Staff | Parma, OH | Bethel Christian Academy

Administrative Staff

Pastor Jeremy Burnett

Superintendent

Mr. Burnett has been in education for 22 years, 13 of them at Bethel Christian Academy. This is his 10th year as an administrator at BCA. Mr. Burnett holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Youngstown State University and a Master of Educational Leadership and Administration from American College of Education.

Mrs. Natalie Burnett
Principal

Mrs. Burnett has been in education for 19 years. This is her second year as BCA Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education in Integrated Language Arts from Youngstown State University and also earned a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from American College of Education and Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University.

Mrs. Jodi Gentry
Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Gentry has worked in the school office for 12 years.

Valentina Onderak
Bookkeeper

Mrs. Onderak our bookkeeper. This is her second year at Bethel Christian Academy.

Teaching Staff

Mrs. Janet Peto
PreK3 Teacher

Mrs. Peto has been a part of our BCA family as a parent for years. This is her fourth year teaching at BCA.

Mrs. Angie Kazimir
Pre-K4 Teacher

Mrs. Kazimir has been in education for 35 years, 25 of them at Bethel Christian Academy! She attended the University of Akron where she was a Math major.

Mrs. Laura Roggy
Kindergarten Teacher

Welcome, Mrs. Roggy (pronounced row-gee)! Picture and bio coming soon!

Ms. Mikala Minderd
Kindergarten Teacher

Welcome, Ms. Minerd! Picture and bio coming soon!

Miss McKenna Marcus
First Grade Teacher

Ms. Marcus recently graduated from Baldwin Wallace with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education. This is her second year teaching at BCA.

Mrs. Jennifer Fintz

First Grade Teacher

Welcome! Mrs. Fintz was a long term sub at BCA for most of last year and is serving full-time next year as one of our first grade teachers!

Mrs. Kim Hopkins

Second Grade Teacher

Mrs. Hopkins has been an educator for 33 years. This is her second year at BCA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State University.

Mrs. Sierra Penix
Third Grade Teacher

Welcome, Mrs. Penix! Picture and bio coming soon!

Mrs. Amber Pertz Fourth Grade Teacher

This is Mrs. Pertz's third year teaching at Bethel Christian Academy. She graduated from Bryant & Stratton. Before joining BCA, she worked in childcare and early childhood education for six years.

Mrs. Jane Anne Curless
Fifth Grade Teacher

Mrs. Curless has been in education for 40 years, 26 of them at Bethel Christian Academy! She attended Manchester University where she received an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree.

Mrs. Sarah Harmon
MS Lang. Arts/History

Mrs. Harmon has been in education for 10 years. This is her 7th at Bethel Christian Academy! She earned a degree in Middle Childhood Education with a minor in Bible at Cedarville University.

Mrs. Brooke Morgan
MS Bible/Science

Mrs. Morgan has been in education for 9 years, 8 of them at Bethel Christian Academy! She holds a degree in Life Science Education from Bowling Green State University.

Mrs. Tara Lloyd

MS Math

Mrs. Lloyd has been in education for 8 years, 3 as a teacher at BCA. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Baldwin-Wallace.

Mrs. Debbie Bass

Art/Tech Teacher

Athletic Director

Mrs. Bass has been a part of our BCA family as a parent for years. This is her third year as Art/Tech teacher. She also serves as our Athletic Director.

Ms. Natalie Prough

Music/Band Teacher

This is Ms. Prough's third year teaching and second at BCA. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with a specialization in Vocal/General Music from Kent State University

Mrs. Jill Oman
Physical Education Teacher

Mrs. Oman has a degree from the University of Akron, is a NASM Youth Exercise Specialist, and is currently working on her nutrition and personal training certification. This is her second year as a teacher at BCA.

Mrs. Kristina Kordal
Intervention Specialist

This is Mrs. Kordal's 5th year serving as our Intervention Specialist! She comes to us from McKeon Education Group!

Mrs. Diane Weiss
Title I Teacher

Mrs. Weiss comes to us from McKeon Education Group. This is her 5th year teaching at BCA.

Ms. Ashley Torres
Spanish Teacher

Ms. Torres comes to us from Viva Spanish. This is her second year teaching at BCA.

Non-Teaching Staff

Mr. Tracy Schurdell

Custodian

Mrs. Laura Earles

Head Cook

Mrs. Christina Fabec

Kitchen Aide

Faculty & staff emails are first initial, last name @bcakids.org. You can reach the general mailbox at bca@bcakids.org or the finance office at finance@bcakids.org. If you have any issues or questions, you can call the office at 440.842.8575.