234
sbutler@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of FSU with BS in Civil Engineering. She is married to Mark Butler and together they have five children. She has worked as an Engineer & Discovery Therapist. She also publishes the FAN Mail, for Foundation Academy’s South Campus.

 

Karla Carson, B.S. - Secondary Mathematics, ext. 262
kcarson@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduated University of Central Florida with B.S. in Computer Science. She is married to Scott and has one son, Connor, who has attended Foundation Academy since K5. Prior to coming to work at FA, she was a Systems Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin on programs including the Automated Fingerprint Identification System and WARSIM.

 

Laura Chilcote, B.S. - Secondary History, ext. 245
lchilcote@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Liberty University with BS in Social Sciences with an additional Secondary Education Teacher Licensure. She is from West Michigan and developed a love for mountain climbing and snowboarding while attending Liberty University in Virginia.

 

Patti Cogburn, M. Ed. - Secondary English/Drama, ext 231
pcogburn@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduated University of Louisiana with M.Ed. in Secondary Ed English; certified in Secondary English & Drama and BS in General Studies. She is married to Willie Cogburn, an Entertainment Manager at WDW and has a daughter who attends FA. They enjoy going to the beach, theme parks, the theatre and traveling.

 

Alice Colon - Secondary Spanish & English, ext. 235
acolon@FoundationAcademy.net
Attending University of Phoenix, completing a degree in Psychology. Married to Luis Orlando Colon. She has four grown sons, and a total of eight grandchildren. She attends Iglesia Gracia de Dios and enjoys outdoor activities like camping and gardening.

 

Linda Currie, M.A. - Secondary English, ext. 247
lcurrie@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of UCF with M.Ed and University of Rhode Island with BA in Speech Communication and Broadcast Journalism.  She holds her certification in Elem. Ed, MS English, and English for Speakers of Other Languages. She began her career in radio broadcasting in Providence, RI, where she anchored the news & co-hosted a morning radio show. During her time in broadcasting, she was the recipient of an Associated Press News Award. She and husband, Jim, live in Ocoee with their two children, one of whom attends Foundation Academy.

 

Andrew DeClercq, B.S. – Physical Education & Health, ext 319
adeclercq@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of University of Florida with BA- History. Married to Tina DeClercq and has 2 daughters and 1 son. After college graduation he was drafted into the NBA.  He played Golden State, Boston, Cleveland and Orlando for over 10 years.  He developed and runs DeClercq Basketball, in Clearwater, Clermont and Winter Garden. 

 

Dan Fort, B.S. - Secondary Bible, ext. 233
dfort@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of University of Central Florida with BS and AA from Valencia Community College. He is married to Shannon since June 2001 and has 2 children, Andrew and Katy; who both attend Foundation Acadmey. He is also very active in coaching at FA.

 

Mark Goff, B.A. - Secondary Chorus, ext. 250
mgoff@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University with a BA Degree in Music Education with Vocal emphasis. Mark is married to Dena and has twin boys who attend Foundation Academy. He is the director of Choral Music and Praise Band for Middle & High School. He moved to Orlando in 1990 to sing at Walt Disney World with the Voices of Liberty. He also works as a vocal coach and music director for WDW Entertainment. 

 

Chris Hammond, M.S. - Psycology, ext. 243
chammond@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University with MS in Counseling Psychology & BS in English from James Madison University. Chris is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern with over fifteen years of experience in ministry. She is married to Michael and they have three children, who all attend FA.

 

Christy Higgs, B.A. - Secondary English/SGI, ext. 256
chiggs@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Nova Southeastern University with BA in Elementary Education. She is married with two daughters who are both graduates of FA. She enjoys reading, and spending time with her family. 
 

 

Brad Lord, B.S. - Secondary History/History Department Head, ext.240
blord@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of UCF with BA in History. He is FA’s History Dept. Chair. He is married to Amy, and has 3 children who all attend FA. He played college football and has worked as Restaurateur, Sales Consultant, Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach. He and his family are members at St. Lukes United Methodist Church.

 

Walter Mancill
wmancill@FoundationAcademy.net
IT/Secondary Computer, ext. 267

 

Richard Martin, M.A. - Secondary History, ext. 241
rmartin@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Luther Rice Seminary with a Masters and a BA from Arlington Baptist College, Texas. He has taught history at Foundation Academy since 2003, but he has been teaching in Christian Education for thirty-two years, all in the Central Florida area. He and his wife, Chris, have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. He enjoys sports, especially baseball, and has coached the following sports at the Varsity level: baseball, softball, basketball, and football.

 

Carolyn Massey - Media Specialist, ext. 327
cmassey@FoundationAcademy.net
Carolyn is South Campus Librarian. She is married to Joel Massey. They have three daughters; Leanne, Michelle and Lydia. Lydia is a 2010 grad of Foundation Academy. They have been members of FBC of Winter Garden for 33 years. 
 

 

Laura Miller, B.A. - Secondary Mathematics, ext. 242
lmiller@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduated with BS in Business Administration with minor in Education. She has 3 children, Megan, Lauren and Michael who have attended Foundation Academy since pre-school. She attends First Baptist Church of Orlando. 

 

Carol Minks, B.S. - Secondary Bible/ Bible Department Head, ext. 261
cminks@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Palm Beach University with BS in Bible. She is married to Shawn Minks and has three children all attending Foundation Academy.  Her hobbies include: P90x, jogging, reading historical fiction novels, singing, and hiking.

 

Amy Morgan - Secondary Instructor, ext. 243
amymorgan@FoundationAcademy.net 
Attended Troy State University as an Art Education Major. She has taught elective classes at Foundation Academy since 1994. She has been involved with FA for over 20 years, first as a volunteer and then as a staff member. She is married to Pete Morgan and has 3 sons, Andrew, Jake and Zake, all of whom attended Foundation Academy. They attend First Baptist Church Winter Garden.
 

 

Mary Ellen Murray, M.F.A. - Secondary Art, AP Studio Art/ Fine Arts Department Head, ext. 244
mmurray@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Boston University with Masters in Fine Arts, and BA in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design. She is married to David Murray and together they have three children, all of whom have attended Foundation Academy.

 

Sandra Pagan, B.S. - Secondary Mathematics, ext. 246
spagan@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Pensacola Christian College with a BS in Business Administration, minor in Bible.  She is married to Kevin and has identical twin daughters, Heather & Brittany. She and her husband enjoy traveling.  They enjoy planning trips to their favorite place, the mountains of North Carolina.

 

Whitney Shumaker, B.A. - Secondary English, ext. 260
wshumaker@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of University of Central Florida with a B.A. in English Literature. She is married to Mark and is the oldest of eight children. She has been teaching and taking care of children since she was very young. When she's not teaching, she keeps busy with cooking, reading, gardening, and volunteering with her church, Grace Church of Orlando.
 

 

Amy Simmons, B.B.A. - Secondary French
asimmons@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Texas A&M University with BS in Finance, minor in French. She has several years of teaching experience including a year with the public school system in Paris, France. She now teaches French via Skype.  She and her husband, Justin, live in Plano, Texas with their son, Peter.
 

 

Jennifer Siracusano, B.A. - SGI History and NILD Therapist, ext. 250
jsiracusano@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Adelphi University with BA in Anthropology and is a NILD professionally certified Educational Therapist (PCET). She is married to her high school sweetheart, Vinny and has three children that all attend FA.
 

 

Vinny Siracusano - Elementary & Middle School Art, ext. 244
vsiracusano@FoundationAcademy.net 
Attending Trinity College. Before joining the faculty of FA, he worked as an animation artist for WDW Feature Animation Studios, for 12 years, in both California & Florida. He also has his own design & build firm, Kablooie Design Group which creates 3-dimensional wall sculptures. He has been recognized by the Orlando Museum of Art as a featured “Artist of the Month”. He is married to Jennifer and they have 3 children who attend FA.

 

Jessica Sullivan, M.A.
jsullivan@FoundationAcademy.net
Secondary Science, ext. 257

 

 

Jon Territo, M.A. - Band, ext. 263
jterrito@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Rollins College with Masters of Music Ed and BA in Music Ed from University of Michigan. He also serves as Music Director of the Orlando Concert Band, Associate Conductor of the Florida Young Artist Orchestra, and in various capacities at Walt Disney World as a conductor and clinician. He and wife, Michelle have 3 children, Marino, Mariolina and Josephine, and live in a historic home in the beautiful town of Oakland, Florida.
 

 

Mike Thomas, B.A. - Band, ext. 263
mthomas@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of University of North Texas with BA in Jazz. He lives in the Orlando area with his wife Amy and 3 children, Abby, Lyndsay and Ethan. His is also the full time Minister of Music at First Baptist Church Windermere.
 

 

Tami Uhrig - Secondary Physical Education & HS Health, ext. 321
tuhrig@FoundationAcademy.net 
Attended Texas Christian University. In addition to teaching, she has coached the FA Cheerleading program including elementary, middle and high school since 2005. She has also served as a substitute at both campuses prior to teaching PE & HOPE. She was formerly with WDW as dancer/Actors' Equity performer, staging assistant, and show choreographer. She is married and has 2 children both attending FA. She has been a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Windermere since 1989.

  

Dale Wood, M.A., M.Ed. - Secondary English/English Department Head, ext. 238
dwood@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of Plymouth State University with M.Ed. degree in Integrated Arts and Literature, University of Windsor (Canada) with M.A. in Literature and Creative Writing and B.A. in English Literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is currently enjoying his 20th year of teaching and has served 8 schools in 5 different countries. Dale is married to Jean and they have two children, Sebastian and Avery.

 

Jean Wood, M.A. - Secondary Science & Bible, ext. 236
jwood@FoundationAcademy.net 
Graduate of University of Windsor Ontario with Masters in Educational Administration and University of Western Ontario with BS in Honors Genetics and Bachelor of Education in Biology & Mathematics. She has taught science, biology, and mathematics for over 13 years. Throughout her career, she has also served as Department Head of Science, coach, and an International Baccalaureate Biology examiner (Paper 2). She is married to Dale Wood and they have two young children.

 

Kristen Worley, B.S. - Secondary English & Reading, ext. 251
kworley@FoundationAcademy.net
Graduate of Troy State University with BS and working toward Master's Degree in Education. She is married to Mike and has three children that have been a part of the Foundation Academy family for over seven years. They are members at Harvest Bible Chapel. She is a devoted Seminole fan but married a Gator fan.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS Extended Care

 

Deb Strong
dstrong@FoundationAcademy.net
Administrative Assistant, ext. 330
407-375-3410