Position: Teacher / Principal
Phone: 629*201*5858
State of Tennessee
Professional Teaching Certification
Seventh-day Adventist
Professional Teaching Certification
Highest Degree: Master of Science in Education
Major Field: Multi-age/Multi-grade Education
College Where Earned: Southern Adventist University
Year Earned: 2001
Linda Dickinson has taught students in grades K - 8 at the Murfreesboro and Jasper Adventist Schools for the past 40 years. She loves learning along with her students, and strives to make learning meaningful by incorporating stem projects, art, and music into her classroom. It is her goal to help each child reach their full potential and to lead her students to Jesus.
Position: Art Teacher
Kindergarten Methods
Joan Louden has served as paraprofessional, working with students in all elementary subject areas, and as an art teacher for the past 17 years to students in grades K - 8 at the Jasper Adventist School. She brings her love of art into all her projects. She teaches art techniques and art appreciation. She loves to point her students to the beauty in God's creation.
Position: Pastor/School Board Chairman/Agriculture Teacher
Pastor Milano served twenty-two years in law enforcement, serving as police chief, detective, and training officer. He has served as an evangelist/missionary in the US and abroad. He has pastored 5 churches. He brings his passion for healthy living and organic gardening into the classroom.
Position: Math Teacher/Junior Academy Teacher
Highest Degree: BS in Accounting
College Where Earned: Franklin Pierce College
Michelle has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Franklin Pierce College. She has worked in the accounting field for more than 30 years. Michelle has been the business manager for Pine Tree Academy since 2015. For more than 10 years, Michelle has been a teacher's aid and treasurer at numerous SDA schools, while partnering in pastoral ministry with her husband of 29 years. Michelle is passionate about children and
Adventist Education
Position: Gymnastics Teacher