VHCA Staff

Mrs. Kipp grew up in South New Berlin where she attended Holmesville Christian Academy. She married Brian in 1994 and they moved to PA where she worked as a study hall monitor at Calvary Christian Academy, Huntingdon PA where her husband taught. Over the years she has worked as a church secretary, a custodian at a Christian school for nine years, a grocery store manager, a MacDonald's manager and has worked at Chase Nursing Home as a CNA.. Mrs. Kipp loves being involved in her local church and has volunteered over the years in the church nursery, in children's church, and sung in the choir. Mrs Kipp has two sons who are married and one grandson. She moved back to NY after the passing of her husband in July, 2023 whom she was married to for 29 years. Mrs. Kipp enjoys cooking, gardening and decorating.

Mrs. Wilcox is a 1987 graduate of VHCA, having attended from the start of the school in 1982. She has worked in the teaching profession for well over 20 years in numerous capacities. She was a high school special education teacher's aide for 13 years for Sherburne-Earlville School. She has taught and cared for adult special needs individuals for over 8 years of OPWDD. She homeschooled her own children in their younger years and then her grandchildren for a couple of years during COVID. Mrs. Wilcox and her husband have also sent their children to VHCA and now their grandchildren have also attended for a few years. She feels that a good conservative Godly education is important in raising future Godly citizens. Mrs. Wilcox and her husband run a growth group and are very active in their church, Faith Bible Church of Oxford.

Mrs. Lowie grew up in Endicott, NY. She graduated from Potsdam College with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in Business Economics. She lived in Maryland for a few years and worked in the banking industry before returning to New York. She then worked at BF Goodrich Aerospace in various areas including being a Cost Accountant. The next few years were spent as a stay-at-home mom while filling in at BF Goodrich as needed. Her summers were spent working for the SYETP program in Norwich for at-risk youth.

Mrs. Lowie came on staff at VHCA four years ago as our 5th and 6th grade teacher, but has been a part of the school ministry since her children entered school. Along with teaching at VHCA, Mrs. Lowie also serves as the assistant librarian and the assistant financial secretary for Calvary Baptist Church.

Mrs. Austin grew up in Belleville, New York. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Biology.  After finding teaching was what God had gifted her to do, she pursued and completed a Masters of Teaching degree from Potsdam University. Mrs. Austin then taught science for 5 years in a public school, during which she married Michael Austin. After the birth of their first son, Mrs. Austin began a 20 year career as a stay at home mom and homeschooled their three sons to graduation.

In 2017 Mrs. Austin began working at Valley Heights as the AIS teacher assisting students so they could be more successful in their academic achievement. In 2019 she became the science teacher at VHCA as well as providing AIS services. Currently she is teaching science and English.

Mrs. Austin is also active in the children’s, AWANA and women’s ministries at Calvary Baptist Church.