Faculty and Staff
There are 215 faculty and staff members serving the Academy every day. One hundred twenty-nine employees make up the teaching faculty.
CPA educators are dedicated to developing the whole student, inside and outside of the classroom, working together as the everyday beacons of CPA’s mission: transformation through education. CPA prides itself on a talented administration that works tirelessly to support and lead the Academy under the guiding Alma Mater: Soli Deo Gloria.
Career Opportunities
Faculty and Staff

Allison Ackerman
Interim Instructor of MS English & Permanent Substitute
B.S., Louisiana State University
M.Ed., Louisiana State University
M.Ed., Louisiana State University

Parker Altman
Head of Upper School
B.A., Princeton University
M.Ed., Peabody College at Vanderbilt
Ed.D., Peabody College at Vanderbilt
M.Ed., Peabody College at Vanderbilt
Ed.D., Peabody College at Vanderbilt

Richard Anderson
Headmaster Emeritus
B.S., Tennessee Tech University
M.A., Tennessee Tech University
M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University
M.A., Tennessee Tech University
M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University

Andrea Arndt
Instructor of MS History
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University
M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University

Fonda Baumgartner
Lower School Intervention Strategist
B.S., Iowa State University
M.A.T., Austin Peay State University
M.A.T., Austin Peay State University

Lauren Blair
Upper School Learning Services Coordinator
B.S., University of Georgia
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University

Kathy Boyd
Instructor of Kindergarten
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M. Ed., Middle Tennessee State University
M. Ed., Middle Tennessee State University

Anna Brannan
Instructor of US Lifetime Wellness/Director of Sports Medicine
B.S., Wake Forest University
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Mary Latta Brown
Instructor of MS Bible
B.S., University of Mississippi
M.A.Ed., Reformed Theological Seminary
M.A.Ed., Reformed Theological Seminary

Amy Burnett
Instructor of US Biology and AP Environmental Science
B.S., Louisiana State University
M.A., Louisiana State University
M.A., Louisiana State University

Amy Calhoun
Assistant Head of Upper School - Academics
B.A., Vanderbilt University
M.S., Tennessee State University
M.S., Tennessee State University

Alisa Campbell
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
B.S., University of Tennessee
M.B.A., College of William & Mary
M.B.A., College of William & Mary

Melissa Carpenter
Lower School Learning Services Specialist & Speech Language Pathologist
B.A., University of Tennessee
M.A., University of Tennessee
M.A., University of Tennessee