DIRECTOR
Dave Kinsey, the owner and director of Veritas, graduated from Bryan College (BA in Bible, 1973) and Reformed Theological Seminary (MA in School Administration, 1988). He has almost 30 years of experience as an educator, with 23 of those years in school administration. As a teacher, he taught 6th – 10th grade level math courses, Spanish and History. He also coached basketball for several years early in his career. Mr. Kinsey has served as an administrator at three different Christian schools in the Atlanta and St. Louis areas. He served for 15 years as the Headmaster at Fellowship Christian Academy in Roswell. During his years at FCA, the school grew from a student body of 160 students to over 600 in the K – 12 program. He was also instrumental in the formation of the school at Perimeter Church in Duluth and has always been a strong supporter of the homeschool movement. He believes that his role as an educator is to partner with parents in providing the best possible education for their children.

1st-2nd Grade
Jennie Ortega earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Temple University. She has taught kindergarten, fourth grade, and has tutored students in English and history, as well as home schooling her five children. With an appreciation for the Arts, she has been a ballet teacher and director. Mrs. Ortega will create a nurturing classroom with love for each student, while communicating truth and managing the classroom well. Jennie’s husband is a System’s Analyst and part-time seminary student at Reformed Theological Seminary. The Ortega family lives in Tucker, where they are active members of Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

3rd-4th Grade
Beckie Parker. Bio coming soon.

5th-6th Grade
Melissa Hornsby earned her degree at Berry College in Rome, Georgia where she majored in History and minored in Secondary Education. After graduation she taught seventh through twelfth grade history at Masters Christian Academy for two years. She moved to Providence Christian Academy (PCA) where she taught eighth grade Georgia History and ninth grade Civics/Government and World Geography for three years. She left PCA to be a full-time mom to her firstborn. Later that year she started a theatre company for kids where she taught drama and improvisation classes for children ages eight through twelve. Melissa wrote and directed seven plays over the next four years.

Melissa attended attended DeKalb Christian Academy from the eighth through the eleventh grades. She attended Providence Christian Academy her senior year and graduated in its very first graduating class. Melissa tutors the 5/6 grade Humanities studies at Veritas Classical School’s Sugarloaf Campus. She is married to David and is mom to their daughters, Makayla and Lila.

7th-8th Grade
Gretchen Beck. Bio coming soon.