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.54

Mr. Mike Arendsen

Director of Finance and Operations

Mr. John Buteyn

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Stacy Deters

Director of Student Support Services

Jenkins_Mr.

Mr. Peter Jenkins

Director of Advancement

Mrs. Barb Newman

Inclusion Co-Director

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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

HoekwaterMrs.77

Mrs. Linda Hoekwater

Finance Assistant

KeenMrs.82

Mrs. Linda Keen

Finance Assistant

NelesenMrs.98

Mrs. Tracy Nelesen

Office Manager

PapayMrs.102

Mrs. Carrie Papay

Office Assistant

SchaferMrs.112

Mrs. Jennifer Schafer '87

Fundraising Coordinator

Vanden HeuvelMrs.128

Mrs. Deb Vanden Heuvel

TRIP Coordinator

Mrs. Lois Gerritsma

Development Assistant

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Mrs. Ingrid Espendez

Office Assistant

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Mrs. Lisa Fredricks

Communication Assistant

Teachers

Mrs. Cindy Arendsen

First Grade

Kristin Baron

Music

Maestra Berends

Young Fives

Mrs. Kelli Boerkoel

School-Home Collaborative

Mrs. Mary Bronsink

Kindergarten

Mr. John Buteyn

Sixth Grade

Chuck Commeret

Fourth Grade

Maestra Angelica Delgado

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Kris Den Bleyker

Preschool

 

Mr. Jon De Vries

Eighth Grade

Mrs. Kathie Dieleman

Preschool

Maestra Hilda Duran

Second Grade

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Joecy Fan Laoshi

Mandarin FLES
Preschool-Second Grade

Mr. Ross Fischer

Technology

Mrs. Marcia Geurink

Sixth and Seventh Grade

Maestra Matilde Gonzalez

Third Grade

Mrs. Lynn Groothuis

Art

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Maestra Priscilla Fuentes

Fourth Grade

Claire Hall

Fifth Grade

Maestra Ashley Hernandez

Sixth Grade

Ann Hildenbrand Laoshi

Preschool

Mr. Vince Hutt

Fifth Grade

Maestra Melissa Izenbaard

Kindergarten

Mrs. Kaleigh Johnson

Kindergarten

Mr. Tom Joustra

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Lisa Klamer

Preschool

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Wendi Kragt

Art

Mrs. Kendra Laarman '90

Threeschool

Mrs. Tatjcha Lambers

Preschool

Mrs. Jen Leenstra

Third Grade

Mr. Chris Lowe

Seventh Grade

Mr. Joel Meyer

Second Grade

Mrs. Susan Miller '89

P.E.

Maestro Jeff Minkus

Seventh Grade

Mr. Joel Nagelkirk '94

Sixth Grade

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Maestra Lisa Novakowski

Spanish FLES
Preschool-Second Grade

Maestra Silvia Nunez

Fifth Grade

Mrs. Stephanie Parrott

Preschool

Maestra Kristi Patrick

Preschool

Maestra Marianne Raitz

First Grade

Maestra Denia Rodriguez

Fifth Grade

Mrs. Jackie Roskamp

Eighth Grade

Maestra Yajaira Ruiz

First Grade

Julie Sal

Preschool

Mr. Kevin Schonewill

Music

Maestra Becky Schrotenboer

Third Grade

Maestra Lindsey Slenk '99

Preschool

Maestra Emily Sloterbeek

Technology

Third Grade

Mr. Mark Sneller

Third Grade

Maestra Samantha Snellink

FLES

Mrs. Morgan Swartz

Second Grade

Mrs. Mary Ellen Van Dyk

Third Grade

Maestra Vander Ploeg

Second Grade

Mrs. Julie Walters

School-Home Collaborative

Mrs. Kim Walters

Young Fives

Mrs. Audrey Williams

Eighth Grade

Baolian Xie Laoshi

First Grade

Second Grade

Yihua Xu

Mandarin FLES

Mrs. Carla Zastrow

Seventh Grade

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Danchao Zhang Laoshi

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

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Weibao Zhang Laoshi

Fifth Grade

Yingpu Zhang Laoshi

Kindergarten

Alex Zhou Laoshi

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Maestra Laura Zondervan

Kindergarten

Mrs. Judy Zwiep

First Grade

Support Service Teachers

ApothekerMrs.53

Mrs. Dena Apotheker

BoumanMrs.59

Mrs. Vicki Bouman

Reading Support

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Lauren Donkersloot

Resource Room

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Glady Driy

 

JohnstonMrs.79

Mrs. Sheila Johnston

JoustraMrs.80

Mrs. Laurie Joustra

Librarian

KlompmakerMrs.83

Mrs. Maria Klompmaker '00

Resource Room

MedinaMs.93

Mrs. Shirley Poll Medina

Reading Support

NewmanMrs.99

Barb Newman

Support Service Consultant

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Julie Postmus

School Counselor

- RaitzMaestra32

Maestra Marianne Raitz

Reading Support

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Barbra Rubio

StuursmaMs.122

Sherrie Stuursma

TibbeMrs.124 (1)

Mrs. Sherri Tibbe

Reading Recovery

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Kristi Van Dyk

Immersion Support

Mrs. Brittany

Van Byssum '06

Inclusion

Facilities

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Mr. Bryce Huffman

Facilities Manager

 

MeeuwsenMr.105

Mr. Paul Meeuwsen

 

ZingerMr.134

Mr. Travis Zinger

Inclusion Support

ArendsenMrs.55

Mrs. Sue Arendsen

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LeighAnn Arnold

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

DeRooMs.66

Miss Alyssa DeRoo

Middle School

FlystraMrs.72

Kathy Fylstra

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Martha Dewitt

Hansen_Miss

Miss Lydia Hansen

Middle School

HellenthalMs.75

Ms. Kelly Hellenthal

KarelMrs.81

Stacey Karel

KlynstraMrs.84

Mrs. Vicki Klynstra

LaarmanMrs.97

Sarah Laarman

LosMrs.87

Leah Los

MeekhofMrs.94

Ruth Meekhof

MeyersMrs.95

Lynae Meyers

NylandMrs.100

Kim Nyland

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Joy Paige

PollMrs.105

Mrs. Marcie Poll

-PrinsMrs.52

Mrs. Dynelle Prins

PyleMrs.107

Mrs. Kathy Pyle

SluiterMrs.116

Mrs. Sue Sluiter

Middle School

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Amy Schutt

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Tina Ten Harmsel

HitvlugtMrs.76

Mrs. Dawn Uitvlugt

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Esther Uitvlugt

VanderLugtMrs.131

Mrs. Denise Vander Lugt

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Doreen Vander Veen

VanHaitsmaMiss142

Gertrude Van Huitsma

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Emily Walters

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Taylor Walters

Preschool Support

-AllenMrs.48

Mrs. Abby Allen

BrouwerMrs.60

Mrs. Tara Brouwer

BurgosMaestra61

Mrs. Sandra Burgos

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Surinay Carames

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Ruth Capastany

-CulverMaestra49

Maestra Liz Culver

LaarmanMrs.85

Kendra Laarman

LucasMrs.88

Mrs. Vicki Lucas

RottschaferMrs.109

Mrs. Hannah Rottschafer

SalMrs.124

Julie Sal

SlenkMrs.114

Mrs. Lori Slenk

SmithMrs.117

Mrs. Heather Smith

VandeWegeMrs.132

Mrs. Melinda VandeWege

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Yihua Xu