Our Team

Meet the Onward Team

Our Founders

Lauren Zealand founder of Onward Christian Academy.jpg — Lauren Zealand

Mother of five, home educator of eleven years, Master of Business Administration, firm believer in pressing onward.
Executive Director [lzealand@onwardchristian.org]

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Erica Gray Founder of Onward Christian Academy.jpg — Erica Gray

Teacher of eleven years, Bachelor of Education, Master of Counseling, doctoral student, especially passionate about bringing out the best in everyone.
Middle School L.A. & Guidance [egray@onwardchristian.org]

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Our Administrators

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Helene Vance

Principal - M/W
Director of Admissions & Enrollment
hvance@onwardchristian.org

Emily Gillum

Director of School Affairs, T/TH Asst. Principal

egillum@onwardchristian.org

Jalie Trowbridge

Director of Curriculum and Academic Progress: K-4 & Middle School History and Language Arts

jtrowbridge@onwardchristian.org

Joelle Inpyn

Director of Curriculum & Academic Progress: High School & Middle School Math & Science

jinpyn@onwardchristian.org

Our Core Teachers

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Amber Tibbs

Kindergarten, Imagination Stations

Adria Day

Middle and High School Language Arts

Brittany Young

Second Grade

Cyndi Natzke

Kindergarten, Imagination Stations

Pamela Macasa

Second Grade

Dawne Hill

First Grade

Suzanne Vullamparthi

Third Grade, STEAM, Gardening, Homesteading

Dana Beall

Middle School Language Arts, Performing Arts

John Knaus

Middle & High School History, Chess, Service

Patricia Meulemans

Middle & High School Science, STEAM, Yearbook

Amy McMurray

Second Grade

Rebecca Martin

High School Language Arts

Duncan Copen

Middle School Language Arts

Joel Benjamin

High School Math

Our Electives Teachers

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Alicia Sykes

Performing Arts, Bookworms, Thrive

Winoa Thompson

Recreation, STEAM, Lego

Amanda Pate

Culinary Arts

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