Transforming Lives

Erik Ellefsen serves as the Director of Networks and Improvement at Baylor University’s Center for School Leadership and as a Senior Fellow with both Cardus and CACE. He also hosts the Digical Educat…

Marc Popovici is the Head of School at Shaumburg Christian School in Shaumburg, IL. Schaumburg Christian School is accredited by Cognia, AACS, and the Illinois Association of Christian Schools. 

Prior…

Curtis and Tabatha are parents of three Covenant Christian High School alumni—Sydney, Aubrey, and Nolan— who also attended Kingsway Christian School (now Indianapolis Christian Schools) through 8th g…

Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski is the President of ITS. Before this position, he worked with juvenile offenders and taught on the faculty at Crossroads Bible College and the Washington Christian Academy, a …

A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Jen Pollock Michel is an award-winning author and speaker living in Cincinnati with her family. Her most recent book is In Good Time: Eight Habits for …

Estuardo “Stuart” Salazar is a Guatemalan Christian educator and ministry leader, serving as the Director for ACSI Latin America since 1990. A former prodigal turned Bible teacher, he transformed aft…

Mark Hamstra, Superintendent of Chicago Christian Schools, leads a three-campus system serving nearly 900 students across Chicago’s Southland. A husband, father, veteran, coach, and educator, he is d…

Steve Carr has been married to Lisa for 27 years, and they have 4 wonderful, mostly grown children together. Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Steve holds a BA from Taylor University, an MBA from Lo…

Sam is a 2011 Covenant alumnus and a 2015 Anderson University alumnus, where he majored in psychology and minored in family science and Spanish. He is currently an assistant coach for the Covenant bo…

Matt Davidson is in his fifteenth year leading Timothy Christian Schools the largest Christian school in Illinois. He and his team raised over $70 million for improvements, real estate, programs, and…

Ryan Hyde is married to Cari Hyde and together they have 2 daughters, Kiara (7) and Rose (5). Ryan is in his 16th year at Calvary Christian School. Before becoming the Head of School in 2017 he taugh…

Nathan and his wife Kacy have been married for 27 years and have three daughters: Adria (23), Hannah (21), and Harper (12). He is in his 26th year in education and 19th as an administrator, with expe…

Vincent Bacote (Ph.D., Drew University) is a Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is the co-creator of the documenta…

John Noel is currently retired after 43 years in ministry. He and his wife Gayle will celebrate their 48th anniversary this August. He graduated from Johnson Bible College (now Johnson University) an…

Chris Schoenleb has served in the world of education for 22 years, after having worked in the military and business worlds for 16 years. He taught in the classroom for several years before moving int…

Dr. Dean is the Director of Kigali International School in Rwanda, inspiring a new generation of learners. 

Dean is a dedicated educational leader in the South African schooling system with over 40 ye…

Dave is a passionate educator with over 25 years of experience in Christian education. From classroom teaching he moved into IT leadership and management, spending 10 years (of a 21-year tenure) as D…

Dr. Scott Gibson has served as the superintendent of Toledo Christian since 2012. With over 20 years of corporate executive experience at Huntington National Bank and BASF Corporation, Scott decided …

Cory Harbor became the Superintendent of Harvest Christian Academy in IL in July 2023. Previously, he was the Executive Director of Augustine Classical Academy in Lakewood, CO, and the Founding Head …

As a new missionary in Taiwan, Julie told the Superintendent of Morrison Academy she never planned on working at Morrison. Fast forward to today, she has worked at Morrison for 25 years in the roles …