Kindergarten Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: dbullington@faa.org

Employed Since: 7/1/1994

27 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• Bachelors Pacific Union College (1985)

• Bachelors Pacific Union College (1986)

 I am a graduate of Pacific Union College in the beautiful Napa Valley. I have been teaching children since 1986! I love to teach, take walks, read books, and spend time with my family and friends. I am married and we have one awesome son!

The best part about being a teacher is watching children grow in their love of Jesus! In first grade, we learn reading, writing, and arithmetic, but the best time of the day is the time we spend with Jesus!

Welcome to first grade!

5th-6th Grade Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: bdonker@faa.org

Employed Since: 7/1/2021

1 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

Westwood College of Technology / Bachelors of Arts - Graphic Design & Visual Communication

La Sierra University: Teaching Credentials

Mission College of Evangelism- Amazing Facts College of Evangelism

About Me - Born and raised in New England- Baptized Seventh-day Adventist in 2005- Married Erenly Silva in 2005- Two boys (Ezra-8, Seth-6)- Ordained Elder- Missionary in Guam, Micronesia 2009-2014- La Sierra Academy Teacher - Computer Technology / STEM / PE teacher 2015-2021- Fresno Adventist Academy Teacher - 5th-6th Teacher 2021 - present

Hobbies- Graphic Design- Missionary Participation- I enjoy playing all Sports- Olympic-trained/Semi-pro league soccer player- Hiking/Outdoors- I enjoy basic Carpentry

Math/English Teacher

Phone: 559-252-5548

Email: tellis@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/10/2020

1 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• Bachelors La Sierra University (2010)

Hello! My name is Tiffany Ellis and I'm excited to be joining the FAA family. I was born and raised in the state of New York to West Indian parents. Education and ministry were highly emphasized during my upbringing. My mother is also an educator, and my brother is currently attending Seminary at Andrews University. 

Since receiving my Bachelor's degree from La Sierra University, I have served for 10 years in Seventh-day Adventist schools around the country. Teaching high school math has always been my passion, though throughout the years I've been able to experience different grade levels and subjects. Currently, I'm working towards my Masters in Administration and Leadership through La Sierra University's School of Education.

Music is also a big part of my life. I usually have a station from Pandora playing quietly in my classroom. I enjoy gospel music the most. My first cassette tapes were from gospel artists and the first concert I attended (in a formal arena) was performed by Kirk Franklin and his choir. I am always involved in a praise team or choir at my church.

I am looking forward to getting to know my new students and colleagues this year. Working in a setting that allows me to help prepare young people for an eternal life with Christ is a blessing.

7th-8th Grade Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: hfrick@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/12/2019
2 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• Bachelors Pacific Union College (2013)

My name is Heidi-Anne Frick and I have the privilege of being the seventh-eighth grade teacher here at Fresno Adventist Academy. I have 6 years prior to teaching in multi-grade classrooms at the Northern California Conference. I was born and raised in the Greater Bay Area in Northern California. I honestly believe God called me to be a teacher and to help share God’s love with students.

I have a wonderful husband—David, two sons—Matthew (college in Nor. Cal) and Connor, as well as my mother-in-law—Nadene (Ma) that we live with here in Fresno.

Science Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: lkordowski@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/10/2020

1 Years' Experience at School

Hello, nice to meet you. I am Leslie Kordowski! I come from a Mexican-Salvadorian background and was raised in a big family of 6 children. I am an alumnus of Fresno Adventist academy.  I first discovered my passion and love for teaching when I went with the FAA on a mission trip to Cambodia. It was during this time, I had the privilege of teaching science classes, and I knew I was going to be in ministry from thereon. Taking chemistry made me realize my love for science and when I mixed that with my drive for youth ministry, God led me into teaching science.

I earned my degree from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Union’s phenomenal education program helped develop GRIT and a powerful drive to constantly achieve better in my educational career.

I am happily married to Nathan Kordowski and we are proud owners of our puppy Poodle-mix Milo.  

The youth are not the church of tomorrow, they are the church of today! My philosophy of Education is to help my students achieve higher than they ever imagined possible academically, mentally, and spiritually. I want to teach young people how to have an authentic walk with God.

Principal/Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: principal@faa.org

Employed Since: 7/1/2020

1.5 Years' Experience at School

I am a native of the Northwest. While a young boy, I lived in Argentina for four years. I also spent time as a Student Missionary pastor in Bolivia out in the Bene.

Degrees

I graduated from Walla Walla College with a Theology and Art majors with an education minor. In addition, I earned a Masters of Divinity from Andrews University and a Masters of Humanities from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

I served as a pastor for three years in Spokane, Washington. I taught Bible and Art at Walla Walla Valley Academy for twenty-eight years. In addition, I have been a principal for six years in Tillamook Adventist School, El Dorado Adventist School, and Fresno Adventist School.

I am married to Armetta (Gingrich) Norton. We have two daughters and two grandchildren.

I love reading, traveling, cycling, camping, photography, and playing sports.

K-4th grade Music/After School Care

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: lrasmussen@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/10/2014
7 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• High School

Bible/Music Teacher

Phone: 559-251-55548

Email: nthomas@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/10/2015

6 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• Bachelors Andrews University (1997)

• Masters Concordia University (2016)

• Masters Fresno Pacific University (2019)

My name is Neil Thomas and I am a native of the beautiful island of Dominica, W.I.  For the past nineteen years, I have had the awesome opportunity to be a middle and high school science and music teacher.  I currently serve as the Campus Chaplain, High School Religion Teacher, and Middle/High School Choral Director here at Fresno Adventist Academy.

I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Andrews University, a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University-Portland, and a Master of Arts degree in Music with a specialization in Choral Conducting from Fresno Pacific University.

God has also blessed me with gifts in preaching and music.  I have been preaching since the age of seven, and I have been a musician for over thirty-three years, ministering throughout the Caribbean and the United States.  I am also an ordained elder in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

I am happily married to the former Catherine Taylor from Pennsylvania, USA. We have been blessed with a son, Samuel.

My greatest desire is to inspire and influence young people to have an authentic, Spirit-led relationship with God, as they fulfill their purpose here on earth and prepare for Heaven.

English/History Teacher

Phone: 559-251-5548

Email: rvanarsdale@faa.org

Employed Since: 8/10/2020
1 Years' Experience at School

Degrees

• Bachelors Southern Adventist University (2013)

• Masters La Sierra University (2020)

 I teach English and History, but I have never met a factual anecdote I didn't like. My professors at La Sierra inexplicably told me they couldn't help with a Literature thesis about computational linguistics, so I walked my way into webcomics instead. I've worked for eleven summers at Adventist summer camps in Missouri, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Idaho, writing plays, singing too loudly, and reveling in sunsets. They didn't need to pay me. I would have done the work for free. Now, getting paid to read books and laugh about stories from history with students, I continue the streak of having luck out of my mind. If you need to find me, look in the bike lane. Actually, look in the bike lane in any case: it's dangerous out there for us cyclists.