Barb Dick has taught kindergarten at AACS since 1995. Barb grew up and attended pubic schools in Ann Arbor. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Education from Central Michigan University, completed 20 hours of graduate education work at Eastern Michigan University, and holds a Michigan permanent teaching certificate. Barb substituted in Ann Arbor for nine years in grades K-6, which included three years of teaching "children at risk." For Barb, education is about nurturing and developing each child's God-given spiritual, social, and academic abilities. She is so pleased that AACS' Christ-centered environment, emphasis on excellence, and integrated curriculum allow her to do that. Along with a dedicated staff that works especially well together, Barb appreciates the supportive caring families. In addition to teaching, Barb enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and granddaughters. Walking, gardening, befriending a displaced family from Hurricane Katrina and reading Christian literature are other activities that she finds fulfilling. Barb and her husband are members at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Susan Furr has taught at AACS since 2000, and currently teaches first and second grade. Susan graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education from Montana State University. She has also attended Indiana State University, Indiana University, and is currently pursuing further education at Eastern Michigan University for Michigan certification requirements. She has taught for 23 years, and she currently holds Michigan provisional certification. Susan says without reservation that this is the best school community she has ever had the privilege of serving, because of the central focus on Christ, on the school's collaborative spirit, and on its commitment to excellence. Susan attends Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church with her husband, Bruce, and enjoys reading, bird-watching, walking, and music.

Leslie joined AACS in 2010.  She was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She attended Christian schools growing up.  Christian education has always been important to her.  She graduated from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois in 2003 with degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education.  After college, she moved to Honduras to teach 3rd grade at a bilingual Christian school in the capital city for three years.  While there, she learned about culture, Christ, and teaching.  Leslie, who is joining the AACS staff in the fall of 2010, is looking forward to continuing to teach third grade, learning more about Ann Arbor, and being a part of the AACS family!

Renee McKeone joined the staff of AACS as the fourth grade teacher in 2009.  Renee received her educational training at Eastern Michigan University and holds a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. She has several years of classroom teaching experience, university teaching experience, and has worked with reading intervention programs in public school settings.  She has been married for 22 years and is the mother of four children ranging from ages ten to eighteen.  Renee is a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor.  She is looking forward to being a part of the AACS family.

Becky Jungkuntz has taught fifth grade at AACS since 1995. Teaching has been a life long goal for Becky, who doesn't remember a time when she didn't want to be a teacher. Graduating from Eastern Michigan University with a B.S. in education and a K-8 provisional teaching certificate was the first step toward that goal. She now holds a professional certificate after earning an additional 18+ hours of graduate credit in the field of education. After many years of teaching, Becky's enthusiasm for the teaching profession and teaching at Ann Arbor Christian has only increased. The Christ-centered, denominationally diverse environment, the integrated, hands-on curriculum, and the loving, nurturing climate of Ann Arbor Christian are all reasons why she loves her job and can't imagine teaching at another school! She is a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and loves participating in her small group. Outside of teaching she loves reading, leading worship, scrapbooking, gardening, and spending time with friends.

Amanda Boelter has taught 5th to 8th grade math and 7th grade Bible at AACS since 2008. In fall of 2009, she also assumed K-8 physical education teaching responsibilities. Currently she is serving as the K-8 Physical Education Teacher.  Mandy graduated with a B.A. in Education from Calvin College. She is also working to complete her master's degree at Grand Valley State University. Before joining the staff at AACS Mandy taught for four years at Jenison Christian School. Besides her years of teaching experience Mandy has been involved in coaching basketball, volleyball and track for several years. Mandy currently holds a Michigan professional teaching certificate. Mandy is thrilled to join the AACS staff and is excited to join with AACS parents to walk along with students through their elementary and middle school years. Mandy loves coming to school each day to experience God's world with her students and also enjoys being outside, playing and coaching various sports and spending time with family.

Sue DeZeeuw is part of the middle school team at AACS. She has a B.A. from Calvin College in education and social studies, and a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University in educational leadership. She has a Michigan teaching certificate. She taught in Lansing, IL before moving to Ann Arbor, and substituted while her children were small. She started teaching fourth grade math at AACS in 2001, moved to middle school math in 2002, and now teaches history, Bible, computers, and economics in the middle school. She has been involved in AACS as a public relations committee member and as a part-time administrator. Sue loves her students and enjoys being able to talk freely about God and his plan for the students (and herself!). She feels loved and supported by the awesome school community and encouraged to grow professionally and spiritually. Her other interests include reading, traveling with her family, and gardening. She and her husband have three children, all of whom have attended AACS. They are members of Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church.

Janet Jansen has been teaching at AACS since 2002. She has a B.S. in Education and an M.A. in Reading from Eastern Michigan University. Her experience in small private schools spans many years. It started with her own K-12 education at Gaylord St. Mary, and she's also taught at Saline Christian School and St. Mary in Pinckney. She joined the AACS teaching staff as a self-contained sixth grade teacher, but now teaches middle school language arts and social studies. Janet sums up her job as a perfect place to teach because kids are learning to break out of their comfort zone, take care of each other, and find exceptions to rules (i.e. grammar rules). Both of her children have attended AACS. Hanging out with her husband and two kids, Lake Michigan, and pinball are a few of her favorite things. She attends church services at Ann Arbor Vineyard.

Mark Wiersma has taught middle school science and Bible at AACS since 2003. Mark grew up in Michigan's creeks, countryside, and snow piles. He recalls emerging from middle school a very different person with a personal commitment to Jesus. Mark earned a B.A. in education at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and an M.A. in education from Michigan State University. God has blessed Mark abundantly through his marriage to Eileen and through their three children. Mark has been a teacher since 1979. While he has typically taught middle school, Mark also coached Haitian teachers in rural Caribbean schools for more than 10 years. Mark is profoundly thankful to teach at Ann Arbor Christian, particularly due to the intentionally cooperative spirit that energizes teachers and parents and spreads to students. He makes time for swimming, biking, hiking, canoeing, downhill and cross country skiing. Mark and his wife are members at Knox Presbyterian Church.

Claudia Hile has taught middle school Spanish at AACS since 2004. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany and lived part of her childhood in Barcelona, Spain. She attended Inlingua School of Languages in Berne, Switzerland and graduated with a foreign language correspondent diploma. She worked as a foreign language correspondent in Hamburg, Germany and Jerusalem, Israel. In 1981 she came to Ann Arbor, MI to visit a Christian community where she met and married David Hile. They have three children. Claudia first started teaching foreign languages out of her home, and then for a company in Plymouth that provides language instruction to employees relocating to other countries. In addition to teaching part time at AACS, she also teaches Spanish at St. Paul's Lutheran School and German and French at Concordia University. Claudia loves teaching foreign languages and sharing the cultural knowledge she has gained from living in different countries. She also enjoys the contact with her students and helping them achieve their language goals. Claudia attends St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor.

Wayne Sit joins the staff as the new Head of School.  He received his Bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard University and his Masters in Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and his family moved from Boston to Howell last year.  While in Boston, he taught at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School and was later part of the starting of Boston Trinity Academy in 2002, the only evangelical middle/high school in the city of Boston. During this 15 years in education, he has been a middle school teacher, as well as the academic dean and director of technology at Boston Trinity. He and his wife, Wendy, have been married for nine years. They have three young daughters and currently attend Knox Presbyterian Church. Wayne is extremely excited to be part of the AACS community and to see it continue being an excellent school for Christ.

Arienne Zimmerman will join AACS as the art teacher in 2010. She aspired to become an art teacher at a very young age, as her mother is also an art teacher. She attended the University of Toledo and graduated with a Bachelors degree in art education at the top of her class. Arienne moved to Milan, Michigan in the summer of 2009 when she married her husband Mark Zimmerman. Here they opened up the Tree of Life Art Studio where Arienne creates, displays, and sells her art work.  They enjoy attending King's Way Church in Ypsilanti, MI. In 2010 she assisted in the opening of the Milan Art Center by working as the director of children's programming and as an instructor. Previously, Arienne was a substitute teacher for Washtenaw county schools and volunteered as an art instructor at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living. Her experience has allowed her to teach and work with students displaying a full spectrum of ability levels.  Arienne is looking forward to working with the staff, students, and families at Ann Arbor Christian School and sharing in a community of faith.

Susie Sulkowski has been the athletic director and seventh and eighth grade health teacher at AACS since the fall of 2009. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a B.S. in Education. In addition, she has a Master of Arts degree from Michigan State University in Athletic Administration.  Susie has lots of experience in teaching and athletic administration.  She has previously taught/coached/served as athletic director at Flushing High School, Detroit Country Day, and Plymouth Christian Academy.  She loves horses and the outdoors and can’t wait to become involved in the lives of our students through health and athletics as well as in volunteering at lunch recess and at dismissal.