Administrative Staff
Dawn Fleet
Head of School
dfleet@wareacademy.org
M.A. – University of Scranton
Meghan Cunningham
Administrative Assistant
Admissions Associate meghan.cunningham@wareacademy.org
April Loomis
Administrative Assistant
april.loomis@wareacademy.org
Chad Payne
Business Officer
chad.payne@wareacademy.org
Catelyn Penick
Development Associate
catelyn.penick@wareacademy.org
Faculty
Nicole Ames
5th Grade Homeroom Teacher nicole.ames@wareacademy.org
Patrick Billups
Director of Social & Emotional Learning
Music Teacher
patrick.billups@wareacademy.org
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
Michael Cunningham
Athletic Director
michael.cunningham@wareacademy.org
Brianna Douglas
Classroom Assistant
Andrew Gardiner
Director of Technology
Technology Instructor
agardiner@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Grantham University
Laura Glaze
First Grade Teacher
laura.glaze@wareacademy.org
B.A. – University of Mary Washington
Lori Goings
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
lgoings@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Concord University
CeCe Newman
6th Grade Homeroom Teacher cece.newman@wareacademy.org
Brian Risley
Upper School Math Teacher
brian.risley@wareacademy.org
M.S. – Queens College, B.S. – Morgan State University
Dawn Sinko-Hickman
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
dawn.sinko-hickman@wareacademy.org
Afton Thayer
Laura Vaughan
Teacher Assistant
laura.vaughan@wareacademy.org
Rachel Wood
Pre-Kindergarten Four Lead Teacher
rwood@wareacademy.org
B.S. – Virginia Commonwealth University
Ware Academy
Main Office: (804) 693 - 3825
Fax: (804) 694 - 0695
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.