Meet Our Staff Members

Vinny O'Dowd

Instructor: Middle & High School

Bachelor of Science, Business Management and Computer Information Management, North Carolina Wesleyan College

Masters Of Business Administration, Concentrations in Accounting, Marketing, and Not-for-Profit Management, Regent University

Over multiple decades, elements of his professional career included creating and performing training / teaching students ranging in age from elementary school to adult. 

Currently pursuing becoming a Certified Pastor with the NC Assemblies of God

Sherie Turner

Instructor: Elementary & Middle School

Many years of experience teaching and working with True Light Shines Academy students

Completed requirements with the NC Assemblies of God District School of Ministry to become a Certified Pastor.

Pastor Hannah Oti

 Instructor: Christian Foundations

Bachelor of Arts, Christian Education, Global University

Ordained Pastor with the Assemblies of God denomination

Over a decade of experience working with teenagers, young adults and their families as the Youth Pastor of Grace Assembly of God