Staff Directory
Our entire staff at Zion Lutheran School Belleville is committed to providing the very best, individualized approach and care to educating every student. Our educators answer a calling to be teachers – it is what God’s plan is for them, and they are dedicated to serving the Lord in this way.
Our teachers average more than 15 years of classroom experience and they work hard to ensure each child feels important, accepted, safe and supported, no matter the hill or valley a student is experiencing. Because every child is unique, each staff member at ZLS brings a different, yet extremely valuable set of skills to our school, beginning with their commitment to meeting every child’s needs.
School Administrative Office
Ananda Baron
Principal
abaron@zionschoolbelleville.org
Keri Ziegler
Assistant Principal
kziegler@zionschoolbelleville.org
Terri Marino
Administrative assistant
tmarino@zionschoolbelleville.org
Julie Rohm
Administrative assistant
jrohm@zionschoolbelleville.org
Teaching Staff
Preschool Program Staff
Jennifer Dinkelman
Director of Early Childhood/Teacher
jdinkelman@zionschoolbelleville.org
Molly Baechle
Preschool 4s
mbaechle@zionschoolbelleville.org
Jaimee Brunkhorst
Preschool 4s
jbrunkhorst@zionschoolbelleville.org
Jeanine Young
Preschool 3s (Tue-Thurs)
jyoung@zionschoolbelleville.org
Aleisha Heard
Preschool 3s
aheard@zionschoolbelleville.org
Ashley Shalenko
Kindergarten
ashalenko@zionschoolbelleville.org
Erica Kniffin
Kindergarten
ekniffin@zionschoolbelleville.org
Liz Cleveland
1st grade
lcleveland@zionschoolbelleville.org
Carrie Ill
1st grade
cill@zionschoolbelleville.org
Chrissy Haynes
2nd grade
chaynes@zionschoolbelleville.org
Beth Lotz
2nd grade
blotz@zionschoolbelleville.org
Jenny Barradas
3rd grade
jbarradas@zionschoolbelleville.org
JP Schmid
3rd grade
jschmid@zionschoolbelleville.org
Lynae Hoercher
4th grade
lhoercher@zionschoolbelleville.org
Kristin Wehmeyer
4th grade
kwehmeyer@zionschoolbelleville.org
Sara Mudd
5th grade homeroom
smudd@zionschoolbelleville.org
Laurie Caringer
5th grade homeroom & Art
lcaringer@zionschoolbelleville.org
Larisa Redman
6th grade homeroom
lredman@zionschoolbelleville.org
Allison Davis
6th-8th grade Science
adavis@zionschoolbelleville.org
Amber Hackstadt
7th grade homeroom & Math RTI
ahackstadt@zionschoolbelleville.org
Jim Ledebuhr
8th grade homeroom
jledebuhr@zionschoolbelleville.org
Janel Mueller
technology coordinator
jmueller@zionschoolbelleville.org
Jamie Lewis
Resource Teacher
jlewis@zionschoolbelleville.org
Melissa Olsen
Director of Music Education
molsen@zionschoolbelleville.org
School Support Staff
Dave Bennett
Head custodian
dbennett@zionbelleville.org
Melissa Papka
School librarian
mpapka@zionschoolbelleville.org
Mary Mathews
Admissions and Marketing Director
mmathews@zionschoolbelleville.org
Kitchen Staff
Christine Morgan
Director of food services
cmorgan@zionschoolbelleville.org
Rene Owens
School chef and summer program co-director
rowens@zionschoolbelleville.org
Laure Reisa
lreisa@zionschoolbelleville.org
Rachel Ashley
rashley@zionschoolbelleville.org
Preschool Teachers’ Assistants
Katy Bates
kbates@zionschoolbelleville.org
Mandy Pyles
mpyles@zionschoolbelleville.org
Miranda Bennett
mbennett@zionschoolbelleville.org
Extended School Care Staff
Danielle Schlichter
Extended School program coordinator and Math RTI
dschlichter@zionschoolbelleville.org
Church Senior Staff
Pastor Chris Spelbring
Senior Pastor
cspelbring@zionbelleville.org
Pastor Josh Kintz
Associate Pastor
jkintz@zionbelleville.org
Lindsey Greenfield
Children’s Ministry Associate
lgreenfield@zionbelleville.org
Dawn Tayon
Minister of Music
dtayon@zionbelleville.org
KerriAnn Schmid
Director of Christian Education – Family Ministry
kschmid@zionbelleville.org
Tim Reeb
Director of Finance and Administration
treeb@zionbelleville.org
Church Administrative Office
Carol Kalkwarf
Church Office Administrator
ckalkwarf@zionbelleville.org
Melanie Meyer
Business Office Associate
mmeyer@zionbelleville.org
Jenn Runyon
Communications Specialist
jrunyon@zionbelleville.org