Board of Directors

   Stuart and Rebecca Nunnally- Trustees

Stuart and Rebecca, two of the founders of Faith Academy, are lifelong residents of Marble Falls. They have a passion for seeing Christian education prosper in the Texas Hill Country and around the world. Serving Christ through Christian education, and especially Faith Academy, has been a privilege and great blessing for them.

   Amy Lynn Payne – Board Chair and President

Amy Lynn resides in Burnet with her Husband Kevin. They have been blessed with three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandbaby. Their youngest son currently attends Faith Academy, and they have been part of the Faith family since 2016. Amy Lynn is a civil engineer and develops master planned communities in Central Texas. She enjoys being involved in her community. She has loved Faith Academy ever since she discovered the school and is passionate about its mission and the university model.

   Jeff Steele – Member

Jeff was born and raised in the Texas Hill Country. He and his wife Megan have four children, three of which attend Faith Academy. Jeff attended Faith during its first year in 2000. The Steeles live in Marble Falls. Jeff owns a residential and commercial framing company, and Megan owns a beautiful shop located in downtown Marble Falls. They grew up in Christian ministries including teaching and worship team. They are currently serving at a local church plant. Jeff has a passion for people and growing God’s kingdom, and he is honored to serve on the board at Faith Academy.

   Todd Cummings – Member

Todd was born in Western New York and moved to Texas in 1989 where he served in the United States Air Force from 1989 to 1993 at Bergstrom Air Force Base. He and his wife, Cynthia, have 3 children, one of whom attends Faith Academy. The Cummings live in Lampasas and own property in Marble Falls as well. Todd owns a custom home building company, and Cynthia manages their short term rental business. They attend Bright City Ministries in Marble Falls. Todd and Cynthia are thankful for Faith Academy’s faith based education and the kindness and love shown to their daughter from all the staff and Faith parents!

   Bami Wood – Member

Bami Wood is a lover of Jesus, driven, consummate provider of hospitality and passionate defender of truth. Bami and her husband Brian have resided in the Texas Hill Country for over 20 years in the Spicewood area. Bami started her own interior design company in 2010 but put it all on hold in 2018 when God called her to start a nonprofit for teens called Mission: Raise. In 2020, they moved to Marble Falls to be closer to Faith Academy and the surrounding communities. They have 2 children, Kaytlyn and Brandon, both of whom have had life giving experiences at Faith. The Woods believe the culture and mission of Faith Academy creates the potential for children to live in the freedom to be who God intends them to be. For that, Bami is honored to contribute to this school and community for as long as they’ll have her.

   Preston Rosamond – Member

Preston is a native Texan. Growing up on a working cattle ranch taught him the value of hard work, diversification, market cycles, and the discipline of a long-tern approach to investing. Preston has over two decades of experience in the financial services industry. He and his wife Shelli are blessed with three children. Their youngest son, Price attends Faith Academy. Preston is passionate about prayer and helping others through servant leadership. Jesus and people are what matter most to him. Whether he is on the lake with his children and two Labrador retrievers, Jet and Hershey, fly-fishing, playing a round of golf, or downhill snow skiing, Preston enjoys being outdoors.

Portrait of a Faith Academy Board Member

This following list of characteristics has been compiled by the members of the Faith Academy School Board as a tool to guide discussions regarding potential new Board Members and to assist in new and current Board Member training. The standard articulated is high and should be read as an ideal to which we aspire rather than a list of strict requirements.

A Faith Academy School board member should be:

  • A diligent student of God’s word and one who endeavors to walk in step with the Holy Spirit;
  • Well versed and committed to the University Model and to Christian education;
  • Committed to pray for those board members with whom he/she serves, for the school administrator, for the faculty and staff, for the students and families of the school, and for Faith Academy’s ministry in the community;
  • Respectful of those in authority and willing to listen and learn from others viewpoints;
  • Committed to punctual and consistent attendance at board and committee meetings;
  • One who understands that board members have authority to make decisions only within the confines of a board meeting;
  • One who expresses views and differences of opinion constructively and with grace. Once the board has discussed and voted on an issue and regardless of his personal vote on that issue, he/she will publicly support the board’s action;
  • Characterized by good judgment, sound common sense and a love of excellence;
  • One who understands that the principle under which the Faith Academy Board operates is Philippians 2:1-7. “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having he same love, being one in the Spirit and of one mind.  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.  Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests, but each of you to the interests of the others.  In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus; Who, being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant…”

Faith Academy School board members and their spouses should:

  • Be active members in the body of Christ;
  • Provide their children a loving and stable home environment;
  • Train and raise their children in the “fear and admonition of the Lord” – keeping their eyes on the kind of adults they want their children to be rather than getting caught up in the inconsequential issues of childhood;
  • Be grace filled followers of Jesus Christ who enjoy a relationship with their Lord and His Body, the church;
  • Obey the policies and procedures of the school, especially with respect to conflict resolution and gossip, and avoid the reality or appearance of preferential treatment by either faculty or administration;
  • Be characterized by support of the school and its policies in their communications with others;
  • Be characterized by high integrity, trustworthiness and the ability to keep confidences; and
  • Be willing to take on the responsibility and be held accountable for being role models to other parents in our school.
  • Is responsible for ensuring that the school operates in a fiscally sound manner.