Staff

When teachers, staff and board members are first interviewed, there are three main questions we ask: Do you love God? Do you love kids? Do you love learning? It's important to us that each person who serves at ZCS is committed to those three missional priorities.

Head of School

Mr. Tim McAboy

Leadership

Mr. Mike Arendsen

Director of Finance and Operations

Mr. Chuck Commeret

Middle School Principal

Mrs. Stacy Deters

Director of Student Support Services

Mr. Peter Jenkins

Director of Advancement

Mrs. Karyl Morin

Director of Learning Innovation

Mrs. Tracy Nelesen

Office Manager

Mrs. Jodi Pierce

Immersion Director

Mrs. Nancy Pyle

Preschool Director

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Mrs. Sherri Tibbe

Elementary Principal

Leadership Support

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Mrs. Nakisha DeJong

Enrollment Coordinator

Mrs. Ingrid Espendez

Office Assistant

GerritsmaMrs.68

Mrs. Lois Gerritsma

Development Assistant

HoekwaterMrs.73

Mrs. Linda Hoekwater

Finance Assistant

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Crista Holstege

Human Resources/Payroll Generalist

Mrs. Carrie Papay

Office Assistant

Mrs. Jennifer Schafer '87

Fundraising Coordinator

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Mrs. Deb Vanden Heuvel

TRIP Coordinator

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Mrs. Selena Van Klompenberg

Visual Storyteller

Teachers

Threeschool

DenBleykerMrs.26

Mrs. Kris DenBlyker

Creation Ridge Site Director

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Mrs. Kendra Laarman

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Maestra Kristi Patrick

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Mrs. Stephanie Klein

Preschool

Mrs. Kathy Dieleman

Mrs. Lisa Klamer

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Maestra Tatjcha Lambers

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Maestra Kristi Patrick

Mrs. Julie Sal

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Mrs. Kim VanDuyn

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Mrs. Stephanie Williams

Creation Ridge

Laoshi Yihua (Eva) Xu

Young Fives/Kindergarten

Mrs. LeighAnn Arnold

- BronsinkMrs.2

Mrs. Mary Bronsink

Laoshi Xinyi Hou

Maestra Marcia Geurink

Mrs. Kim Walters

Young Fives

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Maestra Laura Zondervan

First Grade

Mrs. Cindy Arendsen

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Maestra Matilde Gonzalez

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Maestra Alba Mercado

Maestra Marianne Raitz

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Laoshi Ran Tao

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Miss Jenna Vanderlaan

Second Grade

Hilda Duran

Mr. Joel Meyer

Mrs. Morgan Swartz

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Maestra Melanie Vander Ploeg

Laoshi Baolian Xie

Third Grade

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Maestra Erin Armas

Mrs. Jen Leenstra

Mrs. Stephanie Parrott

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Maestra Becky Schrotenboer

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Mr. Noah Treffers

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Kristi Van Dyk

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Laoshi Danchao Zhang

Fourth Grade

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Maestra Angelica Delgado

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Maestra Priscilla Fuentes

Mr. Tom Joustra

Mr. Andrew Rush

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Kristi Van Dyk

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Laoshi Weibao Zhang

Fifth Grade

Mr. Vince Hutt

Mrs Elizabeth Malone

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Maestra Silvia Nunez

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Maestra Denia Rodriguez

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Kristi Van Dyk

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Weibao Zhang

School Home Collaborative

Mrs. Kelli Boerkoel

- WaltersMrs.43

Mrs. Julie Walters

Sixth Grade

DonkerslootMrs.62

Mrs. Lauren Donkersloot

-HoekstraMrs.51

Miss Makenna Hoekstra

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Maestra Zuri Lepper

Mr. Joel Nagelkirk

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Sandra Raak

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Laoshi Alex Zhou

Seventh Grade

Mr. Ben Kapenga

Maestro Jeff Minkus

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Sandra Raak

- ZastrowMrs.45

Mrs. Carla Zastrow

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Laoshi Alex Zhou

Eighth Grade

Mr. Paul Keyser

Mrs. Jackie Roskamp

- WilliamsMrs.44

Mrs. Audrey Williams

Laoshi Yihua Xu

Specials

Laoshi Joecy Fan

Mandarin FLES

Mr. Ross Fischer

Technology

Mrs. Kendra Gontjes

Music (K-1)

MS Choir

GroothuisMrs.70

Mrs. Lynn Groothuis

Art
1st - 8th grade

Mrs. Laurie Joustra

Librarian
Media Center

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Mrs. Wendy Kragt

Art
Kindergarten

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Mrs. Jenn Kuipers

Music

Ms. Susan Miller

Physical Education

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Mr. Kevin Schonewill

Music (2nd-8th-Grade)

Band

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Mrs. Brittany Postma

Art
Spanish FLES
PreK - 1st grade

Maestra Lindsey Slenk

Spanish FLES
2nd - 5th grade

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Mrs. Emily Sloterbeek

Technology
1st - 5th grade

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Mrs. Samantha Snellink

Spanish FLES
6th - 8th grade

Support Service Teachers

ApothekerMrs.44

Mrs. Dena Apotheker

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Maestra Ruth Capestany

Mrs. Sheila Johnston

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Mr. Aaron Kauffman

Social Worker

KlompmakerMrs.81

Mrs. Maria Klompmaker '00

Resource Room

Barb Newman

Support Service Consultant

Julie Postmus

School Counselor

Maestra Marianne Raitz

Reading Support

Mrs. Lori Slenk

Ms. Sherrie Stuursma

Preschool Support Services

Van ByssumMrs.118

Brittany Van Byssum

Middle School

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Mr. Zach VanDenend

Facilities

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Mrs. Hallifax

Mr. Bryce Huffman

Facilities Manager

Mr. Paul Meeuwsen

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Mrs. Sall

Mr. Travis Zinger

Support Services Assistants

Mrs. Sue Arendsen

Mrs. Alicia Beld

Mikayla Beld

Mrs. Emillie Boersema

Becky Brinks

Nancy Crane

DannenbergMrs.63

Heather Dannenberg

Mrs. Martha DeWitt

Ms. Mackenzie Dykstra

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Mrs. Wendie Freriks

Mrs. Kathy Fylstra

Miss Tracy Golding

Miss Lydia Hansen

Middle School

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Miss Kelly Hellenthal

Mrs. Stacey Karel

Mrs. Vicki Klynstra

Mrs. Sarah Laarman

Mrs. Leah Los

Mrs. Ruth Meekhof

Mrs. Lynae Meyers

Mrs. Kim Nyland

Mrs. Joy Paige

Mrs. Marcie Poll

Mrs. Katie Poynter

Mrs. Kathy Pyle

Mrs. Sue Sluiter

Middle School

Mrs. Amy Schutt

TenHarmselMrs.114

Mrs. Tina Ten Harmsel

UitvlugtMrs.116

Mrs. Dawn Uitvlugt

UitvlugtMiss115

Miss Esther Uitvlugt

Vanden HeuvelMiss144

Miss Joanna Vanden Heuvel

VanderLugtMrs.122

Mrs. Denise Vander Lugt

VanderveenMrs.43

Mrs. Doreen VanderVeen

VanHaitsmaMrs.123

Miss Gertude Van Haitsma

VelthouseMiss149

Miss Hope Velthouse

Mrs. Allysa Visser

Miss Emily Walters

Mrs. Taylor Walters

Preschool Support

Mrs. Abby Allen

Mrs. Tara Brouwer

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Mrs. Sandra Burgos

CaramesMaestra9

Surinay Carames

CulverMaestra15

Maestra Liz Culver

LaarmanMrs.84

Mrs. Kendra Laarman

Mrs. Vicki Lucas

RottschaferMrs.16

Mrs. Hannah Rottschafer

Julie Sal

Mrs. Lori Slenk

Mrs. Heather Smith

VandeWegeMrs.18

Mrs. Melinda VandeWege

Yihua Xu