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Gayle Barr |
Elementary
Principal |
Email:
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Gayle has a
BA Degree in Elementary Education K-6
and Specific Learning Disabilities
K-12 and is has her ESOL endorsement. She comes to work each day with a
thankful heart because she has the
opportunity to work with the best
students and teachers in the world. 100
years from now she wants to be known for
what was accomplished in the lives of
the children.
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Yamilka
Delgardo |
Middle School
Principal |
Email:
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Yamilka
was born in the Caribbean Peninsula of
Dominican Republic and came to the
United States when she was 9 years
old. She lived in the Boston,
Massachusetts area for the larger
percentage of her life, and was
privileged enough to receive her
education there. She received her
B.S. in Elementary Education K-6 from Lesley
University in Cambridge. Yamilka
taught for three years before deciding
to continue her education; she completed
her Master’s in August of 2007.
She is overjoyed to be at Dayspring.
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John
Legg |
Business
Administrator |
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John Legg was a
co-founder Dayspring Academy in the year
2000 and is now on staff at Dayspring as
the Business Administrator. He
also serves as the Chairman of the
Pre-K-12 Policy Committee in the Florida
House of Representatives. John was
elected to the Florida House of
Representatives in 2004 and is currently
serving his third term. He is a
certified History teacher, receiving his
Bachelor’s of Social Science degree
from the University of South Florida and
is also enrolled in the Master’s of
Public Administration Program.
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Suzanne Legg |
Senior
Administrator |
Email:
suzanne@dsa2000.org |
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Suzanne is a
native New Yorker who spent a portion of
her childhood in Surrey, England. She
received a BA degree in Social Science
6-12 from Stony Brook
University in Psychology with a minor in
Child and Family Studies. Suzanne
became a teacher in New York teaching
third and fourth graders. After
relocating to Florida, Suzanne worked in
music and productions for several years
before co-founding Dayspring Academy.
Suzanne has served as the Administrator
of Dayspring since its inception in
2000.
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Elementary
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Lisa Adams |
Para-Professional |
Email: ladams@dsa2000.org |
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Lisa
was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. She
is married and has 2 children who have
attended Dayspring Academy since
Kindergarten. She was a Licensed
Nurse for 28 years before volunteering
many hours in the classroom and as
coordinator of Student Council. She is
thrilled to have joined the
Dayspring team as a Para for 1st and 2nd
grade.
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Diane
Blankenship |
Front Office |
Email: dblankenship@dsa2000.org |
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Diane was born
and raised in the mid-west, moving to
Florida in 1986. After working in the
legal field with future State
Representative Larry Crow, she spent the
next 14 years working in the medical
field, managing Chiropractic and
Multi-Disciplinary
offices before starting her own medical
billing service. After the birth of her
two wonderful daughters, Diane decided
to devote her time to her family and
home. After spending 9 years as a parent
volunteer at Dayspring, she decided to
join the amazing staff who has helped
her children grow in character and
education, so that she can do the same
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Lizett Bohm |
Para-Professional |
Email: lbohm@dsa2000.org |
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Lizett
was born in Long Island,
New York
and moved to
Florida at the age of 10. She
attended college for over 3 years and
was promoted to Regional Assistant for a
retail company. Lizett, however,
decided to decline the manager position
for a better job - to be homemaker for
her three children. Now she is a
Para
for for First grade and enjoys every
minute with the children.
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Rebecca Chase |
Para-Professional |
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Melva Cruz |
Para-Professional |
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Marcia Castro |
Para-Professional |
Email: mcastro@dsa2000.org |
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Marcia
was born and raised in Cridersville,
Ohio. She received her AA degree
from Valencia Community College in
Orlando FL. She is married with
two great kids and has had the pleasure
of being a stay-at-home mom until her
youngest started kindergarten last year.
This is her second year at Dayspring.
She absolutely loves being with the
kids. Working at Disney for 5
years has given her the ability to help
teach in an entertaining and fun way.
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April Goodger |
Front Office |
Email: agoodger@dsa2000.org |
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April was born
and raised in Central Pennsylvania.
After moving to FL to work at
Walt Disney World where she starred in
many roles with one of her favorites
being Kermit the Frog at Disney MGM
Studios.
While in Orlando, she met her
husband Scott and then moved to New Port
Richey, FL and has lived here for the
last 16 years.
Prior to joining the Dayspring family,
April's work experience includes
JPMorganChase Human Resources and COO of
the Goodger family (a role she is still
enjoying).
April loves being with her
husband and two daughters, Kendyl and
Logan, and playing favorite Aunt to her
13 nieces and nephews.
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Yolanda Green |
Para-Professional |
Email:
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Yolanda was born
and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.
Right after high school she went into
the Navy and was honorably discharged
after 11 years of service as she wanted
to get out to raise her children. She
worked at Cotee River Elementary prior
to coming onboard at Dayspring. Yolanda
started at Dayspring when they first
started and worked for 3 years as a
Kindergarten Para. She
left for three years to home school one
of her children, and Yolanda is happy to be
back at Dayspring once
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Grace Heyns |
Para-Professional |
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Grace
was born and raised in New York.
After she and her husband were married,
they moved to New Mexico and raised five
children. She has a Masters in
Theology and Christian counseling.
She has been working at Dayspring for
the past few years. Grace loves working
with the students and helping their
teachers in all aspects of developing
students who will excel in academics and
life.
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Buffie Jenkins |
Maintenance |
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Buffie
is a native Floridian and a graduate of
Ridgewood High School 1988. She
has
a wonderful family, my husband and three
boys and enjoys working at Dayspring
Academy.
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Deborah Kehl |
Para-Professional |
Email: dkehl@dsa2000.org |
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Deborah was born in Long
Island, New York and moved here
when she was seven. She has been
married for over 12 years and has three
beautiful children. Deborah was a
stay home mom; however, after
volunteering at Dayspring for the last 5
years, she thought it would be wonderful
to work in such a loving environment.
She feels blessed to be working with
such great people and being a part of
the children's lives.
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Michelle
Mariano |
Para-Professional |
Email: mmariano@dsa2000.org |
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Michelle is
originally from Boston, Massachusetts
where she earned her certificate for
interior design. After marring her
husband, Jack in 1991 they moved to Palm
Beach, Florida. She worked as a manager
for the Ritz Carlton Hotel until
deciding to move to Bayonet Point in
1995 to start their own family. After
volunteering everyday at Dayspring,
Michelle decided this would be an
awesome place to work and be involved
with her girls. She has worked as a
Kindergarten Para with a wonderful
teacher for many years. Michelle feels
blessed to work with so many wonderful
people who have had a hand in making my
girls become who they are today and she
could not ask for anything more.
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Cheryl Matz |
Front Office |
Email: cmatz@dsa2000.org |
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Cheryl
was born and raised outside of Buffalo,
NY and moved to Holiday with her family
in 1993. For the past 12 years,
she has been an active Real Estate
agent. Cheryl has enjoyed her
children's experiences with Dayspring
and looks forward to a great year! |
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Jennifer
Salamon |
Para-Professional |
Email: jsalamon@dsa2000.org |
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Jennifer
has spent most of her life living in
both Florida and Southern California and
she very much enjoys both
locations. She enjoys gardening,
cooking, reading, and doing crafts with
her children. Jennifer began
working at Dayspring in 2008 and this
year, she thoroughly enjoys being in the
classroom.
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Sue Schwaner |
Para-Professional |
Email:
sschwaner@dsa2000.org |
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Sue was born and
raised in Michigan. She moved to Florida
at age 11 and has lived in New Port
Richey since 1997. Sue is married, has
three children, and is also a foster
mom. She loves children, and is thrilled
to have the opportunity to work at
Dayspring. Sue has an Associates degree,
and desires to continue her training in
the Education field. |
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Janet Shanks |
PE/Act II
Director |
Email: jshanks@dsa2000.org |
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Janet
moved to Florida at age six.
She has a BS degree in Elementary
Education and also received her Florida
Professional Teaching Certificate in
Elementary Education and Physical
Education K-12.
She has more than 25 years of
working with children, including being
the mother of three wonderful children.
Part of that experience includes
three years in public school Physical
Education and four years with the YMCA
Before and After School/Summer Camp
programs.
Her desire is to create
successful experiences in children’s
lives through fun and creative
activities.
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Sheila Shynski |
Para-Professional |
Email:
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Sheila came
to Florida from Pittsburgh, PA in 1999
after visiting relatives here on
vacation. She originally received a
degree in Culinary Arts, then became a
stay-at-home Mom until her youngest of
three entered school. After logging many
volunteer hours at Dayspring, she
officially joined the team as a 1st
grade Para in 2004. She loves her job,
especially the great people (both big
and small) that she gets to know!
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Lee Ann
Siegrist |
Food Service |
Email: lsiegrist@dsa2000.org |
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Lee Ann
spent the first 18 years of her life in
a tiny little town in Montana. She
left the Big Sky state to land a
recording deal in California. Now
you can hear her singing in the
lunchroom at the Elementary School, and
Lee Ann sings several nights a week
locally.
She has been a Dayspring parent
for many years and has also taught
vocals as well as been a substitute
teacher.
Lee Ann loves the interaction
with the children each day and is
blessed to be part of the Dayspring
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Soozie Strayer |
Para-Professional |
Email: sstrayer@dsa2000.org |
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Soozie
has an Associates Degree in Criminal
Justice from Indiana University.
For a large portion of her life,
she has worked with children of all
different ages in many capacities.
Although associated with
Dayspring for many years, Soozie is now
enjoying her assignment at the
Elementary Campus working as 5th grade Para.
She is excited to be part of the
Dayspring team.
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Ryan Thoma |
Maintenance |
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I was raised
most of my life in Florida. I am a
Ridgewood High School graduate where I
played football in school. I am
thankful to be here at Dayspring
Academy.
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Jennifer Wood |
Para-Professional |
Email:
jwood@dsa2000.org |
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Jennifer was born is
Aliquippa, PA but lived most of her life
in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She moved
to Florida with her husband and 2 sons
in 2009, who are are students at
Dayspring Academy. Jennifer loves
working with kids and really enjoys
working at Dayspring.
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Elementary
School
Teachers |
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Dawn Beck |
1st Grade |
Email:
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Dawn was
born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
She was in the Air Force for 6 years as
a Farsi Cryptologic Linguist and worked
with the National Security Agency at
Fort Gordon, Ga. She completed
most of her education at the University
of Central Florida, and eventually
received a Bachelor’s degree from
Excelsior College and is certified in
Pre-K/Primary Education. Dawn taught 1st
grade in Duncanville, TX and is grateful to be teaching
1st grade
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Kelly Blair |
4th Grade |
Email:
kblair@dsa2000.org |
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Kelly is
originally from North Carolina and
received her degree from Western
Carolina University and is certified in
Elementary Education K-6. Once she moved to
Florida, she began working in the public
school system. Her interest peaked as
soon as she heard about a charter school
that would be opening up. She applied
for a job and was hired. Needless to
say, Dayspring has turned out to be one
of the best things in her life! |
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Sheila
Cartwright |
1st Grade |
Email:
scartwright@dsa2000.org |
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Sheila was born
and raised in upstate New York. She attended Rochester
Institute of Technology and received her
Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management
and
is certified in Elementary Education
K-6.
She, her husband and two children made
the move to Florida thirteen years ago.
Sheila began working in the school
system as a substitute teacher when her
son was in Kindergarten. Dayspring has
been a blessing for her to work at. She
truly knows she is in the right place,
doing the right thing with her life! |
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Kelly Clayton |
2nd Grade |
Email: kclayton@dsa2000.org |
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Kelly
was born in Laconia,
NH but was raised
in New Port Richey, FL. She earned her
Bachelor's Degree from Trinity College, has taken classes at St. Petersburg
College of Education and is certified in
Elementary Education K-6. She came to
Dayspring to make a difference in the
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Daniel Delgardo |
P.E./Fitness &
Nutrition |
Email:
ddelgardo@dsa2000.org |
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Dan was
born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts
where he attend Lexington High School,
the University of Massachusetts-Boston,
and graduated from Boston University
where he earned his B.S. in Social
Science and is certified in Social
Sciences 6-12.
While at
Boston University, Dan was the captain
of his basketball team. He spent many
years volunteering and teaching the
youth in my community and taught P.E.
for several years at the Boston
Renaissance in downtown Boston. Giving
back to the community has been something
Dan has loved and enjoyed for many
years, and many more to come.
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Kari Dittman |
Kindergarten |
Email: kdittman@dsa2000.org |
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Kari was
born in South Bend, Indiana, but has
lived in Pasco County, FL since she was
3 years old. Kari attended the
University of Central FL where she
received a Bachelor’s Degree in Early
Childhood Education. Kari taught
Head Start Pre-Kindergarten at Hudson
Elementary School from 1996-1999.
She was also a Head Start Pre-K Resource
teacher for the Pasco County School
District from 1999-2001. She was a
stay at home mother from 2001-2008.
After her children went to school she
taught at St. Thomas Aquinas Early
Childhood Center for one year before
joining the Dayspring Team! She
loves being a part of a such a great
staff!
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Wendy Finlay |
Speech
Pathologist |
Email:
wfinlay@dsa2000.org |
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Wendy was born
and raised in Tampa, Florida. She
attended Flagler College in St.
Augustine, Florida, where she received
two bachelors of Arts degrees in Deaf
Education and Elementary Education.
Wendy continued her education and
pursued a Masters of Arts degree in
Communication Disorders from Northeast
Louisiana University in Monroe,
Louisiana and has her Speech/Language
License. She has enjoyed being a
Speech Language Pathologist for the past
12 years and feels very blessed to be at
Dayspring Academy where she has the
opportunity to work with such a
wonderful group of teachers, students
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Jean Firlik |
Kindergarten |
Email:
jfirlik@dsa2000.org |
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Jean, a New
Yorker, was born and raised on Long
Island. She received her B.A. in
Elementary Education at the State
University at Oneonta and later earned
her masters degree at Stony Brook
University on Long Island and is
certified in Elementary Education K-3. After
marrying and having 3 beautiful
children, the family moved to Florida in
1989. After teaching at several Pasco
elementary schools, she was hired at
Dayspring Academy as their first
Kindergarten teacher. Teaching at
Dayspring has been the highlight of her
teaching career.
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Diana Greenier |
2nd Grade |
Email:
dgreenier@dsa2000.org |
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Diana
was born in
Louisville,
Kentucky
and came to
Florida
in 2000 with her husband and two
children. She received her degree from
the University of Louisville School of
Dentistry, is certified in Elementary
Education, and obtained her registered
dental hygiene license in Kentucky and
Florida. Diana practiced clinical
dental hygiene for 6 years before
furthering her education. Diana feels
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Tim Greenier |
5th Grade |
Email: tgreenier@dsa2000.org |
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Tim was
born in Boston, Massachusetts.
He attended Illinois State
University and later received his BBA
from McKendree University and is
certified in Elementary Education K-6
and Business Education 6-12.
Tim moved to the sunny state of
Florida in 2000 with his wife and two
children, Hope and Jake.
He enjoys spending time with his
family and also has a passion for music.
After spending his entire
professional career in the business
world, Tim realized his desire to teach
our future leaders of America.
Tim is thrilled to be a part of
Dayspring!
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Anne Kell |
Kindergarten |
Email:
akell@dsa2000.org |
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Anne was born and
grew up in New Jersey. She attended
Michigan State University and met her
husband Steve during her senior year.
After they were married they moved
to Florida, North Carolina, Michigan
and finally back to Florida. Anne was
fortunate that after teaching for four
years she was able to stay home and
raise her two sons and daughter. When
she returned to teaching she earned her
National Teaching Certificate in Early
and Primary Childhood Education. She has enjoyed
being part of the Dayspring family! |
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Faye Adams |
3rd Grade |
Email:
fmillan@dsa2000.org |
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In 2003, Faye
earned her B.A. from Trinity College,
graduating as the valedictorian of her
class. She then served for five years
as a 3rd grade teacher at Spring
Christian Academy where she enjoyed
implementing unique strategies to assist
her students increase their
understanding. She looks forward to
meeting new students and their families
and working together with them
throughout the school year and looks
forward to offering her students a
quality educational experience that is
conductive to student success and
development. |
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Julie Nelson |
Drama
Coordinator |
Email: jnelson@dsa2000.org |
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Julie was born
and raised in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. She
graduated from Catawba College in
Salisbury, North Carolina with a BA
degree in Communication Arts with a
Minor in Theater and Dance and is
certified in Drama 6-12. She came
upon teaching by being in the right
place at the right time when asked to
develop a theater and dance program for
a North Carolina High School. There she
taught until she married and moved to
Hillsborough County where she taught
Drama and Performance Art, all while
obtaining her teaching certificate. She
now is excited to teach Dance and Drama
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Katie Otto |
5th Grade |
Email:
kotto@dsa2000.org |
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Katie grew up in
Florida and graduated with a degree in
Animal Sciences from the University of
Florida and has her certification in Elementary
Education and Agriculture 6-12.. Go Gators! She then worked at
horse camps in Maryland and Ohio. Upon
returning to Florida, Katie soon learned
her passion was for children. She was
led to Dayspring where she has been able
to grow and develop as a teacher. She
looks forward to many years of
encouraging kids to grow in character. |
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Caryn Rummens |
4th Grade |
Email: crummens@dsa2000.org |
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Caryn was born in
Chicago, but moved here when she was
five years old. She received her
degree in Elem. Education for grades K-6
from the University of South Florida,
and is certified in Elementary Education
K-6. She has alternately taught,
been a stay at home mom, and worked in
Dayspring’s front office since she
received her degree several years ago.
She is excited to be back in the
classroom and counts it an honor to be a
part of Dayspring. She feels
blessed to be able to make a positive
difference in the lives of children.
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Monica Simonis |
1st Grade |
Email: msimonis@dsa2000.org |
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Monica was born
in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She
received her B.A. degree in Elementary
Education K-6 and Exceptional Student
Education K-12 at Flagler College, and
she also holds a Reading and ESOL
endorsement. Monica works with her
middle school and high school youth
group at her church and has a passion to
spark students heart for learning. Monica feels so blessed to be a part of
the Dayspring family!
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Jodi Tarnstrom |
Music |
Email: jtarnstrom@dsa2000.org |
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Jodi was
born and raised in snowy Milwaukee, WI.
She attended Liberty University
in Lynchburg, VA where she received a
full scholarship to sing and study Vocal
Performance.
While in college, she traveled
and sang throughout the USA, as well as
internationally.
Jodi has a BA in Music and is
certified to teach Music K-12.
Her passions are her husband and
sons, Broadway Musicals, and Marble Slab
Ice Cream, but not always in that order!
Jodi's goal is to help students develop
a love for the Arts, which research has
shown, will benefit them in countless
ways! |
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Audrey Windlan |
2nd Grade |
Email: awindlan@dsa2000.org |
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Audrey
was born in
New York City
, but has spent the majority of her life
in New Port Richey. She graduated from
the
University
of
West Florida
with a B.S. Degree in Business
Administration and later received her
Master’s Degree from
St.
Leo
University
. For the last seven years Audrey has
been home raising her two daughters Ella
and Laney who are now both students at
Dayspring. During this time Audrey
realized that her real passion was
helping children grow and learn, so she
became certified in Elementary Education
K-6 and Business Education 6-12. Audrey
is thrilled to be a part of the
Dayspring family!
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Troy Dalbec |
Maintenance
Supervisor |
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Troy was born
in Buffalo, MN and moved to New Port
Richey, Fl in 1988. He graduated from
Buffalo Sr. High School and Titian
Continuing Education. He and his wife of
18 years have 2 beautiful daughters
Megan and Madison, and currently live in
the Trinity area. Troy has been in the
construction and irrigation industry for
over 20 years in which he was a small
business owner as well as a regional
manager when he was with a nationwide
landscape company. Troy, Kristy, Megan
and Madison have been a part of
Dayspring family for 10 years and
he finds it rewarding to work with the
wonderful staff and students at
Dayspring Academy.
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Jackie Dennis |
Transportation |
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Jackie
moved from Syracuse, NY to Port Richey
in 1980. She started in the
transportation industry in Syracuse in
1970 and continued when she moved to
Pasco County. She recently retired
from the Pasco district, completing 28
years of service. Her passion for
driving school buses is not over, as she
enjoys the students at Dayspring
Academy. |
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Patricia
Edrich |
Staff
Accountant |
Email:
pedrich@dsa2000.org |
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Patricia was born
and raised in Jacksonville, FL. Her
father was in the army, which allowed
her to live overseas, up north, out west
and down south. She worked for 16 years
in the banking industry followed by 14
years at a large church. Patricia loves
to ride her race bike on the Starkey
Park trail...and loves being at
Dayspring Academy. |
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Natalie
Fernandez |
Event
Coordinator |
Email:
nfernandez@dsa2000.org |
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Natalie
was born and raised in Goshen,
Indiana. There she attended
Indiana
University
to pursue a degree in Political
Science. Natalie moved to
Florida
in 2002 when she married her husband
Franklin. She enjoys working at
Dayspring with so many truly wonderful
people and finds each day fulfilling.
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Kathy Fiorito |
Data Entry
Operator |
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Kathy
is originally from Morris county NJ and
moved to Florida in 2001. She
worked in the Payroll Tax Compliance
field for 20 years. She has her
certificates in Computer Programming as
well as Dog Grooming. She is a
single mother of 3 wonderful boys, one
of which goes to Dayspring. She
has wanted to work at Dayspring since
her son started school here 3 years ago,
and now her wish of working with such a
wonderful team has come true.
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Shirley
Fitzgerald |
Transportation |
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Robert Plourde |
Maintenance |
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Bob was born in
Massachusetts and before moving to
Florida, he was an independent
contractor for thirty-five years.
He served our country in the United
States Marine Corp. Bob has been happily
married for forty-five years and is
happy to be a part of Dayspring.
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Patti Salois |
Food Service
Manager |
Email:
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Patti was born
and raised in upstate New York. She
then moved to Massachusetts where she
spent a few decades raising her own
family. Patti is now enjoying her years
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Fayth Thomas |
Front Office -
Middle School |
Email: fthomas@dsa2000.org |
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Fayth is originally from New Jersey where
she attended Eastern University and majored in Pre-Law and minored in Biblical
Studies. After completing two internships, Fayth moved to Florida in 2009
and has enjoyed it ever since. She is truly blessed and thankful to be working
for Dayspring Academy. In February 2011, Fayth will begin attending
Trinity College to work towards her degree in Counseling.
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Margaret
Walker |
Event
Coordinator |
Email: mwalker@dsa2000.org |
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Margaret moved to Florida in 1980 and went to work for
Johnson & Johnson in Tampa, Fl, where she employed for 14 years, until the
birth of her first child. During her career at Johnson & Johnson, Margaret
held the positions of Accountant, Convention and Marketing Coordinator, and
Project Leader for their Field Sales automation project. After taking a year
off to raise her son, she returned to J&J as a consultant in their Finance
department where she stayed until the birth of her daughter. Margaret
also served as Dayspring’s PACT President for 1 ½ years. She is proud
to say the Walker family has been part of the Dayspring family for over 9 years.
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Giovanna
Agudelo |
Spanish |
Email: gagudelo@dsa2000.org |
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Giovanna
was born and raised in Colombia, where
she received a Bachelors
degree in Journalism and Social
Communication and worked as a writer at
a prestigious Magazine. She moved to the
United States thirteen years ago and
while learning English, she I
discovered she had a special love for
the kids she saw every day in the park,
pool, and the gym. Giovanna has a
wonderful husband and three beautiful
children, and her family has a very
important place in her heart. She has
also received an Associates Degree in
Theology. Giovanna is happy to accept
the challenging position as a Spanish
teacher and will never give up the
opportunity of being involved in a
child's
life for anything else. Teaching
is a gift; the kids are the reason for
her career.
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Theresa Bowman |
Gifted |
Email:
tbowman@dsa2000.org |
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Terri Bowman was
born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in a
northern suburb in Temperance,
Michigan. GO BLUE! She graduated Cum
Laude from the University of Toledo with
a BS in Elementary Education and a
specialization in Early Childhood, and
is certified in Elementary Education 1-6
and Gifted Endorsed. Her
first teaching position was teaching
gifted students in grades 3-6 in Lucas
County, Ohio in the late 80’s. In 2001
she came here to teach at Dayspring
Academy because she wanted herself and
her children to be a part of the
Dayspring family.
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Kelly Covic |
Humanities/Theater |
Email:
kcovic@dsa2000.org |
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Kelly was
born in New Port Richey, Florida and has
lived in the area for most of her life.
She attended Gulf Middle School, Gulf
High School, and received her Bachelor's
Degree from Trinity College of Florida.
She currently holds certification in
Elementary Education K-6
and Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum.
She has taught the Humanities curriculum
and has been involved in the Dayspring
Arts Department for many years. Her
visions as a teacher is to lead students
to appreciate the Arts and grow in
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Michael Darley |
Science |
Email: mdarley@dsa2000.org |
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Michael
was born in New Port Richey, FL where he
has lived his entire life. He
graduated from Trinity College in 2003
and married his wife Kelly in
2004. Michael is certified in
Biology 6-12 and Middle Grades
Integrated 5-9.
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Laura Davis |
Math |
Email:
ldavis@dsa2000.org |
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Laura was born
and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
moved to Florida in 1980. She settled
in here and now has 3 children who are
almost grown. She went to college after
having the girls, at St. Pete Junior
College (now St. Pete College) earning
her AA degree. She then went on to USF
where she earned her Bachelor’s degree
in Elementary Education. She is certified in
Elementary Education and Middle School Math. She sat in on Mrs. Legg’s first
orientation meeting for Dayspring and
knew that this was the school to be part
of.
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Keith Duncan |
Science/Computers |
Email:
kduncan@dsa2000.org |
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Keith is from New
Jersey and California, but went to
college at both Florida State and The
University of Tampa, where he graduated
with a degree in Computer Science and is
certified in Computer Science and
General Science.
After graduating, he turned his attention
to animation and worked in that field
for 12 years, winning several Telly
awards and was nominated for an Emmy.
In 2005, he became a teacher for
Dayspring and is thrilled to be able to
share his love of Science and Animation
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Lora Duncan |
Social
Studies/Humanities |
Email:
lduncan@dsa2000.org |
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Lora graduated from the University of Tampa with a BA
in Communications and Political Science.
She received her Professional Educator's
Certificate in Middle Grades 5-9
Integrated Curriculum (which covers
Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and
Science) and Middle Grades 5-9 Social
Science. Lora is thrilled to be
sharing her love of History and
Humanities with the middle school
students. |
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Colleen Hooker |
Math, Voice |
Email:
chooker@dsa2000.org |
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Colleen
was born and raised on Long Island, New
York. She earned her B.A. in Visual Arts
from Fordham University in New York City
and is certified in Art K-12. She then attended the Institute of
Culinary Education in Manhattan where
she earned her degree in Culinary Arts.
In March of 2007, she moved to Florida
where she worked as a chef in an upscale
Safety Harbor restaurant. She is loving
every minute of her new career and could
not imagine life without her students.
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Maria Jorif |
Language
Arts/Acting |
Email:
mjorif@dsa2000.org |
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Maria
was born in New York and moved to the
Sunshine State in 2005 to become part of
the Dayspring team. She received her
Bachelors of Science in Elementary
Education and a Masters in Arts during
her years in New York, and is certified
in Language Arts 5-9, Elementary
Education K-6, and has received her
Reading Endorsement.
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Donna Law |
Art |
Email: dlaw@dsa2000.org |
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Donna was born
and raised in New Jersey. She earned her
B.A. in Art Therapy and Minor in
Psychology at Trenton State College in
N. J. She moved to Florida in 1985 and
currently resides in New Port Richey
with her children. She obtained her MBA
at Tampa College while developing
curriculums and programs for children
and adults with developmental
disabilities. Donna has extensive Social
Work history with children and adults
and with Hospice. Donna
has her Art certification K thru 12. She
is very excited to be at Dayspring
Academy and hopes to inspire and enrich
student’s lives and appreciation in
visual Arts. |
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Nitza Lord |
History |
Email:
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Nitza was born
and raised in New Jersey. She obtained
her Bachelor's degree in Political
Science from the University of South
Florida in 1999 completing an internship
under former U.S. Senator Bob Graham.
She is certified in Social Sciences 5-9 and has started work on her
Masters degree, hoping to complete it
within the next few years. It is her
pleasure to teach here and share her
excitement for social studies with her
students.
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Andie
Mitchell |
Language Arts |
Email:
amitchell@dsa2000.org |
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Andie
was born and raised in Northwestern
Pennsylvania, and lived in Pittsburgh
from 1999-2007 (Go Steelers!) She
graduated Summa Cum Laude from Robert
Morris University with a BS in
Elementary Education, as well as a being
certified in Language Arts
grades 5-9. Andie, along with her
husband and two daughters, moved to New
Port Richey in the fall of 2007 and she
enjoys everything about living here.
She is so excited to be a part of
Dayspring Academy and considers teaching
Middle School Language Arts her “Dream
Job!” She is thrilled to be able to
make a difference in the lives of young
people and to encourage them to become
life-long learners.
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Jordan Mor |
Math/Music |
Email:
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Jordan Mor, a
native New Yorker, obtained his first
B.A. in Music Composition from the State
University of New York, Purchase
College. He later learned Modern
and Ancient Greek in Greece, studied and
performed Byzantine music for years and
obtained his 2nd B.A. in Social Theology
and Philosophy from the University of
Athens. Jordan also worked for years as
a computer technician, web designer and
piano teacher. He is
certified in Elementary Education K-6, Music K-12 and Math 5-9 and
is thrilled to teach at Dayspring
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Jenna
Simon |
Computer/Dance |
Email: jsimon@dsa2000.org |
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Jenna is
a recent graduate and newlywed from
New Port Richey. She obtained her
Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies at
Florida Gulf Coast University and is
certified in Pre-K/Primary Education. She
has studied ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop,
point, and modern dance for the last 15
years and has been teaching dance for
the last 4 years. Jenna's
accomplishments include being a 2004
All-Star Dancer nominee at a national
cheer & dance camp, a 2005 Best
Performing Artist scholarship recipient
for Pasco County, former FGCU dance team
member, and a semi-finalist for the
NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleaders.
She is excited to be at Dayspring and
her goal is to inspire and bring out the
best in her students!
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Muriel Steves |
Humanities |
Email:
msteves@dsa2000.org |
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Muriel was
born in Erie,
Pennsylvania. She
attended
Grand Rapids
Baptist College in
Michigan
for her Bachelor’s degree and Edinboro
University in Pennsylvania for her teaching
certificate; she is certified in
Language Arts 6-12 and has received her
Reading Endorsement. She has
taken masters level courses in library
science. She has been teaching for over
26 years and spent a year as a college
librarian. Since coming to Florida, she
has completed the reading endorsement
requirements for teaching reading.
She hopes to share that love for
reading with the students at Dayspring.
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Bernece White |
ESE/Language
Arts |
Email:
bwhite@dsa2000.org |
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Bernece was born
in Jersey City, New Jersey and spent
most of her childhood at the Jersey
shore. She graduated from Stockton
State College with a degree in Biology
and is certified in ESE and has received
her Reading Endorsement.
She worked for Donald Trump and was not
fired, but quit to move to Florida. She
was inspired to pursue her teacher
certification after volunteering at
Dayspring. Bernece feels privileged to
work with the awesome Dayspring students
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