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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.
GRADES 5-6
Paula McGinty lives in the Bolingbroke community outside of Macon. She is married to Robert McGinty and has two daughters, Erica and Rachel. She attended Georgia College after high school and earned a degree in Business Administration. Because of her love for children, she went back to college and earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. She taught for several years in the kindergarten program of Siloam Christian School in Easley, SC. Paula has worked with homeschool students as a teacher and a tester. As a registered tester with Bob Jones, she was responsible for giving standardized tests to groups of home schoolers while living in Stockbridge, GA. She also served as secretary for the Trinity Home Education Association in Stockbridge, Georgia until 1999. Paula and her husband moved back to the Macon area in 1999 to be closer to family. She has been home schooling her two daughters since 1995 and her oldest daughter Erica was accepted to Valdosta State University. Paula is continuing to educate her other daughter Rachel, who is currently in the humanities program with Veritas at the Macon, GA campus. Paula believes that children should have a firm foundation before they reach high school and works with the parents in building this firm foundation. Paula and her family are active members of Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church.
GRADES 7-8
Scarlett Sulivan is married to Scott and the mother of Dayne, Elias,
Saige and Nolan. She attends First Evangelical Church where she is a member of
the choir, a youth counselor, and a Sunday School teacher. She attended Auburn
University and majored in Public Administration with a minor in Political
Science. She credits her high school history teacher with her love for the
subject. My teacher imparted her never ending desire to know more and grow from
that knowledge. Mrs. Sullivan hopes to do the same for her students at Veritas.
History is an alive and rich subject that should never be a boring set of names
and dates to be memorized. All things historical have an impact on the American
way of life today. We can learn from our mistakes, and those of others, and we
can build on the successes of the past. Mrs. Sullivan enjoys teaching
immensely. It is one of the few occupations that offers so much reward in
seeing the success of the students.
Donna Thornton graduated with a B.A. in Education from Mercer University and a Masters of Education from Augusta State College (now University). She lived in Georgia, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia during her husband’s 29 year Air Force career. After teaching in public schools in Macon and Augusta for six years and in a private school in Miami, FL for one year, Donna home schooled her own children for a total of 14 years. Her son, Matthew, graduated from Patrick Henry College and her daughter attends Middle Georgia Technical College. She and her husband are the grandparents of Autumn, the daughter of their son and his wife, Katie. The Thorntons are members of Harvest Methodist Church in Warner Robins. In her spare time, Donna enjoys her numerous pets, many types of paper crafts and learning to sew.
Gary Sagnibene. Bio coming soon.
GRADES 9-12
Chad Bennett is a native of Griffin, Georgia and a 2003 graduate of
Berry College where he majored in Religion and Philosophy with a minor in
Psychology. While at Berry, Chad served on the leadership teams for both Campus
Outreach and the Berry College Republicans. An avid reader, Chad has a great
interest in classical literature, theology, and golf. Chad is an active member
of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church. After teaching with Veritas, Chad plans to
attend Westminster Seminary to prepare for a career in missions.
Scarlett Sulivan is married to Scott and the mother of Dayne, Elias,
Saige and Nolan. She attends First Evangelical Church where she is a member of
the choir, a youth counselor, and a Sunday School teacher. She attended Auburn
University and majored in Public Administration with a minor in Political
Science. She credits her high school history teacher with her love for the
subject. My teacher imparted her never ending desire to know more and grow from
that knowledge. Mrs. Sullivan hopes to do the same for her students at Veritas.
History is an alive and rich subject that should never be a boring set of names
and dates to be memorized. All things historical have an impact on the American
way of life today. We can learn from our mistakes, and those of others, and we
can build on the successes of the past. Mrs. Sullivan enjoys teaching
immensely. It is one of the few occupations that offers so much reward in
seeing the success of the students.
Bob Watson After his discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1978, Bob Watson
attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he graduated
magna cum laude with a degree in Pre-Law. In 1982, Bob entered law school at
Mercer University in Macon and graduated with a J.D. in 1985. Upon graduation,
Bob worked for the federal government at Robins AFB as a contracting officer.
After five years in the civil service, Bob studied philosophy as a graduate
student at the University of Georgia. After one year of study, Bob returned to
Macon to teach English and History at Central Fellowship Christian Academy.
During this time, Bob attended summer classes at Bob Jones University and
received a M.Ed. in English in 1994. Later Bob taught literature and philosophy
at Middle Georgia College in Cochran. Currently, Bob and his wife, Gloria, live
in Smarr of Monroe County. He is the General Editor of Smarr Publishers, LLC, a
company dedicated to developing literature and rhetorical studies predominately
for home schools. In addition to nearly 90 study guides for classical
literature and developing eight high school English courses, Bob has authored
several books including A Guide to Critical Writing, Grammar, and Style, A
Research Project in Ten Lessons, The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Poetic Version, and
the popular defense for classical education, Critique of Pure Education: A
Philosophy for the Home Educator. In his spare time, Bob is a student of the
classical guitar under the instruction of Mr. Fred Bone of Macon, Georgia.
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