Carol Terryberry is the Founding Board member and President of Covenant Classical Academy. She was raised in Hampton, Virginia, and moved to Elizabeth City in 1992 where she and her husband Dr. Dan Terryberry raised and classically homeschooled their five daughters. She earned a Bachelors' degree from University of Virginia, and a Masters in Women's Health Nursing from University of Buffalo, followed by a Masters in Nurse Midwifery from Frontier Nursing School and Case Western University. She founded River City Community Sailing in 2017 and the Elizabeth City Rowing Club in 2020. She was classically educated and wants to share her love of learning in Elizabeth City.

Caasi Suaava is the Headmaster at Covenant Classical Academy. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but grew up in Cleveland, GA. After college he became a Southern Baptist minister of music, youth, and family ministries for over 10 years. He married his lovely wife Dr. Rose Suaava in 2015 and has 4 children; Sophia, Noelle, Elysia, and Isaac. He has a passion for studying and teaching Theology, History, Philosophy, and Politics and hopes to see the best of it passed down to the next generation.

Christi Panek a Board Member for CCA. She has been a home educator since 2006 and a leader in classical education since 2009. She has pioneered and introduced classical education for homeschooling families to the Elizabeth City and surrounding areas in 2014. During the last several years she has trained and equipped many tutors and teachers in the art of education that cultivates a love for learning. Currently residing in Weeksville, with her husband and 4 children, she enjoys being on the water, serving her community, and reading for hours on end.

Mary vonRosenberg is a Board Member of CCA. She was born and raised in Lutherville, Maryland. She studied Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She taught English as a Second Language in Costa Rica as part of her student teaching experience. After graduating in 2001, Mary moved to Charleston, SC to teach first grade at Oakbrook Elementary School. In 2014, Mary and her husband, John, moved to Edenton, NC and began homeschooling their three children: Charlie, Caroline, and Lily-Cate. Mary is a lifelong learner, who especially enjoys reading, painting, and writing.

Sydney Wray is the third-grade teacher at Covenant Classical Academy. She grew up in a rural
community near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she attended a small Christian school and was
dedicated to involvement in her childhood church at which her dad was the senior pastor. Her
family and education fostered a passion for the Lord and His Word, a passion which guided her
studies in history at Liberty University. With a Bachelor of Science in the Social Sciences and a
teacher licensure, Sydney graduated from this institution in May of 2023 and began her career
with CCA immediately thereafter. Sydney loves architecture, art, and philosophy and strives to
bring her interests into the classroom for the strengthening and the delight of her students.

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Craig Simmons has been an educator for more than twenty years. He has been a military
instructor and a teacher in a Christian school setting. Mr. Simmons has spent ten years teaching high school and middle school sciences in two out of state Christian schools, including a home school co-op in Va. Beach. While in the military he obtained a BS in Applied Science and Technology from Thomas Edison State College and later he earned an MA in Education from Regent University. Craig has a passion to teach chemistry and physics which points students to God and His marvelous creation. Mr. Simmons currently resides in Weeksville, with his wife of 42 years.

Jeremiah Magnuson is a teacher at CCA. He was born and raised in Minnesota and moved to the East Coast after he joined the Navy in 2017. He is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2023. He married his better half, Olivia, in 2020 and they moved to Elizabeth City later that year. He loves reading, writing, theology, and serving the Lord. He also has a passion for education and hopes to share his love of lifelong learning with others.

My name is Christina Robart, my husband and I have four children and live on a small farm. I am from GA. I met my husband while attending college in Savannah and have moved around with him during his Coast Guard career for the past 15 years. We have put down roots here in Elizabeth City. I started homeschooling 4 years ago and started teaching drama at our AHSL co-op. This is where I met my good friend Amy Lee and her sweet family. Seeing how much improv and drama helped kids at co-op inspired me to start my own business, All About Improv. Amy is my assistant director and we help children build confidence through improv and drama. My favorite animal is a donkey: I have one named Steve. I love God, my family, friends, Shakespeare, crafts, sports, and art. I am excited to be a kindergarten teacher and partner with my sweet friend Amy Lee to teach your children this year. I look forward to all of the adventures that it will hold! 

The Reverend Daniel Cenci is a board member of Covenant Classical Academy and serves as
chaplain to the upper school. Reverend Cenci acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies andHistory from The University of Alabama in 2007 and a Master’s in Divinity from The Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia in 2012, focusing on English Reformation Studies. Reverend Cenci has also completed theological coursework at St. George’s College in Jerusalem, Israel, and Codrington College in Bridgetown, Barbados. Rev. Cenci currently serves as the 35thRector of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, NC and is the Dean of the Albemarle Episcopal Deanery. Reverend Cenci is married to Jessica Cenci, a registered nurse. They have two children; Andrew and Mary Emma.