Dr. Anthony Parks is the principal of the Cumberland Valley Virtual Academy (CVVA).

Dr. Parks earned his Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Mathematics Education in 1995 from Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. For six years, he was a math/computer science teacher at Weatherly Area Middle School and High School near Hazleton, PA.

After earning Masters of Science degrees in both Classroom Technology and Educational Administration from Wilkes University, he became an assistant principal in the East Stroudsburg Area School District in 2003. Dr. Parks spent six years as assistant principal working at both the middle school and high school levels.

Dr. Parks has earned his Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility and D.Ed. in Educational Leadership in 2013 from East Stroudsburg University's cooperative program with Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The 2023-2024 school year marks the fifteenth year of Dr. Parks' tenure here at Cumberland Valley. He was a grade-level principal at CV High School, an elementary principal for 11 years, and most recently was the principal of CVVA for the 22-23 school year.

Dr. Parks met his wife of 25 years on a missions trip to Mexico. A graduate of Messiah College, Mrs. Parks was an elementary teacher in the Hazleton area before becoming a stay-at-home mother. Dr. and Mrs. Parks have four children, three sons and a daughter. Their children participate in baseball, volleyball, soccer, and gymnastics programs through the Cumberland Valley School and youth athletic programs. Their two oldest, 2021 & 2023 CV graduates, are a junior and a freshman at Messiah University, both majoring in Engineering, and playing on the Men's Volleyball & Men's Baseball teams respectively.  A third son attends CV High School in 10th grade and their daughter attends Mountain View Middle School in 7th grade.

In addition to being a principal, Dr. Parks helps to lead trips to foreign countries for the purpose of missions work engaging both youth and adults as participants, most recently to Costa Rica in June, 2019. He and his wife are active in their church and serve regularly in the children's and drama programs. In his leisure time, Dr. Parks enjoys spending time with his family, coaching/watching his sons and daughter in their athletic endeavors, and playing softball or golf when time permits.

Dr. Parks can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 717-506-3360.