Staff Bios & Testimonies
Belinda Vatany - Head of School, Board President of FCA & TACRS
Belinda has been in Christian Ministry since she was a teen. Her first job was working for her parents in a Christian, homeschool bookstore at the age of 14. Belinda is the oldest of nine children, she raised and home educated her three youngest siblings for 17 years. Belinda was the Director of Family Christian Academy’s Home Education programs and services for over 25 years. She also founded and directed a brick and mortar, campus, Christian school, also named Family Christian Academy for over 15 years. She worked alongside the leadership of TACRS, an academic, accrediting agency since 1996 and has been the acting President of TACRS since 2013. She founded Home Educating Family Magazine, fostered twelve children and provided each of them with a Christian education. Belinda loves all things family and home. From embracing hospitality, hosting a large Persian feast for family and friends to staging or decorating both personal and corporate spaces. She is happily married to Behzad Vatany, a business owner and entrepreneur, they have two amazing children and reside in both Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL.
Gary Tippitt - Campus Director - HS Teacher - Music - Chapel Coordinator
Graduate of Grambling State University
Married to Laranza with 3 Young Adult Children
Who's Who Among America's Teachers & Teacher of the Year
Child of God
Steven Farless - Admin
Steven attended and graduated from FCA back in 2008. He received an Associates in Applied Science from Volunteer State in 2012. He has been working for FCA since 2014. “I truly enjoy helping families with our home education and on-campus programs.” Mr. Steven is usually the first voice you hear when calling FCA or the first face you see when visiting our campus. As a former student, class of 2008, he has firsthand experience with both sides of homeschool and helping others.
Christy Pilkinton - Art - Media - Lower Elementary- Home Ec & Lifeskills
Christy has been married to her husband Mark for 46 years, has 2 sons & 2 grandchildren. She has been a Bible teacher & women’s ministry leader for 32 years. Over a 25-year span God carved out opportunities to study with over a dozen master artists abroad & in the US & over 50 other master workshops & classes. She has operated a large north light studio teaching classical art to hundreds of students, hosting summer art camps, workshops & art events since 1996. Christine’s area of expertise is portraiture. She has also studied classical drawing, still life, landscape and photography to name a few. She gains the greatest satisfaction in passing on these classical time-honored teachings. A portfolio of her work can be viewed at www.PortraitCreations.com.
Tiffany Law - Middle School & Lower Elementary
Tiffany is a wife and mom. Eldest son, Hayden, is a graduate of FCA and Ethan is a seventh grader at FCA. She enjoys spending quality time with family and gardening in her spare time. Tiffany strives to be a Christian leader for all students at FCA giving them a foundation of faith. She considers teaching an honor that God has blessed her with. & looks forward to having a blessed 2023-24 school year.