Faculty & Staff

Lower School Faculty

 

Christian teachers are more than just educators; they consider the life and work of Jesus Christ as they pour into each and every student. Our diverse and highly qualified teachers and staff are dedicated to developing strong, considerate, moral, and educated students. Read more about our teachers and staff below.

Liz Hermann

Liz Hermann

Kindergarten Prep

BS, Individual and Family Studies, University of Delaware

MS, Family and Consumer Sciences, Illinois State University

Jessica Powell

Jessica Powell

Kindergarten

BS, Education,  Central Methodist University

MS, Education, Concordia University

Rebekah Norkus

Rebekah Norkus

Kindergarten

BS Elementary Education, Emporia State University

Christina Hunt

Christina Hunt

First Grade

BS, Journalism, University of Kansas

Masters, Education, UMKC

Diane Amos

Diane Amos

Second Grade

BA, Elementary Education, Rocky Mountain College, MT

 

Rachel Oberhaus

Rachel Obenhaus

Third Grade

BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A & M

Katie Metcalf

Katie Metcalf

Fourth Grade

BS, Elementary Education
Kansas State University

Leslie Stivers

Leslie Stivers

Fifth Grade

BS, Religion, English, Florida State University

 

Douglas Veltkamp

Doug Veltkamp

Sixth Grade

BS, Mathematics and Education, Park University

Susie Coonrod

Susie Coonrod

PE, Kinder Prep – Sixth Grade

BS, Accounting, Wartburg College

Kris Guensche

Kris Guensche

Librarian

BS, Elementary, Special, and German Education, Bowling Green State University, OH

Matt Appling

Matt Appling

Art

BA, Graphic Design, University of Missouri, Kansas City

MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Katy Slankard

Katy Slankard

Music, Third – Twelfth Grade

BA, Music with an emphasis in Voice, Truman State University

MA, Choral Conducting, Truman State University

MA, Education, Truman State University

Kara Martin

Kara Martin

Music, Pre-K – Second Grade

BA, Music Performance, University of Northern Colorado

Ann Rabe

Anne Rabe

Latin

BA, Anthropology, University of Kansas

BA, Classical Languages, University of Kansas

MA, Classics, University of Kansas
 
PhD, Classics, Brown University
Erin Calloway

Erin Calloway

Teacher’s Aide

Carolina Jones

Carolina Jones

Teacher’s Aide

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