Beza Fellows

FELLOW OF CLASSICAL HUMANITIES

Dr. Jacob Allee is presently serving as a teacher and Upper School Dean at Caritas Classical Christian Academy in Chandler, AZ. He has been formally working in classical Christian education since 2014 but he and his wife homeschooled classically for several years before that. Dr. Allee is also the founder of Study The Great Books which is committed to producing classical Christian curriculum that is faithful to the Lordship of Jesus Christ for use in classrooms and homes across the country. He is happily married and he and his wife, Susan, enjoy raising their four wonderful children. He earned his Ph.D. in Humanities from Faulkner University. His academic research focuses upon the role stories play in developing the moral imagination and the power stories have to pass on and preserve virtue within a society.

FELLOW OF PEDAGOGY & CLASSICAL HUMANITIES

Josh Herring, Ph.D. received a doctorate in the Humanities with a concentration in Literature from Faulkner University in 2023. He also holds a M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2016) and a B.A. in History from HIllsdale College (2011). He taught humanities courses at Thales Academy for eight years and was active in Thales Academy administration for three years as a Dean of Students, Assistant Administrator, and Dean of Classical Education. He enjoys helping Thales College develop a new model of higher education, specifically with attention to shaping future teachers intending to join the classical renewal movement. He and his wife live in Wendell, NC. Dr. Herring is a voracious reader, a regular writer with the Acton Institute, Liberty Fund, and the Federalist. He also hosts The Optimistic Curmudgeon podcast.

FELLOW OF CULTURE

Nathan Gill, PhD, earned his doctorate from Hillsdale College in 2018, and has served as an Academic Dean and high school history teacher in New York. He is a writer as well as a teacher and is fascinated by the history of Protestantism’s engagement with the liberal arts tradition, particularly in New England, the early American republic and the wider Anglo-American world. He loves the scenery, culture and history of the Northeast, and seeks to renew the classical tradition that has long lain dormant there. His work has appeared at Public Discourse, American Reformer, and in various academic publications. He and his wife Madeline have three children.

FELLOW OF CLASSICAL HUMANITIES & PEDAGOGY

Jesse Sumpter is a Classical educator interested in promoting a robust Liberal Arts education founded on God’s word. He has taught in Classical education for almost twenty years. His classes include Latin, Greek, Integrated Humanities, and Poetry. He also serves as a Department Chair & Lead Teacher for Classical Languages. He has offered workshops at education conferences, including Logos School Summer Training and ACCS Repairing the Ruins. Some of his writing has appeared at Kuyperian Commentary and The Imaginative Conservative. He regularly writes about Integrated Humanities and Liberal Arts education at JesseSumpter.com. He is also the author of A Short Introduction to Abraham Kuyper's Lectures on Calvinism. He holds a Masters in Classical and Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College as well as an MFA in poetry from Seattle Pacific University. He and his wife have a daughter and son and they live in Moscow, Idaho. You can follow Jesse on the social webs: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

FELLOW OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

As Head of School at Coram Deo Academy, David Seibel aims to cultivate a generation of scholar-disciples who are passionate about learning. Husband to Brooke and father of two current and an additional two future Coram Deo Academy students, David holds a Doctorate of Education from Southern Seminary, an M.Div. from Southern Seminary, an M.Ed. from Marian University, and B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Wabash College. Dr. Seibel’s dissertation focused on the leadership contributions to school growth using the organizational theory of Ichak Adizes, describing how schools mature over time. His family attends Cornerstone Bible Church in Carmel, Indiana. He is the author of Growing A Classical School: How Unified Leadership and Teamwork Create Sustained Growth.

FELLOW OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

 Dr. David J. Stanton IV is currently the Senior Director of Alumni Relations at Hillsdale College where he contributes to spreading the work and mission of the College to its alumni as well as the overall work of a classical liberal arts education embodied at Hillsdale. Previously, he served as the Headmaster at Oakdale Academy, a classical Christian school in the Metro Detroit region with an aim to prepare students for a life of service to God, family, community, and country. David continues his work in the classical education movement through not only his work at Hillsdale, but as one of the founding members and leaders of the Society for Classical Schools in Michigan. David is married to his wonderful wife Jodie and is blessed with six children. David earned his doctorate (Ed.D.), education specialist (Ed.S.), and a graduate certificate in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University, along with a master’s from Central Michigan, and his bachelor’s from Hillsdale College. David hosts the Substack blog The Classical Patriot and is the founder of Firmum Consulting and Publishing, LLC where he mentors and guides school leaders and boards.

FELLOW OF THEOLOGY & CULTURE

Rev. David Deutsch serves as the Head of Spiritual Life at Beacon Hill Classical Academy, where he also teaches Bible, Theology, and Oral Rhetoric. In addition to his role at Beacon Hill, Rev. Deutsch serves as a Teaching Pastor at Soli Deo Gloria Church in Camarillo, CA. He has spent over 25 years in pastoral ministry. He is a lover of books and helped homeschool his daughter classically. As a life-long learner, Rev. Deutsch loves to come alongside of students in their pilgrimage with Christ and Classical Education. He is married to his wife, Teresa, who serves as the Lower School Academic Director and Kindergarten Teacher at Beacon Hill Classical Academy. They have one daughter (who teaches Latin and Humanities at Beacon Hill) and two grandchildren.

FELLOW OF CLASSICAL HUMANITIES

Dr. Sean C. Hadley is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, 2017) and Faulkner University's Great Books program (PhD, 2023). His writings have been published in outlets such as The Imaginative Conservative, Touchstone magazine, Classis Journal, The Consortium Journal, and The Hemingway Review. He has given conference talks in a variety of settings, such as the annual Repairing the Ruins education conference and the annual Spring conference of the Ciceronian Society. For the last fifteen years, he taught in the classical Christian classroom, and he is currently the Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Classical Education Research Lab at the University of Arkansas. You can find his regular writing through his Substack, A Southern Knickerbocker (www.hadleyonfire.org).