Faculty

At North Florida Christian School, we are blessed with some of the best faculty members found in North Florida. We have over 50 teachers on staff who are all born-again believers and active members at like minded churches, including North Florida Baptist Church, across the Tallahassee area.

All kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers hold terminal degrees with 39% holding a Master’s degree or higher.

Preschool/Elementary

Kim Anderson
Elementary/Middle and High School Art
​Education: B.A. Florida A&M University
Teaching Experience: 31 years
Years at NFC: 31 years
Ashley Carter
3rd Grade
Education: B.S. Liberty University
Teaching Experience: 9 years
Years at NFC: 2 years
Rachel Coogle
4th Grade
NFC Graduate – Class of 2007
Education: B.A., Flagler College
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Years at NFC: 2 years
Rebecca Engelbrecht
2nd Grade
Education: M.S. Napier University
Teaching Experience: 20 years
Years at NFC: 1 year
Joanne Gallo
5th Grade
Education: M.Ed. Pensacola Christian College
Teaching Experience: 35 years
​Years at NFC: 3 years
Savannah Gallo
Kindergarten
Education: B.A. Baptist College of Florida
Teaching Experience: 2 years
​Years at NFC: 2 years
Tami-Ann Gentry
Preschool
Education: CDA, Central Georgia Technical College
Teaching Experience: 4 years
​Years at NFC: 1 year
Brooke Gortmaker
Kindergarten
Teaching Experience: 1 year
​Years at NFC: 1 year
Hope Grant
STARS
Education: M.A. Regent University
Teaching Experience: 17 years
Years at NFC: 17 years
Shelly Halstrom
1st Grade
Education: B.S. Elementary Education
Teaching Experience: 16 years
Years at NFC: 1 year
Lisa Harvey
3rd Grade
Education: B.A. Florida State University
Teaching Experience: 22 years
Years at NFC: 7 years
Deanna Lamb
1st Grade
NFC Graduate – Class of 1986
Education: M.S. Florida State University
Teaching Experience: 7 years
Years at NFC: 7 years
John Paul Linton
Music
NFC Graduate – Class of 2007
Education: B.A. The Baptist College of Florida
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Years at NFC: 2 years
Andrea Lord
4K
Education: A.A. Bainbridge College
Teaching Experience:18 years
Years at NFC: 13 years
Dr. Mary Massey
1st Grade Teacher
Education: Nova Southeastern University, EdD
​Kristin McNeil-Jones
Physical Education
Education: M.Ed. University of Idaho
Teaching Experience: 8 years
Years at NFC: 2 years
Kim O’Leary
Computer
Education: B.A. Rowan State University
Teaching Experience: 30 years
Years at NFC: 28 years
Susan Rodgers
5th Grade
Education: B.A. University of West Florida
Teaching Experience: 8 years
Years at NFC: 1 year
​Dan Scott
4th Grade
Education: M.Ed. Liberty University
Teaching Experience: 18 years
Years at NFC: 18 years
Brooke Teslo
2nd Grade
Education: B.S. Florida State University
Teaching Experience: 1 year
Years at NFC: 1 year
Elizabeth Vasquez
3K
Education: A.S. Tallahassee Community College
Teaching Experience: 4 years
Years at NFC: 14 years

Middle/High School

TJ Ashley
Upper Level Science
NFC Graduate – Class of 2016
​Education: M.S. FAMU
Teaching Experience: 1 year
Years at NFC: 1 year
Milan Clayton
Science
Education: B.S. FAMU
Teaching Experience: 3 years
Years at NFC: 3 years
Scott Evans
Bible
Education: M.A. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Years at NFC: 1 year
Holly Gorham
Math
NFC Graduate – Class of 1993
Education: M.S. Georgia State
Teaching Experience: 26 years
Years at NFC: 26 years
Chris Hurt
Bible
Teaching Experience: 1 year
Years at NFC: 1 years
Tracey Knight
Bible and PE
Education: University of Southern Mississippi
Teaching Experience: 20 years
Years at NFC: 1 years
Allysha Lilley
English
Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Teaching Experience: 7 years
Years at NFC: 1 years
Margarita Maglioni
Spanish
Education: National Pedagogical University
Teaching Experience: 6 years
Years at NFC: 6 years
Matthew Newman
Middle School History/Speech
Teaching Experience: 3 years
Years at NFC: 2 year
Jordan Nichols
Science
Education: MBA, University of Southern Mississippi
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Years at NFC: 1 year
Danny Phillips
English
Education: B.S. Baptist Bible College
Teaching Experience: 43 years
Years at NFC: 41 years
Mike Posey
Biology and Anatomy/Physiology
Education: MBA, North Central University
Teaching Experience: 42 years
Years at NFC: 42 years
Arbernita Richards
Computer and Math
Education: MBA, Warner University
Teaching Experience: 6 years
Years at NFC: 6 years
Rachelle Scott
Math
Education: B.S. Tennessee Temple University
Teaching Experience: 20 years
Years at NFC: 20 years
Amanda Simpson
Middle School Math
Education: B. S., Florida State University
Teaching Experience: 3 years
Years at NFC: 3 years
Rebekah Simpson
Science and History
Education: M.S. Pensacola Christian College
Teaching Experience: 25 years
Years at NFC: 23 years
Regina Simpson
Computer
Education: B. S. FAMU
Teaching Experience: 4 years
Years at NFC: 1 years