We have the best faculty and staff!
They aren’t just teachers, they are called to serve! They love your kids, and you will love them, as well!
We only hire teachers who love Jesus! They are all skilled in their subjects and excellent at what they teach, but more importantly they will love your kids and help them know the Lord better!
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Administration
Susan Crosier
Head of School
Josh Duke
Director of Athletics and Operations
David McDurham
Director of Spiritual Formation
Misty Chase
Dean of Academics PreK-4
Denise Webb
Dean of Academics PreK-12
Casey Boyd
Director of Finance
Jennifer Watson
Dean of Campus Connections
Carrie Foster
Dean of High School Students
Michael Lydecker
Dean of Student 5th – 8th
Phil Smith
Director of Facilities and Logistics
Staff
Andrena Briggs
Coordinator of Advanced Academics
Tamra Brudi
Spiritual Formation Team Assistant
Ryan Chambers
Assistant to Athletic Director
Calley Christensen
High School Spiritual Formation and Family Engagement
Anna Dinkel
Accountant
Kara Gunn
Spiritual Formation Team
Kim Huntley
Finance Office
Amy Jeter
Front Office
Nicki Patterson
Registrar
Marty Pinon
Assistant to Head of School
Aimee Piotrowski
Nurse
Shea Pulaski
Academic Advisor
Carmen Ramirez
Facilities
Nicole Snyder
Admissions
Nikki Vassar
Front Office
Robin Wetterling
Front Office
Jayme Yates
Development Coordinator
Elementary Staff
Katy Anderson
Kindergarten
Leslie Anderson
3rd Grade
Allison Barton
6th Grade
Meredith Bastian
5th Grade
Kari Bonner
1st Grade
Lynn Ann Bryant
5th Grade
Brandi Carter
2nd Grade
Tess Clark
4th Grade
Haley Coon
Enrichment
Melissa Fisher
4th Grade
Jennifer Greenway
4th Grade
Lindsey Karakourtis
Academic Language Therapist
Margaret Henk
Pre-K
Terri Keck
Kindergarten
Bekah Nolan
3rd Grade
Sherry Scott
1st Grade
Starr Soroka
2nd Grade
Julie Speers
6th Grade
Janette Stanford
Pre-K Assistant
DeVaun Stewart
Physical Education
Taylor Ward
Enrichment Assistant
Secondary Faculty
Tammy Bachli
Physics
Rene Baker
English II / APUSH
Autumn Blesi
Algebra I
Andrena Briggs
English III / AP English
Willie Bryan
Geometry
Dana Charles
JH Social Studies
Calley Christensen
Study Skills/Christian Hospitality
Jolynda Collins
Sign Language
Melissa Crocker
Honors A&P/ Health & Environment
Kama Erby
Bible
Julianna Farmer
English II & IV / AP Gov & Econ,
Test Prep
Laura Fisher
Spanish
Carrie Foster
Psychology
Jess Garner
World History
Emily Gordon
Junior High Math
Gretchen Graber
Art / Pottery
Rebekah Harris
Gov & Econ / US History
Sarah Heflin
JH English
Sumer Jordan
Biology
Rebekah King
JH English
Richard Lindsey
Leadership
Mike Lydecker
Algebra II / On Ramps
Harrison Moore
World Geography and
World History
Nancy Offutt
Chemistry / Forensics
Kathy Peck
JH Science
Chad Pegues
Athletics / Heath & Wellness
Janette Robinson
Theatre
Kelly Sappington
Study Skills / College 101
Julie Speers
English I
Valerie Trentham
Yearbook
Jenny Tsai
Spanish
Emily Valdez
JH English
Jayme Yates
Business Principles
Samantha Zetnick
Choir
Lauren Zimmerman
JH English
School Board
Our board is made up of Grace Prep parents and people who love our school. We are grateful for al the hard work they do for Grace!
Cassidy grew up in the Fort Worth and Arlington area and attended Texas A&M University where he and Nichole first met. There family attends and serves at The Fields Church in Arlington, TX.
Cassidy Moore works in the orthopaedic medical device Industry and has been married to his wonderful wife Nichole since 2004. They have 3 wonderful kids who came to Grace Prep in 2017 when they were in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade. They are all now actively involved with all sorts of activities from baseball, to volleyball, and track among others.
Brian’s background includes over 20 years in the tech industry, holding sales leadership roles at Microsoft and Workday across the US and UK/Ireland. He also co-founded TSL, a technical sales training platform and podcast where they developed a training curriculum for technology sales professionals.
Currently as Partner at Qualis Investments, Brian supports the growth of the construction, roofing, and home generator business in DFW and Austin. Separately, through BEVA Homes, he and the team invest in real estate across the DFW area. He is also an advisor to Mando, an AI technology company based in Austin, TX.
Brian Evans has been married to Autumn for 23 years, both Arlington natives. Their son, Jackson, studies business at The University of Montana, while their daughter, Anna, is in her senior year at Grace Prep. He and his family are members at Central Bible Church in Fort Worth and are regular volunteers at the Central Storehouse and serving in the children’s area.
Donna and Brian MacKenzie have been members of the Grace Prep family since 2002 when they enrolled their two oldest sons, Jesse and Kevin, in fifth and third grade. Adam began third grade four years later. In 2008, Donna was hired by Grace Prep and she and her youngest son, Seth, began third grade together. All four boys went on to graduate from Grace.
As the third-grade language arts and history teacher, there were a lot of things that
Donna loved about her job, but the absolute favorite was starting each day listening to the sweet voices of her students recite God’s word. Each year her class memorized large portions of Scripture.
After fourteen years of teaching, Donna retired in 2022. She was honored to join the
school board at that time. She is passionate about the prayer ministry at Grace Prep where each employee has a parent or grandparent praying individually and specifically for them all year. If you
have been a parent at Grace Prep for any length of time, you have received numerous emails from Donna about this ministry opportunity.
Donna currently creates teaching resources for Christian schools. She sells these
online through DesignsByDonna.Store, TeachersPayTeachers, and other online
platforms.
Jamey and her husband Craig have been a part of the Grace Prep community for six years. They are parents to six children (24 yrs old to 14 yrs old). Jamey co-founded Cornerstone Pediatric Therapy with her husband, Craig, in December 2010, out of a passion for children, families and serving those in need. Prior to Cornerstone, Jamey has worked for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Goldman Sachs & Co. Jamey graduated from Austin College with a B.A. in Psychology. She was on the founding leadership team of THERE{4} Teen Gathering and has participated in the production of the conference in Texas, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Rwanda and Uganda. In addition, Jamey is on the board of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Colorado Springs, is actively involved in her church (Central Bible Church), various community outreach projects, and helps lead regular YWAM mission trips to Tijuana, Mexico. Jamey loves UFC fighting, Baylor college football, traveling and good food.