ARIEL RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM BELMONT UNIVERSITY AND IS GETTING HER MASTERS DEGREE IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES THIS FALL FROM LIBERTY UNIVERSITY. SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS AND SPENT 15 OF THOSE YEARS TRAVELING THE GLOBE FOR HER WORK. SHE ALSO WORKED AS A TEACHER TO YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS, AS WELL AS A WRITER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CONTENT CREATOR FOR CLIENTS, DURING THAT TIMEFRAME.

ARIEL HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE WORSHIP LEADERS, AT GENERATIONS CHURCH, FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND 7 YEARS IN YOUTH MINISTRY. THIS WILL BE ARIEL’S 5TH YEAR TEACHING AT GENERATIONS! SHE IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, OF ALMOST 24 YEARS, JEREMY, AND THEY HAVE 4 CHILDREN, HUDSON, LENA, REMY, AND JOVI, ALL WHO ATTEND GCA!

JAMIE HAS SERVED AS PRINCIPAL AT GCA THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SHE RECEIVED A MASTER OF ARTS & TEACHING DEGREE FROM BELMONT UNIVERSITY AND HAS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN WILLIAMSON CO. SCHOOLS FOR 18 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR, TEAM LEAD RECEIVING A “TEACHER OF THE YEAR” AWARD DURING THAT TIME. SHE IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, AARON, (WHO CAN OFTEN BE SPOTTED DRIVING THE SCHOOL BUS OR SUITED UP AS RAMSEY, OUR MASCOT). THEIR DAUGHTER, PAISLEY, WILL BE IN 5TH GRADE, HERE AT GCA, THIS YEAR.

DEBBIE HAS 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS WITH A BACHELOR’S IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AND HAS A MASTER’S IN SCHOOL COUNSELING. SHE HAS SPENT YEARS ON THE MISSION FIELD, LEADING TEAMS OF STUDENTS IN PLACES LIKE CHINA, MALAWI, AND MEXICO. SHE HAS 3 AMAZING DAUGHTERS (INCLUDING OUR TEACHER, ASHLEY FERN) AND 7 PRECIOUS GRANDKIDS–ONE OF WHOM IS ALSO HERE AT GENERATIONS! THIS IS DEBBIE’S 2ND YEAR WITH GENERATIONS AND SHE WILL BE TEACHING SPANISH II FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS A PART OF THE ACADEMIC AND ADMIN SUPPORT TEAM!

YVETTE (“EVIE”) AND HER HUSBAND OF 17 YEARS, DJ, MOVED TO TENNESSEE FROM COLORADO IN 2017. SHE HAS ALWAYS LOVED ART AND TOOK MANY ART CLASSES IN COLLEGE AND EARNED A DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN. SHE LOVES WORKING WITH KIDS AND HELPING THEM SEE THAT THE BEAUTY, AWE, AND WONDER IN THE WORLD AROUND US. THIS WILL BE EVIE’S 3RD YEAR TEACHING ART AT GCA AND HER FIRST YEAR WITH US AS A CO-TEACHER FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN AND 1ST GRADE CLASSES ALONGSIDE MS. ASHLEY.

ASHLEY HAS BEEN AT GENERATIONS FOR 5 YEARS AND THIS WILL BE HER 17TH YEAR OF TEACHING! SHE HAS TAUGHT STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE IN ECUADOR, MALAWI AND TENNESSEE. SHE IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, TITUS, AND THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL SON, JAMES, WHO IS ALSO HERE WITH US AT GLC!

JENNIFER HAS BEEN AT GENERATIONS FOR 5 YEARS NOW! THIS WILL BE HER 16TH YEAR TEACHING AND IN ADMIN FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. SHE HAS RUN HER OWN CATERING BUSINESS, AS WELL, AND HAS A PASSION FOR COOKING! SHE IS ONE OF OUR CO-TEACHERS FOR OUR LIFE SKILLS CULINARY CLASS, FOR OUR UPPER STUDENTS, AND LEADS OUR CULINARY TEAM IN PREPARING OUR ORGANIC MEALS FOR OUR GLC AND GCA STUDENTS EACH DAY!

JASMINE IS THIS YEAR’S LEAD TEACHER FOR OUR PRECIOUS PRE-K 4 AND 5 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR OUR K-5TH LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS! SHE LOVES HELPING CHILDREN FLOURISH AND GROW AS THEY LEARN AND DISCOVER NEW THINGS! JASMINE RELOCATED LAST YEAR FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WHERE SHE GAINED MINISTRY AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE MINISTRY THROUGH YWAM. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, YOU’LL FIND HER HIKING, PLAYING SPORTS, OR SERVING IN KIDS MINISTRY AT CHURCH.

CANDACE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TENNESSEE; A RARE FIND THESE DAYS. SHE LIVES IN FRANKLIN WITH HER HUSBAND AND SON; HE IS NOW A 5TH GRADER HERE AT GENERATIONS! THIS IS CANDACE’S FIFTH YEAR WORKING AT GCA. PRIOR TO THE BIRTH OF HER SON, SHE WAS A BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER FOR A MULTI LOCATION MEDICAL PRACTICE.
WHEN SHE’S NOT WORKING AT THE SCHOOL SHE TEACHES GROUP FITNESS CLASSES, SUCH AS: PILATES, BARRE, STRENGTH TRAINING, KICKBOXING, CARDIO, ETC. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING GROUP FITNESS CLASSES FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. CANDACE ALSO TAUGHT PILATES FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR!

KATIE IS ORIGINALLY FROM KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, AND HAS LIVED HERE IN FRANKLIN WITH HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER FOR 8 YEARS. SHE GRADUATED PHI BETA KAPPA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE WITH A B.A. IN HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. SHE THEN RECEIVED HER M.ED. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CURRY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WHILE ALSO WORKING AS A STUDENT ACTIVITIES ADVISOR. OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS, KATIE HAS WORKED AS AN INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, ADMINISTRATOR, AND TEACHER. HER EXPERIENCE ENCOMPASSES ALL AGE LEVELS, FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH COLLEGE. THIS IS HER 5TH YEAR WITH US HERE AT GCA!

THIS WILL BE DAN’S 4TH YEAR WORKING AT GCA AS OUR HEAD OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND ALL THINGS “TECH SUPPORT” RELATED. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, STEFANIE, AND THEY HAVE A PRECIOUS 6-YEAR-OLD BOY, MAVERICK. HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO TENNES- SEE FROM CALIFORNIA 5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE LOVED BEING IN THIS COMMUNITY. HE AND HIS WIFE ARE ALSO ENTREPRENEURS, RUNNING THEIR VIDEOGRAPHY BUSINESS.

THIS WILL BE JACQUIE’S 4TH YEAR TEACHING MUSIC FOR THE LOWER SCHOOL HERE AT GCA. SHE GRADUATED FROM HILLSONG COLLEGE IN 2006 WITH A FOCUS IN WORSHIP AND CREATIVE ARTS AND HAS SPENT OVER 15 YEARS INVOLVED IN CHURCH MINISTRY, BUSINESS, WORSHIP MUSIC, AND BOTH SMALL AND LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS.

SHE LIVES IN FRANKLIN WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE YOUNG SONS AND PRECIOUS NEW BABY GIRL. BEFORE MOVING TO FRANKLIN, SHE SERVED OVER 150 YOUNG MUSIC STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH KINDERMUSIK IN GEORGIA AND WAS RANKED A TOP KINDERMUSIK INSTRUCTOR INTERNATIONALLY.

DAVID GRADUATED WITH A BACHELORS IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF POMONA. HE SPENT A YEAR AS A SPORTS WRITER, REPORTER AND BROADCASTER FOR THE “POLY POST”. IN ADDITION, DAVID HAS BEEN TEACHING AS A TENNIS PROFESSIONAL FOR OVER 6 YEARS AND DEVELOPED AN ADVANCED JUNIORS PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHEN HE MOVED TO NASHVILLE, HE STARTED COACHING THE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE ALONG WITH SUBSTITUTE TEACHING FOR THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS WILL BE DAVID’S THIRD YEAR TEACHING AT GCA. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE, BELLA, ON THE GENERATIONS TEAM THIS YEAR!

JESSECA WORKS AT THE FRONT DESK HERE AT GCA! SHE GETS TO BE THE FRIENDLY FACE THAT GREETS EVERYONE IN ADDITION TO HELPING WITH ADMIN TASKS AND SUPPORTING THE GENERATIONS TEAM!
JESSECA AND HER FAMILY MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO TENNESSEE IN 2021. HER AND HER HUSBAND, BRANDON, HAVE 3 CHILDREN–2 GIRLS AND A BOY–ALL WHO ATTEND HERE AT GLC AND GCA. THEY ARE NOW IN 5TH GRADE, 1ST GRADE, AND PRE-K! THIS IS THEIR 5TH YEAR AT GCA.

GINA HAS ALMOST 30 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, BOTH IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND HAS BEEN AT GCA SINCE ITS FOUNDING YEAR. SHE HAS A PASSION FOR TEACHING CHILDREN, REACHING THEM IN A WAY THAT AIMS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR ABILITY TO FLOURISH. GINA IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, WHO IS ALSO IN EDUCATION, HAS TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND TWO PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN.

BRANDON RUNS AND OWNS AN ONLINE BUSINESS, AND HAS WORKED FOR OVER 10 YEARS AS AN ONLINE BUSINESS CONSULTANT. HE ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE AS A CURRICULUM WRITER AND PROGRAM DEVELOPER FOR YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THIS WILL BE HIS SECOND YEAR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT GENERATIONS AND IN HELPING TO OVERSEE OUR ANNUAL “GCA MARKETPLACE”.
THIS YEAR HE WILL BE TEACHING BOTH THE 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS IN ADDITION TO THE UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS. BRANDON AND HIS WIFE HAVE TWO GREAT CHILDREN, INDIGO (GOING INTO 6TH GRADE) AND JUNIPER (GOING INTO 4TH GRADE).

LASANDRA GOT HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY, DID HER GRADUATE STUDIES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB.

SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF GENERATIONS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, HAS ALMOST 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, AS WELL AS IN BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PASTORAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING. LASANDRA IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND OF 45 YEARS, KRAIG, HAS 3 ADULT CHILDREN, AND 7 GRANDCHILDREN.

Sarah received her B.S. in Psychology from Liberty University and has worked with students for over 20 years providing academic intervention and trauma-informed mental health services to at-risk children, adolescents, and families. She has a wonderful daughter who is also here at Generations! This will be her 3rd year as a teacher at GCA.

TAMMY GRADUATED BIBLE COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN THEOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP. DURING THAT TIME, SHE SERVED AS A TEACHER’S ASSISTANT AT AN EARLY EDUCATION SCHOOL, WORKING WITH TWO AND THREE-YEAR-OLDS. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, SHE HAS ALSO BUILT A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN BUSINESS, WHILE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH NANNYING, LEADING CHILDREN’S MINISTRY AT HER CHURCH IN L.A., AND SERVING ACROSS A VARIETY OF CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS, WHERE SHE DEVELOPED LESSON PLANS AND TAUGHT THE GOSPEL. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED ON MISSION TRIPS IN CHINA, THAILAND, AND AFRICA, WHERE SHE CARED FOR CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES. TAMMY HAS CALLED NASHVILLE HOME FOR THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS WITH HER HUSBAND.

LORI EARNED HER MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1994 AND HAS BUILT A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER AND HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE. OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, SHE HAS HELD LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PRIMARY CARE, URGENT CARE, RETAIL HEALTH, AND EMPLOYER-BASED HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING DIRECTING OPERATIONS FOR VANDERBILT’S EMPLOYER-BASED CLINICS SERVING METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LEADING VANDERBILT’S NURSE FACULTY PRACTICES. IN AUGUST 2026, LORI WAS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE HEALTH FOR VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE EXECUTIVE AND EMPLOYER-BASED HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES. OUTSIDE OF WORK, LORI ENJOYS TRAVELING—ESPECIALLY CRUISING AND EXPLORING EUROPE—AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER HUSBAND, KEITH, AND THEIR GROWING FAMILY OF THREE SONS, THREE DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW, SIX GRANDSONS, AND ONE BELOVED GRANDDAUGHTER.

SIERRA RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, AND HAS FOUR YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHING T.K. AND KINDERGARTEN. SIERRA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING A CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, JOYFUL, AND ENCOURAGED AS THEY GROW ACADEMICALLY AND IN THEIR WALK WITH JESUS. ORIGINALLY FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA AND HER HUSBAND RECENTLY SETTLED IN TENNESSEE AFTER HIS SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS AND ENJOY LIFE WITH THEIR ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL, MAGGIE.

MARVIN IS PROFICIENT IN GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, AND PIANO, MAKING HIM A VERSATILE AND WELL-ROUNDED MUSICIAN AND TEAM MEMBER HERE AT GCA! HIS CAREER HAS INCLUDED BOTH STUDIO WORK AND LIVE TOURING, PERFORMING ALONGSIDE A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SUCH AS DC TALK, RACHEL LAMPA, NICOLE C. MULLEN, MICHAEL MCDONALD, AMY GRANT, CLAY CROSS AND MORE. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER INCLUDES CONTRIBUTING DRUMS TO THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FOR MICHAEL W. SMITH’S FILM THE SECOND CHANCE.
IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING, MARVIN ENJOYS TEACHING AND MENTORING OTHER MUSICIANS. WITH HIS PATIENCE AND ENCOURAGING APPROACH, HE IS ABLE TO MEET STUDENTS AT THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILL LEVEL AND HELP THEM GROW AND EXCEL IN THEIR MUSICAL JOURNEY. MARVIN HAS BEEN A PART OF THE GENERATIONS COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND THIS WILL BE HIS 2ND YEAR TEACHING PRIVATE LESSONS FOR OUR STUDENTS!

JAKE GREW UP IN UKRAINE AND THE COUNTRY OF GEORGIA WITH HIS MISSIONARY FAMILY BEFORE MOVING TO PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE HE RAN CROSS COUNTRY FOR SIX YEARS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
TODAY, JAKE LIVES IN FRANKLIN, WORKS IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, AND IS INVOLVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY AT 5 STONES CHURCH. HE IS EXCITED TO RETURN TO THE SPORT AND HELP STUDENTS GROW AS RUNNERS AND TEAMMATES WHILE ENCOURAGING THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FAITH.