Our Faculty
Devin M. King
Head of School
Mr. King graduated from Thomas More College in 2014, where he received a B.A. in Liberal Arts. After teaching at a private school in central New York for several years, Mr. King moved to Virginia and taught at Veritas Preparatory School in Williamsburg, VA, where he also served as Dean of Discipline and Dean of Academics.
He has taught a variety of subjects, including Latin, History, English, Geometry and Theology. On top of his teaching and leadership roles, Mr. King has experience in designing curricula and teacher development.
Mr. King joined the Cardinal Newman faculty in 2021, and currently resides in downtown Richmond with his wife.
Greg Tito
Science, History, English.
Greg is proud to be a lifelong Richmonder. After attending Maggie Walker Governor’s School for his high school education, Greg received his Bachelor of Science from the College of William and Mary, with a major in biology and a minor in religious studies. He then earned his Master of Science from Illinois State University, completing his thesis on the topic of tropical bird distributions and taxonomy.
Greg has taught multiple courses in biology at the undergraduate and graduate level. Greg also has several years of research experience studying the diversity, natural history, and ecology of Virginia’s flora and fauna. He has done extensive reading and study in several other subjects as well, primarily history and the visual and literary arts. He has lectured and lead discussion on numerous topics in theology for the Catholic campus ministries (CCM) at W&M and ISU.
Greg’s activities in campus ministry at ISU and at W&M, where he received the annual Msgr. Kelly Award for Extraordinary Dedication to CCM, have been particularly instrumental in forming his desire to impart a unified Catholic worldview in all of the subjects he teaches. He considers a Catholic liberal arts education to be the strongest foundation for excellence in all fields and growth in virtue.
Among his other interests are architecture, birdwatching, and ultimate frisbee.
Mary Ann Peppiatt
Mathematics, History
Mrs. Peppiatt graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in History, and from the University of Chicago with an MBA specializing in Finance and Accounting. In 2016 she graduated from the University of Richmond Teacher Licensure Program where she received a teaching license with an endorsement in Social Studies.
Mary Ann worked as a systems designer and manager at AT&T, assisted in teaching a technology class at DePaul University, taught Math, Accounting, and Databases at J. Sargent Reynolds Community College, and most recently worked at the New Community School. Mary Ann has also been a docent at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts since 2000.
Kate Lagarde
Latin, Mathematics, Study Skills.
Kate Lagarde joined Cardinal Newman Academy in 2018 to teach Latin and our ninth grade study skills course, Invitation to the Pain of Learning. Kate graduated summa cum laude as salutatorian from Christendom College with a major in philosophy and a minor in liturgical music. Prior to joining Cardinal Newman Academy, Kate taught courses in Latin, Theology, Choir, and Math.
