At Alethia Academy, we aim to develop and nurture a professional, disciplined, and faithful staff that is well compensated and diligent in the disciplines of a classical and Christian curriculum. We desire that they possess a lifelong hunger to learn and grow and that they have opportunity to be refreshed and renewed. We desire to see them coach and nurture new staff and serve as academic mentors to students. We desire them to be professional and diligent in their work, loving God, teaching, and their students. We look to see them maturing in their knowledge of Christ and expect to see their children faithfully walking with the Lord.

Faculty
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Nick Dunlap

Nick Dunlap is in his third year at Alethia Academy. He graduated from the University of Arizona in Religious Studies and Classics. Nick teaches the 5th/6th grade class and enjoys baseball, jazz, and his wife, Betsy.

Thomas Massa

Thomas Massa was born and raised in Sierra Vista, AZ, Tom Massa graduated high school from Veritas Christian Community School (Sierra Vista's classical alternative) under Dr. Thomas Askew. After high school, he received an A.A. in English with honors from Cochise College, and then he moved to Redding, CA to finish his B.A. at Simpson University. While attending Simpson, he married his fiancée, Candice. They have been happily married for three years, and they are very glad to be back in Arizona!

Valerie Saeler

Valerie Saeler was born and raised in Minnesota and has a B. S. in Art from Winona State University (the first Teacher's College west of the Mississippi). She home schooled her two sons, Soren and Matthew, for twelve years and is very happy to be working with children once again. Valerie and her husband, Jason, both have parents in Tucson and moved here five years ago to be near them. Valerie enjoys the arts, reading, running and swimming, knitting, and always wishes there were more than 24 hours in a day.

Candy Massa

Candice Massa was born in Paradise CA. Her family moved to southern AZ in 1999 to do mission work in Mexico where her father held an assistant pastoring position. While there Candice was sent through many different children's ministry trainings including but not limited to: CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship), MOPS (mothers of pre-schoolers) AWANA. She and her mother co-coordinated the children's ministry in the first years of the new church. While in Sierra Vista (the town her family relocated to) she met her future husband Tom Massa. Candice is an avid reader, and enjoys classic British literature and ancient mythology. She also loves to hike and camp. Candice's family moved back to northern California in 2002, and Candice and he husband Tom came back to southern AZ in 2006.