Teachers & Staff

The faculty at Valley Lutheran is noted for both its care and quality. They have unequaled passion and dedication, and their love for learning, for students, and for Christ shines bright. All teachers hold certificates from the State of Michigan and over ninety percent hold advanced graduate degrees.

Both our faculty and staff are listed below in alphabetical order.

Caleb Abraham

Bill Ankoviak

Caleb Aurenhamer

Buildings & Grounds Coordinator
caurenhamer@vlhs.com

Nate Awad

Heidi Behnke

Mackenzie Bernreuter

Social Studies Teacher
mbernreuter@vlhs.com

Kelsey Clark

Varsity Women’s Basketball Coach
kclark@vlhs.com

Billy Cmeyla

Dean of Students, Theology Teacher
bcmeyla@vlhs.com

Amy Cooper

Director of Communications & Admissions
acooper@vlhs.com

Ben Cooper

Life Sciences Teacher, Trap Coach
bcooper@vlhs.com

Melissa Cruz

Math Teacher
mcruz@vlhs.com

Debra Davis

Student Support Services Aide; International Student Coordinator
ddavis@vlhs.com

Kyle DeWees

Barb Doyle

Nate Englehardt

Scott Englehardt

Building and Grounds

Paul Eschmann

Technology Director; Director of Choirs
peschmann@vlhs.com

Jon Frank

Doug Guenther

Life Sciences Teacher; Theology Teacher; Varsity Soccer Coach
dguenther@vlhs.com

April Henry

Varsity Women’s Bowling Coach

Kurt Hofmeister

Varsity Baseball Coach
khofmeister@vlhs.com

Al Kaul

Executive Director
akaul@vlhs.com

Trisha Kelsey

Attendance Secretary
tkelsey@vlhs.com

Natalie Keup

Student Support Services Coordinator
nkeup@vlhs.com

Marissa Lacy

Elise Leapley

Lisa Meyers

Academic Dean
lmeyers@vlhs.com

Cathy Miller

Academic Secretary
camiller@vlhs.com

John Mueller

Varsity Men’s Basketball Coach, Varsity Men’s Golf Coach

Lindsay Mueller

School Counselor; Director of Instrumental Music, Varsity Womens Golf Coach
lmueller@vlhs.com

Tasha Mulder

Athletic Trainer, Health Teacher
tmulder@vlhs.com

Beth Prochnow

Admissions Associate

Paul Reid

Varsity Football Coach

Laurie Ross

Varsity Track Coach
lross@vlhs.com

Josh Samsell

Jessica Schwarz

Chemistry Teacher, Varsity Track Coach
jschwarz@vlhs.com

Karl Seidel

Food Service Coordinator
kseidel@vlhs.com

Rachel Sievert

Physics & Physical Science Teacher
rsievert@vlhs.com

Eric Smith

Theology Teacher; Health Teacher; Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
esmith@vlhs.com

Pastor Michael Stahl

Theology Chair
mstahl@vlhs.com

Karla Stahlecker

Art Teacher
kstahlecker@vlhs.com

Kevin Streeter

Technology Teacher
kstreeter@vlhs.com

Rebecca Sugden

Math Teacher; Band Director
rsugden@vlhs.com

Cris Urbytes

French Teacher
curbytes@vlhs.com

Andra Warren

After School RC Aide
awarren@vlhs.com

Jeanette Weilnau

English Teacher, Psychology Teacher
jweilnau@vlhs.com

Patrick Winningham

Bess Winter

English Teacher
bwinter@vlhs.com

Tyler Yahn

Athletic Director, Communications Assistant
tyahn@vlhs.com

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Address:
3560 McCarty Rd
Saginaw, MI 48603

P: (989) 790-1676
F: (989) 790-1680

The Saginaw Valley Lutheran High School Association, operating Valley Lutheran High School, admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and physical handicap to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin, genetic information, and physical handicap in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.