Staff & Faculty

Administration

Don Post Headmaster

Mr. Post attended college at Virginia Tech where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics. Following his training in the U.S. Army Reserves, he worked for five years as a civil engineer building highways. Several years later, Mr. Post received his Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He has pastored a church in Landrum, South Carolina, and planted a church in Huntington, West Virginia.

Having always been committed to formal Christian education, Don attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and received a Master of Arts in Teaching. Several years later, along with a half dozen people, they began a classical and Christian school in 1995. Mr. Post served as the headmaster there until coming to TOCS. During this time, he was also elected to the permanent board of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools. In 2000, after 30 years in the Army Reserves, Mr. Post retired as Chaplain.

Mr. Post is married to Barbara and has five children (one is deceased) and seven grandchildren.

Administration

Janet Baumann	Director of Development
Mary Biron	Accreditation Coordinator
Lisa Crowe	Administrative Assistant
Katie Martin	Administrative Assistant – Development
Charlot Sanders	Administrative Assistant/Finance
Beth Weber	Office Staff
Dory Zinkand	Principal

Faculty

Andrea Baines	Grammar Aide, School Nurse
Erin Blanton	Director of After School Programs
Bethany Bohn	7^th - 12^th Grade Drama
Judy Brearly	4^th Grade
Resna Brunson	2^nd Grade
Holly Chaffee	Kindergarten Aide
Laureen Davison	6^th Grade & 7^th & 8^th Grade Spanish
Addie DePace	1^st Grade & 3^rd - 4^th Grade Latin
Maria Donnelly	5^th Grade
Debbie Favuzza	1^st - 12^th Grade Art
Robin Gray	Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
Barbara McGraw	1^st Grade and 2^nd & 4^th Grade Science and 2^nd Grade Spelling
Susan Palmer	4^th Grade
Barbara Post	Kindergarten
Don Post	11^th Grade Functions, Statistics & Trigonometry
Stephen Rippon	9^th - 12^th Grade Literature, Argumentation & Debate, and Rhetoric
Christina Schneider	Logic Instructor, Pre-calculus, & Calculus
Louise Shaw	Athletic Director & 1^st - 12^th Grade Physical Education
David Stover	Government & Economics, Western Civilization & World Geography
Nathan Tillman	5^th – 8^th Grade Latin & 7^th - 8^th Grade Composition & Literature
George Todd	6^th - 12^th Grade Science
Steve Turley	9^th – 12^th Grade Theology, Greek & Rhetoric
Susan Vogelmann	3^rd Grade
Debbie Voshell	Pre-Algebra & 6^th Grade
Sarah Yarnall	Music & Chorus
Dory Zinkand	8^th Grade Academic Reading & Writing

Teachers Application

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Tall Oaks Classical School
181 Stanton-Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19702

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