Faculty & Staff

David Pattison, Head Principal

Home Country: USA

~MA, School Administration, Azusa Pacific University
~BS, Youth Ministry, Barrington College

Debbie-Sue Blanks, Secondary Principal

Home Country: South Africa

~Master of Education in Administration, Columbia International University
~Higher Education Diploma, University of South Africa
~BS, Chemistry, Biology, Southern Nazarene University

*Amy Wang - Assistant to the Secondary Principal

Carl Post, Elementary Principal

Home Country: United States of America

~Master of Business Administration, Olivet Nazarene University
~BS, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Valparaiso University

*Crystal Kuykendall - Assistant to the Elementary Principal

Raul Harri, Middle School Vice-Principal

Home Country: Australia

~M.Ed., TESOL, University of South Australia
~Bachelor of Education, English Literature, University of Canberra

Angela Patterson, Curriculum and Professional Development Coordinator

Home Country: United States of America

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A&M University

Kristin Crum, School Guidance Councelor

Home Country: United States of America

~Master of School Counseling, University at Buffalo
~BA, Elementary Education, Cedarville College

Damian Tapley, Youth Specialist

Home Country: Australia

Patrick Kwok, Middle School Guidence Counselor

Home Country: Hong Kong & Canada

~Master of Christian Studies in Marketplace Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada
- BA, Business Administration in Information Technology Management, Trinity Western University, Vancouver, Canada

Jennifer Brown, MUN Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Elementary Education, Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO

Shine Shi, High School Teacher

Home Country: China

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BS, Food Science and Technology, Ocean University

Sapphire Li, High School Teacher

Home Country: China

~BS, Math Education, Qingdao University Teachers College

Chris Thompson, Head of Mathematics Department

Home Country: USA

~BS, Mathematics, Oregon State University

David Park, Bible Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Div., Capital Bible Seminary
~BA, English & American Literature, University of California

Evan Vars, Head of English Department

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BA, English, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Jane Ymas, Mathematics Teacher

Home Country: Philippines

~BS in Secondary Education, Mathematics, Philippine Normal University

Jenny-lea Blanks, English Teacher

Home Country: South Africa

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~Higher Education Diploma, Cambridge Certification
~BA, English & Education, University of South Africa

Jonathan Winn, Head of Religious Studies Department

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BS, Cross-Cultural Studies, Toccoa Falls College

Josh Keegan, Social Studies Teacher

Home Country: USA / Australia

~BS, Education-Social Studies, Philadelphia Biblical University

Dale Budenseik, Bible Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Pastoral Ministries, Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Nitta Song, Head of Science Department

Home Country: USA

~Administration Certification, University of California, Fullerton
~M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Biola University
Teacher Credential, University of California
~BS, Biological Sciences, University of California - Irvine

Rick Herzog, Science Teacher

Home Country: USA

~Master in Teaching, Seattle University
~B.Pharm., Pharmacy, Washington State University

Chris Crady, High School Teacher

Rebecca Mansker, High School Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Secondary Mathematics Education, Maranatha Baptist Bible College

Allison Altmanshofer, Science Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Middle School Education, Toccoa Falls College

Amy Divinagracia, English Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Adolescent Education & English Literature, Houghton College

Beth Shimer, Middle School Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Middle Childhood Education, Cedarville University

Judy Guo, Secondary Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Shandong University of Science and Technology

Kelly Liu,

Home Country: China

~Master of Engineering, Chemistry, Qingdao University
~BS, Physics Education, Qingdao University Teachers College

Nathan Greene, IT Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas

Timothy DeKoninck, Middle School Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Biology/Pre-Med, Cedarville University

Lisa Fenton, English Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Christian Ministry, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, Texas

Jason Aldous, Social Studies Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, History Education, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

Amanda Yuan, Secondary Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Taishan University

Alice Yang, 4th Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Taijing Economic Trade College

Amy Keller, 2nd Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Early Childhood Education, Cedarville University

Blake Hedrick, Head of Lower Elementary; 1st Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~Master of Arts in Teaching, Columbia International University
~BA, Bible & Christian Education, Columbia International University

Bronwyn Liu, 3rd Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Inner Mongolia Normal University

Cici Zhang, Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Qingdao University

Diana Wu, ESL Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~Two Year Associate's Degree, International Trade, Shandong Economic University

Erica Hiscoe, ESL Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Elementary Education, Indiana Wesleyan University

Faith Gao, 4th Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BS, Food Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology

Jane Webster, 5th Grade Teacher

Home Country: New Zealand

~Bachelor of Education, NICE
~Primary Teaching Diploma, Masters Institute

Jessica Wang, 2nd Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

International Trade, Qingdao University

Joshua Altmanshofer, 5th Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University (In progress)
~BS, Biblical Studies, Toccoa Falls College

Judy Birkenstock, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Home Country: Canada

Karen Anderson, 2nd Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Early Childhood Education, Cedarville University

Lisa Budensiek, 3rd Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BS, Elementary Education with Kindergarten Endorsement, Indiana Wesleyan University

Carolyn Reiley, Kindergarten Teacher

Home Country: USA

~ BA, Early Childhood Education, Cedarville University in Ohio

Rachel Jang, 4th Grade Teacher

Home Country: Singapore

~Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, National University of Singapore
~BA, Communication Studies, Murdoch University

Stacey DeKoninck, 1st Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Early Childhood Education, Cedarville University

William Liu, 5th Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, International Trade, Qingdao University

Loretta Crady, 4th Grade Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Pensacola Christian College
~BS, Elementary Education, Pensacola Christian College

Lily Anderson, 3rd Grade Teacher

Lisa Li, 1st Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Taishan College

Arry Wang, 3rd Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Qingdao University

Linda Liu, 5th Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Shandong University of Science and Technology

Sarah Zhou, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BS, Business Management, Jinan University

Ann Liu, 1st Grade Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BS, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Qingdao University

Catherine Sun, 2nd Garde Teacher's Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, Business English, China Agriculture Uniersity

Rebecca Wang, Elementary Librarian

Home Country: China

~BS, Education Management, China Central Broadcasting University

Kristen Bowman, Head of Fine Arts Department

Home Country: USA

~BS, Music Education, Indiana Wesleyan University

Will McDonald, Music Teacher

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum Development, Indiana Wesleyan University
~B.Mus, Music Performance, Moody Institute

Ruth Greene, Art Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BA, Art, University of Texas at Dallas

Stephanie Melachrinos, Art Teacher

Home Country: USA

~BS, Art Education, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Xiaoling Yang, Art Teacher Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, Art, Wuxi University of Light Industry

Rebecca Xu, Music Teacher Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, Music Education, Shandong College of Arts

Donald Lyngdoh, P.E. Director

Home Country: India

~M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University (In progress)
~BA, Sociology and Athletic Coaching, Anderson University

Kayla Tatum, Athletics Director

Home Country: USA

~BS, Biology, East Texas Baptist University

Eric Kang, PE Teacher

Home Country: China

~BS, Yantai University, Computer Science and Technologies

Debra Li, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~BA, Chinese, Qingdao Normal University

Janice Li, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~BA, World History, Harbin Normal University

Ningning Li, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~Master of Arts, World History, Nankai University
~BA, World History, Nankai University

Queenie Liu, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~Master, English, Ocean University of China

Stella Xia, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Qingdao University

Yuanjing Liu, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~BA, English Education, Qingdao Ocean University

Ruth Chen, Chinese Teacher

Home Country: China

~BA, Chinese Linguistic & Literature, Qingdao University

Garbo Zhang, Head of Chinese Department

Home Country: China

~Three Year Associate's Degree, Civil Engineering, Qingdao Television University

Cherry Liu, Administrative Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, International Trade, Qingdao University

Ellen Yang, Accountant

Home Country: China

~BS, Accounting, Qingdao University

Heidi Li, Administrative Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, Law, Ocean University of China

Lily Wen, Accountant

Home Country: China

~BS, Water Supply and Drainage, Baotao Iron & Steel Institute

Marjaana Harri, Assistant to the Head Principal

Home Country: Australia

Rose Xu, Director of Purchasing

Home Country: China

~BA, Business English, Qingdao University

Jane Pattison, Head Librarian

Home Country: USA

~BA, Liberal Arts, Barrington College
~MLIS, Library Information Science, San Jose State University

Elaine Liu, Secondary School Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, Business English, Dalian Maritime Uniersity

Catherine Zheng, National Staff Human Resources Director

Home Country: China

~BA, Scientific English, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Jane Chen, Head of Finance Department

Home Country: China

~BS, Accounting, Qingdao University

Sam Divinagracia, Head of IT Department

Home Country: Philippines

~BS, Accounting, University of the Philippines

John Wu, IT Engineer / AP Coordinator

Home Country: China

~BS, Computer Mathematics & Application Software, Wuhan University

Caleb Tan, IT Engineer

Home Country: China

~BS, Control Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Emily Xu, IT Engineer

Home Country: China

~BS, Computer Science and Technologies, Yantai University

Jason Harvel, IT Department

Home Country: USA

~M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana Wesleyan University
~BA, Bible, Cedarville University

Angel Luan, Assistant Librarian

Home Country: China

~Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jinan University

Carrie Wang, Assistant Librarian

Home Country: China

~Master of Accounting, The University of Iowa
~BA, English, Beijing No.2 Foreign Languages Institute

Christian Ian Ymas, Food Services Director; Elementary PE Teacher

Home Country: Philippines

~BS, Computer Programming, Christian College of Tanauan

David Cui, Maintenance

Home Country: China

~Accounting, Qingdao University

Maggie Huang, Elementary Nurse

Home Country: China

~BS, Nursing, Shandong Medical University

Melanie Wang, Transportation Coordinator

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Pamela Teng, Security Coordinator

Home Country: China

~BA, English, China Coal Economic College

Dr. Ruth Ju, School Doctor

Home Country: China

~BS, Medical, Jinzhou Medical College

Crystal Kyukendall, Assistant to the Elementary Principal

Home Country: USA

Shine Hou, Assistant to the Facilities Manager

Home Country: China

~Master of Art, Electronic Media, Oxford Brookes University
~BS, Industry Design, Shandong University

Scott Early, Facilities Manager

Home Country: USA

~BS, Psychology, Western Carolina University

Amy Wang, Assistant to the Secondary Principal

Home Country: China

~English, Qingdao University

Jeremy N. Carman, Director of Communications
(Admissions, Marketing & PR)

Home Country: USA

~Master of Business Administration, Liberty University
~BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Cross-Cultural Studies, Tennessee Temple University

*Rebekah Qin - Admissions & Marketing Assistant

Rebekah Qin, Admissions & Marketing Assistant

Home Country: China

~BA, English, Shandong University of Finance

Vickie Lee, Korean Translator

Home Country: USA

~AA, Early Childhood Education, Mt. San Antonio College
~AS, Fashion Design, Los Angeles Technical College

Nancy Duan, Receptionist

Home Country: China

~Xi'an Fanyi University