Ashley Pettus – Chairman
Ashley Pettus is a Virginia native growing up in Virginia Beach. She attended The College of William and Mary (1999), where she studied French. She was a teacher at St. David’s Episcopal School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is currently the mother of six children, ranging in the ages from 4-23. During a period of homeschooling her middle children, Ashely was introduced to the Charlotte Mason methodology. Ashley’s middle children love attending Covenant Christian School.
Dr. Ben Pettus
Ben Pettus agreed to volunteer and serve on the CCS Board of Directors because of his gratitude for the years of sacrifice his family and teachers made during his childhood while attending a Christian School. He experienced firsthand the value of a small school setting and the tremendous benefits that can come from passionate and inspiring teachers.
Ben has been faithfully married since 2002 and has six children, three of whom are currently attending Covenant Christian School. He enjoys family time, home remodeling, time in nature, and travel. His greatest prayer is that believers will trust and obey/listen to God, especially as He leads us to sacrificially love and help others.
Ben graduated Summa Cum Laude from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, with a Bachelor’s in Biology and Chemistry. He received his PhD in Molecular and Cellular Bio-Pathology/Biochemistry. He then earned his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. He completed his transitional internship at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. His post graduate training included a residency in diagnostic radiology followed by a subspecialty fellowship in Mammography and Breast Imaging from the Mallinckrot Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Currently, he is a board certified Multi-Speciality Radiologist, working within the Riverside Health System as a partner/employee of Peninsula Radiological Associates.
Luther Jenkins
Luther Jenkins is a native of Newport News and joined the Covenant Christian School Board in 2021. He received his formal education from the Newport News Public School System and graduated from Menchville High School in 1986. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in 1990 and a master’s degree from George Washington University in 1999. Upon graduating from Brown, Luther began his career as an Aerospace Research Engineer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Langley Research Center. He is part of the Flow Physics and Control Branch where he leads a team of researchers in the development of technologies to improve the performance and safety of airplanes and helicopters.
Luther resides in Newport News with his wife, Jacqueline, and two children, Brelan and Sydney. They have homeschooled their children for 15 years for the purpose of developing godly character and educating them to pursue academic excellence and life-long learning. Luther’s desire is to live a life that inspires his children and generations after him to pursue Jesus, who he loves with all his heart.
Luther is a member of Coastal Community Church, where he is actively involved in service to the community and the Body of Christ.
Jared Meharg
Jared Meharg was born in a small town in Alabama and joined the United States Navy after high school. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology while working as a nuclear mechanic on an aircraft carrier. His career shifted when he left the Navy to attend graduate school at East Carolina University and graduated in 2012 with a Masters in Medical Physics. The Air Force presented Jared an opportunity for him to, again, serve his country and use his degree working as a medical physicist. He retired from the Air Force Reserves on May 4th, 2023. He currently works for a physics consulting company. Jared came to know Jesus during high school participating in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and today he currently attends Foundation’s Church, Williamsburg. On Saturdays, you can find him watching Alabama football.
Megan Meharg
Megan Meharg is from Virginia Beach but loves calling the entire Tidewater area “home”. She attended Old Dominion University, studying history. She and Jared were married shortly after her college graduation, and she moved throughout the Southeast supporting his military career. She is the mother of two wonderful boys: the elder (Harrison) attending Covenant. While staying home with the little one (Oakley) she enjoys cooking, baking, and gardening. She is a member of the Williamsburg Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter and supports the Children of the American Revolution Chapter. Having grown up in the church, she knew Jesus at an early age and currently attends Foundations Church, Williamsburg.