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.
Megan Faries
Academic Dean, Literature & Theology
Originally from Kansas City, Mrs. Faries first taught for the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas before teaching for the Diocese of Dallas and then FWISD.
She holds a B.A. from the University of Dallas with a double-major in theology and English. She received her M.A.T. from Pittsburgh State University.
She and her husband have been blessed with four wonderful children.
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?”
Sam Esparza
Math, Science, & History
Mr. Esparza hails from the deserts of El Paso, Tx. Growing up in a largely Catholic environment, the faith was something that he often took for granted even in his Catholic school upbringing. For College, Mr. Esparza attended Baylor University where, for the first time he encountered a culture with a faith tradition that was largely different from his own and, in a few cases, even hostile. This, along with the forming of wonderful Catholic friendships, spurred him into exploring the faith he had so long let fall to the wayside and dive back in to the beliefs and traditions that he grew up with.
During his time at Baylor Mr. Esparza majored in Physics and minored in Great Texts of the Western Tradition, as a way to explore the universe that God had created, the philosophy behind what it all means, and how we can approach God through His creation.
In his career Mr. Esparza has worn many hats, working in bartending, sales, teaching, fundraising, and development. In his free time Mr. Esparza loves exploring the DFW metroplex with his family and finding the most delicious cuisine from all parts of the world, playing well crafted video games with his wife, watching movies and going to the park with his kids, and reading one of the many unfinished books that line his bookshelf.
Some of his favorite Catholic scientists and thinkers are: St. Thomas Aquinas, Fr. George Lemaitre, Fr. Robert Spitzer, G.K. Chesterton, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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 a new year at the Academy
