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

ArendsenMr.45

Mr. Mike Arendsen

Director of Finance and Operations

Mr. John Buteyn

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Stacy Deters

Director of Student Support Services

JenkinsMr.76

Mr. Peter Jenkins

Director of Advancement

Mrs. Barb Newman

Inclusion Co-Director

MorinMrs.91

Mrs. Karyl Morin

Director of Learning Innovation

Mrs. Stephanie Parrott

Director of Preschool Instruction

 

Mrs. Jodi Pierce

Immersion Director

Mrs. Nancy Pyle

Preschool Director

Mrs. Sherri Tibbe

Elementary Director

Leadership Support

EspendezMrs.63

Mrs. Ingrid Espendez

Office Assistant

Mrs. Lois Gerritsma

Development Assistant

HoekwaterMrs.73

Mrs. Linda Hoekwater

Finance Assistant

KeenMrs.80

Mrs. Linda Keen

Finance Assistant

NelesenMrs.94

Mrs. Tracy Nelesen

Office Manager

PapayMrs.99

Mrs. Carrie Papay

Office Assistant

SchaferMrs.106

Mrs. Jennifer Schafer '87

Fundraising Coordinator

Vanden HeuvelMrs.121

Mrs. Deb Vanden Heuvel

TRIP Coordinator

Teachers

Preschool

DenBleykerMrs.58

Mrs. Kris DenBlyker

Preschool Teacher

LaarmanMrs.84

Mrs. Kendra Laarman

Preschool Teacher

PatrickMaestra100

Maestra Kristi Patrick

Preschool Spanish Immersion

DielemanMrs.1

Mrs. Kathy Dieleman

Preschool Teacher

LaoshiHildenbrand4

Laoshi Ann HildenBrand

Preschool
Mandarin Immersion

KlamerMrs.2

Mrs. Lisa Klamer

Preschool Teacher

LambersMaestra3

Maestra Tatjcha Lambers

Preschool Spanish Immersion

ParrottMrs.5

Mrs. Stephanie Parrott

Preschool Teacher

SalMrs.6

Mrs. Julie Sal

Preschool Teacher

SlenkMaestra7

Maestra Lindsey Slenk

Preschool Spanish Immersion

Kindergarten

ArnoldMrs.47

Mrs. LeighAnn Arnold

BerendsMs.2

Maestra Janey Berends

Young Fives

Mrs. Mary Bronsink

- IzanbaardMaestra15 (1)

Maestra Melissa Izanbaard

ZondervanMaestra40

Maestra Laura Zondervan

Maestra Laura Zondervan

WaltersMrs.37

Mrs. Kim Walters

Young Fives

 

ZhangLaoshi128

Laoshi YingPu Zhang

First Grade

ArendsenMrs.1

Mrs. Cindy Arendsen

Maestra Matilde Gonzalez

RaitzMaestra26

Maestra Marianne Raitz

RuizMaestra29

Maestra Yahaira Ruiz

LaoshiXie18

Laoshi Baolin Xie

ZwiepMrs.41

Mrs. Judy Zwiep

Second Grade

DuranMaestra8

Hilda Duran

MeyerMr.22

Mr. Joel Meyer

SwartzMrs.33

Mrs. Morgan Swartz

VanderPloegMaestra35

Maestra Melanie Vander Ploeg

LaoshiXie18

Laoshi Baolin Xie

Third Grade

GonzalezMaestra10

Maestra Matilde Gonzalez

Mrs. Jen Leenstra

SchrotenboerMaestra30

Maestra Becky Schrotenboer

SloterbeekMaestra31

Maestra Emily Sloterbeek

SnellerMr.32

Mr. Mark Sneller

Van DykMrs.34

Mrs. Mary Ellen Van Dyk

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Laoshi Danchao Zhang

Fourth Grade

CommeretMr.5

Mr. Chuck Commeret

DelgadoMaestra6

Maestra Angelica Delgado

FuentesMaestra9

Maestra Priscilla Fuentes

Mr. Tom Joustra

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Laoshi Danchao Zhang

Fifth Grade

HuttMr.13

Mr. Vince Hutt

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Mr. Paul Keyser

NunezMrs.27

Mrs. Silvia Nunez

Mrs. Denia Rodriguez

Weibao Zhang

School Home Collaberative

Mrs. Kelli Boerkoel

Mrs. Julie Walters

Sixth Grade

Mr. John Buteyn

Maestra Marcia Geurink

Maestra Ashley Hernandez

Mr. Joel Nagelkirk

Laoshi Alex Zhou

Seventh Grade

Maestra Marcia Guerink

Ben Kapenga

Jeff Minkus

Mrs. Carla Zastrow

Laoshi Alex Zhou 

Eighth Grade

Mr. Jon DeVries

Maestra Marcia Guerink

Mrs. Jackie Roskamp

Mrs. Audrey Williams

Specials

BaronMs.48

Ms. Kristin Baron

Music (K-1)
Middle School Choir

DeVriesMr.7

Jon DeVries

Physical Education
8th grade

FischerMr.65

Mr. Ross Fischer

Technology

GroothuisMrs.70

Lynn Groothuis

Art
1st - 8th grade

JoustraMrs.78

Mrs. Laurie Joustra

Librarian
Media Center

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Wendy Kragt

Art
Kindergarten

MillerMs.90

Ms. Susan Miller

Physical Education

SchonewillMr.107

Mr. Kevin Schonewill

Music (2nd-8th-Grade)

Band

 

SloterbeekMaestra31

Mrs. Emily Sloterbeek

Technology
1st - 5th grade

 

Support Service Teachers

ApothekerMrs.44

Mrs. Dena Apotheker

BoumanMrs.53

Mrs. Vicki Bouman

Reading Support

DonkerslootMrs.62

Mrs. Lauren Donkersloot

Resource Room

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Mrs. Glady Driy

 

JohnstonMrs.77

Mrs. Sheila Johnston

KlompmakerMrs.81

Mrs. Maria Klompmaker '00

Resource Room

Poll MedinaMs.117

Mrs. Shirley Poll Medina

Reading Support

NewmanMrs.99

Barb Newman

Support Service Consultant

PostmusMrs.103

Julie Postmus

School Counselor

RaitzMaestra26

Maestra Marianne Raitz

Reading Support

SievertMrs.5

Mrs. Janelle Sievert

Support Services Testing Coordinator

BreukerMs.68

Ms. Sherrie Stuursma

Preschool Support Services

 

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Mr. Chad Thoreson

TibbeMrs.124 (1)

Mrs. Sherri Tibbe

Reading Recovery

Van ByssumMrs.118

Brittany Van Byssum

Middle School

Facilities

HuffmanMr.74

Mr. Bryce Huffman

Facilities Manager

 

MeeuwsenMr.105

Mr. Paul Meeuwsen

 

ZingerMr.134

Mr. Travis Zinger

Support Services Assistants

ArendsenMrs.55

Mrs. Sue Arendsen

Beld_Mrs.

Mrs. Alicia Beld

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Mikayla Beld

BoersemaMrs.57

Mrs. Emillie Boersema

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Becky Brinks

CraneMrs.62

Nancy Crane

DannenbergMrs.63

Heather Dannenberg

DeWittMrs.61

Mrs. Martha DeWitt

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Ms. Mackenzie Dykstra

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Mrs. Wendie Freriks

FylstraMrs.67

Mrs. Kathy Fylstra

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Miss Tracy Golding

HansenMiss71

Miss Lydia Hansen

Middle School

HellenthalMiss72

Miss Kelly Hellenthal

KarelMrs.79

Mrs. Stacey Karel

KlynstraMrs.82

Mrs. Vicki Klynstra

LaarmanMrs.83

Mrs. Sarah Laarman

LosMrs.85

Mrs. Leah Los

MeekhofMrs.88

Mrs. Ruth Meekhof

MeyersMrs.89

Mrs. Lynae Meyers

NylandMrs.97

Mrs. Kim Nyland

PaigeMrs.98

Mrs. Joy Paige

PollMrs.105

Mrs. Marcie Poll

PoynterMrs.42

Mrs. Katie Poynter

PyleMrs.105

Mrs. Kathy Pyle

SluiterMrs.116

Mrs. Sue Sluiter

Middle School

SchuttMrs.108

Mrs. Amy Schutt

TenHarmselMrs.114

Mrs. Tina Ten Harmsel

UitvlugtMrs.116

Mrs. Dawn Uitvlugt

UitvlugtMiss115

Miss Esther Uitvlugt

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Miss Joanna Vanden Heuvel

VanderLugtMrs.122

Mrs. Denise Vander Lugt

VanderveenMrs.43

Mrs. Doreen VanderVeen

VanHaitsmaMrs.123

Miss Gertude Van Haitsma

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Miss Hope Velthouse

DeRooMiss59

Mrs. Allysa Visser

WaltersMiss125

Miss Emily Walters

WaltersMrs.126

Mrs. Taylor Walters

Preschool Support

AllenMrs.12

Mrs. Abby Allen

BrouwerMrs.13

Mrs. Tara Brouwer

BurgosMaestra14

Mrs. Sandra Burgos

CaramesMaestra9

Surinay Carames

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Ruth Capastany

CulverMaestra15

Maestra Liz Culver

LaarmanMrs.84

Mrs. Kendra Laarman

LucasMrs.10

Mrs. Vicki Lucas

RottschaferMrs.16

Mrs. Hannah Rottschafer

SalMrs.6

Julie Sal

SlenkMrs.17

Mrs. Lori Slenk

SmithMrs.11

Mrs. Heather Smith

VandeWegeMrs.18

Mrs. Melinda VandeWege

XuMiss127

Yihua Xu