Faculty

Branson taught 6th grade for two years at Trinitas before going to Georgia and teaching Latin, logic, and rhetoric for one year at Trinity Classical School. He returned to Trinitas in 2024 to teach Latin in 5th-9th grades. The Sanders have three children, two of which attend Trinitas. The Sanders are members of Redeeming Grace Church in Bagdad.

Gwendolyn Pritchett grew up in Birmingham, Alabama where she was classically trained in piano from the age of six. She began teaching private piano lessons and beginner music classes in high school through a homeschool co-op in her area. In 2020, Gwendolyn continued pursuing her music education at Pensacola Christian College. There she received opportunities for involvement in the piano, strings, and voice programs and several music ministries on campus. She is grateful that the Lord directed her path to Trinitas to instill in her students a passion for music in service to God. In addition to teaching private piano lessons, she is also assisting in our string classes and working in the front office. In her free time, Gwendolyn enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time at the beach. She also attends the Cross Church and enjoys her active involvement there. 

Dr. Sandra Durr has taught music privately for over 50 years, has served on a church music staff for almost 60 years, and is currently on staff at First Baptist Church. She retired from the Escambia County School District in 2014 with 40 years of experience, the last 13 as the District Fine Arts Specialist, and has taught as adjunct instructor at UWF for over 10 years. Sandra is married to a former Marine pilot turned banker, Jim, who is now retired. They have three children and four grandchildren, have traveled multiple times to Europe and Canada, and are now trying to see more of the United States.

Michelle Hamilton has over fifteen years of combined teaching and administrative
experience in private schools and music studios. She has taught in New Mexico,
Hawaii, Guam, and Florida. Mrs. Hamilton has taught varying subjects, ranging from
secondary English and Spanish to Bible and home economics. She has directed school
orchestras, bands, and choirs, as well as prepared many private lesson students for
competitions and college auditions. As a musician, she plays violin and piano at her
church, as well as violin in the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. Michelle and her
husband Ted have two young girls, Evelyn and Rosalyn, the elder of whom is in second grade this fall at Trinitas. When not at school, they enjoy traveling, hiking, scuba
and surfing.

Megan Andzulis has taught music both privately and communally to a variety of ages over the
last twelve years. She has had the opportunity to teach and perform not just in the United States
but internationally as well, including in Curacao, the Bahamas, and Quebec. Mrs. Andzulis
currently serves as the principal accompanist for the Pensacola Children’s Chorus and is an
adjunct music instructor at the University of West Florida. She and her husband have two
children, one of whom is a grammar school student at Trinitas Christian School.

Catherine graduated from Trinitas in 2021 and is pursuing a B.A. in Art History from the University of West Florida. The Zepp family is one of the original founding Trinitas families, and Catherine attended Trinitas since Junior Kindergarten.

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Adam Strickler attended Trinitas from kindergarten to 12th grade, graduating in 2019. He moved to Idaho and studied liberal arts for three and a half years at New Saint Andrews College and now is pursuing an engineering degree from UWF. Adam is also an assistant coach of the soccer and baseball teams.

Rev. Randy Blankschaen is the pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in downtown Pensacola, where he has served since 2010. He loves Classical Christian Education, Ancient Greek, and the Greek of the New Testament. He teaches Greek II and III for 11th and 12th grades. He is married to Lydia and has one son, Theodore, who attends Trinitas.

A native of Pensacola, Dr. White has pastored Redeeming Grace Church in Milton since 2012. In addition to his educational training and ministry experience, he and his wife, Marseilles, educated their three adult children at home. 

After college, Mr. Lafont began a journey of seminary education and continues to pursue ordination. This has been driven by a passion to love God and others in all settings, including the opportunities presented at Trinitas. He and his wife have two children, Ezra and Eleanor. They are members of Providence Church, where Ethan is the pastoral intern.

Before coming to Trinitas, David  taught at a classical Christian school deep in beautiful Southwest Virginia, and also worked in Adult Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. David was the Commercial Services Coordinator for Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, a Commissioned Ruling Elder at a small Presbyterian church in Pulaski, Virginia and Stated Clerk of Abingdon Presbytery until being called to serve as Assistant Administrator at Good Shepherd School in Tyler, Texas. While at Good Shepherd, David helped develop the standards for accreditation for the Anglican School Association, taught classes as needed, and earned a master’s degree in Theological Studies at Cranmer Theological House in Dallas.  He has been serving at Geneva Academy in beautiful Roseburg, Oregon for the last six years. He enjoys learning more about all things classical, medieval and modern.  He particularly enjoys philosophy and theology and listening to music that resonates well with what Boethius called the music of the spheres.

As a professional artist, Stephen Kivisalu has had several solo and group exhibitions of his work, most recently displaying his work in the Celebration of Light exhibition at Quayside Gallery in downtown Pensacola. Outside the studio, Mr. Kivisalu is an athlete, regularly participating in team and individual sports such as baseball, basketball, tennis, hiking, and kayaking. In addition to his teaching duties at Trinitas, he serves as the athletic director, varsity baseball coach, and graphic designer for the school. Stephen married his lovely wife, Hannah in June of 2022.

Grace McNeill is a 2021 Trinitas Alumnus. She graduated with honors from Hillsdale College in 2025, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry. She is excited to be returning to Pensacola and teaching Upper School Natural Sciences. 

​​Mrs. Mary Stout has taught various math and science classes from the fourth to twelfth grades including calculus, physics, chemistry, pre-calculus, geometry, logic, and Algebra I and II. She has also served as testing coordinator, yearbook advisor, and sound and lighting technician. Her husband, Alan, is associate pastor of Providence Church and they have four children (all Trinitas Graduates) and 12 grandchildren.

Caleb Smith has loved school and learning from childhood. After graduating from college, he began searching for a chance to join the project of classical Christian education which he had recently discovered with delight and interest. By long and winding providence, this search finally led him to Trinitas. With his wife Ashley and their seven children, he dwells blessed in Milton, Florida.

Natalie May received the blessing of a Classical Christian education throughout her middle and high school years which developed within her a love of learning, Christ-centered values, and an appreciation for truth, beauty, and goodness in all of God’s creation. While she has always maintained an interest in the field of art, her passion for education was ignited by a former teacher who helped to cultivate in her an understanding of how to create art that glorifies God. Natalie attends Providence Church (CREC) in Pensacola.

Mrs. Sarah Hadley has spent many years working with children of all ages. Most recently, she rejoined Trinitas' Grammar School to teach 4th grade. She graduated from the University of St. Thomas- Houston with a Master's of Liberal Arts in Art History and has presented several workshops for the ACCS- Repairing the Ruins Conference, as well as other national academic and scholarly conferences. Mrs. Hadley is married to Dr. Sean Hadley and they have four children who attend Trinitas.

Sharon Robson has forty years of experience in classical and Christian education in Georgia and Florida and several years of experience homeschooling her own children. She has experience teaching all subjects at grammar school and logic school levels, and she has taught music to students of all ages. Mrs. Robson has also directed dramatic productions and prepared students for fine arts competitions. As the wife of a retired minister, she has been deeply involved in church ministry for forty years.

Mrs. Robson and her husband remain actively involved in the lives of their four married children and thirteen grandchildren. 

Courtney Ammons teaches 2nd Grade at Trinitas. Upon graduating from a University in Georgia, she moved to Pensacola to reside near family and begin her teaching career. Courtney is an active member of the Cross Church, a Reformed Baptist congregation. Through God’s sovereignty and graciousness, Courtney has joined the Trinitas faculty where she is excited to begin her ministry in classical education.

Ms. Kivisalu has been involved in childhood education for many years, beginning with service in children’s ministries as a teacher, and also a superintendent, and continuing with the home education of her children for fourteen years. Ms. Kivisalu worked for many years in a public library, an experience that deepened her love and appreciation of children’s literature. Ms. Kivisalu also taught preschool education for six years prior to coming to Trinitas.