The Faith West Academy Secondary faculty enrich the lives of 6th through 12th grade students by combining a love for God with a love for learning.
Sixth Grade
Dana Bass
Math & Science
B.A., University of Houston
Started with FWA 2012
Jessica Carrico
JH English
B.S., Marshall University Started with FWA 2017
John Harris
JH History
B.S., Stephen F Austin Univ.
Started with FWA 2017
Wendy Wales
JH Bible
B.S., Houston Baptist Univ.
Started with FWA 2012
History Department
Nathan Utt
Dept. Head / HS History
B.S., Missouri Baptist Univ.
Started with FWA 2016
Sue Gore
HS History
B.A, North Texas University
Started with FWA 2013
Andrew Garay
JH and HS History
B.S., E Texas Baptist Univ.
Started with FWA 2008
John Harris
JH History
B.S., Stephen F Austin Univ.
Started with FWA 2017
Percy Hudson
HS History
B.S., Univ of Mary Hardin Baylor
Started with FWA 2019
Jeremy Burke
HS History
B.S., LeTourneau Univ.
Started with FWA 2019
Science Department
Shannon Wilcox
Dept. Head / HS Science
B.A., Univ. of TX
Started with FWA 2017
Andrew Itchon
HS Science
Started with FWA 2020
Elizabeth Adamik
HS Science/Health
Started with FWA 2014
Traci Evans
JH Science
B.S., Texas A&M Univ.
Started with FWA 2017
Math Department
Christina Martin
Dept. Head / HS Math
B.B.A., Belhaven Univ.
Started with FWA 2005
Ali Girdley
JH/HS Math
B.S., Louisiana State Univ.
Started with FWA 2013
Kim Harrison
HS Math
B.S., Univ. of Aberdeen
Started with FWA 2019
Danielle Hirsch
JH Math
B.A., Concordia Univ.
Started with FWA 2018
English Department
Jennifer Dubicki
Dept. Head / HS English
B.A., University of Houston
Started with FWA 2001
Tiffany Barton
JH and HS English
B.S., Baylor Univ.
Started with FWA 2012
Wendy Baecke
HS English
B.A., Sam Houston State Univ.
Started with FWA 2015
Katy Watts
JH and HS English
B.S., Baylor Univ.
Started with FWA 2017
Jessica Carrico
JH English
B.S., Marshall University Started with FWA 2017
Bible Department
Allen Strickland
School Chaplain
Started with FWA 1986
Kerri Graham
HS/JH Bible
B.S., Baylor University
Started with FWA 2011
Wendy Wales
JH Bible
B.S., Houston Baptist Univ.
Started with FWA 2012
Flenoyd Turner
HS Bible
B.M., University of Houston
Started with FWA 2007
Percy Hudson
HS History
B.S., Univ of Mary Hardin Baylor
Started with FWA 2019
Jeremy Burke
HS History
B.S., LeTourneau Univ.
Started with FWA 2019
Foreign Language / ELL Department
Gerry Rice
Dept. Head, HS/JH ISA
B.A., Oklahoma State Univ.
Started with FWA 1999
Jessica McCarthy
HS Spanish
B.A., Sam Houston State Univ.
Started with FWA 2016
Carmina Avalos
Spanish
MBA, Escuela de Negocios
Started with FWA 2018
Liza Gorham
ELL English/History
M.A., Houston Baptist Univ.
Started with FWA 2018
Fine Arts Department
Kim Maxwell
Dept Head – JH/HS Band
M.M., SFA State Univ
Started with FWA 2014
Flenoyd Turner
JH Band
B.M., University of Houston
Started with FWA 2007
George Jolliff
Photography
M.S. Ed, Univ. of Missouri
Started with FWA 2005
Daniel Barrett
HS/JH Theatre
M.A., Bob Jones University
Started with FWA 2013
Chad Chrysler
JH/HS Art
B.A., Winthrop Univ.
Started with FWA 2017
Melissa Spigener
Year Book
Applied Life Christian College
Started at FWA 2009
Learning Lab
Lori Kerr
English
B.A., West Texas State Univ.
Started with FWA 1983
Secondary Specials
Allyson Burkhard
P.E.
B.S., Univ of Mary Hardin Baylor
Started with FWA 2017
Kerri Graham
PALS
B.S., Baylor University
Started with FWA 2011
Wendy Baecke
SAT Prep
B.A., Sam Houston State Univ.
Started with FWA 2015
Elizabeth Adamik
HS Science/Health
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Started with FWA 2014
Brittany Devane
Ag/FFA
B.S., Sam Houston State Univ.
Started with FWA 2018
Jamie Peay
Ag/FFA
B.S., CM Univ.
Started with FWA 2018
Student Support Staff
Brandi Stanley
Student Advocate
M.A., Univ. Southern Mississippi
Started with FWA 2018
Stella Gomez
School Nurse
Started with FWA 2009
Heather Rice
School Nurse
Started with FWA 2019
Kim Derry
Secondary Academic Advisor
Started with FWA 2007