Our People

Damin Altizer is a six-year Charlottesville resident who spent three years as a lead assistant coach at the Miller School and three years in the same position at St. Anne's-Belfield. He is also the founder of DR1VEN Training, a player development company that has worked with thousands of  athletes in the United States and around the globe. As a player himself, he was a walk-on at the University of Virginia where he was a member of the 2006 – 2007 ACC Regular Season Championship Team.

Andrew Beardsley is an Upper School Humanities teacher, advisor, varsity track assistant coach, and varsity Cross Country head coach. He previously coached cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field in Maine. In high school, Andy participated in cross country and track and field, and continued while at Bates College. He has entered many races over the years, including the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon. In 1986, Andy earned a B.A. in English from Bates College, and in 1988 earned a M.A. in English from University of Maine, Orono.

John Blake serves the School as director of alumni relations and Varsity Football head coach. He has previously served as a middle school physical education teacher, director of buildings and grounds, and coach to an array of athletics teams. The Varsity Football team has won six state championships under his leadership, and multiple players have gone on to play in the NFL. John was raised in the Charlottesville area and attended PVCC and Concord University.

Megan Grant joined the School in 2013 and currently teaches Grade 4 students. In addition to coaching Coed varsity Swimming and Girls on the Run at the School, Megan has served as the Charlottesville 5K Coordinator for Girls on the Run and coached with the Jefferson Swim League. She studied English and communications at Denison University before attending the University of Virginia to receive a M.Ed. in reading education.

Russ Sterling & Frank Phillips coach the Co-Ed varsity squash team. More information coming soon!

Phil Stinnie is the director of student life, diversity and community outreach, community service coordinator, and Varsity Girls’ Basketball head coach. He played basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1984 - 1988, where he studied business administration, and was drafted by the New York Knicks prior to playing professional basketball in Europe for 12 years. In his years coaching at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, his teams have won more than a dozen League of Independent School (LIS) championships, and participated in many state tournaments with Final Four appearances, including several runner-up and state championships wins. In 2018, Phil was honored for reaching 300 wins as the Girls' Varsity Basketball coach.

In addition to being the Coed Varsity Track Head Coach, Trent Wiseman is an Upper School Humanities teacher. He has been around track and field since before he could walk as his father was a collegiate track and field athlete. He and his mother also started track programs around the Tampa, Fla. area. After participating in track and field during high school, Trent went on to compete in college for four years. Before coming to St. Anne's-Belfield, he was the head track and field coach for two years at a school in Tampa.