Rosa Aranda

My name is Rosa Aranda. I was born and raised in Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to the United States 25 years ago.  Spanish is my native language and i enjoy teaching it at Peachtree.​​

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Olivia Atkinson

Olivia Atkinson is a homeschool graduate and is blessed to have been teaching at Peachtree for 8  years,  She is a certified Family Herbalist through Vintage Remedies, has formally studied photography, and has a professional photography business. She has studied piano, theater, and voice over the last 10 years with the Annie Moses Conservatory, and has furthered her classical vocal career with Melissa Shippen Burrows.   Olivia has participated in a number of shows through the Annie Moses Summer Music Festival and Conservatory, taking her to Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole’ Opry, and a roles in the premieres of  “Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge!” and "Tom Sawyer", as well as a drama masterclass with acting legend John Rhys-Davies.  Olivia was a member of Peachtree’s bell and vocal choirs from their beginning through her graduation. She loves working with young children and helping develop their creativity, and is thankful for the opportunity to share her interests with children while encouraging them to develop their talents to use for God’s glory.

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Canaan Bowman

After graduating from Tennessee Tech University in 2013, he has taught 9 years of high school math and assistant band director, as well as private piano. He and his wife, Paige, are blessed with six children.

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​Alyssa Clark

​Alyssa Clark is an artist, follower of Christ, singer, and small business owner! She has been creating handmade jewelry and scripture inspired home decor through her business, Handmade - by Alyssa. Initially seeking to volunteer with a children’s program, she fell in love with the mission and nurturing culture of Peachtree and is joyfully involved now! Miss Alyssa lives to learn to seek our Father and inspire others to do the same, and in everything we do! She expresses her gratitude to a center, such as Peachtree, where the faculty inspires our next generation to love God, and serve others, just as Christ teaches us!

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Angie Clough

I graduated from Austin Peay State University with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies.  After marrying an Army soldier, I moved to Ft. Benning, GA, where I taught Kindergarten at a Christian school.  Upon becoming pregnant with our first child, I decided to stay home and care for our growing family. I’m in my 11th year homeschooling my two children and have always had a passion for art and science (particularly biology) and the way they complement each other so well.  I believe these areas of study are wonderful examples of God’s handiwork!  

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Matt Figura

Matt graduated with a Bachelors from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and his Masters in Divinity from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The Lord called his family to the Cookeville area in 2009 to serve as church planter for Faith Presbyterian Church (OPC) and in 2014 he was called to continue laboring as the church's senior pastor. Matt is excited about the opportunity to teach Chess and is bold enough to argue that apart from a Christian worldview one can't make sense out of the game of Chess (or anything else!). He looks forward to providing a solid knowledge, but even more to pointing Chess students to a deeper understanding of God.

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Rachel Henderson

Rachel Henderson was raised learning about Herbs and natural medicines in upper New York State from her family, and moved here to the Upper Cumberland in her teens. Now a mom to 4 young ones, she applies what she learned throughout her upbringing daily, growing her own herbs and sourcing homeopathic healing remedies! She is eager to equip moms and young students to grow & learn about healing herbs and remedies for their own families, and is excited to share in these classes at Peachtree!

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Sonya Henderson 

Sonya is a wife of over 30 years, a mother of 6 children and grandmother of 5.  She began homeschooling her first child in 1995 and has now graduated the youngest in June 2021.  Before having children, she earned a degree in Early Childhood Development and taught preschool at U.T. Knoxville’s Child Development Center.  She is excited to begin working with preschoolers again on a regular basis and counts it as a blessing to do that in the sweet environment of Peachtree.  She will be teaching a literature-based class which will include music, crafts/art and games.  She also works in Peachtree’s office on Mondays.​

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​Zach Henderson

Zach Henderson is a Cookeville native, graduating from TTU with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He has worked in the private sector for about 10 years, and is dad of 4 beautiful children. He is excited to be launching a teaching endeavor here at Peachtree to share much of what he has learned and experienced with a new generation who might wish to explore hands-on learning!

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Catrina Howell

Catrina is excited to be a part of Peachtree Learning Center as a teacher for the American Girl Historical Class II. While growing up as a child of educators north of Chattanooga, she developed a life-long love of history that began with walking down the halls of her elementary school carrying stacks of biographies to take home to read, helping her dad grade his junior high history classes’ test papers, and making frequent visits to the Chickamauga Battlefield National Park. Her background is diverse and includes painting, drawing, ceramics, needlework, calligraphy, writing, and medicine. She feels very blessed to have worked for many years with children of all ages. She is especially thankful that she is able to homeschool her own three young daughters, who also happen to enjoy American Girl dolls themselves. She has been involved in Community Bible Study (CBS) for the last ten years and the Upper Cumberland Christian Co-Op for going on three years now. She loves interacting with the children as she watches them learn and grow. While focusing on the American Girl historical dolls and what their lives were like during their time periods, she hopes to help bring history to life and desires that they will become aware of God’s providential hand which is evident throughout history.

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Adonna Pryor

Adonna is a Christian wife and mother that has lived in the Cookeville area for 30 years.  She and her husband homeschool three children, and successfully graduated a fourth from homeschooling in 2015.  Adonna has been the coordinator for the Upper Cumberland Christian Co-op, a homeschooling cooperative, for the last 5 years and the Math and History tutor at Sharp Arrows Tutorial.

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Eli Pryor

Elijah is a homeschool graduate and former Peachtree student. Fascinated with history, his hobbies include model building/painting, reading, historical research, and collecting various memorabilia. Faith in the Lord has played a major role in his life, and he hopes to grow and share that faith through his work at Peachtree.

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Joshua Rexford

Joshua Rexford is a follower of Jesus, a husband, father, and a storyteller, and he strives to keep it in that order.  Josh received a BA in History from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey.  He was a youth director for 7 years, and he got his citation award through Awana which is the equivalent of 1 year of Bible college.  When not off on adventures, he & his family live in Cookeville.  A storyteller since he could talk, Joshua has always been enthralled by bringing imagination to life.  As a twelve-year-old watching the behind-the-scenes for "The Lord of the Rings" he began to see the power of well-told stories.  From that he heard a calling to create Christ-honoring stories and began to develop a "theology of storytelling".  The combined passion to create and to do so for the glory of Jesus Christ would later result in the founding of AD 33 Productions.  From a writing mentorship to direct involvement in 20 theater productions 6 feature films, numerous short films and commercial projects, Joshua has continued to hone his skills.  Over the last decade, he has written and re-written six full-length theatrical productions, a documentary, two screenplays, a short film, and numerous skits and sketches.  

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Sherri Sparkman

I graduated in '97 from Coastal Carolina College and worked as a surgical nurse in labor/delivery and then with a neurosurgical group.  I don't have a specific science background.  I taught my boys for 9 years and have taught Sunday School over 20 years, and taught in public school for 2 years part time. ​

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Chris Sullivan

Chris is blessed to have worked with children for over 30 years.  She has worked with children as a gym teacher, daycare teacher, taught children at church, volunteered in the school system helping them in their reading skills, and childcare in her home.  At present she tutors Reading and Math at home and guides children in “Early Reading Foundations” at Peachtree where she uses the “Sing, Spell, Read, and Write” program.  It is her joy to guide your child along with you.

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Eric Williams

Eric was raised in the snowy state of Michigan and became a believer in his teenage years. He attended most of his undergraduate degree at Boyce College in Kentucky, where he met his wife, Amanda, but completed his Bachelors in Biblical Studies from the Moody Bible Institute. After many years of ministry experience in various locations, Eric had the unbelievable opportunity to be the founding pastor of Fellowship Renewed Church in 2015, relocating with Amanda and his three girls to the heart of Sparta, TN. Eric has since obtained his Master of Divinity from Liberty University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Bible Exposition. In all he does, Eric sees Colossians 1:28 as the utmost of importance: Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.