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.