Our Staff
Lead Administration Team
Cheryl Ward
Executive Director/Head of School
Kimberly Bos*
Assistant Principal – Plasman Campus
Jon Brand
Assistant Principal – Laketown Campus
Megan Goossen
Lead Teacher
Zach Ward*
Director of Instruction / Ambleside Trainer
Richard Laninga
Athletic Director
Gabrielle Wolf
Music and Choir Director
Jessica Vonk
Director of Administration / Laketown Guidance
Faculty & Support Staff
Candi Bredeway
Office Assistant
Katie Brink
Office and Events Support
Bethany Jacques
Office and Athletics Support
Jamie Knap
Finance Manager
Paul Vonk
Maintenance Manager
Megan Mulder
6-12 Multidisciplinary Teacher
Deb Sisk
Multidisciplinary Teacher / Arrowsmith Specialist
Karen Boer
6-12 Educational Support / Arrowsmith Specialist
Loni Taylor
JK-12 Educational Support / Arrowsmith Program Manager
Benjamin Rodgers
Assistant Music and Choir Director / JK-12 Music and Vocal Instruction
Jessica McRae
Junior Kindergarten
Sarah Genzink
Kindergarten
Raye Jean Swinehart
Class One
Shelli Sittler
Class Two
Kimberly Bos*
Class Three
Anna Kornelis
Class Three
Joanne Galindo
Class Four
Elise Smith
Class Five
Sarah Adkins
Class Six
Megan Goossen
Class Seven
Brandon Byrd
Class Eight and Gouin Specialist
Emily Austin
9-12 Humanities Seminar
Melissa Byrd
9-12 Humanities Seminar
Jon Brand
9-12 Humanities Seminar
Diana Smit
6-12 Disciplinary Math Instruction
Amy Bush
9-12 Disciplinary Science Instruction
Zach Ward
9-12 Disciplinary Science Instruction
Sherrill Keefe
Art Instruction and Monart Teacher
Gabrielle Wolf
JK-12 Music and Vocal Instruction
Richard Laninga
JK-12 PE Instruction
* Denotes staff members who have completed Ambleside’s rigorous three-year master teacher training program (MTTP)