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
Executive Director of Athletics and Operations
David McDurham
Executive Director of Spiritual Formation and Student Life
Casey Boyd
Executive Director of Finance
and Human Resources
Misty Chase
Director of Elementary Education
Denise Webb
Director of Secondary Academics
Jennifer Watson
Director of Admissions
and Campus Connections
Carrie Foster
Secondary Dean of Students
Director of Fine Arts
Mike Lydecker
Secondary Dean of Students
Andrena Briggs
Coordinator of Advanced Academics
Anna Bryan
Accountant
Brandi Carter
Front office
Ryan Chambers
Assistant to Athletic Director
Dana Charles
Student Academic Services
Diagnostician
Calley Christensen
Student Ministry / Spiritual Formation
Kara Gunn
Spiritual Formation
Kim Huntley
Food Services / HR Assistant
Nancy Offutt
Academic / College Advising
Nicki Patterson
Academic Admin Assistant / Registrar
Tiva Pegues
Front Office
Sofia Perin
Communications
Marty Pinon
Front Office
Aimee Piotrowski
Nurse / Medical Safety
Carmen Ramirez
Facilities
Amy Richardson
Front Office
Janette Stanford
Admissions Assistant
DeVaun Stewart
Director of Facilities
Nikki Vassar
Front Office
Jayme Yates
Development Coordinator
Elementary Staff
Katy Anderson
Kindergarten
Leslie Anderson
6th Grade
Allison Barton
6th Grade
Meredith Bastian
5th Grade
Kari Bonner
1st Grade
Lynn Ann Bryant
5th Grade
Brandi Carter
2nd Grade
Lindsey Elsner
Enrichment Aide
Melissa Fisher
4th Grade
Samantha Gibson
3rd Grade
Jennifer Gilfeather
Pre-K
Jennifer Greenway
4th Grade
Nate Hawthorne
Physical Education Aide
Lindsey Karakourtis
Academic Language Therapist
Teri Keck
Kindergarten
Samantha Messersmith
Physical Education Aide
Bekah Nolan
3rd Grade
Sherry Scott
1st Grade
Starr Soroka
2nd Grade
Julie Speers
6th Grade
DeVaun Stewart
Physical Education
Taylor Ward
Enrichment
Jessica Wright
Pre-K Assistant
Secondary Faculty
Tammy Bachli
Physics / College Algebra
Autumn Blesi
Algebra I
Andrena Briggs
English III / AP English
William Bryan
Geometry
Jolynda Collins
American Sign Language
Haley Coon
World Geography
Melissa Crocker
A&P/ Health Science
Kama Erby
Apologetics
Claudia Fain
Theatre Arts
Julianna Farmer
English IV, Yearbook
Test Prep
Jordan Fletcher
US History, AP US History
AP Gov/Econ
Jessica Friberg
College Prep Math / Statistics
Environmental Science
Jess Garner
World History
Intro to Entrepreneurship
Emily Gordon
Math 7 / Pre-Algebra
Gretchen Graber
Art / Pottery
Sarah Heflin
English II / AP Seminar
Gov/Econ
Sumer Jordan
Athletics / Biology
Rebekah King
JH English 8
Mindy Laurence
JH General Science
Richard Lindsey
Leadership
Hope Lodge
JH Study Skills
Mike Lydecker
Algebra II
Harrison Moore
JH Texas History
Nancy Offutt
Forensic Science
Kathy Peck
JH Physical Science
Chad Pegues
Athletics / Heath & Wellness
Sofia Perin
JH Digital Media / Graphic Design
Kelly Sappington
JH Bible / College 101
Emily Simmons
JH US History / Christian Hospitality
Julie Speers
English I
Debbie Tran
Spanish
Emily Valdez
Chemistry
Jayme Yates
Business Entrepreneurship
Lauren Zimmerman
JH English 7
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.
Jerimiah Smith, currently serving as the pastor of University Baptist Church in Fort Worth, has been a dedicated leader in his community since moving to Arlington in 2008. Jerimiah and his wife Jennifer met at the University of Oklahoma and married in 2004. They are proud parents to James, Annabelle, and David Wu. Before his role at University Baptist, Jerimiah was the Director of Global Ministries at First Baptist Arlington, where he cultivated a deep passion for global outreach and cross-cultural engagement.
The Smith family shares a love for church, music, camping, international travel, reading, and sports. They especially love being a part of the Grace Prep family. They hope their diverse interests and commitment to faith can have a meaningful impact on Grace Prep and the broader Arlington community.
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.
Chad grew up in the DFW metroplex and is a Grace Prep alum. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington and then went on to get his doctorate degree from UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. He is currently a board-certified Family Medicine doctor in Arlington, TX.
Chad and his wife, Helen, both attended Grace Prep and are high school sweethearts. Chad and Helen are married and have four boys that keep them busy. Chad and his family attend Fielder Church in Arlington, TX and are involved as community group leaders there. As a family, they are often found on the ball fields, in a gym, or outdoors.