2019 August Mag.

 {PHOTO AND GRAPHIC CREDIT:  CERESE DOLMAN}

Tiffany Whitaker is the founder of Saintsville Academy and Preparatory School in Fort Worth, Texas which serves over 175  students, 18 months through 5th grade. She has recently been ordained as The Lead Pastor of Saintsville Cathedral in Fort Worth, TX where her father, Milton Pace is Founder and Senior Pastor. She is a 1998 graduate of Florida A&M University. After graduation, Tiffany taught at the former World Renown “Marva Collins Preparatory School of Chicago” and worked very closely with The Late Great Marva Collins from 1997 until the year 2000. During the summer of 2000, she moved back to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas and started a private school in the church founded by her father. Through her experience and leadership, the school has grown tremendously over a 19 year span.  

Outside her everyday profession as an educator, Tiffany is also the founder and sole proprietor for PTKO.club (For Parents, Teachers and Kids Only), a one stop shop for educational resources, a member of the Fort Worth Chapter of Links Incorporated where she leads the chapter’s NSBE Jr/STEAM Ahead Program, a scholarship outreach volunteer for UNCF North Texas, a 2019 recipient of the Eminent Citizen Award sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa,Inc (Alpha Sigma Chapter) a 2018 Recipient of The Fort Worth Business Professional Women’s Club Pioneer Award, A 2018 National Society Of Black Engineers “STEMulating Young Minds Institute” graduate, a recipient of the 2014 Female Success Factor "Top 25 Women of Dallas" and an honoree of Purpose Driven Youth Empowerment's "Top 100 Educators of DFW." Majority of her time is dedicated to empowering youth. During her free time she loves to read,write,travel and spend time with her children.  Tiffany is the wife of Montrose Whitaker and mother of two girls, Kemi (8 yrs old) and Khloe (5 years old).