FACULTY AND STAFF
Petra’s faculty and staff are passionate about children, their subject areas, and most importantly the Lord Jesus Christ. They strive every day to teach in a way that inspires joy through a God centered paideia. Understanding that teaching is a calling and the content we teach is about shaping the loves of children, our faculty not only cultivate relationships with the students, but their parents as well. We seek educators who love God, who love children, and who are both enthusiastic and diligent about teaching. The pursuit of academic excellence has come as a natural fit to Petra since its inception. Our faculty are highly-qualified and motivated. Families experience the relationships built with the administrators and the teachers are supportive and appreciative due to the commitment and the quality of education offered at Petra.
The classical pedagogy and use of great texts and serious subject matter of our curriculum further necessitate the enthusiastic entry of our students into the “great conversation” of ideas of our civilization past and present. Small teacher-student ratios and well-ordered classrooms that provide an atmosphere conducive to diligence add to the formula for success in this area. Finally, and most significantly, the desire to do all we do “heartily as to the Lord” calls for mirthful diligence from us all.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP

Justice Kerr
Head of School

Sam Koenen
Secondary Dean

Mark Christofferson
Head of Grammar School

Eli Denison
Dean of Students

Dr. David Wilmington
Academic Dean

Tosha Bos
Business Manager

Timothy Snell
Athletic Director

Rachel Robertstad
Executive Assistant

Jennifer Miller
Student Advisor

Sarah Cook
Office Manager

Lincoln Wilmoth
Facilities Director

David Parker
Facilities Coordinator
GRAMMAR SCHOOL FACULTY

Sarah Hale
Pre-K

Sarah Thienes
Pre-K

Anne Bentz
Kindergarten & AE

Bobbi Miller
Kindergarten

Megan Dunham
1st Grade

Tressa Paul
1st Grade

Shannon Klem
2nd Grade

Heidi Damjanovich
2nd Grade

Jennifer Miller
3rd Grade

Sabrina Moody
3rd Grade

Torie Prall
3rd Grade

Rachael Weber
4th Grade

Stephanie Macek
4th Grade

Lindsey Buehler
5th Grade

Xia Fowlie
5th Grade

Sarah McClaflin
6th Grade

Elizabeth Wickland
Grammar School Curriculum Coordinator

Sadee Druckenmiller
Grammar School Art & Latin

Heidi Hornung
Choir

David Parker
Grammar School Violin

Clete Seyle
PE & Common Arts

Kate Bourquin
Grammar School Aide

Theresa Ovenell
Kindergarten Aide & AE

Kathrin Meade
Grammar School Aide
SECONDARY FACULTY

Libby Kueneke
Humanities

Ginny Owens
Humanities, Rhetoric, & Orchestra

Jim Johnson
Math & Science

Axon Parker
Humanities

Eli Denison
Theater & Bible

Rhonda Meyer
Math

Sam Koenen
Computer Science

Sheryl Vine
Latin

Krista Baziak
Art

Jeff Knapp
Math & Science

Gregg Valeriano
Humanities & Logic

Dr. David Wilmington
Humanities & Spanish