Heritage
Christian
Academy
Preschool - 8th Grade
Located in Mechanicsville, Virginia
Elementary Teachers
Krissy Lowrie has been teaching Kindergarten at HCA for 6 years. She received her teaching degree from Mary Baldwin University. She grew up in Charlottesville, Va. and has been living in Hanover County for 13 years. Mrs. Lowrie has 2 children.
Wendy Malamphy teaches first grade at HCA. She has her Master's Degree in Education from Marymount University. Before coming to HCA, she worked in the Hanover County Public Schools. Wendy has always enjoyed working with children whether in preschool, elementary,Sunday School, church choir or tutoring. Wendy and her husband, Tim, have 3 children- Daniel, Brian and Annie. Outside of her classroom, her favorite sport is cheering her kids on in their sports and playing tennis when she can. Wendy loves teaching at HCA and is thrilled to be able to teach in a Christian environment, celebrating Jesus' love.
Cherie Evans has been teaching for 11 years. She taught 2nd and 3rd graders in the public school system for 9 years and has taught at HCA for the last 2 years. She has been married for 11 years to TJ and has 2 boys- Joseph and Elijah. The boys both attended HCA and Cherie feels blessed to have been a part of HCA as both a parent and a teacher.
Karen Wimmer has been teaching at HCA for 6 years. The past 4 years she has taught 3rd grade. She has lived in Hanover County for 12 years and has a husband, Marc, and 3 children- Kaylin, Davis and William. Before moving to Hanover, Mrs. Wimmer taught for 11 years in Lynchburg and Roanoke. Her favorite hobby is carpooling kids to baseball, hockey, dance, archery and track. She loves watching the kids at HCA grow and succeed.
Amy Martin graduated from James Madison University in 1994 with a Bachehlor of Science Degree. She is a certified Special Education Teacher and worked in Hanover County for 5 years until starting her family. She has been an elementary teacher at HCA for 7 years. Currently she teaches 4th grade at HCA. When not teaching, she is busy being a wife and a mother to four children.
