Faculty Directory
Steven Barmore
Headmaster, Literature & Philosophy
Mr. Barmore is from Houston, but has called Fort Worth home since 2015. He has degrees in Philosophy from Sam Houston State University and Holy Apostles College and Seminary, and multiple publications. He has nine years of teaching experience in both Catholic and public high schools, and is a co-founder of the Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth.
A convert from atheism, he was received into the Catholic Church in 2010. He and his wife, Linky, have three daughters, Rosemary (10), Dorothy (7), and Lucy (2). The Barmores are parishioners at St. Benedict Catholic Church.
Eric Schueler
History & Art
A native of Fort Worth, Mr. Schueler earned his B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a scholar at the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Ideas and Texts. Mr. Schueler has experience teaching catechism to middle and high schooler, and taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies in the Diocese of Fort Worth. A self-taught painter, Mr. Schueler also studies classical drawing at the Texas Academy of Figurative Art. You can find Mr. Schueler at a museum, reading Flannery O’conn0r, or playing the drums in his free time. He teaches 9th and 10th grade History and Art for the Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth. Mr. Schueler is a parishioner at St. Patrick Cathedral.
Jack Thrippleton
Math & Science
Mr. Thrippleton teaches 9th and 10th grade math and science. He is a graduate of Wyoming Catholic College, and taught at Great Hearts schools before joining the Chesterton Academy. He particularly enjoys Geometry, Probability, Fantasy, and answering the question, “Why?”
Kimberly Walters
Director of Choirs
Born and raised in Vermont on a dairy farm, Mrs. Walters had a love of sacred music from the time she could read, singing in her parish choir starting at age 6. She brings with her a wide array of experiences working with children, teaching, and directing sacred music.
She graduated high school Valedictorian, and went on to earn Bachelor of Arts in Music, with a church music concentration, from Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. It was there that she discovered both the Latin mass, and the church’s rich treasury of music, doing much of her own independent study on the history of Catholic sacred music. She lived a year in Chicago, broadening her sacred music experience by involvement in the choirs at St. John Cantius parish, even initiating the development of a women’s chant schola for the church. She moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 2009, and has been living in Irving, TX since 2013, directing music at Mater Dei Parish since 2012. She has developed both children’s choirs and adult choirs, accomplishing a high enough level of excellence to record albums of the parish’s music, sung by the volunteer choirs, as a fundraiser for the parish. She also taught elementary choir music previously at St. Peter’s Classical School and Faustina Academy, and SAT prep for 2 companies: Princeton Review, Huntington Learning Center, and developed her own study program for homeschoolers which she taught at Mater Dei’s homeschool co-op. She has periodically sung in prominent community choirs, both in college, and after moving to Texas (Denton Bach Society, Fort Worth Chorale). When not directing music, Mrs. Walters is busy tending to her 5 children, and enjoys reading fiction novels, vegetable gardening, biking, dancing, experiencing new places, and just generally starting new projects!
Robb Wasielewski
Philosophy & Theology
Prior to joining Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth, Mr. Wasielewski taught at Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound, Founders Classical Academy of Leander and Great Hearts Academy in Irving.
Before embarking on his teaching career, Mr. Wasielewski spent nearly two decades as a senior director in educational and cultural institutions in both administrative and external relations communication roles. His prior experience includes working as a School Operations Director for a charter school system in San Antonio, leading two art museums as a Director of Marketing and as an Executive Director, and serving as the Dean of Institutional Advancement for a small design college in Tennessee.
In addition to receiving his BA from the University of Dallas in 1993, Mr. Wasielewski was honored to be a part of the inaugural class of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M where he graduated with his master’s degree in 1999.
He currently lives in Flower Mound with his wife Amy, (who is also in educational administration) and their two dogs (in whom he has yet to instill a sense of moral virtue.)
In his spare time, he enjoys “the pursuit of the beautiful” by spending time outdoors, biking, and working on various art and design projects.
Ken Wright
Latin
Mr. Wright grew up in the Texas Panhandle and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Dallas. From 1986 to 2024 he taught Latin at R.L. Paschal High School in FWISD. Reared an Episcopalian, Mr. Wright entered the Church in 1990 and is a parishioner at St Thomas Becket. He is very much looking forward to teaching Latin at the Academy.
