Faculty & Staff

Mrs. Heather Renshaw is thrilled to bring her passion for fine arts and languages to Chesterton Academy of the Florida Martyrs as our Music, Drama, and Latin teacher.

A “revert” to the Catholic Faith, Mrs. Renshaw discerned a call to teach and evangelize after a successful career in Human Resource Management in Portland, Oregon. She wrote an award-winning book (Death by Minivan, Our Sunday Visitor) and traveled around the country speaking and teaching in various capacities. An award-winning family life columnist (Mea Maxima Cuppa, The Catholic Sentinel), Mrs. Renshaw wrote for numerous online outlets, and contributed to several devotional and Scripture study publications in addition to contributing to a book for young women called All Things Girl: Truth for Teens.

An accomplished liturgical musician, Mrs. Renshaw cantored throughout the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon for over 30 years and sang with the Oregon Symphony’s Gospel Christmas Choir for 10 years before moving to Pensacola in 2021 and joining St. Paul Catholic Church’s Adult Choir. Over the past two years, Mrs. Renshaw led multiple retreats for the students and faculty and taught students PK3-8 at St. Paul Catholic School. She began her role as Director of Music Ministry for Pensacola Catholic High School in 2023. Mrs. Renshaw earned certification from the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee’s Lay Formation Institute in April 2025. Mrs. Renshaw is currently working toward a Classical Education Philosophy certificate from Thales College.

She and her husband, David, were married in 2001, and have five amazing children (and two crazy dogs). Gaudete semper in Domino!

Born in Kansas City, Jacob Reilly spent his childhood in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He first became enamored with the Classics in middle school when a teacher invited him to a Homer and Dante book club. This love continued into high school where he first studied Latin at Gregory the Great Academy, a Catholic, liberal arts boarding school. He double majored in Classics and English Literature at the University of Dallas and received his Masters in English Literature at Southern Methodist University.

Mr. Reilly began teaching while still in his undergraduate studies and spent over a decade teaching Latin, Greek, and English at a Classical charter school in Texas. After a brief hiatus from teaching and moving to Pensacola with his wife and five children, he is excited to be teaching Latin again at Chesterton Academy. When not in the classroom, you can find him cycling along the Gulf Coast or doing woodworking in his shop.

Sherer Falardeau brings a deep love of history—and of people—to everything
she does. With a BA in History from the University of Florida and BS in
Nursing from the University of West Florida, she has spent years caring for
patients as a medical-surgical and critical care nurse, and many more raising
three wonderful daughters at home. Now, she teaches Renaissance History,
where she combines her passion for fascinating stories, the Catholic Church,
classical education and lifelong learning. Sherer is married to her husband,
JP, and when she’s not teaching or reading up on obscure historical facts,
she’s likely spending time with her family, where the real adventures begin.

Katie Johnson brings a wealth of artistic talent and a deep commitment to faith-based education to Chesterton Academy of the Florida Martyrs. Holding a bachelor’s degree in studio art, Katie specializes in oil painting, a medium through which she beautifully conveys spiritual themes and the splendor of the Catholic faith.

Her professional journey includes a mural of the Visitation adorning the wall of a church in Oregon, demonstrating her ability to create large-scale, meaningful artwork. Katie has also provided artwork for various Catholic conferences and has completed numerous commissioned works, each reflecting her dedication to glorifying God through her art.

Katie’s extensive experience in ministry enriches her teaching with a profound understanding of the spiritual and cultural significance of art. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction from the Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spiritual Direction. Her ministry work includes serving as a youth minister, an NET missionary, and the campus ministry coordinator for the Catholic Argos.

Katie’s year-long teaching experience at a private Catholic school in Birmingham and with a homeschool co-op group in Pensacola has equipped her with valuable insights into nurturing young artists. She is passionate about guiding students to explore their creative potential while fostering an appreciation for the beauty and depth of the Catholic artistic tradition.

Born in California and originally baptized Episcopalian, Ms. Garrett converted to Catholicism as an upperclassman in high school after her enrollment in a Catholic high school (another classical arts curriculum, similar to Chesterton Academy). Realizing she needed a stronger spiritual foundation, and knowing it would be essential to 'live in the world, without being of it,' she pursued a Catholic higher education.

In 2018, she graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Ms. Garrett then wandered through various industries and professional roles before she discovered the opportunity to serve as a formator (educator). This calling first manifested during the Covid era, when she created and led multiple online communities for Christian individuals living in extreme isolation. It then evolved into ministry leadership roles over the next few years, ultimately culminating in the call to serve as a formator (teacher) for Chesterton Academy.

With a passion for the classical arts and soul-deep education, Ms. Garrett is thrilled to bring her unique professional background and zeal for Catholicism to this school. Her dual-classical education (high school and college) equips her with a profound insight into how best to serve and learn with the students.

If she’s not in the classroom or with her fiance (a zealous Catholic “revert”), you'd likely find Ms. Garrett somewhere under the sun, as far away from technology as she can get. "The aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity." -St. JPII