Administration

Before coming to Trinitas, Mr. Cowart served as Headmaster at a classical Christian school in Tennessee. Mr. Cowart and his wife Joy have five children, all attending Trinitas. The Cowarts are members of Providence Church (CREC) in Pensacola.

Before coming to Trinitas, Mrs. Deshommes worked in account management and administrative support. Mrs. Deshommes and her husband have six children, four of whom attend Trinitas. The Deshommes family are members of The Cross Church in Pensacola.

Mr. Gilley’s two sons, Colby and Parker, attended Trinitas from kindergarten through graduation. During that time, he served on the Trinitas Board of Governors, taught fifth grade, and served as our Headmaster for five years.

Having watched his own children, who now have children of their own, and other Trinitas alums and students, he is more convinced than ever that classical Christian education has a special way of helping students become God-honoring, broad-minded people who know how to live life well and spread gospel-joy everywhere they go.

Mr. Gilley attends Providence Church (CREC) in Pensacola where he serves as an elder.

Sean C. Hadley taught humanities at Trinitas Christian School from 2014-2023, before migrating to the University of Arkansas to complete with the Classical Education Research Lab. In 2025, he returned to Trinitas in the role of Upper School Principal. He has given talks at numerous conferences, including multiple talks at the annual Repairing the Ruins conference. Additionally, his writing has appeared in Touchstone magazine, the CiRCE Institute's website, and ACCS's Classis journal.

Sean has done professional development workshops for other classical schools and works with Thales College in their teacher certification program. His wife Sarah graciously tolerates his eccentricities, and his four children (who all attend Trinitas) have learned to laugh at his jokes.

Ed Varela has been teaching music for over seventeen years and joined the Trinitas staff in 2013. With a bachelor's and master's degree in music, he has taught on the college level all the way to preschoolers. He serves as the chairman for the Pensacola Music Teachers Association Sonata Contest, serves on the Florida State Music Teacher Association Executive Board, and serves in his local church as a pianist. In July, 2022, Mr. Varela completed Kodaly Music Certification from New Saint Andrews Conservatory of Music which is a three year summer program totaling 225 hours of class time. He and his wife Miranda have three children at Trinitas.

Mrs. Phillips taught children for over thirty-five years. After homeschooling her four children for fifteen years, she taught in a classical school in Georgia before coming to Trinitas. She has presented workshops at ACCS national and regional conferences, and is called upon frequently to present teacher training modules for Trinitas and other regional classical schools.

Mrs. Phillips is an accomplished musician who accompanies Morning Meeting and Trinitas choral performances. Her love for music fills her classroom and overflows into her students’ hearts.

Mrs. Phillips retired from the Trinitas classroom after twenty years of teaching, she continues to serve our school in an administrative role as our Director of Grammar Instruction.