ADMINISTRATION
Suzanne D. Barry
Head of Schools/Head of Upper School
Mandy Doss
Head of Lower School
LEADERSHIP
Rhonda Blakey
Director of Development & Public Relations
Cheryl Horgan
Business Support Manager
John Causby
IT Administrator
Charles Bridge
Coordinator of Student Life, Athletics, and Development
Jenny Huff
Logistics Coordinator and Admissions Support
Meet Our Faculty
The faculty at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Academy are highly qualified and dedicated to helping your student succeed. Below you will find information on each of our faculty members, such as their qualifications, schools attended, and more. Have questions? Please feel free to schedule a tour or contact us at 772-461-7689.
Early Childhood
Mariel DeHaven
PreK-2 Assistant
Debbie Benson
PreK-3
- AS Degree, Child Development- Palm Beach State College
- National Pre-K Certificate
- ESE Training through Palm Beach County School System
- St. Andrew's Lower School Teacher of the Year 2017/2017
Kim Kraaz
PREK-3 ASSISTANT
Jenna Specker
PreK-4
- BS Degree-Business/Marketing
- VPK Certification
- PreK-3rd Grade Florida Teachers’ Professional Certification
Lauren Harvey
PREK-4
- AA Degree in Psychology, Indian River State College
- BS Degree in Human Services, with a specialization in Youth and Families, Indian River State College
Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
Lauren Annen
Kindergarten
- BS Degree in Business Management, Johnson & Wales University
- Florida Department of Education Professional Educator's Certificate for Pre-Kindergarten/Primary Education
Sarah Helderman
1st Grade
- BS Degree in Early Childhood Education -Western IL University
- Associates degree in Arts and Teaching- Black Hawk Community College
Elizabeth Laughlin
1st Grade
- Florida Teacher Certification for PreK-Three-Third Grade
- BS Degree in Christian Ministry Ozark Christian College
Courtney Collins
2nd Grade
- BA Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies-Florida Atlantic University
- K-6 Professional Teaching Certification, ESOL Endorsement
Shelley Starnes
2nd Grade
- BA Degree-Diversified General Studies)
- Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education K-6
- ESOL endorsement
Rachael Cooper
3rd Grade
- BA Degree, Elementary Education -North Greenville University
4th – 6th Grade
Deborah Mowery
Science And Writing
- Professional Teacher's Certificate
- Master's Certificate in Reading Recovery
- Concentration in English
- Areas of specialty: Writing and Science
Susan Tedder
Reading/Language Arts/4th-6th Grade Team Leader
- BS Degree, Elementary Education- University of Florida
- Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Florida
- Florida Professional Educator’s Certificate since 2000
Alyssa FitzGerald
Math And Social Studies
- BS Degree, Elementary Education with a minor in Integrated Sciences and Mathematics -Saginaw Valley State University (Michigan)
- Professional Teaching Certificate
Middle School
Laura Myers
Middle School Social Studies
- BS Elementary Education, Gwynned-Mercy College, Gwynned Valley, PA
- MS Exceptional Student Education-Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL
- Certified Teaching Certificate-State of Florida
Roxana Vega
Middle School Science
- Bachelor of Science from Stanford University
- Studied biology with a concentration in neurobiology
Doug Herron
Math
- BA Degree, Business Administration-Warner Southern College
- ME Degree, Educational Leadership-University of South Florida, Tampa
- PHD Candidate in Educational Leadership-Florida Southern College
Sue Mancheck
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPANISH
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, with a minor in Spanish
- Bilingual/Bicultural certificates
- Thirty years of experience
High School
Lisa Angell
High School English
- BA Degree, Fine Arts-Stephens College
- MA Degree, Fine Arts-Sarah Lawrence College
- Teacher Certification to teach English for grades 9-12
Roxana Vega
High School Science
- BS Degree, Biology; with a concentration in neurobiology-Stanford University
Sue Manchek
High School Spanish
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, with a minor in Spanish
- Bilingual/Bicultural certificates
Laura Myers
High School Social Studies
- BS Elementary Education, Gwynned-Mercy College, Gwynned Valley, PA
- MS Exceptional Student Education-Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL
- Certified Teaching Certificate-State of Florida
Electives
Kathleen Edwards
Christian Education
- BA Degree, Elementary Education-Loyola University
- Master of Science in Technology Education-John Hopkins University
- Advanced Graduate Certification in Religious Education
- Catechetical Certification-Archdiocese of Chicago
Robert Navarro
Music Director - High School Strings
- BA Degree -City College of New York in Music Performance and Education.
- Master's Degree -New York University
- Therapeutic Recreation and Administration Certification
- Three-time Grammy Award recipient
Marcia Mays
Student Support
- BS in Behavioral Studies-University of Central Florida
- Advanced Director Credential
Emma Williams
Art
- BA Degree, Art Education-Adelphi University
- Master of Fine Arts, Adelphi University
Karen Petersen
Spanish
- BS Degree, Education-Valdosta State University
- Masters in Spanish’s Language and Culture-Salamanca University, Spain.
- ESOL (English for students of other languages) certification
- AP (Advance Placement) Spanish Language and Culture certification
Kristen Dewar
Spanish