Mission
Our mission is to educate young men and women in a true and integral Christian humanism, so that they can engage in all that is good in the culture of the world, knowing that science, art, and music are means of human refinement and that industry and commerce are means of human service. Our goal is to impart basic ordered knowledge about the world and to train students in fundamental intellectual skills and qualities of mind. We do this so that they might be of use to God as discerning and responsible adults in caring for and governing his creation and living out the life in the world that he intends for all people. We accomplish this by establishing a culture marked by the discovery of truth, the practice of goodness, the creation of beauty, and the development of intellectual and aesthetic habits of mind. We are a community of learners characterized by the rigorous exploration of reality, the free and disciplined exchange of ideas, and active participation in the fine arts.
Faculty
The faculty members for 2012-2013 are Joannah Clark, Patrick Clark, Chris Fotinakis, Connie Hackenbruck, Elissa Hare, Francie Longshore, Jacob Longshore, and Glenn Rymsza.
The individual and collective search for truth, goodness, and beauty by the members of the faculty of Trinity Academy creates a community of learners. Students are welcomed into this community in a measured way, participating more fully as their own love of learning deepens and as they appropriate specific intellectual habits.
As the leaders of this community of learners, the Trinity Academy faculty members model the attitudes and habits that characterize a lifelong love of learning. Teachers strive to inspire in the students a sense of wonder about the world and its complexities. They encourage the students to transform that curiosity into genuine understanding through rigorous, active inquiry.
Although faculty members have achieved expertise in at least one academic discipline, they further demonstrate the life of learning by teaching across the curriculum.
Joannah Clark
Head of School
joannah.clark@trinityacademyportland.org
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2002; B.S. in Chemistry, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 1995.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2011-present; University of Portland, Portland, OR, 2009-2011; St. Mary's Academy, Portland, OR, 2009; Trinity School at Meadow View, Falls Church, VA, 1999-2003.
Patrick Clark
patrick.clark@trinityacademyportland.org
M.A. in Liberal Arts, St. John's College, Sante Fe, NM, 1996; B.S. in Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1992.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2011-present; University of Portland, Portland, OR, 2009-2011; Pope Paul VI Catholic High School, Fairfax, VA, 2002-2003; Trinity School at Meadow View, Falls Church, VA, 1998-2000; Trinity School at Greenlawn, South Bend, IN, 1992-1998.
Chris Fotinakis
cfotinakis+trinityacademy@gmail.com
B.A. in Music, emphasis on violin and voice, University of Portland, Portland, OR, 2000.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2012-present; Valley Catholic School, Beaverton, OR, 2012-present; Community Music Center, Portland, OR, 2010-present; St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Beaverton OR, 2011-present.
Connie Hackenbruck
nwrc.connie+trinityacademy@gmail.com
B.A. in Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1971; OR Teaching Certificate for Secondary School, 1971.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2012-present.
Elissa Hare
elissa.hare@trinityacademyportland.org
J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, OR, 2002; Ph.D. in English, Princeton University, N.J., 1985; M.Phil. in English, Oxford University, U.K., 1980; B.A. University of Toronto, Canada, 1978.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2011-present; Private Tutor, Portland OR, 2005-2011; Contract Lawyer, Portland OR, 2003-2005; Ball Janik LLP, Portland OR, 1995-1999; Oregon State University, 1984-1992.
Francie Longshore
francie.longshore@trinityacademyportland.org
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven Belgium, 2011; M.A. in Medieval Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 2006; M.A. in Christian Thought, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, 2003; B.A. in Liberal Arts, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 1993.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2012-present; University of Portland, Portland, OR, 2012-present; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 2008-2009; Loyola University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2006; Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 2004-2006.
Jacob Longshore
jacob.longshore@trinityacademyportland.org
M.L.S. (in progress; expected August 2013), Emporia State University, Emporia, KS; Ph.D. in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2009; M.A. in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2000; B.A. in Philosophy, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, Merrimack, NH, 1998.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2012-present; University of Portland, 2010–11; Portland State University 2009–2010.
Glenn Rymsza
glenn.rymsza@trinityacademyportland.org
M.A. in Theology with a Biblical Studies concentration, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1996; B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1989.
Trinity Academy, Portland, OR, 2011-present; Portland State University, Portland, OR, 1998-2003; Portland State University / St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Portland, OR, 1996-2010.
