And the more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
— G.K. Chesterton
Diana Lim studied Early Childhood Education at the University of Montana and taught for five years before transitioning into administrative roles in the business sector and at Christ Church Bellingham. Passionate about classical Christian education, she became the Head of School at Trinity Classical School in 2016. Diana is married to Arthur and is a mother to Lily, Julianna, and Ryder. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, skiing, cleaning, and playing games with her children.
Mrs. Diana Lim
Head of School
We are called to be a people who think deeply about the things of God. ― R. C. Sproul
Michelle Vander Pol earned her B.A. in Elementary Education from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. She began her teaching career in Chicago, where she taught first grade at a Christian school for four years. She then moved to Southern California and spent eight years teaching pre-kindergarten.
Her introduction to classical education came while teaching kindergarten prep at a classical Christian school in San Diego, where she was inspired by the students’ enthusiasm for learning. Michelle later moved to Lynden and taught first grade at Trinity Classical School for eight years and now serves as the Grammar School Dean.
Michelle and her husband, Mark, have two children, Jeremiah and Jasmine. She enjoys playing games, kayaking, camping with her family, and visiting national parks to appreciate God’s beautiful creation.
Mrs. Michelle Vander Pol
Grammar School Dean
[The world] is a gorgeous old place, full of clownish graces and beautiful drolleries, and it has enough textures, tastes, and smells to keep us intrigued for more time than we have. Unfortunately, however, our response to its loveliness is not always delight: It is, far more often than it should be, boredom. And that is not only odd, it is tragic; for boredom is not neutral–it is the fertilizing principle for unloveliness. — Robert Farrar Capon
Christina studied Human Services at WWU and later earned her master’s in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary. During this time, she worked at the Center for Faith and Work in St. Louis, cultivating her passion for equipping people to glorify and enjoy God in their callings. She is a mother to four kids and enjoys reading, cooking, writing about herself in the third person, and delighting in all the beautiful drolleries God’s world has to offer.
Mrs. Christina Hannah
Office & Community Life Coordinator
This hill, though high, I covet to ascend;
The difficulty will not me offend.
For I perceive the way to life lies here.
Come, pluck up, heart; let's neither faint nor fear.
Better, though difficult, the right way to go,
Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe.
— John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
Meagan Wynne is married to her husband, Ryan. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Zoology, initially planning to teach secondary science, but the Lord had different plans. After Ryan accepted a job in Bellingham, they were blessed with four children.
Meagan’s passion for classical education began at 19 and grew stronger as she homeschooled their kids. She spent nine years tutoring in the Classical Conversations program and discovered a surprising love for teaching English grammar and exploring the great books with her students. Meagan finds joy in pursuing truth, goodness, and beauty through literature alongside her students.
In her free time, she enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and sailing; continuing to learn through books, podcasts, and good conversations; and spending time with family and friends, filled with food, fun, and laughter.
Mrs. Meagan Wynne
Secondary Dean of Instruction & Communication
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction
— Proverbs 1:7
Chase Lindsey earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science from Western Washington University and his master's degree in Biblical Studies from Redemption Seminary. He is a longtime member of Christ Church Bellingham, where he met his wife, Lucy. Chase serves as a Pastoral Apprentice overseeing the church's youth ministry and brings his passion for discipleship to his work at Trinity Classical School. Outside of school and church, Chase enjoys writing music, playing video games and board games, and sharing stories about his former pet kangaroo, Telulia Kangarulia.
Mr. Chase Lindsey
Director of Student Life
Grammar school FACULTY
He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
― Isaiah 40:11
Beth was born in Canada, raised in Australia, and attended boarding school in Malaysia, where she met her husband, Jay. They are blessed with three children and four grandchildren, with two more expected early next year. In 2007, the Reimers moved to South Korea, where Beth began her teaching career. Her teaching experience includes elementary music, early childhood education, preschool, 1st grade, and kindergarten. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies in Elementary Education from Western Governors University. Beth loves the beauty of God’s creation and enjoys caring for their small farm, which is home to sheep, dogs, and many flowers.
Mrs. Beth Reimer
Kindergarten Teacher
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds, and glorify your Father in heaven.
― Matthew 5:16
Corinne earned her BA in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Western Washington University in 2007 and later returned to complete a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology. She worked as a speech-language pathologist for 15 years before beginning her teaching career at Trinity Classical School in 2024. Corinne met her husband during a Valentine’s Day all-paces run in Fairhaven. They now have two school-aged daughters who attend TCS. She discovered classical education when her children started school and has grown to love helping children deepen their love of God and His creation and delight in the true, good, and beautiful. She especially enjoys watching first graders blossom into readers. In her free time, Corinne enjoys running, cycling, reading, playing the piano, learning to play the violin, and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Corinne Nelson
First Grade Teacher
The soul that has learned the blessed secret of seeing God's hand in all that concerns it, cannot be a prey to fear, it looks beyond all second causes, straight into the heart and will of God, and rests content, because He rules.
― Susannah Spurgeon
Sjana MacSwan was born in Bellingham and earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Corban University in Salem, Oregon. She taught for a few years in Salem before spending many years serving her family and raising her children. She and her husband, Brian, have three wonderful children and have had the joy of welcoming a lovely daughter-in-law into the family. Her children have all attended TCS, and her married son was one of the school’s first graduates. Her children’s positive experiences with classical education have made her a strong advocate for its benefits. Sjana is excited about partnering with families to disciple young lives. She especially loves watching young children become excited about learning and seeing education come to life through the beautiful areas of study at TCS. She enjoys reading, baking, serving in her church, spending time with her family, and visiting the Oregon Coast.
Mrs. Sjana MacSwan
Second Grade Teacher
Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence. — St. Augustine
Judy Buiter grew up in Colorado and attended a small Christian school from first through eighth grade. After a brief time in Michigan, her family moved to Washington state. She earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Western Washington University in Bellingham, with a K-12 endorsement in Language Arts. Judy has taught third through fifth grade for over 25 years and loves this age group’s enthusiasm for reading and learning as they explore God’s world. She and her husband, Henry, have been blessed with four children and ten grandchildren. Judy enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, skiing, gardening, and, of course, teaching!
Mrs. Judy Buiter
Third Grade Teacher
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you. ― Augustine
Originally from Wyoming, Julie now calls the Pacific Northwest home. Before entering education, she served eight years in the United States Army, both on active duty and in the Reserves. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Brownsville and completed graduate-level coursework in Education at Grand Canyon University. Julie appreciates classical Christian education for its emphasis on truth, goodness, and beauty. In the classroom, she seeks to cultivate joy and wonder as students explore God’s creation and grow in wisdom. Julie and her husband have two grown children. In her free time, she enjoys family adventures and road trips.
Mrs. Julie Smith
Fourth Grade Teacher
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts — C.S. Lewis
Carl Meenk earned his Bachelor's Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University. Coming from a family with four generations of educators, he considers teaching both a privilege and a calling. Carl has served students from kindergarten through twelfth grade in a variety of educational settings as a classroom teacher, paraeducator, technology coach, and in numerous support roles. His broad experience has given him a deep appreciation for every aspect of school life and for helping students cultivate a lifelong love of learning. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve at Trinity Classical School, where faith and learning are joyfully integrated. Carl and his wife, Anna, are raising their family in Lynden. He enjoys building meaningful relationships with students, encouraging curiosity, and helping young people grow in wisdom, character, and faith.
Mr. Carl Meenk
Fifth Grade Teacher
Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.
― John Newton
Shannon Walker holds dual endorsements in Elementary Education and Special Education from Western Washington University. She and her husband, Pastor Nate Walker of Christ Church Bellingham, are blessed with five children and a son-in-law. Shannon loves guiding sixth graders as they grow in independence, building strong habits, deepening wonder, and learning to think clearly, within a classical Christian framework. Outside the classroom, she enjoys cooking, spending time with friends, playing tennis and pickleball, and pursuing creative projects. She is grateful for the Lord’s steady faithfulness in every season.
Mrs. Shannon Walker
Sixth Grade Teacher
I wish to see all arts, principally music, in the service of Him who gave and created them. Music is a fair and glorious gift of God...Music makes people kinder, gentler, more steady and reasonable...the devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God. — Martin Luther
Sarah Brossow was born in the Seattle area and raised in Lynden, Washington. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Digital Design from Grand Canyon University and worked as a graphic designer. She is also pursuing Kodály certification in music education through New Saint Andrews College. Sarah has extensive experience in choir, worship ministry, and musical theatre, and she has a deep love for congregational and choral singing. She has performed as a featured vocal soloist as well as in lead and ensemble roles in local musical productions. She is passionate about helping students grow in musical excellence while cultivating a love for beauty, truth, and joyful worship. Outside the classroom, Sarah enjoys reading good stories, crafting, exploring Asian cuisine, spending time with friends, and visiting the water whenever she can.
Ms. Sarah Brossow
Grammar School Music Teacher
SECONDARY SCHOOL FACULTY
All good things — trout as well as eternal salvation — come by grace, and grace comes by art, and art does not come easily.
― Norman Maclean
Lucas Berry grew up among the basalt cliffs of Eastern Washington and moved to Bellingham in 2021. Inspired by his high school English teacher, he pursued a career in teaching and earned his BA in English Literature from Western Washington University in 2023. Lucas discovered classical Christian education while teaching part-time at a small classical academy in the Tri-Cities, where he saw how rigorous study and hard work could cultivate humility and a love of language. He delights in seeing Christ formed in his students as they grow to appreciate literature and wrestle with the complexities of life in a fallen world. Outside the classroom, Lucas enjoys reading, exploring the creeks of Whatcom County, building Hot Wheels tracks for his two sons, and playing cribbage with his wife.
Mr. Lucas Berry
Secondary Humanities Teacher
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. ― Philippians 4:8
Kristin Zekveld was born in New York City and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Music, as well as a Bachelor of Education, from Redeemer University College in Ontario. Kristin began teaching immediately after graduation and has spent over seven years teaching in Christian elementary schools across Canada. She recently completed her Master of Humanities with a concentration in Classical Education through the University of Dallas. Kristin’s introduction to classical education began in childhood, having been homeschooled alongside her four siblings in the classical model. In addition to teaching, Kristin enjoys reading, playing piano, hiking, and cooking. She also loves spending time with friends, family, and her church community, especially when it involves service projects, board games, or a good cup of coffee.
Ms. Kristin Zekveld
Logic Humanities Teacher
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
―T.S. Eliot
Andrew MacNaughton was born overseas to American and Scottish parents and spent his childhood abroad. He earned a double major in English Literature and Spanish after studying in both Spain and Bozeman, Montana. His teaching experience includes work with adults and university students across diverse contexts, including Turkey, Argentina, Kyrgyzstan, and, most recently, Casablanca, Morocco. These experiences deepened his appreciation for classical education’s emphasis on language, virtue, and the pursuit of wisdom. It was in Casablanca that Andrew met his wife, Rachel, on a warm midsummer evening. They were married in October 2020 in Rachel’s home province of Alberta, Canada, and returned to Morocco for four more years. Andrew and Rachel are the proud parents of two children.
Mr. Andrew MacNaughton
Secondary Humanities Teacher
It is not in lecture rooms only, and by means of the electric light projected on a screen, that we may witness physical phenomena, but that we may find illustrations of the highest doctrines of science in games and gymnastics, in traveling by land and by water, in storms of the air and of the sea, and wherever there is matter in motion.
— James Clerk Maxwell, Physicist
Jay spent much of his childhood in Malaysia, attending a boarding school for missionary children while his parents worked in Vietnam and Thailand. He later earned an M.Ed from Western Washington University and has taught in Washington, Korea, Malaysia, and Canada. Jay is passionate about teaching in an environment where curiosity and understanding can flourish, believing that God calls us to enjoy His creation, be creative, build meaningful relationships, and contribute in ways that bless others. He views learning as a lifelong journey that extends beyond school and home. Jay lives with his wife and son on a small farm in Nugent’s Corner, where they raise sheep, chickens, and a wannabe farm dog.
Mr. Jay Reimer
Secondary Science Teacher
Man as scientist can be spoken of as the priest of creation whose office it is to interpret the books of nature written by the finger of God, to unravel the universe in its marvelous patterns and symmetries, and to bring it all into orderly articulation in such a way that it fulfills its proper end as the vast theatre of glory in which the Creator is worshipped and hymned and praised by his creatures. ―Thomas Torrance
Ted grew up on the south end of Lake Samish and attended high school in Sedro-Woolley. He earned a chemistry degree from the University of Washington, a master’s in science education from WWU, and a master’s in science and religion from Biola University. He has taught and coached at all three public high schools in Bellingham. Ted believes that mathematics is one way we can see the order, beauty, and elegance of God’s creation. He lives in Bellingham with his wife, Jan, and has two adult daughters and two granddaughters. In his free time, Ted enjoys investigating the relationship between science, mathematics, and Christianity.
Mr. Ted Flint
Secondary Math Teacher
Love was even more mathematical than poetry; it was the pure mathematics of the spirit." - Charles Williams
Emily earned her liberal arts degree in English Literature from Wheaton College and then went on to work in accounting for 15+ years. She remembers math as her favorite subject growing up and is passionate about finding and sharing ways to explore numbers. She believes that we reflect God's image in our appreciation of and participation in the order he has placed over all of his creation through mathematics, even in carefully solving an algebraic equation step-by-step. After homeschooling her four children and tutoring through Classical Conversations for many years, Emily is happy to combine her love for classical education with a community that values the growth of each student's heart and mind every day. Emily loves reading with her kids, spending time with family, and solving logic puzzles.
Mrs. Emily Blair
Secondary Math Teacher
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. — Johann Sebastian Bach
Avah Vroom earned her bachelor’s degree in History from Liberty University and holds a Level Three certification in the Kodaly method of music education. She studied violin and voice at the Peterson Conservatory in Skagit and has performed as a soloist with the North Stars Chamber Orchestra at music festivals in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, and Portugal. In 2015, Avah began working with a local youth symphony, where she discovered her passion for helping children grow in their love and knowledge of music. She has been teaching music at Trinity for several years and loves seeing students develop their desire and skills to worship our Creator through music. Avah married her husband, Joel, in 2020, and they have two children. As a family, they enjoy road trips, audiobooks, and hiking with their dog.
Mrs. Avah Vroom
Music Director
Secondary Music Teacher
The glory of God is a man fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God. — Irenaeus of Lyons
Andrey earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and spent a decade working in healthcare while also serving in various teaching and leadership roles in his local church. He is nearing completion of his Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with an emphasis on church history and biblical theology. Andrey has a passion for teaching Scripture and exploring the great works of Western philosophy and literature through a biblical lens. He and his wife, Liya, have been married for 14 years and have four children, three of whom are school-aged. In his free time, Andrey enjoys spending time with his family, engaging in thoughtful conversations, and exploring the outdoors.
Mr. Andrey Bulanov
Greek Teacher
Credo ut intelligam (I believe so that I may understand.) — Augustine
Doug Ricard grew up in Virginia and graduated from a classical Christian school, where he developed a love for Latin. He earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and went on to spend 35 years working as a programmer at Microsoft. Doug has since taught Latin at classical Christian schools, sharing his enthusiasm for the language with his students. He and his wife have two sons, both of whom graduated from classical schools. In his free time, Doug enjoys collecting and playing board games and exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with his wife.