Meet Our Upper School Teachers
Bryan Miller
(Latin and History)
Bryan serves as the Director of the Upper School. He has an MA and MSSI, a background in teaching history, languages, and liberal arts as well as 12 years of experience in the Department of Defense in senior analytical roles. He and his wife have two children whom they homeschool.
Karen Ward
(Math, Botany, and Art)
Karen homeschooled her three children (now adults), has taught art, nature journals, algebra, geometry, and iconography in homeschool co-ops, small private schools, and group classes for adults and children. This is Karen's eighth year at St. Nicholas.
Maria Murray
(Bible and Russian)
Maria has an MA in Applied Orthodox Theology and has homeschooled her children for the past eight years. Maria was the founder of SNAC in 2017, has taught Christian Studies, Russian, Latin, and Science at St. Nicholas and now also teaches for St. Athanasius Academy.
Stephanie Olsen
(Science)
Stephanie holds Bachelor's Degrees in Education and Music. She has taught students from preschool through adults, including homeschooling her 3 children for the past 12 years and teaching at SNAC since 2021.
Liz Dickinson
(U.S. History)
Liz holds an MA in International Policy Studies and a BA in Russian and Political Science. A former intelligence analyst, she now serves as the Virginia Executive Director of a conservative political training organization. She has 7 children, ages 6 to 25, all of whom have been homeschooled from the beginning. Liz has taught Government, Geography, and History at SNAC for three years.
Kelly Mine
(Literature, Writing)
Kelly has been homeschooling and teaching in co-ops and schools for over 20 years and her passion is writing. This is her second year sharing her enthusiasm for Literature with the students at SNAC.
Adrienne Meador
(Literature, Writing)
Adrienne holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Journalism and Political Science and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Secondary English (grades 7-12). This is Adrienne's third year teaching Literature and Writing courses at St. Nicholas Academic Community. She is the busy mother of six children, and (in her spare time) she enjoys writing curriculum for her church's Sunday School program.
Head of Upper School
Bryan Miller
Head of Lower School
Kristin Milligan
St. Nicholas Academic Community Board of Directors
-Father Seamus (Ruairi) Murray as President [Link to Bio]:
-Kevin McKernan as Vice President [Link to Bio]
-Adrienne Meador as Secretary
-Bonnie McKernan as Treasurer
-Priscilla Saboe (Nativity of our Lord liaison)
-Jim Jatras (Community advisor)
St. Nicholas Academic Community is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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Spiritual Advisors
Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa
Omophorion
We are under the canonical protection of His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of America.
Diocesan Administration Office
312 Garfield Street
Johnstown, PA 15906
Fr. Daniel Vaskalis
Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox Church
(703) 335-8752