Executive Team
Heather Klusek
Head of School
About Heather
Geek Out With Me About:
Specialty roasted coffee (light roast), good small business restaurants, tennis
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
2 Corinthians 12:9
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Nathan Teigland
Dean of Discipleship
About Nathan
Geek Out With Me About:
All things BBQ, backcountry exploring, hunting & fishing
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Ephesians
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Eva Menachof
Dean of Academics
About Eva
Geek Out With Me About:
Regency-era literature, Denver Nuggets, personality assessments
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 61:3
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Alyssa Shaw
Preschool Director
About Alyssa
Geek Out With Me About:
Minimalism, playing tennis
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Ephesians
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Katy Brumley
Business Operations Director
About Katy
Geek Out With Me About:
Cats!
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Hebrews 12:1-3
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Alissa Goble
HR Director
About Alissa
Geek Out With Me About:
Photography, natural remedies, Israel
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 41:10
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Leadership Team
Becky Forest
K-8 Principal
About Becky
Geek Out With Me About:
Reading (books), dogs, missions/travel
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philippians 4:6-7
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Liz Suter
Assistant Preschool Director
About Liz
Geek Out With Me About:
Cooking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Jeremiah 29:11
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Joanna Bryan
MTSS Coordinator
About Joanna
Geek Out With Me About:
Basketball & football, cooking & recipes, traveling, cleaning hacks
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
James 1:2
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Samantha Kurtenbach
K-8 Coordinator
About Samantha
Geek Out With Me About:
Peloton rides or hiking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 12:12
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Program & Support Staff
Dave Eloe
School Chaplain
About Dave
Geek Out With Me About:
Smoking meat, soccer, coaching
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
John 10:10
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Lindsay Gard
Registrar
About Lindsay
Geek Out With Me About:
Graphic Design, Thriller books, grammar, The Office, coffee, Italian food, Enneagram numbers
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
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Beth Betz
Resource Coordinator
About Beth
Geek Out With Me About:
Reading, kids
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 12
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Aimee Sands
Preschool Administrative Assistant
About Aimee
Geek Out With Me About:
All things house plants
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 27:13
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Sarah Peterson
Main Office Coordinator
About Sarah
Geek Out With Me About:
Birds “Is that a yellow bellied warbler?!”
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Matthew 11:28
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Preschool
Malorie Booren
2’s Teacher
About Malorie
Geek Out With Me About:
Hockey
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philppians 4:6-7
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Sheena Koerner
2’s Teacher
About Sheena
Geek Out With Me About:
Fashion, interior décor, organizing
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Matthew 5:14
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Courtney Duncan
2’s Teacher
About Courtney
Geek Out With Me About:
Tea
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 5
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Courtney Burke
3’s Teacher
About Courtney
Geek Out With Me About:
Disney
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
2 Corinthians 5:7
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Nancy Thurman
3’s Teacher
About Nancy
Geek Out With Me About:
Vail, my dogs
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
James
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Andrea Schlagel
3’s Teacher
About Andrea
Geek Out With Me About:
My son’s golf
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philippians 4:13
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Angelique Lopez
3’s Teacher
About Angelique
Geek Out With Me About:
Musical or Theatre
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 8:31
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Erin Serr
3’s Teacher
About Erin
Geek Out With Me About:
Mom life
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalms
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Amy Jones-Liranzo
3’s Teacher
About Amy
Geek Out With Me About:
Chocolate covered gummy bears, raising chickens & french bulldogs
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Matthew 11:28
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Kay Shearn
3’s Teacher
About Kay
Geek Out With Me About:
Disney
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Jeremiah 33:3
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Dawn Degler
4’s Teacher
About Dawn
Geek Out With Me About:
National parks, US travel, grandkids, gardening, eating out
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Ronda Metzer
4’s Teacher
About Ronda
Geek Out With Me About:
Grand Lake, baking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 41:10
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Alli Rigg
4’s Teacher
About Alli
Geek Out With Me About:
Sharks
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 98:8
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Courtney Silver
4’s Teacher
About Courtney
Geek Out With Me About:
Coffee, golf, traveling
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philippians 4:13
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Sheila Walker
4’s Teacher
About Shelia
Geek Out With Me About:
Volleyball
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 5:8
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Kim Winesett
4’s Teacher
About Kim
Geek Out With Me About:
Gardening, hiking, national parks
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalms
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Tracy Cruzado
4’s Teacher
About Tracy
Geek Out With Me About:
Goldendoodles and church leadership
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
James 1:12
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Rebeca Hesterberg
4’s Teacher
About Rebeca
Geek Out With Me About:
Disney, sourdough baking, traveling the world
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 40:31
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Kate Stewart
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
About Kate
Geek Out With Me About:
Organizing, party planning
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
1 Corinthians 16:14
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Elementary
Lindsey Winkler
Kindergarten Teacher
About Lindsey
Geek Out With Me About:
Plants & flowers, reading, crocheting, volleyball
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 139:23-24
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Brianne Mazzone
Kindergarten Teacher
About Brianne
Geek Out With Me About:
History and reading
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah and Philippians
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Carrie LeCompte
Kindergarten Aid
About Carrie
Geek Out With Me About:
Grandkids, pickleball
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Kellie Warner
1st Grade Teacher
About Kellie
Geek Out With Me About:
Baseball, reading books
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
James
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Hannah Murray
1st Grade Teacher
About Hannah
Geek Out With Me About:
Distance running, backpacking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Acts
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Kim Schweitzer
2nd Grade Teacher
About Kim
Geek Out With Me About:
Crocheting, Hiking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 34:3, Deuteronomy 8:2
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Rachel Stovall
2nd Grade Teacher
About Rachel
Geek Out With Me About:
Adventures in Odyssey, Chronicles of Narnia, reading, Yellowstone/Tetons
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Jeremiah 29:11
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Kelly Brandt
3rd Grade Teacher
About Kelly
Geek Out With Me About:
Coffee (not Starbucks), Food (mexican & italian), Quiet time every morning
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 23
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Pam Albin
3rd Grade Teacher
About Pam
Geek Out With Me About:
K.C. Chiefs, Mission trips/travel
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Mark 12:30, Matthew 28:19
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Nikki Heaton
4th Grade Teacher
About Nikki
Geek Out With Me About:
Hockey, reading, scuba diving
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalms 91
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Nicole Dunham
4th Grade Teacher
About Nicole
Geek Out With Me About:
Golf, organizing, reading
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Exodus 14:14
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Jill Burke
5th Grade Teacher
About Jill
Geek Out With Me About:
The mountains (hiking, paddleboarding, driving…anything mountains), audio books, pickleball
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 9:10
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Kendall Homkes
5th Grade Teacher
About Kendall
Geek Out With Me About:
Being active and the outdoors/mountains
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philippians 4:13
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Natalie Sounart
Homeschool Teacher & Coordinator
About Natalie
Geek Out With Me About:
Baby boy coming in November
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
James 1:2-4
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Middle School
Robert Harvey
6th Grade Teacher
About Robert
Geek Out With Me About:
Woodworking
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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Sonja Gwartney
6th Grade Teacher
About Sonja
Geek Out With Me About:
Disneyworld, my new granddaughter, Amelia!
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Paul’s letters: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
Contact Me:
Mark Bogner
Middle School Science Teacher
About Mark
Geek Out With Me About:
World War 2 history, American history, leadership
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 41:13, Psalm 55:22
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Juan Lopez
Middle School History Teacher
About Juan
Geek Out With Me About:
The Civil War and personal Civil War stories
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalm 25:15
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Emily Schaffer
Middle School Math Teacher
About Emily
Geek Out With Me About:
International travel, cooking, math
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Deuteronomy 6:5
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Trish Wingert
Middle School English Teacher
About Trish
Geek Out With Me About:
Taking pictures of wildlife
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 8:28
Contact Me:
Specialists
Vicki Amen
P.E. Teacher
About Vicki
Geek Out With Me About:
Hiking destinations, books
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Psalms
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Morgan Crump
Art Teacher
About Morgan
Geek Out With Me About:
Baby girl coming in September
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Proverbs 2:10-12
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Corrie Kozacek
Educational Technologist
About Corrie
Geek Out With Me About:
Discipling teenagers
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Brittany Teigland
PS-5th Grade Music Teacher
About Brittany
Geek Out With Me About:
Music, fitness, God’s Word
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Exodus 14:14
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Emily Stout
Technology Teacher & Librarian
About Emily
Geek Out With Me About:
Technology, books, craft shows, crochet, DIY, gardening
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Proverbs 3:5
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Mari Hollingsworth
Spanish Teacher
About Mari
Geek Out With Me About:
From scratch cooking, natural remedies, salsa dancing, french culture
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Ezekiel, Daniel, Romans, James
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Student Support Services
Pam Grover
Reading Interventionist
About Pam
Geek Out With Me About:
Reading
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Philippians 4:6
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Beth Debel
Math Interventionist
About Beth
Geek Out With Me About:
Running, reading, math
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 119:9-16
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Jenna Horstman
MTSS Interventionist
About Jenna
Geek Out With Me About:
Cooking & recipes, cheerleading, traveling, organization
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Romans 8:28
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Candace Farrell
School Counselor
About Candace
Geek Out With Me About:
Coaching softball
Favorite Verse or Book of the Bible:
Jeremiah 29:11
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