Our Team

Julia is originally from Buffalo, NY and is an avid Buffalo Bills Fan! She has also loved music from her youth, and started taking violin lessons when she was 9. She joined a local fiddle group from a young age, was a soloist in the High School Jazz band, and also sang in various choirs. She went on to earn a Music Performance Degree in Violin from Houghton College. After college she taught music classes and orchestra at a private school for one year before marrying her husband, Brian, a black hawk pilot in the Army. While traveling the world together, Brian and Julia have had 4 amazing kids; and they started their homeschooling journey 10 years ago. Julia has been teaching private violin and piano lessons for the past 17 years, and also has been teaching in and taking membership roles in several educational groups, to include 6 years of tutoring Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials, and different music classes in other co-ops. Julia has also performed professionally with her violin over the years. She loves to perform, but she also loves to teach and inspire those around her. She knows there’s a need for homeschoolers to have access to excellent music education and ensembles to join, and she is thrilled to finally be able to form this Academy with the help of two other awesome directors and with our amazing teachers. This is a dream come true, and is filling a huge need in the homeschool community!

Originally from Mansfield, Ohio, Misti began her journey of service and leadership at the age of 18 when she joined the United States Army. She served for seven years as a transportation and training NCO, where she honed her skills in organization, instruction, and mentorship. While stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC, in 1997, she met her husband, Guy, and together they built a family.

A dedicated mother of six, Misti has been homeschooling for 18 years, blending her passion for education with hands-on experience. She studied elementary education in college and has taught numerous children’s programs over the years. Beyond education, she has a strong background in training and coaching from her time in the restaurant industry.

Misti is a self-proclaimed music lover and has been a member of various choirs throughout the years. She enjoys incorporating music into her teaching and daily life. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, thrift store shopping, hiking, crafting, organizing, and decorating.

After graduating from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2010 with a B.S.Ed in Music Education K-12 with a concentration on flute, Stephanie moved to Virginia to teach in the public school system until she left teaching to be home with her children in 2019. From 2011 to 2015, Stephanie taught elementary music and youth choir in the Northern Neck and from 2015 to 2019, she taught both middle school band and choir in the York County School System. Stephanie has also directed adult and youth handbell choirs and assisted with high school marching bands. Since leaving the public schools, she has enjoyed raising her four children and has enjoyed the process of transitioning into the homeschool world with them. In her spare time Stephanie enjoys reading, spending time with family, watching football, and baking.

Michelle is a proud mother of 4 children. She has experience in child care and special needs children. Michelle has also been a stay at home mother for many years and just recently started working again with other children in the community. She is very excited to have this opportunity to work with The Homeschool Music Academy of Gloucester and looks forward to meeting all the kiddos!

Krista was born in Florida and lived there for 10 years until her dad was stationed in Virginia. She has loved music since she was very young and even would boldly sing in front of her church at 2 years old. This became a precursor to many years of participating in music ministry. Krista went to Bethel College and left with her husband, not a degree. 😆 (No regrets!) They've been married for 15 years and have been blessed with three boys aged 8, 5, and 2. Krista has experience in participating in children's ministry such as children's bell choir and has organized VBS for several years. Her hobbies aside from singing are crafting of all sorts, painting, wood working, organizing, gardening and future chicken keeping! 🐔 Krista loves camping and going to the beach with the family.

Alyssa Owens is a talented musician and educator from Gloucester, Virginia. She studied oboe at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music and is dedicated to her family and community. As a homeschooling mother of three, she balances her parenting with her musical commitments. Currently, she serves as the pianist at Gloucester Point Baptist Church and is the owner, director, and instructor at Kaleidoscope Fine and Performing Arts Center in Gloucester, VA, where she shares her passion for the arts with her students.

Connie Stewart is excited to be joining the Homeschool Music Academy of Gloucester to work with students in all of our age groups. Mrs. Stewart has enjoyed years of private piano instruction and holds a Bachelor of Fine and Performing Arts Degree in Art, Music, and Theater from Christopher Newport. She formerly performed with Daybreak Vocal/Instrumental Ensemble, Kaleidoscope Steel Drum Band, and other vocal groups and ensembles. While studying at Christopher Newport, she was a member of their concert choir and Studio A. She formerly taught general music classes, as well as, music theory, handbells, recorder, and guitar classes at Ware Academy. In addition, she led the WareSingers choral group. She has also taught classes at several music camps and summer enrichment programs in Gloucester County. “Miss Connie” has led preschool music classes and choirs, and middle school and high school youth choirs. Currently, as an instructor for Kaleidoscope Fine and Performing Arts Center in Hayes, she teaches piano lessons, beginning guitar, vocal lessons, music theory, rhythm, art, and more. At HMAG, Mrs. Stewart will be utilizing talents, knowledge, and experience gained through dedicated years of personal, professional, and volunteer leadership and service in schools, in churches, and in the community. “Miss Connie” has always loved music and cannot wait to share that love with the students of HMAG.

Carmen was born in Texas, and has lived in California and Arizona, where she grew up, before moving to Virginia in 2012 to be with her husband while he served in the US Navy. During her years in Arizona, she participated actively in concert band, marching band, solo and duet music competitions, stagecraft, behind-the-scenes sound board and lighting, and community youth theatre where she performed in several musicals, and even directed a youth theatre musical production of Charlie Brown. Before moving from Arizona she spent her down time training dogs, and volunteering at a horse sanctuary.
Carmen and her husband have now been married for 13 years, and together they have two boys, ages 11 and 8, two cats, three dogs, cows as neighbors, opossums in the shed, a feral cat living under the house, and about 30 chickens. She has been homeschooling since 2020, and now in her 5th year homeschooling she has taught multiple subjects at a co-op in Hampton, ranging from art to science, and working with kids from kindergarten through 5th grade. She coaches a soccer team with a local homeschool soccer group, is helping to start a Trail Life troop in Mathews, is starting up an educational co-op in Mathews in the fall of 2025, and is now teaching a class at HMAG!
With her husband retired from the Navy, they moved from the busy city of Hampton to be surrounded by nature and a calm country life. Carmen and her family enjoy spending time outside, going to the beach, fishing, bowling, and hanging out with friends.

Kristina was born and raised in California. She grew up doing sports and being involved in the arts. Her grandma owned a ballet studio and she was raised doing ballet in her grandmas living room and listening to classical music on vinyls. She took piano lessons for a couple of years in middle school but her hands wouldn’t work separately and together at the same time. She turned to the stage where she did many plays and moved on to musicals all through high school. Kristina started taking clarinet lessons in 4th grade which she continued through her senior year, playing in the high school band, sporting events, and competitions. Kristina went to college at Sonoma State University near Napa Valley in California where she taught private clarinet lessons to elementary students during her free time. After Sonoma State, she moved south to San Luis Obispo where she preceded to study interior design. After college, Kristina ended up in Real Estate and property management for 10 years until she fell in love with a Coastie and the military life brought her and her husband to the East Coast. They have been moving around the East Coast for the last 11 years and have settled here with their 5 kids. In her spare time Kristina enjoys reading, spending time with friends that become family, organizing, working out, and window shopping.

Amanda has been a licensed teacher for the past three years but has always been called to work with children. Her experience includes working at girl scout camp, volunteering at a children's hospital, volunteering at zoo camp, and providing foster care. Amanda grew up playing the piano and associates’ music with all of her memories. Public school teacher turned homeschooling mom, Amanda looks forward to having more experiences with her daughters including camping and traveling.

Savannah Williams is a proud Virginia native who, after living in Washington state and Maryland collectively for 8 years, relocated back to Hampton Roads in 2022. She became a stay-at-home mom when her daughter, Juniper, was six months old and began their homeschooling journey when Juniper entered kindergarten. Her second child, Lochlan, arrived in the middle of the pandemic in 2020. Throughout her time as a stay-at-home mom, she has volunteered with Bible Study Fellowship as a Children’s Leader and devoted her time organizing events for various Mom support groups and their families.
In her past life, before kids, Savannah worked for almost a decade at Colonial Williamsburg, holding multiple kinds of interpretative positions. Her most beloved title was Actor Interpreter; taking on roles of historical figures and bringing them to life through first-person performance. She also performed in a number of 18th century style plays and scenes, sharing her passion for acting and history with all ages. Having acquired a Bachelor degree in Visual and Performing Arts/Theatre at Longwood University, and possessing a love for history since she was a little girl, acting at CW was a dream job. What began her attraction to performance was her first professional acting job working as an eccentric bellhop at the Tower of Terror ride of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. She looks forward to sharing her excitement of and experience in performing with her local homeschool community!
Through all the roles she has held, enjoying life with her husband of 15 years, having the ability to spend ample time with her children, and continually learning alongside them while homeschooling has been her absolute favorites! When she’s not ushering her children to frequent homeschool events, you may find her deep in a Biblical study, exploring a nearby state park, or lounging with friends and family on the beach.

David Condon has been playing music for 15 years. After volunteering at his local church, David began studying Music & Worship at Liberty University, graduating in 2017. He was the worship leader at Clarkson Baptist Church in Clarkson, Kentucky from 2019 to 2023, and taught private lessons in guitar, mandolin, and ukulele in Owensboro, Kentucky. Currently, David is the volunteer worship leader at Matthews Baptist Church, where he attends with his wife, Heather and daughters Ellie and Evelyn.