2023-2024 LCS Leadership Team

Greetings,

MikeSligh,BoardChairmanKevinKnowlton,andIhavebeenworkingdiligentlyto provideourstudents,families,faculty,andstaffasseamlessatransitionaspossible Yourpatiencethis semesterhassupportedasignificantinvestmentinleadershipandprogramdevelopmentforthe2023-2024 schoolyear Thiscommunicationrepresentsthefirstofathree-partseriesregardingnextyear Todayyou willmeetourAdministrativeLeadershipTeam

ehasassembledateamthatrepresentstherichheritageofLCScharacterizedbythededicatedleadershipof LowerSchoolHeadLuciO’Byrne,ChiefFinancialOfficerMattGreen,ChiefAdvancementOfficerMattEDiaz,DirectorofEnrollment JulieRice,andDirectorofUpperSchool(6-12)StudentLifeHeatherRhodencombinedwithnewteammemberscalledtoLCSover thepasttwoyears.NewlyappointedHighSchoolPrincipalJasonRoloffandhisfamilyfoundtheirwaytoLCSfromTaiwan,while MiddleSchoolPrincipalJonathanHarveyandhisfamilytraveleddownI-95fromNewJerseytotheI-4exit OurnewDirectorof UpperSchoolAcademicsMichaelZavada,andhisfamily,areheadingeastfromBoerne,Texas AshleyandIventuredsouthfrom Chattanooga,Tennessee

OurteamsharesacompellingvisionforLCSaswelookforwardto2023-2024

WeareofoneaccordinourbeliefthattheLCSstudentexperiencemustbeaninvitationtothe“goodlife”inJesusChrist Morethan ever,ourkidsneedtoexperiencelove,forgiveness,relationshipandcommunity,restoration,exhortation,anddisciplineinthespirit oftheLord.

Weareofoneaccordinourpassionthatourstudentswouldseethebeautyofcreationinthecomplexityofahumancell,developan understandingofthesufferingcausedbythepervasivenatureofsinevidentthroughouthistoryandtheredemptivepowerofthe Crosstorestoreallthings,anddiscovertheexquisitenatureofmathematicsinthecodingofarobotanditsapplicationto understandingeconomicsandthephysicsoftheuniverse

Weareofoneaccordinourdeterminationtoseeeveryaspectofourmissionandcorevaluesworkedoutinthelifeofourstudents: onthestageandroboticsfield,inthefineartsstudio,ontheplaygroundandtheathleticfield,intheEnglishclassroomandinthe sciencelab.WeaspiretoseeourstudentsserveandleadinthegreaterLakelandcommunity,lovingourneighbors.

Weareofoneaccordinourhopethatwewouldbeaworshipingcommunity,that“whatever[we]do,inwordordeed”wouldbe done“inthenameofourLordJesus,givingthankstoGodtheFatherthroughhim.”

CoramDeo, BryantBlack HeadofSchool,June2023

mission of Lakeland Christian School is to educate students in the light of God's Word to equip them for

BryantBlack HeadofSchool

MattGreen ChiefFinancialOfficer

MattEDiaz ChiefofInstitutional Advancement

JulieRice DirectorofEnrollment

LuciO'Byrne HeadofLowerSchool& ElementaryPrincipal

JasonRoloff HighSchoolPrincipal

JonathanHarvey MiddleSchoolPrincipal

HeatherRhoden DirectorofUpperSchool StudentLife

MikeZavada DirectorofUpperSchool Academics

WendyCarl DirectorofPerforming& FineArts

ToddRadford AthleticDirector

biographies

NEWTOTHELEADERSHIPTEAM

JasonRoloffisacurrentmemberoftheLCSfacultyandteacheshighschoolBible, GovernmentandEconomics.HewillbetakingoverasHighSchoolPrincipalforthe20232024schoolyear.

Jasonisa1996graduateofCedarvilleUniversitywherehereceivedhisbachelor'sdegreein Americanstudies PriortojoiningthefacultyatLakelandChristianSchoolthisyear,Jason wasinleadershipatMorrisonAcademyinTaichung,Taiwan,aninternational,Christian school.HeservedasStudentLeadershipDirectorandChaplainforthreeyearsandthen servedasAthleticDirectorforfouryears.HealsoservedasProgramDirectorandHead VarsityCoachforboththeboysandgirlssoccerprogramsatMorrison.Hecoached domesticallyinTaiwanaswellintournamentsinThePhilippines,Malaysia,SouthKorea, HongKongandThailand PriortohistenureatMorrisonAcademy,Jasonservedasthe ExecutiveDirectorforTaipeiInternationalChristianAcademy(TICA)inTaiwan

Jasonandhiswife,Michelle,havefivechildren.Theireldest,Jake,ismarriedtoKeegan,and servesintheUSNavy,inSanDiego,California.Sons,Grant,asenior,andGabriel,ajunior, attendColoradoChristianUniversity,whiledaughter,Abigail,isafreshmanatColumbia InternationalUniversityinSouthCarolina MicahisafreshmanatLCSandhassettledinwell asaViking

Jasonenjoystheoutdoors,enjoyingtimespentinthemountains,skiing,flyfishing,hiking andrafting,aswellastimeatthebeach.Heenjoysspendingtimewithhisfamilyandtravel. Heispassionateaboutthe“BeautifulGame”(soccer)andfollowsEnglishPremierLeague sideManchesterUnited

JasonRoloff

HighSchoolPrincipal

biographies

NEWTOTHELEADERSHIPTEAM

MikeZavadajoinstheLCSfacultyastheDirectorofUpperSchoolAcademics.Heholdsa bachelor'sdegreeinhistoryfromGeorgeMasonUniversity,amaster'sdegreeinsecondary educationfromMarshallUniversityandamaster'sdegreeinEducationalLeadershipfor IndependentSchoolsfromtheUniversityofHawaii-Manoa HealsoholdsaProfessional CertificateinEconomicsfromtheHarvardBusinessSchoolOnline MikeistheFounderand ChiefStrategistfortheRoundTableEducationConsulting

Mikeisanexperiencededucator.Mostlyrecently,heservedastheChiefOperatingOfficerof theGenevaSchoolofBoerneinSanAntonio,Texas.HealsoservedasHeadofMiddleand UpperSchoolsatTrinityPresbyterianSchoolfrom2013-2019. From2006-2013,Hewas theDirectorofK-8AthleticsandSummerProgramsatTheRandolphSchoolinAlabama He servedasanInstructorofAPHistory,APGovernmentandEuropeanHistoryatPunahou SchoolinHawaii(2004-2006),andastheDeanofStudents,CollegeCounselor,History InstructorandHeadBoys'BasketballCoachatPalmerTrinitySchoolinMiami(1998-2004).

MikehasbeenmarriedtoPamfor21years.Pamisafelloweducatorandservedasthe DirectoroftheChildren'sMinistryforBibleStudyFellowshipInternational Theyhavethree children Theoldest,Collette,willbeenteringherjunioryearatLCSandlovesbasketball, k df hi Z k illb i h f h l LCS d l f b ll

MikeZavada DirectorofUpperSchool Academics

LEADERSHIPTEAM

BryantwasnamedthenewLCSHeadofSchoolforthe2023-2024schoolyear.HehasservedastheDirectorof CurriculumandInstructionoverthepastyear.PriortoLCS,BryantservedastheUpperSchoolHeadat ChattanoogaChristianSchool(CCS)inChattanooga,Tennessee,from2013to2019.Bryantbeganhiseducational careeratCCSin1995,servingasahistoryteacherandhistorydepartmentchair,aswellasDirectorofCurriculum andInstruction,beforehispromotiontoUpperSchoolHead

BryantattendedVanderbiltUniversityonafour-yearNavalROTCscholarshipandwentontoserveasaSurface WarfareOfficerintheUSNavyduringOperationDesertStorm.BryantandandhiswifeAshleyraisedthreesons, Taylor,Porter,andMichael,atChattanoogaChristianSchool,allofwhomattendedtheUniversityofTennessee.

Bryantlovesthewater,bothseaandlakeHelearnedtowaterskiinWinterHavenvisitinghiscousinsonLake HamiltonandsharesanaffinityforsailingwithhiswifeAshleyIfheisAWOL,goodchanceyouwillfindhimat FernandinaBeachsearchingforsharksteeth

Mattisa2001alumofLakelandChristianSchool PriortocomingtoLakelandChristian,MattservedastheCFOof theLandSouthGroupMatt'spreviousworkexperiencealsoincluded4yearsofpublicaccountingintheaudit practice,servingthemanufacturing,service,andconstructionindustriesMattisaCertifiedPublicAccountantand amemberoftheFloridaInstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountants

MattlivesinLakelandwithhiswifeKellywiththeirtwokidsandisactivelyinvolvedatHeritageBaptistChurch. HeisamemberoftheLakelandRotaryandservesontheBoardofDirectorsoftheYMCAofWestCentralFlorida andLakelandRegionalHealth

MATT DIAZ - Chief of Institutional Advancement (Florida State University)

Afterretiringfromprofessionalbaseballin2014MattEwenttoworkinLakelandinthefinancialservicesindustry. AfterfouryearsinfinancialserviceshetransitionedtobetheDirectorofAdvancementatLCS.Inthefiveyears sincetheAdvancementteamstartedandcompletedtheForgingaFirmFoundationCapitalCampaign,bringinga newhighschoolbuildingtoourcampus

MattEattendedFloridaStateUniversitywherehealsoplayedbaseballHewasdraftedin1999bytheTampaBay RaysorganizationHeandhiswifeLesleelivedinmanycitiesincludingKansasCity,Atlanta,andPittsburghThey nowcallWinterHavenhome,alongwiththeirthreechildren,Nathan,Anna,andJake.TheyattendRedeemerCity Church.MattEenjoyscoachingbaseball,fishing,andhittinggolfballsintowaterhazardswhenhehastime.

MATT GREEN - Chief Financial Officer (Cedarville University, Completed graduate work at the University of Dayton)

BRYANT BLACK - Head of School (Vanderbilt University, Completed graduate work at Covenant College)

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JuliehasservedastheDirectorofEnrollmentfor11yearsPriortohercurrentrole,shewastheDirectorof CommunityRelationsatLCSforfouryearsShewasalsoahighschoolteacherformorethansixyears

JulieandherhusbandTimhavelivedinLakelandfor37yearsandhavefourmarriedadultchildren,whoareall alumnifromLCS,andtwograndsons.TimistheleadpastoratTrinityPresbyterianChurch.Julieenjoysexercise, reading,havingdinneroutwithfriends,enjoyingthebeachandsunshine,andhermostfavorite-spendingtime withherchildrenandtheirfamilies

Luciisa1988alumnaofLakelandChristianSchool PriortoreturningtoLCS,Lucitaughtkindergartenthrough 8thgradeinNorthCarolinaandFloridaShefoundedShepherdRoadChristianAcademy,apreschoolforinfantsto four-year-oldsIn2006,shereturnedtoLCSasanelementaryadministrator

LuciandherhusbandChrishavetwochildren,TaylorandCameron,whoarebothalumniofLCS.Thefamily worshipsatHeritageBaptistChurch.

JongrewupnearPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Upongraduatingcollege,herelocatedtoNewJerseywherehetaught6th gradeataChristianSchoolinNutley,NewJerseyforfouryears.Next,hetaughtgiftedandtalentedstudentsinUpper SaddleRiver,NewJerseyforeightyears.In2021,JonmovedtoLakelandtobecometheMiddleSchoolAssistant Principal

Jonandhiswife,Laurenhavetwokids,Reagan(5)andRhett(3)ThefamilyworshipsatTrinityPresbyterianChurch

HeatherhasbeenatLakelandChristianSchoolsince2013Shetaught5thgradeforfouryearsatLCSbefore movingintoadministrationwhereshehasservedasElementaryAssistantPrincipalforthepast6years.Priorto comingtoLakelandChristian,Heathertaughthighschoolchemistryandmiddleschoolscience.

Heatherhasbeenmarriedtoherhusband,Jason,for28yearsandtheyaretheproudparentsof3children,Riley, Gage,andRidgeShehasbeenanactivememberofLakesChurchfor20years

JONATHAN HARVEY - Middle School Principal (Nyack College, Completed graduate work at Ramapo College)

HEATHER RHODEN - Director of Upper School Student Life (University of Florida, Completed graduate work at Southeastern University)

LUCI O'BYRNE - Head of Lower School & Elementary Principal (Campbell University, Completed graduate work at Covenant College, Doctoral Program in Progress at Columbia International University)

JULIE RICE - Director of Enrollment (Florida State University)

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ODD RADFORD - Athletic Director

Grace College, Completed graduate work at Covenant College)

a1988alumofLakelandChristianSchool PriortoreturningtoLCS,ToddservedasAthleticDirectorat BradentonChristianSchoolandOut-of-DoorAcademy.HehasbeenatLCSfor16years(13yearsasAssistantAD andBasketballCoach;2yearsatAD).

ToddandhiswifePatcheshavethreechildrenwhoallgraduatedfromLCS:Cole('16),Morgan('18)andTaylor ('22)HeisamemberatBethelBaptistChurchinLakelandHeenjoysboating,fishing,golfingandspendingtime withhisfamilyandfriends

WENDY CARL - Director of Performing & Fine Arts

(The King's College, Completed graduate work at Clark Summit University)

Wendyspent15yearsteachingchoralmusicandmusictheoryinNewYorkandNewJerseybeforemovingto FloridaShehasservedastheDirectorofChoirsandPrivateVoiceatLakelandChristianSchoolfor16years

WendyandherhusbandMike(whoteacheselementaryPEatLCS)havetwomarrieddaughterswhoarebothLCS alumni(Amanda,'12andEmily,'14).WendyandMikeattendLakesChurch.Sheenjoysspendingtimewithher family,especiallywithhertwonewgranddaughters.ShealsolikesreadingandwatchingtheNewYorkYankees.