Our Faculty

Mrs. Galotti teaches Junior Kindergarten at WCCA. Elisha received her Bachelor of Arts from Toronto Metropolitan University and then continued her education with the Royal Academy of Dance, completing their intensive three year Teaching Certificate Program.

Elisha’s passion for teaching, along
with her delight in children, led to over a decade of teaching ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and musical theatre full-time at the Ontario School of Ballet in Toronto. When she had three young
children of her own, she stepped back from full-time teaching for a season, but when they reached school age, Elisha and her husband were grateful to enrol their two sons and daughter at Westminster Classical. She returned to the world of teaching in 2015, enjoying leading the younger grades in Music and Movement classes. Since 2018, she has been teaching Junior Kindergarten and loves being tasked with leading WCCA’s youngest students in the discovery of what is true, good and beautiful.

Ms. Hiebert teaches Senior Kindergarten at WCCA. Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts in History & Global Studies from Tyndale University. While completing her undergraduate, Anna became heavily involved in the pro-life movement working for organizations such as the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.

After graduating, she worked as a legislative assistant and coordinated the Parliamentary Pro-Life Caucus in Ottawa. After fighting against the bill to expand medically assisted death in Canada, she later trained to work with individuals with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. As an advocate for the inherent value of life as created in God’s image, Anna is excited to be feeding into the lives of little ones and to help them grow in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. She is currently working towards completing a Master of Arts in Christian Classical Education from Knox Theological Seminary.

Ms. Ramirez is the assistant teacher to WCCA’s Kindergarten classes and is in her third year of working for the school. Patricia was born in San Jose,  Costa Rica and moved to Canada in 1999. Patricia has a degree in Accounting from Costa Rica and is also taking accounting courses to advance her degree and knowledge in accounting. Patricia has a daughter at WCCA and is looking forward to working with WCCA’s youngest students this year!

Mr. Jennings teaches Grade 1 at WCCA. Luke holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy and a Master of Arts in English from Western University. At Western, he has also completed his doctoral course work and examinations, fulfilled his doctoral language requirement in Latin, and has conducted extensive research at the doctoral level in the field of Renaissance English Literature (in which he examines the Elizabethan era’s theological
controversies as they find themselves reflected in the period’s poetry and drama).

Throughout the course of his doctoral studies, he has led numerous tutorials teaching Literature to undergraduate English students and Communication to undergraduate Engineering students. For the past year now, Luke has also taught and tutored students between grades 1 and 12 at ICALC (International Christian Academic Learning Center) using BJU (Bob Jones University) textbooks.

In addition to teaching, Luke is also actively involved in the evangelism ministry and the discipleship of new converts at Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Scarborough, Ontario.

Mrs. Beloglazov (Mrs. Belo) teaches Grade 2 at WCCA. Mrs. Belo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Child and Family Studies from the University of Guelph and a Master of Teaching degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Her professional teaching experiences range from being an English language instructor in South Korea, teaching English to Chinese students online, and most recently working as a Grade 4 Math and Science teacher at a Toronto Jewish private school.

Mrs. Belo comes to Westminster with a desire for Christ to be at the center of her teaching and her student’s learning in all areas, and aims to encourage students that faithfully studying science is a way to love God and others. Having previously served as the Grade 4-8 Science teacher at WCCA, also providing IEP support to students at the school, she is excited to continue helping our students grow in their knowledge and understanding of God’s creation.

Mrs. Makk teaches Grade 4 at WCCA. Amanda was born in Toronto, Ontario but grew up in Budapest, Hungary where she attended the International Christian School of Budapest. Amanda received her Bachelor of Arts from Ryerson University and completed a post-degree diploma in Behaviour Science. Amanda worked with children and adults who have special needs for four years. She started at WCCA in the role of the after-school care program coordinator in addition to being a supply teacher for all grade levels.

Ms. Thompson teaches Grade 5, along with directing our school’s Art program. Angela comes to Westminster with a desire to faithfully serve the Lord through her passion for History, Literature, Writing and the Arts. Her journey toward a teaching career began at the tail end of raising six children, when she started volunteering at Lanor Junior Middle School and quickly found herself with her own desk in the Grade 8 classroom! 

Over the next ten years she moved from volunteer to Lunchroom Supervisor, Educational Assistant, and Supply Teacher while also working under the umbrella of the Tutors in the Classroom program through the Toronto District School Board. While a part of this program she worked with individual students, designing programs that would address their specific strengths and needs, and building relationships that she still treasures today. Along the way she created and taught countless in-class workshops for Language units, designed and piloted her own program for teaching the Ontario Grade 7 & 8 History curriculum which she delivered for many years, and partnered in the running of two successful Drama programs for students from Grades 5-12 that brought her tremendous joy. 

The Lord kept opening doors and surprising her with new opportunities to engage students, both teaching and learning alongside them. Finally, God gave her the incredible gift of being able to return to school, beginning with a certificate in Writing & Publishing from George Brown College, then a Bachelors degree in History & Global Studies from Tyndale University, and recently, her Bachelors of Education, also from Tyndale. 

It has been a journey that has taught her more and more about the faithfulness of her Heavenly Father, and the goodness and grace of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She prays that the privilege of joining the staff at Westminster will allow her to share her experience, her passion for knowledge, her pleasure in all things creative and, most importantly, her love for the Lord, with her students. She feels so incredibly blessed to be a part of such a dedicated and committed group of parents and educators with such an obvious heart and vision for the learners in their care. 

Mrs. Friesen teaches Grades 7 and 8 at WCCA. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Education from York University. Lauren has also completed several courses through Tyndale Seminary and continues to enjoy delving into the richness of God’s Word in her independent study. She has been a homeroom teacher at the middle school level for six years prior to joining the WCCA faculty.

In addition to her love of teaching and learning, making music has been a passion for Lauren since childhood. She is actively involved in the music ministry at her home church where she and her husband have the privilege of helping lead musical worship.

Ms. Salter replaces longtime Office Administrator Diane Richey at WCCA. Nicole worked in customer service and office administration in several fields, including insurance and real estate, before becoming a verbatim transcriber for deaf and hard of hearing students at George Brown College from 2009 to 2021. Over the years, she has worked with many small and medium-sized businesses across Canada providing website, blog and email marketing content. In 2017 she founded SaltZ&Co, a Toronto microbusiness making natural soaps, bath and body care products and gift baskets that encourage relaxation.

Nicole and her two children, Nathaniel and Naomi, live in Scarborough and are members of Westminster Chapel.

Mrs. Brittain is a passionate supporter of classical education and  of WCCA where she has spent many hours volunteering and supply teaching.  As a servant of Christ she has used her gifts in administration and Ministry in many different ways over the years; including in her work at organizations such as Greater Europe Mission (serving in Ireland for 2 years), RZIM and Youth For Christ.  She has additionally held many positions in the area of Children’s Ministry; such as, Youth and Sunday school teacher, Children’s Ministry Director, Awana and Pioneer Club leader.

Jaime enjoys studying God’s word and has completed a Bible Certificate Program at Briercrest Bible College. Furthermore, she has completed several courses in the pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts in Human Studies and Early Childhood Education which she hopes to continue in the future.  Jaime resides in Toronto with her husband and her two boys who attend WCCA. 

Dinah Wabwoba holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Higher Diploma in Community Health and HIV/AIDS Care.

As a stay-at-home mother, she worked as a farmer, freelance writer, and editor; creating and curating articles, blogs, and books for businesses and individuals. With her sons getting older, her prayerful research into their future schooling led her and her husband to choose a Christian education. So, she pursued a short training and had the privilege of homeschooling her sons.

She has served at her church in Kenya as a writer, worship team member, and in the women’s ministry leadership team. She has also volunteered with mission mobilization organizations to help raise awareness for global missions. She is passionate about Christ-centred education and feels honored and excited to join the WCCA family and contribute her skills, gifts, and experience to the glory of God.

Dinah is married to Alfred and they live in Downtown Toronto with their two sons Rieko and Geno. They currently attend Grace Toronto Church.

After four years as the Office Administrator at WCCA, Diane has moved back home to North Carolina with her family, but remains a part of WCCA with a new role in the Finance Department. Diane has a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has 2 daughters who attended WCCA to Grades 7 and 5, respectively.

Mrs. Garau is the director of curriculum and teacher training for the upper grades. She previously taught Latin and Drama at Westminster, and two of her children were fortunate enough to attend WCCA for several years. Ann grew up near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a B.A. in English and Medieval History from St. Andrews University in Scotland, an M.A. in Medieval and Renaissance Studies from Glasgow University, an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of London, UK, and a Ph.D. from the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. She has been interested in education since playing school as a girl, and has explored different educational models by teaching in British, Canadian and German schools. She also taught Sunday school at Knox Presbyterian Church in downtown Toronto, and more recently was blessed to attend Park Lawn Baptist Church in Etobicoke. In Christian classical education, she finally found the kind of learning and teaching she wishes she had had when growing up.

Ann currently lives with her husband, their two boys, and their two babies in Dundas, Ontario. Having participated in Westminster as both a teacher and a mother, she now feels privileged to be able to help it continue to fulfil its mission faithfully through curriculum and teacher training, and to bring together her love for her faith and her love for beautiful education.