FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
All staff members of Flint Hills Christian School have been carefully selected on the basis of their education, experience, and integrity. Meet our team below.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
DONNA CRANFORD
ELEMENTARY INTERIM PRINCIPAL | ✉ PRINCIPAL@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University
• B.S. Elementary Education, Kansas State University
• Supervisor Endorsement, Kansas State University
DR. CLEION MORTON
SECONDARY INTERIM PRINCIPAL | ✉ PRINCIPAL7-12@FHCSKS.ORG
• Ed.D. Educational Administration, Kansas State University
• M.S. Educational Administration and Leadership, Kansas State University
• B.S. Secondary Education (Language Arts/Speech/Theatre), Kansas State University
MEGAN STEELE, REGISTERED NURSE
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | SCHOOL NURSE | ✉ OFFICE@FHCSKS.ORG
• Ph.D., in progress, Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch (to be completed Dec. 2021)
• M.S. Nursing Education, Northeastern State University
• B.S. Nursing, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
• A.S. Registered Nurse, Central Community College
JORDAN CANDIDO
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT | ✉ ADVANCEMENT@FHCSKS.ORG
• A.S. Applied Business, Kansas State University
RANDY CROW
BUSINESS MANAGER | ✉ ACCOUNTING@FLINTHILLSCHRISTIANSCHOOL.ORG
• B.S. Marketing, Kansas State University
JODI YAKEL
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR | ✉ FHCSAD@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.Ed., with Honors, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Texas Woman’s University
• B.S., magna cum laude, Communications Sciences & Disorders, Texas Woman’s University
EARLY LEARNING PRE-K
CHELSEA HUTCHINSON
PRE-K TEACHER| ✉ CHELSEAHUTCHINSON@FHCSKS.ORG
• A.A. in Child Care Ministry, Ozark Christian College
ELEMENTARY K-6
ALAINA FLAMING
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER | ✉ AFLAMING@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.Ed. Secondary Education
• B.S. Liberal Studies in Philosophy of Religion and Education
RONDA HELMICK
FIRST GRADE TEACHER | LOWER ELEMENTARY TEAM LEAD | ✉ RHELMICK@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.Ed. Reading, University of Central Missouri
• B.S. Elementary and Special Education, Missouri Valley College
• Endorsements: Reading; Learning Disabilities; Educable Mentally Retarded
• ACSI Certified
Nominee, Outstanding Educator of the Missouri Association of Rural Educators, 1990; Nominee, Outstanding Educator of Missouri Central District, 1983; Initiated into Phi Delta Kappa (U.S. professional organization of educators)
BRITTANY NOTTNAGEL
SECOND GRADE TEACHER | ✉ BNOTTNAGEL@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S., magna cum laude, Early Childhood Education, Cameron University
• Endorsement: Elementary Education
• ACSI Certified
LAUREN JONES
THIRD GRADE TEACHER | ✉ LJONES@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.S. Curriculum and Instruction: Reading and Language Arts, Texas A&M University
• B.A., cum laude, Child Study and Language Development, Southwestern University
• Endorsements: Elementary and Special Education
• ACSI Certified
LINDA WARREN
FOURTH GRADE TEACHER | UPPER ELEMENTARY TEAM LEAD | ✉ LWARREN@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S., with Honors, Elementary Education, Emphasis Math, Kansas State University
• ACSI Certified
JEREMY DAVIDSON
FIFTH GRADE TEACHER | ✉ JDAVIDSON@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.A. Teaching in Elementary Education, Kansas State University
• B.S. Business Administration, Kansas State University
• ACSI Certified
JODI YAKEL
SIXTH GRADE TEACHER |✉ JYAKEL@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.Ed., with Honors, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Texas Woman’s University
• B.S., magna cum laude, Communications Sciences & Disorders, Texas Woman’s University
• ACSI Certified
SECONDARY 7-12
MERVIN BITIKOFER
MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE TEACHER | H.S. SCHOLARS BOWL COACH | ✉ MBITIKOFER@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Kansas State University
• Standard ACSI Certification – Science, with endorsement in Mathematics
• ACSI Certified
ZEBORIAH CARTER
MUSIC TEACHER | JV SCHOLARS BOWL COACH | ✉ ZCARTER@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.M., magna cum laude, Vocal Music Education, York College
• B.M., magna cum laude, Vocal Music Performance, York College
• Minor in Theatre/communications
• ACSI Certified
JOSEPH CATTERSON
BIBLE and MATHEMATICS TEACHER | ✉ JCATTERSON@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.S., in progress, Theological Studies, Emphasis in Counseling, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• B.S. Secondary Education, University of Kansas
MARY HALL
LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER | JR HIGH TEAM LEAD | ✉ MHALL@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S., summa cum laude, Elementary Education, Southwest Baptist University
• ACSI Certified
DR. JILL HOLT
SCIENCE TEACHER |✉ JHOLT@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.S., in progress, Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Education, Emporia State University
• D.V.M Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
• B.S. Agriculture, Kansas State University
• ACSI Certified
BETH LINVILLE
MATHEMATICS and BIBLE TEACHER | HIGH SCHOOL TEAM LEAD | ✉ BLINVILLE@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia
• Endorsement: Secondary Teacher – Mathematics and Science (ACSI)
• ACSI Certified
Awarded All-Kansas designation for FHCS 2016 Yearbook
SETH PARKS
SOCIAL STUDIES and BIBLE TEACHER | ✉ SPARKS@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.A. History, Liberty University
• B.A., cum laude, History, Kansas State University
• ACSI Certified
LYRIANETTE SANTANA
SPANISH TEACHER | ✉ LSANTANA@FHCSKS.ORG
• M.A., in progress, Early Childhood Education, University of Phoenix
• B.S. Communication, University of Puerto Rico
• ACSI Certified
SCHOOL-WIDE
AMY FOUTCH
K-12 ART TEACHER | ✉ AFOUTCH@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S. Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Sciences & Disorders, Art Minor, Kansas State University
• ACSI Certified
CALEB PARENTI
PRE-K-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER | ATHLETIC COORDINATOR | ✉ CPARENTI@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.S. Physical Education & Health K-12, Kansas State University
• Endorsements: Physical Education K-6; Health 7-12
• ACSI Certified
AMY WARD
LIBRARY, LUNCH ROOM, and DRAMA DIRECTOR | ✉ AWARD@FHCSKS.ORG
• B.A. in Speech and Drama, Drama emphasis; minor in Bible and Religion, Bethel College, North Newton, KS
• Member of Association of Christian Librarians
MARIA RODRIGUEZ
CUSTODIAN