Academic Faculty
Devorah McIntosh - Academic Director
Devorah McIntosh, MA, MEd, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, a
Masters degree in Guidance Counseling and an additional Masters degree in
Educational Administration. She comes to Northwest Academy with many years of
academic guidance and mental health experience. She passionately
believes that academic success plays a significant part in students' sense of
self-worth and accomplishment, allowing students to move toward contributing in
a meaningful way to the world in which they will live as young adults. Northwest
Academy provides this for our students, interweaving their academic successes
with the critical thinking skills and emotional maturity needed to create fully
self-realized young adults.
Ben Evans, Registrar and English Teacher
Ben Evans, M.Ed., holds a BS in Psychology, a BS Ed in Secondary Education
and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, all from the University of Idaho in
Moscow, ID. He is qualified to teach English and Psychology and begins this term
by teaching an American Literature tutorial as well as the second semester of
both American and World Literature. Ben has also worked as a psychosocial
rehabilitation consultant, guiding, counseling and mentoring children, youth and
young adults with behavioral disorders.
In addition, Ben worked for four years as the Coordinator of Academic
Advising Services at the University of Idaho Registrar's office, where he
provided comprehensive academic and career advisement for General Studies
students, particularly assisting those students who were academically at-risk or
were undecided about career and life goals.
Gerry Bliss, Chemistry and Geometry Teacher
Gerry graduated from Central Washington University with honors and received
a Master of Biology in Education degree with minors in chemistry and math. He
was in private business for several years and taught in the Yakima, WA school
district for eight years. He was born and raised in Yakima, WA and he and his
wife of 37 years have four sons. His hobbies include old car restoration,
hunting, fishing and taking care of his grandchildren - not necessarily in that
order.
Dwayne Davis, Math Teacher
Dwayne Davis received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from North Texas
State University in Denton, Texas and his teaching certificate for Secondary
Mathematics in 1977. He also holds a degree in statistics from the University of
Texas in Dallas, has worked in the construction industry in cost accounting and
quantity control, and is qualified to teach geometry/drafting related courses in
an industrial arts curriculum. This Spring Trimester at NWA, he will be teaching
Algebra 1A and B, Algebra 2A and Geometry A and B. He is fully qualified to also
teach the higher mathematics as students require them.
Mike Bishop, Science Teacher
Education: B.S. Education, University of Idaho
Certifications: State of Idaho teaching certification in Biological Sciences and PE 7-12, technology certified
Scott Victorson, Social Studies Teacher
Scott grew up in a small fishing community in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan in a town names Escanaba. Scott earned a BAA degree from
Central Michigan University in Outdoor Recreation and a Teaching certificate in
Health, Physical Education, History and Outdoor Education. Scott also received
his diploma from NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) in completing a
semester in the Rocky Mountains, as well as being a current Wilderness First
Responder and a certified EMT. Besides spending over a decade in higher
education, Scott enjoys anything and everything that involves the outdoors.
Scott's personal hobbies are snowboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing,
fishing, hunting, traveling, spending time with his family and his German
Shorthair Pointer, "Briggs". He plans on continuing to work with young people
and seeing and experiencing as much of the world as possible.
