Administration & Staff

Who We Are

All staff hired at JPGMA go through a rigorous vetting process.  We strive to hire the best teachers in each area to work with the children at the Academy. Teaching is a vocation.  The ability to work with multi age groups is both a great gift and responsibility. Each staff member is required to have a background check and is approved by the Head of School, Advisory Board, and Board of Directors.

 

Tessa and her family recently relocated to Virginia in pursuit of a deeply rooted Catholic community and authentically Catholic education for their children. Tessa holds a bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science with a minor in Agricultural Business from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Prior to moving to Virginia she and her husband operated her family’s century-old dairy farm in California for ten years. She homeschooled their three children in a Catholic hybrid homeschool program for a few years prior to them joining JPGMA. She also enjoyed serving as a catechist for several years in the CCD program at her home parish in California. Tessa is passionate about helping the school be an extension of the family in the formation of the students to get them to Heaven.