Administrative Staff



Dawn Fleet
Head of School
dfleet@wareacademy.org
M.A. – University of Scranton



Meghan Cunningham
Director of Admissions and Marketing and Student Services 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









Cathie Thompson
Administrative Assistant
Faculty



Nicole Ames
5th Grade Homeroom Teacher nicole.ames@wareacademy.org









Haley Beatley
Pre-K 4 Lead Teacher



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









Sally Dispirito
Upper School Assistant



Brianna Douglas
Classroom Assistant









Pam Fox
Fourth Grade Teacher



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









Stacey Perecko
Classroom Assistant
brian.risley@wareacademy.org



Brian Risley
Upper School Math Teacher
brian.risley@wareacademy.org
M.S. – Queens College, B.S. – Morgan State University



Laura Vaughan
Teacher Assistant
laura.vaughan@wareacademy.org
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.