Meet our Faculty/Teachers

Tina Pennington graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and holds certifications in Secondary Reading and English. She is passionate about education and has served in various capacities throughout her career, including full-time teacher, substitute teacher, volunteer, public school board trustee, and coordinator of several programs, including the Valued Youth and Seniors to Seniors mentorship programs. In her free time, Ms. Pennington loves to spend time with her husband, daughters, assorted pets and tame deer on their quiet little plot of land in Wimberley, Texas.

Kristina Fleming graduated from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish Language and Literature. After living and working in Paris, France and New York City, Ms. Fleming returned to Texas and got her teaching certificate from Region XIII Alternative Certification Program in 2003. She has taught and tutored French and Spanish to all levels and ages and has homeschooled her two sons before happily returning to the classroom. She loves spending time outdoors, hiking, biking, swimming, and taking trips with her two boys and their dogs. 

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Mr. Moore is an artist, puppetmaker/puppeteer, former musician and librarian.He holds a B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the University of Texas at Austin, and a M.F.A. in Painting and drawing from the University of North Texas. He also Holds a Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Mr. Moore has an extensive background in film/video and theatrical production. He has taught at both the college and lower school levels, and is excited to bring his unique and varied gifts to the KAPS program.

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Although a Texas native, Mrs. Gardner is a graduate of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and holds a B.F.A. in Studio Art: Drawing and Painting, with an emphasis in Art History, and a Master of Education in Curriculum Design and Instruction from AIU. She is an artist, animal enthusiast, avid gardener, and lover of all things music. 

Mrs. Gardner uses a variety of art media to inspire students to find their voice, and discover themselves through their own creative process.

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Korbin Evans is a KAPS graduate of 2018, and after a gap year where he took time to find himself, settled on a path of creativity starting with the field of video games. Through pursuing a Bachelor's degree in IT  at Colorado Technical University to achieve the goal of video game creation, his true calling revealed itself through the process, in the form of storytelling. Korbin now dedicates most of his free time working towards his creative endeavors of designing both Comic Books and Storyboard animations for his future endeavors as a lead director of his own studio. Starting out, Korbin went to Private Academies for Kindergarten and First grade, but was schooled at home from grades 2-10. Unsure of his educational track, KAPS assuredly became the sole answer to all his academic woes. They caught him up in terms of insufficient education, and helped him get all the way through to graduation. Seeing an opportunity to help provide an atmosphere that directly had helped him in return, he felt it only natural to work here, at a place he truly believes in.

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Mr. Julian Moreno is beginning his first year teaching at KAPS. He has previously taught a variety of music lessons and classes of all ages. After picking up the trombone in 6th grade and falling in love with music, he decided to pursue an education in music at Texas State University in 2020. He will be graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Music concentrating on classical trombone with a minor in Family Sciences and Human Development. During his time here at Texas State he has performed with the Texas State BMB, Salsa Del Río, Symphonic winds, and Jazz lab band. When Mr. Moreno is not playing trombone, he spends his time practicing other instruments, hiking, and traveling. He is very excited to begin teaching at KAPS and sharing his passion for music with his students!

Ms. Unnasch is a recent graduate of Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a minor in Honors Studies. She's known she wanted to work with computers since she saw Tron: Legacy in the theater when she was nine, and her interest only strengthened as she made websites and small video games throughout her teenage years. Caden grew to love teaching while working as a math tutor as an undergrad, and is excited to continue her teaching career teaching Computer Science at KAPS. Ms. Unnasch loves puzzles, whether they're math puzzles, programming puzzles, or the puzzle of finding the best way to teach a concept. When she's not teaching, you can find her playing ping pong, hiking, developing video games, or reading at any one of the many coffee shops in San Marcos.

Jade Freeman graduated from our very own KAPS and is a 2019 alum! She was raised in Johnson City TX, the hometown of LBJ. She has experience working directly with children in the foster care system at the Burke Center for Youth in Driftwood TX & has training in both de escalation & Trauma informed care practices & is currently pursuing further education in developmental psychology & law! After being failed by the Johnson City ISD school system for years she arrived at KAPS with a 3rd grade comprehension of mathematics. A drop out in the 7th grade; she homeschooled herself for 8th, waited for entry confirmation & after many hours in our after school program and the unconditional support from many teachers; she ended her years at KAPS not only excelling but assisting in her physics classes, taking AP courses, participating heavily in our musical theater program, winning the school a $2,000 grant & even inspiring a passer by at her bus stop to donate money for a new bus.

On top of her interest in psychology she has always been an avid history buff, an artist as soon as she was able to hold a crayon, and holds a love for all things nature

Most of Mr. Cockerham's childhood was spent in San Antonio until his family moved to Boerne in the mid-1980s, where he  enjoyed living in a small town and being part of that community. After graduating from high school 1988,he joined the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Wasp LHD 1 until 1992.

History had always fascinated him as a child, so he decided to share that fascination with others and teach. After graduating from Southwest Texas State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, Mr. Cockerham taught World History and U.S. History at James Madison for 12 years. Following his recovery from a stroke in 2012, he taught social studies at Southwest Preparatory School in San Antonio and was Student Council Coordinator for five years. His favorite pastimes are working in the yard at his home near Canyon Lake, reading (mostly history), driving in the Hill Country, and most of all, sharing his passion about history with students.