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Sandra Schinetsky

SOR Math

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Sandy Schinetsky just finished her 3rd year teaching at Regents School of Austin and her 10th year of teaching overall. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Louisiana State University and taught in Louisiana public schools before moving to Texas. She currently teaches Algebra I, Geometry and Pre-Calculus; however, in the past she has taught 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade math. She was named Teacher of the Year in 2011 at her school in Louisiana and was a finalist for District Teacher of the Year. Although she loved teaching students in Louisiana, she chose to move to Ann Arbor Michigan to work in the Athletic Department at the University of Michigan as their Tutor Coordinator for student-athletes. When she became pregnant, she and her husband decided to move to Texas to be closer to family, and that is when she discovered and fell in love with the classical Christian community through Regents School of Austin. After teaching in a classical Christian school, she knows she would never be able to teach in any other environment, and she thanks God daily for the opportunity to discuss her Christian faith with her students daily in the mathematics classroom.

Mrs. Schinetsky is an avid NFL and college football fan where she roots for the New Orleans Saints and the LSU Tigers. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her daughter, Sophia ('35). She and her husband enjoy working out together along with eating fabulous Austin cuisine. She considers it such a blessing that she can be a part of this Regents Community. Mrs. Schinetsky feels that her spiritual life has grown exponentially since teaching here because of all the amazing teachers, parents and students God has placed in her life.
Paul Schultz

SOL Formal/Informal Logic

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What led you to come to Regents?
Chris Acton shared with me the vision and I was impressed.

What are your outside projects/accomplishments?
I have run a succesful test prep company for 26 years. Currently, I am developing a residential and multi-family housing development in College Station.

What quotable quote inspires you?
"Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein
Taylor Schumpert

SOR Humanities Teacher

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Taylor grew up in the Appalachian foothills of Chattanooga, TN. Surrounded by a family of believers, he came to know Christ more fully as a high school student through the youth ministry of Lookout Mt. Presbyterian Church and the thoughtful influence of his McCallie School teachers.

Taylor went on to graduate with Honors from Wake Forest University, earning a degree in Philosophy. His undergraduate studies have shaped him to appreciate and employ the fundamentals of reason--in service of Biblical Truth--as an important foundation for making sense of the world, past and present. While at Wake, he served on the leadership and worship teams with Reformed University Fellowship and spent a summer as a counselor at Alpine Camp for Boys.

Taylor has since completed the Trinity Fellows program in Charlottesville, VA and worked in the private sector before coming to Regents as a teacher. He looks forward to the privilege of guiding students in gospel-formed academic excellence and intellectual curiosity as they lay their foundation to become thorough and careful thinkers, keen listeners, and influential communicators. Taylor loves to fly fish, develop as a musician (guitar & banjo), and finds any opportunity he can to delve into a well-written book and discuss it at length with good company. He has been deeply influenced by the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Leo Tolstoy, and C.S. Lewis, and his favorite books are Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, East of Eden, and The Abolition of Man.
Ann Taylor Scott

3rd Grade

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Ann Taylor is full of thankfulness for the gift of teaching at Regents! As a child, Ann Taylor dreamed of the day she would become like her teachers, who encouraged and loved her well. The Lord’s way of bringing Ann Taylor into the classroom as a teacher has affirmed that His ways and thoughts are far higher than our own. It is truly a joy for Ann Taylor to teach young hearts and minds about the wonders of creation while shepherding them to our loving Creator! Outside of teaching, Ann Taylor enjoys walking, dancing and time with her family and friends!

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9
Kristen Sewell

Director of Enrollment

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Kristen and her husband, Justin, have three boys and they have been a part of the Regents community since their oldest was in Kindergarten in 2006. An R.C. Sproul radio show on classical Christian education sparked their interest and they had their sights set on Regents from the time their first child was barely crawling. Kristen and Justin so appreciate the rigorous education taught through a Christian worldview that matches the developmental stages of their children.

Having volunteered on campus for many years, Kristen is thrilled to be a part of this amazing staff and faculty who pray faithfully, strive for excellence, and seek the Lord as they serve the families of Regents through their extraordinary talents, passions and commitment.

Kristen loves this quote from Elisabeth Elliot: "This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I may make to God. Therefore, it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God’s way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness.” It's a reminder to Kristen that her primary job as mother to three boys requires daily dependence on Him and is exactly where He wants her to be.
Martha Shaunessy

SOL Math

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Martha Shaunessy is excited to be joining the Regents team as the 8th grade math teacher! She was born and raised in Austin. She recently graduated from Texas A&M University where she got a degree in Education 4th-8th Math/Science. This is her first year teaching at Regents. She is very excited to get to be back in Austin and at a school where she can invest in students. She has a black lab puppy and his name is Colt. She grateful to be apart of the Regents community and get to invest in student’s education and their spiritual lives. She is a proud supported of Aggie football, but her favorite team is the Green Bay Packers. When not at school you can find her exploring trails with Colt and spending time with her family.
Leslie Sherrick

5th Grade Latin

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Leslie Sherrick teaches fifth grade Latin and just recently moved here from Winter Park, Florida. She previously worked at The Geneva School in Winter Park for 15 years, where she taught in the first, second, and fifth grades. Before that she taught kindergarten in a public school for a year and homeschooled for 15 years while raising her four beautiful daughters. Ms. Sherrick holds a B.S. in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from Florida Southern College.

During summers she loves to read, cook, go to the beach, and just spend time with her family. Her favorite quote is attributed to St.Francis of Assisi: "If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
Kyle Shotwell

Athletic Director

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Kyle Shotwell was born and raised in a Christian home in Santa Barbara, California. He is the oldest of four brothers, all of whom earned college football scholarships. Growing up, he played many sports, excelled in football, and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Cal Poly. In the two years following college, he played football in the NFL for multiple teams' practice squads.

In 2011, he and his wife, Danielle, met on a blind date and were married the next year in Northern California. While living in the Bay Area, Kyle led Bible studies for young professional men and newly married couples.

Kyle and Danielle moved to Austin in 2015 with the company he was working for. They visited Austin Oaks Church their second week in town and have attended since then, with Kyle now serving as an Elder for the last 4 years. They have a 7-year-old rising 2nd-grade daughter, Ada Joy, and a 5-year-old rising Kindergarten son, Luke.

Until July, Kyle had been in technology working in sales and marketing leadership roles while volunteering with the Regents football program as an assistant coach.
Danny Shuffield

SOL Bible

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I met my wife, Janet, while attending Texas Tech University and we married a year after we graduated. We moved to Amarillo, Texas where I served full-time on the staff of Young Life for four years before leaving to pursue graduate studies at seminary. My wife and I have four children, all of whom have attended Regents. Ordained as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in 1996, I helped to pastor two different churches over 20 years of pastoral ministry. I am currently leading a non-profit ministry that provides biblical counseling, equipping, and pastoral care to those in need in the greater Austin area.

Having spent most of my adult life serving, counseling, and pastoring youth and their families, it is a great joy to be able to walk alongside the students in the School of Logic with the Word of God and helping them to grasp just how wide and long and high and deep is the love of God for us in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I like this quote from Eric Liddell: “ I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast! And when I run I feel His pleasure.” My favorite books are biographies and anything historical. Favorite Bible verse?: Hebrews 12:1-3. I find anything outside and reading to be pleasurable pastimes.
Janet Shuffield

5th Grade Math

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The first few years of Janet’s teaching career were spent in public schools in both Lubbock and Amarillo, TX. When each of her four children reached school age, she homeschooled them for the first few years of grammar school. Janet’s family has been a part of the Regents community since her eldest son entered fourth grade in 2000. She joined the Regents faculty as a third grade teacher in 2010, then began teaching fifth grade math in 2017. Janet loves teaching and watching her students grow in knowledge and maturity each year!

Quotes which inspire me: "Do the next thing," by Elisabeth Elliot.

"Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future," by Wayne L. Misner.

Curling up with an inspiring or entertaining book is Janet’s favorite leisure activity.

Janet loves spending time with family and friends and taking long walks with her dog. Decluttering (her home, her files, emails, etc.) is also a very happy past-time for Janet.
Brandon Shufflebarger

SOR Math & Science

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After working in corporate finance, Brandon seized the opportunity to join the Teach for America program and teach Math in underserved schools for three years. He spent his first year teaching in the Mississippi Delta, leading a group of Algebra students to the highest test scores in the district, and his last two years in Indianapolis. Brandon attended a High School similar to Regents that had a profound impact on his worldview growing up. So, in many ways, he feels like he has returned home after a long journey. This is his ninth year teaching at Regents (Computer Science and Math). Almost every evening, you can find Brandon at home either playing or recording Bluegrass music on his mandolin.
Joshua Simmons

Head of School of Rhetoric

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Josh has been at Regents in a variety of capacities since 2006. Originally from the Houston area, he attended Grove City College and Westminster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania before returning to Texas. He and his wife Erin have been married for 21 years and have three children together, the oldest of which just graduated from high school. Josh enjoys reading, hiking, and playing and watching soccer.
Christina Simonetti

1st Grade

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Christina is originally from the Boston area of Massachusetts and has been in Texas since 2007. She attended Texas State University where she received her degree in education. She has taught both kindergarten and first grade, and feels so blessed to be a part of the Regents community.
Earl Snyder

SOR Teacher
Brenna Statham

PE Teacher
Ginger Steiner

PE Teacher
Stephen Steiner

Head of School of Logic
Sarah Stennett

SOR French

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Sarah grew up in Colorado where the purple mountain majesty takes your breath away daily. After attending a Christian liberal arts university in Oklahoma, she returned to Colorado to work as a high school French teacher. In 2003, Sarah married her best friend, Rob, and they began their journey of life together which has now included welcoming four beautiful daughters. Sarah was blessed to attend graduate school through New York University in Paris before her girls came along. Sarah began her relationship with the French language in a middle school language exploration class, continued to learn the language basics throughout high school, and went on to pursue acquisition as a French major in college, including a semester of studying in the south of France. The missions trips to France and Haiti opened Sarah's eyes and heart to the Francophone people in ways a classroom never could. Not only does Sarah's love for the language drive her instruction, but also her heart for communicating the love of God with those who speak French.

When she's not teaching, Sarah loves to bake delicious desserts. Sarah also enjoys cooking healthy food (probably to bring balance considering the yummy sweets she makes). Time spent creating in the kitchen is one of Sarah's favorite things to share with her daughters.
Micah Stennfeld

Grammar Teacher
Derrick Stewart

SOR History

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Derrick moved to Texas with his wife after completing seminary in South Carolina. He has been in education for over 15 years. Derrick has taught every grade from 6th-12th. History has been his main subject area, with a couple of years teaching math. His experience has been in public and private schools as well as teaching at an international school in Germany. Derrick has stepped outside of the classroom as an IB coordinator and assistant principal. However, his passion is being in the classroom and pouring into the students. He loves being a parent and teacher at Regents where He is able to connect the content to God’s greater story.
Christina Stolle

Director of Accounting

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Christina is originally from Houston, Texas. She earned her Master's in Professional Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin in 2019 and hasn't left Austin since. From there, she went on to work in public accounting for a few years before joining the Regents faculty. Christina enjoys traveling, long walks with her pup, spending time with friends, and being outside. She loves getting to be a part of this community and in this city!
Paige Strickland

Grammar School Librarian

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Paige grew up in East Texas but has spent most of her life in Central Texas. She moved to Austin to attend The University of Texas in 1988 where she met her husband, Ken. Paige has a BS in Applied Learning and Development and a Masters in Library and Information Science. She has worked in several kinds of libraries including academic, public, public school and private school. Before becoming the Grammar Librarian, Paige taught 3rd grade here at Regents. Paige and her husband of 33 years have 5 children who have all graduated from Regents (2017, 2020, 2020, 2020, and 2022). She and Ken love to travel and explore. Their newest activity is riding e-bikes.
Sabrina Stuckey

6th Grade Teacher

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Sabrina grew up just north of Dallas and attended Trinity Christian Academy from kindergarten through her senior year. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Health Education. She and her husband Parker lived in Houston where she taught middle school science at a private Christian school. Sabrina and Parker have been married for 20 years and have five children who all attend Regents. She enjoys baking, making homemade pizza on the weekends, watercolor painting and having theological conversations.
Brad Styles

PE Teacher

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Where I'm from: I was born in Houston, Texas and moved to Austin when I was six years old. I grew up playing sports and attended Bowie High School where I played basketball all four years. After high school I attended Sul Ross State University where I also played basketball. I transferred to Concordia University where I played my senior season and was a student assistant coach for men's basketball the following year while I finished up my degree in Kinesiology.

What people may not know about me: I am a huge Dallas Cowboy fan as well as a big time Longhorn fan. I also love college basketball.

My family: I have been married to my beautiful wife Courtney for 14 years this month. We have an amazing daughter named Aliyah who is 7 years old, and a dog named Marley.

My hobbies and interests: I love spending time with my family and friends. Going to sporting events such as longhorn football and basketball games.
Abby Surovik

Executive Assistant to the Head of School

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Abby Surovik has a B.A. in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin. She met her husband John as students there while both served as volunteer leaders with Young Life. Abby worked for several non-profits in Development and Communications before coming to Regents in Fall 2017. Abby attends Wayside Communities Church and loves to lead bible studies with women at church as well as with Young Life College. Abby and John have a daughter Ella ('35), son James, daughter Lucy, and two dogs.
Elizabeth Swanson

SOL History

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Elizabeth Swanson is excited to begin her second year at Regents, which will also mark her tenth year as a teacher. Originally from Rockford, Illinois, Elizabeth received a degree in history from Illinois State University before moving to Texas, beginning her teaching career, and eventually earning her master's degree in history with an emphasis in education from Grand Canyon University. Throughout her career, she has taught 6th-12th grade Social Studies, including Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses in History, Government, and Economics. Elizabeth lives in Cedar Park with her yellow lab, Addie. She loves music, movies, the Chicago Cubs, and spending time with her friends, family, and Addie.

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