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 – Laketown Campus
Zach Ward*
Director of Instruction/Ambleside Associate Director of Training
Richard Laninga
Athletic Director
Gabrielle Wolf
Music and Choir Director
Faculty & Support Staff
Jessica Vonk
Office Manager & Guidance
Candi Bredeway
Office Assistant
Bethany Jacques
Office and Athletics Support
Jamie Knap
Finance Manager
Paul Vonk
Maintenance Manager
Stacia Carlson*
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 Prog. Mgr.
Jessica McRae
Jr. Kindergarten
Sarah Adkins
Kindergarten
Raye Jean Swinehart
Class One
Shelli Sittler
Class Two
Kimberly Bos*
Class Three
Sherrill Keefe
Class Three
Melissa Byrd
Class Four
Michelle Weed
Class Five
Chloe Becker
Class Six
Megan Goossen
Class Seven
Brandon Byrd
Class Eight
Emily Austin
9-12 Humanities Seminar
Dr. Derek Keefe
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
Laura Friend
JK-12 MonArt Specialist
Gabrielle Wolf
JK-12 Music & Vocal Instruction
Richard Laninga
JK-12 PE Instruction
* Denotes staff members who have completed Ambleside’s rigorous three-year master teacher training program (MTTP)