Meet Our Staff

 
 
 

Leadership

Sarah Benbow
Director of Marketing
and Public Relations


Stephanie Christianson
K-5 Principal | Admissions
Blaine


Kevin Distad
Director of Mission Advancement

Ross Douma
President

Kristin Hatton
Principal
Edina

Jon Kroeze
Director of Faith Formation

Wendell Schaap
Director of Learning

Kari Zylstra
Director of Admissions
Edina

Kyle Mast
6-12 Principal
Blaine & High School

Jeff Piehl
Director of Finance


Elementary and Middle School Teachers

Katie Abbring
Art
Edina

Julie Amen
English Language Arts | Challenge Room

Edina | Middle School

Emily Apel
2nd Grade

Edina

Micah Apel
Middle School Social Studies

Edina

Marit Bauman
Kindergarten
Blaine

Kathleen Beekman
Music | Choir
Edina

Natalie Cohoon
4th Grade

Blaine

Amanda Gray
1st Grade
Edina

Lisa Ertel
Kindergarten

Edina

Madelyn Drenth
2nd Grade

Blaine

Katy Hall
5th Grade
Blaine

Kellie Hedberg
English Language Arts

Blaine | 8th Homeroom

Summer Janssen
Middle School Choir

Blaine

Kathy Johnson
Kindergarten

Edina

Joe Kamstra
Middle School Science | Bible
Blaine | 7th Grade Homeroom

Jennifer Klobe
3rd Grade
Blaine

John Konkel
Physical Education
Blaine

Laura Kroeze
K-5 Music
Blaine

Sam Moreton
K-8 Physical Education
Blaine

Luanne Mullet
Math
Edina | Middle School

Amanda Kubacki Postma
K-5 STEAM
and Librarian
Blaine | K-8

Zack Petersen
5th Grade
Edina

Emma Petry
Spanish
Blaine and Edina

Susan Schevenius
Band
Blaine and Edina | Middle School

Brad Stark
Science | Bible
Edina | Middle School

Jill Stark
3rd Grade
Edina

Amy Teunissen
English Language Arts
Edina | Middle School

Kathy Toenjes
4th Grade
Edina

Susan Van Geest
Art
Blaine

Val Van Holland
5th Grade | Instructional Coach
Blaine

Val Vander Top
Bible
Blaine | Middle School

Kelsey Wieberdink
Math | Geometry
Blaine | Middle School

Tamara Zaic
1st Grade
Blaine

 

High School Staff

Kellie Hedberg
Student Support Specialist

Becky Hunter
Math | Advisor

Summer Janssen
Choir and Worship Director

Jon Kroeze
Bible

Kristen Mast
English Language Arts

Emma Petry
Spanish

Wendell Schaap
English Language Arts | Advisor

James Vande Glind
Science | Advisor

Kelsey Wieberdink
Math | Advisor

 

Support Staff

Julie Amen
Challenge Program
Edina

Brailynn Appleby
Paraprofessional | Hot Lunch Coordinator | Administrative Assistant

Edina

Miriam Aune
Enrichment Program
Blaine

Jennell Bandstra
Administrative Assistant
Blaine

Kathleen Beekman
Business Administrator

Angela Byers
Paraprofessional
Edina

Sarah Byrdziak
Administrative Coordinator
High School

Amber Busacker
Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Edina

Becky Campbell
Extended Day
Blaine

Julia Dickson
Resource Coordinator
Blaine

Jessica Dykstra
Nurse
Blaine and High School

Lisa Ertel
Paraprofessional | Resources
Edina

Jessica Evanson
Operations Coordinator

Shari Fehr
Paraprofessional
Blaine

Anna Kate Frese
Librarian

Edina

Kellie Hedberg
Student Support Specialist
Blaine and High School

Lindsey Johnson
Administrative Assistant
Edina

Brad Lamfers
Custodian | Bus Driver
Edina

Brenda Liddle
Paraprofessional | Extended Day
Edina

Anne Lindquist
Nurse
Edina

Maygann McCarthy Vogel
Paraprofessional

Blaine and High School

Verity Mick
Paraprofessional
and Hot Lunch
Blaine

Shelby Miles
Paraprofessional

Edina

Scott Ross
Technology Specialist

Karissa Schmidt
Resource Paraprofessional

Blaine

Britta Wipper
Administration Support
Blaine

Karen Swenson
Human Resources

Ally Terpstra
Extended Day

Edina

Heather Wilcox
Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Blaine


Athletics

Sarah Byrdziak
High School
Athletic Support
High School

Steve Groen
Athletic Director
Edina

Sam Moreton
High School
Athletic Director
Blaine and High School