Dr. McKnight spent ten years in accounting before deciding that he wanted to become an educator. In 1995 he earned an M.A. in Education from Widener University, with a focus in Elementary Education and began teaching math and science at E.T. Richardson Middle School in the Springfield School District. In 1999 he became the Assistant Principal at Springfield High School, but then returned to E.T. Middle School as Principal in 2001. He served there for 8 years before becoming Principal of Springfield High School. In 2013 Dr. McKnight became Principal of TCHS Pickering, where he served for 3 years before becoming Principal of TCHS Brandywine. Dr. McKnight earned his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership at Neumann University in 2018. He has been married for over 30 years and has 4 adult children.

Mr. Purdy is a 1997 graduate of St. Francis Xavier University. Mr. Purdy began working at TCHS Pickering in 1998 and has worked in Career & Technical Education for nearly twenty years. In 2007 he accepted an administrative role as an Assistant Principal at TCHS Pickering. In 2012, Mr. Purdy was brought in to help with the opening of the TCHS Brandywine campus. Mr. Purdy has coached varsity hockey and enjoys coaching a variety of youth sports. He is married to Mary Kate Purdy, an eighth grade teacher at Spring-Ford School District. They have three children, ages 9, 7 and 5.