Academics

Our Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff Our Students See Greatness in Everyone They Meet

From our faculty to our staff, it takes a special person to be part of Fishburne. Everyone who works here has a gift for understanding and elevating our cadets through the structure of a military style education.
Our teachers are students of more than their field of study. They’re students of human nature, working hard to uncover the truth about each student. That’s why every cadet leaves here with a deeper understanding of himself—because his teachers have helped them see themselves in new and exciting ways. Likewise, our deeply caring staff are fully committed to Fishburne’s mission of military style education supporting what’s great in boys in every way possible, from subtle encouragement to creating the perfect environment for each cadet to thrive.

List of 3 items.

  • 49

    Employees at Fishburne
    Each one carefully picked because they know their job—no matter what they do—also includes preparing boys for life.
  • 20

    Full-Time Faculty
    With 110 cadets, that works out to 1 faculty member for every 9 boys. No wonder we know our cadets so well.
  • 12:1

    Teacher/Cadet Ratio
    When you find the right place to work, you stay. Just like when you find the right place to learn and grow.

Administration

List of 10 members.

  • Photo of Randal Brown

    Col Randal Brown (VA) 

    President
  • Photo of Steve Barone

    Col Steve Barone (VA) PhD 

    Commandant
  • Photo of Adam Siler

    Adam Siler 

    Academic Dean
  • Photo of Tanya Farrell

    Tanya Farrell 

    Director of Advancement
  • Photo of Christianna Herrera

    Christianna Herrera 

    Middle School Director
  • Photo of Vaden Huffman

    LTC Vaden Huffman (VA) 

    Operations Director
  • Photo of Mike Payne

    Mike Payne 

    Director of Admissions
  • Photo of Robert Phillips

    COL Robert Phillips U.S. Army (Ret) 

    Chaplain
  • Photo of Steven Wilson

    Steven Wilson 

    Business Manager
  • Photo of Christopher Wingate

    LtCol Christopher Wingate LtCol USA (Retired) 

    JROTC Program Director & Sr Army Instructor

Commandant's Office

List of 5 members.

  • Photo of Steve Barone

    Col Steve Barone (VA) PhD 

    Commandant
  • Photo of Scott May

    MAJ Scott May VA 

    Assistant Commandant
  • Photo of James Kuchenberg

    CPT James Kuchenberg 

    TAC Officer
  • Photo of Jason Nelson

    SGT Jason Nelson USMC 

    TAC Officer
  • Photo of Jennifer Ramsey

    SSgt Jennifer Ramsey 

    TAC Officer

Faculty

List of 12 members.

  • Photo of Alice Benson

    Alice Benson 

    English Instructor
  • Photo of John Cranston

    CPT John Cranston VA 

    Science Instructor
  • Photo of Jonathan DeFabio

    MAJ Jonathan "Jack" DeFabio 

    History Instructor
  • Photo of Brennan Diehl

    Brennan Diehl 

    Biology Instructor & Key Club Faculty Advisor
  • Photo of Victoria Evans

    Dr. Victoria Evans 

    Middle School Instructor
  • Photo of Tom Galloway

    CPT Tom Galloway (VA) 

    Math Department Chair
  • Photo of Kristen Giles

    Kristen Giles 

    English Department Chair & Yearbook Advisor
  • Photo of Phillip Lacey

    WO2 Phillip "Chief" Lacey VAARNG 

    History Instructor
  • Photo of Robert Loveland

    CPT Robert Loveland 

    Middle School Instructor
  • Photo of Abigail Mattox

    Abigail Mattox 

    Middle School Instructor
  • Photo of Greg Moody

    Mr. Greg Moody 

    Band Director
  • Photo of David Wilcox

    1SG David Wilcox 

    JROTC Army Instructor

Staff

List of 8 members.

  • Photo of Melissa Fretwell

    Melissa Fretwell 

  • Photo of Stephanie Fretwell

    Stephanie Fretwell 

    Operations Assistant
  • Photo of Kenneth Glass

    SGT Kenneth "Ken" Glass 

    IT Manager
  • Photo of Candace Hackett

    Candace Hackett 

    Executive Assistant to the President & Advancement Office Coordinator
  • Photo of Diane Howdyshell

    Diane Howdyshell 

    Student’s Accounts Manager & Admission Office Manager
  • Photo of Westley Love

    Westley Love 

  • Photo of Tyler Moore

    Tyler Moore 

  • Photo of Bev Pelaccio

    Bev Pelaccio 

    Associate Director of Advancement

Athletics

List of 2 members.

  • Photo of Tyler Dolin

    Tyler Dolin 

    Athletic Director
  • Photo of Terry Waters

    Dr. Terry Waters 

    Assistant Athletic Director & Head Wrestling Coach

Our Mission

To innovate and create the military school for the twenty first century. One that redefines what it means to graduate young men with the skills to move forward wherever their lives take them with CHARACTER \ KINSHIP \ AGENCY.
Fishburne Military School has earned the US Army’s highest level of accreditation and maintained its designation as a JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction for over 40 years. We may also nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies and host one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.