Undergraduate Degree: B.M. Music Education & Trombone Performance, University of Michigan

Graduate Degree: M.M. Trombone Performance, Roosevelt University, Chicago

Professional Certification: K-12 Music

At PCA Since:  2020

Total years in education: 11

Church Home: Covenant Baptist – West Bloomfield

Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

What do you enjoy most about working in Education?  I enjoy music education because the skills we work on in class are the same skills that our students need to be well-rounded, successful adults. Making music with my students and watching them grow brings me great joy.

Undergraduate Degree: B.A. Social Studies, University of Michigan – Dearborn

Graduate Degree: M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Professional Certification: Secondary Social Studies Education

At PCA Since:  2021

Total years in education: 10

Church Home: Merriman Road Baptist Church

Favorite Bible Verse: Ephesians 2:4-5 “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!”

What do you enjoy most about working in Education? Education is more than just conveying content and skills, it’s about investing in the students who are in the classroom. Being a part of PCA allows the opportunity to invest fully in the students that I spend so much time with and to walk alongside them through this stage of their lives. It is a blessing to watch students grow in their skills, their confidence, and most importantly their faith in Christ. I love having the ability to build real relationships with students and to celebrate their accomplishments together here.

Undergraduate Degree: Chemical Engineering & Mathematics

Professional Certification: MATHEMATICS (EX) 6-12

At PCA Since:  2022

Total years in education: 2

Church Home: Christ Our Savior

Favorite Bible Verse: Colossians 3:23a “whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as working for the Lord”

What do you enjoy most about working in Education?  I love that I get to watch God work in the lives of students as they deepen their relationship with the Lord and grow in faith. Specifically, as a math teacher I love teaching mathematics as the language that describes the universe that God created and helping students to have a deeper appreciation of God as the Creator.

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science in Special Education: Varying Exceptionalities

Graduate Degree: Master’s of Education in Reading Literacy

Professional Certification: Learning Disabilities K-12

At PCA Since:  2022

Total years in education: 14

Church Home: Berean Baptist Church

Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:22-24

What do you enjoy most about working in Education?  It is rewarding to come alongside students, teachers and parents to do all we can to ensure the growth of students.

Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Landscape Architecture and Ecology, University of Munich, Germany

Graduate Degree: M.S. Landscape Architecture and Ecology, University of Munich, Germany

At PCA Since:  2002

Total years in education: 22

Church Home: Community Christ Church Novi

Favorite Bible Verse: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

What do you enjoy most about working in Education? I love teaching students how they can make an impact by learning a different language and cross-cultural communication skills to portrait how much God loves the world (John 3:16). Words and languages are one of the basic needs and powerful tools to exist. John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Genesis 1:3: “And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.” God spoke and He created!