Administrative Staff
Dawn Fleet
Head of School
dfleet@wareacademy.org
M.A. – University of Scranton
Patrick Billups
Cristin Carter
Executive Assistant
frontoffice@wareacademy.org
Chad Payne
Business Officer
chad.payne@wareacademy.org
Catelyn Penick
Haley Beatley
Director of Admissions, Pre-K 4 Lead Teacher
haley.beatley@wareacademy.org
Sara Hogge
Meghan Cunningham
Marketing & Social Media Specialist
meghan.cunningham@wareacademy.org
Faculty
Nicole Ames
Upper School Social Studies
nicole.ames@wareacademy.org
M.A. – University of Las Vegas
Michael Bellinger
michael.bellinger@
Charlene Bing
Teacher Assistant
charlene.bing@wareacademy.org
Brandy Carney
B.A. – Western Governors University
Rebecca Christensen
Pre-Kindergarten Three Teacher
rmattox@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Norfolk State
Kim Croxton
Upper School Language Arts Teacher
Upper School Lead Teacher
kcroxton@wareacademy.org
B.A. – Radford University
Sally Dispirito
Fourth Grade Teacher
B.S. – SUNY Oneonta
M.A. – Western Governors University
Natalie Fleet
Upper School Science/ Grades 6 -8
natalie.fleet@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Virginia Tech
M.A. – William and Mary
Andrew Gardiner
Director of Technology
Technology Instructor
agardiner@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Grantham University
Kim Gardiner
Classroom Assistant and Art Teacher
Nevaeh Henderson
Pre-Kindergarten Four Assistant
nevaeh.henderson@
Stacey Perecko
Classroom Assistant
Stacey.perecko@wareacademy.
Emily Redmon
Pre-Kindergarten Three Assistant
Emily.Redmon@wareacademy.org
Leanne Reese
Kindergarten Teacher
leanne.reese@wareacademy.org
Masters of Science in Early Childhood
Brian Risley
Upper School Math Teacher
brian.risley@wareacademy.org
M.S. – Queens College, B.S. – Morgan State University
Allison Robins
Athletic Director
allison.robins@
Carolyn Rowe
Classroom Assistant
carolyn.rowe@wareacademy.org
Barbara Sanford
Learning Specialist
Barbara.Sanford@wareacademy.org
Molly Smith
Fifth Grade Teacher
molly.smith@wareacademy.org
Ware Academy
Main Office: (804) 693 - 3825
Email: frontoffice@wareacademy.org
Address: 7936 John Clayton Memorial Highway Gloucester, VA 23061
Ware Academy is fully accredited, enjoying the benefits of membership with the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. Other memberships: Virginia Council of Private Education, National Association of Independent Schools, Education Records Bureau, Secondary Schools Admission Test Board, National Junior Honor Society, Independent School Management, Gloucester Chamber of Commerce and the Gloucester Main Street Association.
