Staff & Faculty Directory

Upper School Bible Teacher, Upper School Bible Department Head, Men’s Varsity Soccer Coach
Since 2020
M.T.S. (Theological Studies), Lipscomb University
M.Ed. School Administration & Supervision, Lipscomb University
B.S. Health/Physical Education Teaching, Lipscomb University
ACSI Certification: Bible Specialist

Lower School Principal
Since 2017
Ed.D. Learning Organizations and Strategic Change, Lipscomb University
M.Ed. Administration and Supervision, Lipscomb University
B.A. English Teaching, Lipscomb University

Learn more about Dr. Abood in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Theatre Producer
Since 2021

Upper School English Teacher, Upper School English Department Head, Bible Study Leader, Small Group Leader
Since 1999
M.A. Imaginative Literature, Harrison Middleton University
B.A. English, University of New Hampshire
B.A. Communication, University of New Hampshire
ACSI Certification

What are the things you love about working at PCA?
I love the community we have as an Upper School faculty, the relationships with students we are able to form, and the shared mission of maximizing each student’s God-given potential.

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
I love the ability to partner with families who are trying to raise their children in a faith that is currently very counter cultural, in offering their children an excellent faith-based education.

Director of Mosaic Program, Speech-Language Pathologist
Since 2021
M.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of New Hampshire
B.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of New Hampshire
NH SLP Certification, NH Dept. Allied Health, ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Middle School Principal; Ski Club Coordinator
Since 2017
B.A. Urban Ministry Leadership, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.A. Academic Leadership, Gordon College

Get To Know Mrs. Blatchley
Mrs. Blatchley first joined PCA in 2017 as the Upper School’s Student Life Coordinator. Since 2019, and while completing her Master’s degree, Lois has served in the role of Dean of Women. In that capacity she worked directly with the faculty to mentor and disciple over 100 young women in grades 9-12. In addition, she oversaw the Upper School Student Life activities, coordinated the US chapel programs, held the Ski Club Coordinator position and played an integral part in developing PCA’s student leadership development program.

Prior to her time at PCA, Mrs. Blatchley worked at a number of educational institutions in leadership roles both in New England and globally. Some of those positions include Lacrosse Coach at Lexington Christian Academy (Lexington, MA), Associate Teach-ing Director and a Small Group Leader at Community Bible Study (Ossipee and Rye, NH), Senior Summer Staff at Christian Camps and Conferences (Alton, NH), Chairman of the Board and English Language Tutor at International Gateway Academy (Istanbul, Turkey), School Board Member at Caritas Academy (Hudson, MA), Long-Term Substitute Teacher for 4th grade at First Assembly Christian Academy (Worcester, MA) and Missions Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Children’s Ministry, and senior High Youth Ministry at Grace Baptist Church (Hudson, MA).

Lois holds a Degree in Urban Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and received her Master’s in Academic Leadership from Gordon College. She and her husband, Peter, are residents of Dover and call Great Bay Calvary their church home.

Read more about Mrs. Blatchley in her Middle School Principal announcement blog post.

Middle School Science Teacher
Since 2021
M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction K-12, Notre Dame College, 2003
B.S. Biology, University of New Hampshire, 1996
NH Teacher Certification, 7-12 Life Sciences, 1999
NH Certification

Get To Know Mrs. Bowden
Mrs. Bowden is one of our incredible Middle School Science Teachers. She is a proud New Hampshire resident where she lives with her husband, Kyle, and three children, who are all current PCA students. Mrs. Bowden began at PCA, in 2021, helping in 6th grade Science classes one day a week. Her role then grew to her current role as a Middle School Science Teacher. Her love of our natural world and all of God’s creatures fuels her excitement for the subject matter she teaches.

Prior to joining the PCA family, Mrs. Bowden taught 7th grade Science in Stratham as well as through VLACS, an online NH Charter School. While Mrs. Bowden was content teaching online, when her family arrived at PCA she could “sense the enthusiasm and commitment to creating Christ centered graduates and knew that this is where [her] family belonged”. We are thankful she answered the call and excited to have her here at PCA!

What is your favorite scripture?
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth…. Colossians 1:16a (ESV)

Third Grade Teacher
Since 2021
B.S. Psychology, University of New Hampshire
M.Ed. Elementary Education, University of New Hampshire
K-8 Certified

Kindergarten Teacher; Costa Rica Missions Trip Coordinator
Since 1992
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, Gordon College
B.A. Elementary Education, Berkshire Christian College
B.A. Theology, Berkshire Christian College
ACSI Professional Lifetime Certification; State of NH Elementary Education (K-8), Experienced Educator

Get To Know Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Brown has been teaching Kindergarten at PCA since 1992. She was raised in Barrington, New Hampshire and came to know Jesus as her Savior at a very young age upon hearing a missionary from China at the Barrington Evangelical Free Church. After meeting at Berkshire Christian College, she and her husband, Rob served in the ministry, both in New England and around the world. Having a love for missions, Mrs. Brown has traveled to Africa with her family and has been on short-term mission trips with PCA to Romania, Panama, and led many trips to Costa Rica. In her spare time, Mrs. Brown enjoys quilting, knitting, and collecting sea glass at the beach.

What is your favorite bible verse?
I have two life Bible verses: Isaiah 30:15; “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.” and Isaiah 32:17; “The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.”

Learn more about Mrs. Brown in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Middle School Administrative Assistant
Since 2022
B.A., Grove City College

8th Grade English Teacher
Since 2021
B.A. Health & Society, Brown University

What are the things you love about working at PCA?
Without hesitation, what I love most about working at PCA are the people I work with! My co-laborers in Christ at PCA truly care about one another and the students. We are not here because we have to be here! We are here because we want to be here! “The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.” ~ Confucius

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
Christian education enables us to recognize and openly acknowledge God’s divine design in every aspect of life. Christian education enhances one’s ability to recognize the calling God has placed upon his or her life. Each of us has been created with a divine design and purpose, which is not snuffed out through Christian education; rather, it is fanned into flame!

Resource (Mosaic) Teacher
Since 2019
B.S. Learning Disabilities, General Special Education and Elementary Education, Language Arts, University of Maine at Farmington
LiPS Certified
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS)
Wilson Reading System Practitioner
Visualizing/Verbalizing Trained

Mrs. Coppinger has been a resident to the seacoast for over 30 years. Her first teaching job was with a school designed exclusively for language learning dyslexics. While her children were young, she stayed home to focus on raising them but continued to do private tutoring. Once they were older, she worked in the public school system for 10 years as an interventionist and then began at PCA in 2019.  Mrs. Coppinger and her husband Kevin, have three children and own their own plumbing and heating business in the area.

What do you love about teaching?
I love helping students with learning differences develop a love of learning.  There is nothing quite like seeing a student go from being reading phobic to blossoming into an avid reader.  I just love seeing the excitement they get from understanding print and wanting to read, especially read for pleasure. And because I feel so much more of a connection with my students here at PCA, the joy is even greater.  I am confident that this is the place God has for me and I am so thankful for each student that I get to work with. 

Favorite Verse:
One of my favorite verses is Psalm 46:10: He says, “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Lower School Assistant Principal
Since 1993
M.Ed. Special Education, University of New Hampshire
B.S. Elementary Education, Gordon College

Second Grade Teacher; Basketball Coach; Kaleidoscope Instructor; ACSI Workshop Instructor
Since 1998
B.S. Special Education & Elementary Education, Psychology, Keene State College
NH certification, ACSI Certification

Upper School English & History Teacher
Since 2022

Fourth Grade Teacher
Since 2016
B.S. Elementary Education (K-8), Concentration in English, University of Maine at Farmington
K-8 Certified Teacher, NH certifications

Fifth Grade Teacher
Since 2022

Upper School Spanish Teacher, World Languages Department Head, Spring Musical Director
Since 2017
B.S. Music Education, Gordon College
Diploma in Spanish Language, Christian Spanish Academy of Antigua, Guatemala

Dean of Men; Upper School English Teacher, Advisor: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Since 1996
M.A. English / Literature, University of New Hampshire
B.A. English / Literature, University of Mass / Lowell
CAGS courses at UNH

Learn more about Mr. Foley in his PCA Faculty Feature.

Middle and Upper School Spanish Teacher
Since 2020

Kindergarten Teacher
Since 2021
B.A. Music, Wheaton College
NH Certification K-6

Substitute Coordinator
Since 2023
B.A. Early Childhood Education, North Greenville University

What do you love about working at PCA?
I love serving alongside other Christ followers and getting to know all of the wonderful students.

Upper School History Teacher
Since 1996
Ph.D. European History: Britain, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
M.A. European History, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
B.S. National Security and Public Affairs, United States Military Academy

Dr. Gamble was born and raised in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He graduated from West Point in 1979, joined the Army as a Military Police officer, and married his high school sweetheart, Sharon. He and Sharon have two grown daughters, Kathryn and Mary, who are both PCA alumnae (Class of ‘02 and ’04, respectively). While on active duty, Dr. Gamble attended graduate schooling at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and taught on the faculty at West Point. He later completed his doctorate in European History. He retired from the US Army in 1996, and began teaching at Portsmouth Christian High School that fall as the first dedicated history teacher in what would later become the Upper School at PCA.

“I love Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I love the study of history (my library is over 4,000 volumes), and I continuously read new books (right now working on Toby Lester’s The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name). I love young people, and I feel called to teach history in a Christian framework as my ministry. My biggest thrill is to have our alumni come back and tell me they were well prepared to succeed at the college of their choice with respect to faith, self-discipline, and academics, especially in their history classes.”
My favorite passage of Scripture is Romans 8:28-39.

Fifth Grade Teacher
Since 2021

Upper School Science Teacher, Head of Science Department, Class of 2023 Advisor, Science & Medical Club Advisor, Member of Technology & Fiduciary Committees
Since 2019
M.S. Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University
B.S. Biology, min. French, Wheaton College
Co-author: WATER WAYS (Folded Word, 2017)
Author: HOW TO WRITE AN EXCEPTIONAL THESIS OR DISSERTATION (Atlantic Publishing Group, 2014)
Paraeducator II Endorsement (NH)

Get to Know Mrs. Graustein
Mrs. Graustein began her career as Head Teaching Assistant at Northern Illinois University, then served as an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. Her science curriculum at PCA emphasizes field explorations, microscopy, homeostasis, stewardship, scientific literature (both technical and creative), and the etymology of scientific terms. Her specialty topics include Aquatic Ecology, Plant Competition, and Bioethics. She also harnesses the power of new-media to enhance student engagement by creating audio-visual content for a wide range of distance-learning and learning-style needs.

What has been your favorite moment of teaching at PCA?
“My favorite moment so far at PCA has been the discovery of comb jellies off the PCA dock. Cal Burnham (Class of 2022) saw them first while we were out with Botany & Zoology. I took each of my classes to the dock that week to see them, and used my GoPro to film them underwater for the online students. I then worked with the Marine Science class to take the data that shaped our hypothesis: The comb jellies’ appearance so far upstream was probably due to the drought (summer-fall 2020), since there was no fresh water coming down the Bellamy River to dilute the ocean’s salt water.”

What is your favorite scripture?
Psalm 19

Lower School Aide
Since 2011

Second Grade Teacher
Since 2021

Seventh Grade Teacher
Since 2022

College Counselor & Registrar
Since 2018
M.Ed. Elementary Education, Special Education Concentration, University of New Hampshire
B.A. Psychology, Bates College
NH Elementary Ed. Certification

Volunteer, Alumni and Event Coordinator
Since 2019

Get to Know Mrs. Heath
Mrs. Heath is our Volunteer and Event Coordinator, a parent to two awesome PCA kiddos and a wonderful person to get to know here at PCA! She is a Wyoming native turned Maine resident and while she loves her western roots, her love of the ocean and PCA keep her planted here in New England.

What do you love about working at PCA?
I love serving at PCA as the Volunteer Coordinator because of the incredible community of servant leaders I get to work with each and every day, as they care for and work together with one common goal: To help our community honor God joyfully by inspiring students to maximize their God-given potential.

What is your favorite verse?
She is clothed in strength & dignity and laughs without fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25

Upper School Principal
Since 2016
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, History, Gordon College
B.A. History, Sports Studies, Gordon College
5-12 History Teaching License, S.E.I. Endorsement

Get To Know Mr. Heckelmann
Mr. Heckelmann began as an 8th grade teacher here at PCA and accepted the position as Upper School Principal in 2020. He is a Colorado native and prior to his time at PCA, he taught history at Valor Christian High School, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Mr. Heckelmann currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children. He was a graduate of Gordon College where he earned two degrees: BA History with a Sports Studies minor; M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to being a scholar, he is an athlete and CrossFit coach.

Read more about Mr. Heckelmann’s appointment as the new Principal of PCA’s Upper School.

Fifth Grade Teacher
Since 2021

7th Grade Math Teacher
Since 2023

Preschool Teacher
Since 2006
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Gordon College
NHECPDS Credentials in Master Teacher Level 2

Preschool Teacher
Since 2014
M.B.A. Business Administration, University of Phoenix
B.S. Family Studies, UNH
A.A. General Studies, NHTI
Veteran, United States Air Force

Custodian
Since 2015

Fourth Grade Teacher
Since 2014
B.S. Elementary Education, Psychology, Keene State College
K-8 Certified Teacher

First Grade Teacher
Since 2022

Dean of Academics & Mosaic Instructor
Since 1993
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Nova Southeastern University
M.Ed. Integrated Studies, Education, Cambridge College
B.A. English and Elementary Education, French, Houghton College
Wilson Reading System Level 1 Instructor, National Distinguished Principal, Granite State Allan Graustein Award, NH Educator, NH Administrator, ACSI Educator, ACSI Principal

Director of Enrollment and Marketing
Since 2021
B.A Accounting, Barrington College

Previously employed by Liberty Mutual Insurance for nearly 36 years in a variety of individual contributor to senior leadership roles.

What do you love about working at PCA?
I love having the opportunity to support colleagues who are more than colleagues, they are brothers and sisters in Christ. I love the opportunity to lead a boy’s Bible study for our Middle School and lead a small group.

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
Christian education is one of the options parents have in achieving their God-given mandate to train up their children in the way they should go. We get to come alongside parents in their choice and PCA, specifically, does this remarkably well.

Chief Financial Officer
Since 1999
B.S. Business Administration, Barrington College
PHR, SHRM-CP

Upper School Science Teacher
Since 2023

Preschool Aide
Since 1992

Learn more about Miss Sue in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Lower, Middle and Upper School Mandarin Teacher
Since 2018

Senior Admissions Counselor
Since 2008
M.B.A. Business Administration, Florida Institute of Technology
B.A. Business Administration, Marketing & Economic, Florida Institute of Technology

Resource (Mosaic) Teacher
Since 2021
Masters in Reading Education, Boston University
B.S. in Elementary Education, Minor in Spanish; Anderson University
Licensed Reading Specialist, Teaching certification in MA and SC

What do you love about working at PCA?
I love the Christian atmosphere and open-door policy with administration.

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
I love being able to combine the truth of God’s word with a quality education. Helping students see how Christ is in everything they do and learn is amazing!

Lower School Administrative Assistant
Since 2013

Upper School Head Librarian & Eaglet Driver
Since 2018
M.S. Library Science, Western Kentucky University
B.S. Economics, History, University of Maine Farmington School Administration
NH: K-12 Librarian K-12 Principal ME: K-12 Librarian

Lower and Middle School Physical Education Teacher
Since 2009
B.S. Health and Physical Education, Bible, Cairn University
Safe and Sound Protocol Therapy

Custodian
Since 2015

Upper School Audio Visual & Music Teacher
Since 2023

Resource (Mosaic) Instructor
Since 2019
M.Ed. Reading Specialist, Southern New Hampshire University
B.A. Elementary Education, University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS) 2022, LiPS certification 2021, ACSI, NH Educator, Hawai’i Educator

Get to Know Mrs. Roets
Mrs. Roets is one of our incredible Mosaic teachers here at PCA and a Mom to two current PCA students. Mrs. Roets began her time at PCA as a First Grade Teacher and has since shifted over to support our growing Mosaic program. She currently lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two kiddos. We are thankful for Mrs. Roets and honored to have her on board here at PCA!

What do you love most about teaching at PCA?
“I enjoy teaching students how to read and expand their abilities to the fullest. With the tools and talented educators here at PCA; I’ve seen tremendous growth in students in very short periods of time. The growth is spiritual, academic and socio-emotional.”

Head of School
Since 2019
M.A. History, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College
B.S. History, Systems Engineering, The United States Military Academy (West Point)
28 Years Serving and Leading in the U.S. Army

Raised in an Army family, Mike Runey attended the United States Military Academy (West Point) graduating as a lieutenant in 1991. Shortly thereafter he married Lieutenant Christiana (Christy) Cassidy. After nearly a year apart, they were assigned to Korea.

Since then, he has served in numerous leadership and staff positions across the globe, such as leading a platoon fighting forest fires in Montana, commanding a rocket unit in Germany, and teaching military history at his alma mater, West Point.

He has deployed five times, including to Bosnia with the 1st Infantry Division (“Big Red One”) in the mid-1990s and to Iraq twice with the 4th Infantry
Division (“Ivy Division), based out of Fort Hood, Texas between 2005 and 2009. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Runey worked with the Marines in Western Iraq as a battalion operations officer. His unit delivered new, high-tech precision missiles in support of Marines and Soldiers fighting in the provincial capital, Ramadi. During his second tour in Iraq, he led the 4th Infantry Division’s planning team in Baghdad during a particularly violent period (the “Awakening and Shia uprising”) and into the transition to Iraqi civil control that included a key round of elections. Following Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel Runey led an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps

(ROTC) battalion of over 300 cadets at Penn State, raising the next generation of Army leaders. He then commanded the Army garrison in Schweinfurt, Germany, a community of 12,000 soldiers and families supporting NATO. In two years there, his team deployed and redeployed all of those soldiers in support of operations in Afghanistan, while caring for their families who remained in Germany.

Colonel Runey then served with US Army Recruiting spearheading the commanding general’s initiatives to sustain the All-Volunteer Force as well as leading mobile technology initiatives for the Army in support of the recruiters nationwide. Following graduation from the U.S Army War College, he deployed again to lead a team of U.S. and allied officers in NATO Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. There they coordinated the efforts of hundreds of NATO advisors to assist the Afghan police and army in securing their population and defeating the Taliban.

In the summer of 2016, he returned home, moved the family to Virginia, and assumed leadership of the Joint and Army Concept Development division in the Army’s Future and Concepts Center. His job there was to envision the future (2030 and beyond) and create ways the Army will operate, fight, and win against increasingly capable adversaries in a rapidly changing world.

Mike’s education includes a B.S. from the United States Military Academy (1991), a M.A. from the Pennsylvania State University (History, 2001), and a M.A. from the Army War College (Strategic Studies, 2015).

His historical research and writing focuses on the World War II and Cold War eras, with special emphasis on how citizen soldiers raised, replaced, and sustained leadership in combat. He has also written and published on Division level operations in a brigade-centric Army as well as sustaining America’s All-Volunteer Force amidst 21st Century challenges.

Mike joined PCA as Head of School in 2019. He and his wife, Christy, are blessed with four children—Sarah, Rebekah, Peter, and Caleb—and currently live in Dover, NH and call Durham Evangelical their home church.

Bookkeeper
Since 2013
B.S. Accounting, Messiah College
CPA

Director of Development
Since 2016
B.A. Communications, Speech and Rhetoric, Northeastern University

Learn more about Mrs. Russo in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Director of Fine Arts; Music Teacher
Since 2022

Kindergarten Teacher
Since 2021

Kindergarten Aide; Beforecare
Since 2002

Get To Know Mrs. Sears
Mrs. Sears is one half of the dynamic duo in KA here at Portsmouth Christian Academy.  She has been working alongside Mr. Brown in Kindergarten since 2002 and is truly beloved by her students.  Mrs. Sears lives in New Hampshire with her husband and has a son, daughter-in-law, daughter and two grandchildren.

What is one of your favorite memories from teaching at PCA?
“A favorite moment that truly encompasses why I “get to” serve in Kindergarten is when a graduating senior came to visit and say, “so long”. While he was visiting, he was asked what his favorite years at PCA were. His reply was 2^nd Grade and Kindergarten, continuing on to say “I don’t remember a whole lot about what we did in kindergarten, but I remember how I felt.” Being able to help create that environment for students is very special and something I am honored to do each day.”  

What is your favorite Bible verse?
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Upper School Bible Teacher
Since 2020

Dean of Women, Upper School Mathematics Teacher, Department Head, Wednesday Girls Leader
Since 2017
B.A. Mathematics, Messiah College
M.Ed. Math Specialist, Gordon College
New Hampshire State Certified

Second Grade Teacher
Since 2022
M.Ed Curriculum and Leadership, Northcentral University
B.S. Early Childhood Studies, Charter Oak State College

What do you love most about teaching?
I love seeing children become excited and engaged in what they are learning. It is inspiring to see students make connections and grow. I also treasure the relationships that are formed and the emotional and spiritual growth I am privileged to be a part of.

Favorite Verse:
My favorite verse is Philippians 1:6; “being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Middle School Assistant Principal
Since 2022
B.S. Youth Ministry/Preaching, Minor in Bible, Johnson University
Certificate of Ordination in 2012

What do you love about working at PCA?
One of the things I love about PCA is working with students at a crucial age of development where they are navigating their identity in Christ as it fits into the world around them.

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
What makes me passionate about Christian education is a unique combination of your personal beliefs, values, experiences, and a sense of purpose that draws you to this field and motivates you to contribute to it.

Upper School Administrative Assistant
Since 2022

LS/US Music Teacher and LS Art Teacher (K-5), Private Music Teacher
Since 2010
B.F.A. Weaving and Textiles, University of Michigan
ACSI, Suzuki Trained/Certified for Teaching Violin

Sixth Grade Teacher
Since 2020

Athletic Director; Men’s Varsity Basketball Coach; Women’s Varsity Soccer Coach
Since 2009
B.S. Sports Management, Coaching, Cedarville University

Virtual Learning Coordinator & PCAP Aide
Since 2024

Eighth Grade Teacher
Since 2003
M.Ed. Elementary Education, Franklin Pierce University
B.S. Behavioral Science, UNH
A.A. Accounting, Franklin Pierce University
ACSI, Middle School Math, K-8 Certified

What do you love most about teaching here at PCA?
“The thing I love most about teaching at PCA are the relationships I have formed with families. I have taught here long enough that many of my former students are starting careers and/or families of their own. I love getting to be a part of the growth of these students, getting to see them go from small children, to confident high schoolers, and all of the stages in between. As an 8th grade teacher, one of my favorite parts of the school year is our annual DC trip. It is so rewarding to enjoy the fruits of our labor as we watch these young men and women show responsibility for their behavior and respect to current and fallen soldiers at the National Cemetery in Arlington. Students that come through my classroom eventually become friends as they graduate and begin their lives. Many stay in touch through social media, and I rejoice with them in all of their accomplishments. I look forward to the day that I have a child of a former student in my classroom.”

Learn more about Mrs. Treadwell in her PCA Faculty Feature.

First Grade Teacher
Since 2016
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Prek-4, Psychology, Messiah College
ACSI Certification

Get to Know Mrs. Trueira
Mrs. Trueira was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and earned her degree in Early Childhood Education from Messiah College.  During her time at Messiah, she met her husband, Phil and currently live in Haverhill, MA.  Each summer Mrs. Trueira spends a week camping and hiking in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks with her brother and his dog.  She loves being outdoors and immersing herself in God’s beautiful creation and has hiked many mountains in throughout the country over the last few years.  In her free time, you can find her reading, cycling on her Peloton, or trying a new recipe.

What do you love about teaching?
“I love teaching because it feels like I am making a difference in student’s lives by being a Christian example and incorporating my faith into our daily classroom conversations.  I enjoy working at PCA because of the students and families! You can sense God’s presence in the school climate.  I have been able to watch students ask questions about God and grow in their faith throughout the year.”

Sixth Grade Teacher, Study Club Tutor
Since 2019
B.A. Elementary Education, Wheaton College
ASCI certification

Learn more about Mrs. Tucker in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Preschool Director & Teacher
Since 2017
M.Ed. Educational Leadership, Plymouth State University
B.A. Early Childhood Education, Lasell College
ASCI Provision Director Certificate; NHECPDS Credentials in Master Teacher Level 2 and Early Childhood Master Professional Credential with Individual Mentor and Program Consultant Endorsements

Communications Director
Since 2021
M.B.A. Business Administration, Bryant University
B.A. Business Administration, Marketing, Management, Elmira College

Director of Instructional Technology
Since 2021
B.S. Business Administration, Majoring in Accounting, University of Southern Maine
M.Ed. Technology in Education, Lesley University

Lower and Upper School Music Teacher, Jazz Band Director, Private Lesson Instructor 
Since 2014 
M.A. Clarinet Performance, The Ohio State University
Received Graduate School Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship. 
B.A. Music Education, University of New Hampshire 
Presser Scholar and Music Department Fellowship.
NH State Certification 

What do you love about working at PCA?
I love that we provide a safe place for students (and faculty) to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally and academically. There is a lot of support for each other and a general positivity that helps make for a wonderful environment.

What makes you passionate about Christian education?
I enjoy being able to meet students where they are at and express true connection with them by demonstrating God’s love for them tangibly. I love that we focus on character and spiritual formation and care about the whole child and person. We are able to help address areas of growth and point them towards God’s leading and path when they are struggling.

Learn more about Mrs. Veno in her PCA Faculty Feature.

Security Coordinator, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, FCA Huddle Leader and Middle School Small Group Leader
Since 2004
Retired US Marine, Youth Pastor

Eighth Grade Teacher
Since 2020

Lower and Middle School Technology Support & Testing Coordinator
Since 2004
B.S. Family Studies: Child Development

Seventh Grade Teacher
Since 2022
B.S. Elementary Education, Liberty University
M.Ed. Elementary Education (1-6), Moderate Disabilities (K-8), Gordon College
Massachusetts Teaching License, SEI Endorsement

International Admissions Counselor & Enrollment Advisor
Since 2020
A.A. Great Bay Community College

What is your favorite verse?
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

What are the things you love about working at PCA?
I love working alongside fellow believers who approach everything through prayer and seeking God’s wisdom.