Faculty

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. 

AvaGrace Cunningham has a passion for helping children know God more and to glorify Him every day.  Since graduating from The University of West Florida she has worked with children in several settings and was the assistant teacher in the Kindergarten classroom her first year at Trinitas. She and her husband attend The Cross Church, a Reformed Baptist congregation. 

Kyna Beresh became involved in classical education when she was looking for homeschooling options for her family. She homeschooled her four children for ten years using the Classical Conversations program as a backbone for her children's education. Since being introduced to the classical method of teaching she has become a dedicated promoter of the classical method. Before joining Trinitas in the fall of 2025, she served as the lead kindergarten teacher at a classical school. She enjoys music and teaching piano lessons. Kyna is an active member of her church, enjoys backpacking, scuba diving, camping, traveling, gardening, and learning about natural remedies to support her and her family's health and wellness.

Anna graduated from Rockbridge Academy in Millersville, Maryland in 2020. Upon completing her bachelor's degree in Marketing from James Madison University in 2024, she returned to work at Rockbridge as a Junior Kindergarten Aide. This past May, Anna married her husband Ryan, who is attending flight school in Pensacola. Shortly thereafter, Anna completed her master's degree in Education with an Educational Therapy concentration from Regent University.

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.

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. 

Miss Crouch is thankful to have received a classical, Christian education in first through twelfth grade in South Louisiana. Her wonderful teachers inspired in her a love for learning about the truth, goodness, and beauty of God and His creation in every subject. Upon graduating from New Saint Andrews College in 2025, she taught seventh and eighth grade English at Logos School in Moscow ID. She is excited to move back to the South and teach fourth grade at Trinitas this year.

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.

After finishing graduate school in 2017, Carlos taught in a public school for five years and then served as a 6th grade teacher in a classical Christian school near Annapolis, Maryland for several years. Through the Lord’s providence, Carlos joined the Trinitas community and is excited to serve as the 6th grade teacher. Carlos attends Providence Church (CREC) with his wife and daughter.

Mrs. Mary Stout was introduced to classical Christian education as a homeschooling mom in 1998. She joined the Trinitas faculty in 2003 and has continued her own pursuit of classical Christian education through university courses, online resources, book studies, conferences, and faculty development. As a classroom teacher she has taught various math and science classes from the fourth to twelfth grades including calculus, senior physics, chemistry, pre-calculus, geometry, logic, and Algebra I and II. She has also served as testing coordinator, yearbook advisor, sound and lighting technician, and occasional handbell ringer. Her husband, Alan, is associate pastor of Providence Church and they have four children (all Trinitas Graduates) and 17 grandchildren.

Grace Golden 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 enjoys deepening her knowledge of the natural world through teaching and study and seeks to cultivate a similar wonder and appreciation for God's handiwork in her students.

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.

Branson is married to Hannah and has three children (Gad, Jane, and Hovie). Together they are expecting their fourth (Sebastian). Before teaching, he was a student minister in Georgia, houseparent for a boys home in South Carolina and an associate pastor in the Florida Keys. When he first came to Trinitas, he taught 6th grade for two years before moving back home in northeast Georgia for a year where he taught Latin, logic, and rhetoric. Because they missed Trinitas, they moved back in 2024. 

In high school, he had a love for English grammar and wanted to pursue an English degree. However, he changed his course to theology, also studying Greek. While in seminary, and further studying Greek and Hebrew, he remembered his love for language and grammar, and since then have also picked up Latin. He has a passion for classical Christian education and is thankful for God's providential path in his life, which has blended theology, language, and ministry.

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.

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.

Grammar School Fine Art & Physical Education

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.

Caleb Smith has loved school and learning from his earliest days growing up in central Florida. 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.

Seth taught courses in the humanities at several classical Christian schools before he joined Trinitas Christian School.  He has given talks at multiple conferences, including ACCS Repairing the Ruins, and his writing has been published in a book and literary journals.  His current main research interests are Dostoevsky and the relationship between theory and practice in the context of teaching literature.  The Snows have two children.

Gwendolyn 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. 

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.

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.

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.

Sadie Reed attends the University of West Florida and is half way through getting her BA in Violin Performance. She has been playing the violin for seventeen years. She enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her family.