Administration
Todd Marrah, Ed.D.
SuperintendentDr. Marrah’s experience as a middle and high school teacher, a middle and high school principal combined with years of pastoral ministry as a children’s pastor, youth pastor, preaching pastor, and executive pastor provides unique insights into issues facing education and the church.
Administrative Staff
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Middle School Principal | Ryan Dalhman | rdahlman@tolcs.org |
| High School Principal | Brent Davis | bdavis@tolcs.org |
| International Program Director | Terry Fraser | tfraser@tolcs.org |
| Business Manager | Troy Hanson | thanson@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Principal | Colleen Hoffman | choffman@tolcs.org |
| Advancement Director | Yohana Hill | yhill@tolcs.org |
| Superintendent | Todd Marrah | tmarrah@tolcs.org |
| Advancement Assistant | Julie Myers | jmyers@tolcs.org |
| Athletic Director | Ben Patrick | bpatrick@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Principal | Lydia Seevers | lseevers@tolcs.org |
| IT System Administrator | Steve Sherrod | ssherrod@tolcs.org |
| Director of Enrollment | Carol Tanner | ctanner@tolcs.org |
| Middle School Principal | Lynn Tolley | ltolley@tolcs.org |
Northridge
Brent Davis
High School PrincipalBrent joins the Tree of Life staff after 20 years of experience in Christian education with the Dayton Christian School System. Along with his role as high school principal, Brent has taught high school coursework in the Bible, Technology, and Health and PE departments.
Lynn Tolley
Middle School PrincipalLynn began teaching at Tree of Life in 1991. Currently she serves as Middle School Principal and Upper School Curriculum Director while teaching 8th grade Bible and dual credit College Chemistry.
Northridge Staff
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade Teacher | Lizzie Billhartz | lbillhartz@tolcs.org |
| 6th Grade Teacher | Stacey Bittinger | sbittinger@tolcs.org |
| Math Teacher | Chris Bomba | cbomba@tolcs.org |
| College and Guidance Services | Mary Bondurant | mbondurant@tolcs.org |
| Librarian | Lindsey Batchelder | lbatchelder@tolcs.org |
| Art Instructor | Kristen Calhoun | kcalhoun@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Shona Collins | scollins@tolcs.org |
| Math Teacher | Rebecca Cousens | rcousens@tolcs.org |
| Geography and Literature | Eloise Erickson | eerickson@tolcs.org |
| Assistant Athletic Director | Stephanie Forbes | sforbes@tolcs.org |
| Middle School Spanish Teacher | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |
| History Teacher | Liz Gordon | lgordon@tolcs.org |
| Art Instructor | Josie Haack | kcalhoun@tolcs.org |
| Attendance Secretary | Dianne Hysell | dhysell@tolcs.org |
| Administrative Assistant | Kathy Kehlmeier | kkehlmeier@tolcs.org |
| English Teacher | Dena Komula | dkomula@tolcs.org |
| Science Teacher | Lisa Koval | lkoval@tolcs.org |
| Math Teacher | Melody Krall | mkrall@tolcs.org |
| Administrative Assistant | Jan Manchester | jmanchester@tolcs.org |
| Middle School Tutor | Jana Marrah | jmarrah@tolcs.org |
| Tutor | Gretchen Mayes | gmayes@tolcs.org |
| Music Teacher | Richard Murray | rmurray@tolcs.org |
| Nurse | MerriLynn Osborn | mosborn@tolcs.org |
| Tech Coordinator, Innovations & Digital Arts | Mark Sherrod | msherrod@tolcs.org | Assistant Athletic Director | Matt Shonkwiler | mshonkwilerk@tolcs.org |
| Middle School Tutor | Mary Smith | mksmith@tolcs.org |
| Math and Science Teacher | Becky Stechschulte | bstechschulte@tolcs.org |
| Front Office Secretary | Kara Ticknor | kticknor@tolcs.org |
| Bible, Math and Science Teacher | Trevor Tolley | ttolley@tolcs.org |
| English Teacher | Kristi Ugland | kugland@tolcs.org |
| Science Teacher | Emily Vaas | ervaas@tolcs.org |
| Middle School STEM Instructor | Mike Vascura | mvascura@tolcs.org |
| History Teacher | Luke Vest | lvest@tolcs.org |
| English Teacher | Hannah Wright | hwright@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Stephanie Wyand | swyand@tolcs.org |
Dublin
Lydia Seevers
Dublin PrincipalGod has provided Lydia ministries in administration, as well as teaching in both public and Christian schools, preschool through 8th grade. Lydia has been blessed to have been with Tree of Life since 1999 as an elementary principal and now is also the coordinator of the early education program.
Dublin Staff
| Title | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Lindsey Batchelder | lbatchelder@tolcs.org |
| ASL | Christine Corner | ccorner@tolcs.org |
| 4th Grade Teacher | Alyssa Dearth | adearth@tolcs.org |
| PE Teacher, STEM | Sarah Eder | seder@tolcs.org |
| 2nd Grade Teacher | Amy Fischbach | afischbach@tolcs.org |
Indianola
Colleen Hoffman
Indianola PrincipalColleen has a Master’s degree in education from Indiana University. She has worked in both the public and private school settings since 1996. Colleen is passionate for Christian Education and academic excellence. She is a certified School Principal as well as Guidance Counselor, and brings substantial skills and experience to our Indianola branch.
Indianola Staff
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Lindsey Batchelder | lbatchelder@tolcs.org |
| First Grade Teacher | Karen Bergen | kbergen@tolcs.org |
| Tutor/ASL | Christine Corner | ccorner@tolcs.org |
| Office Assistant | Julie Flay | jflay@tolcs.org |
| Spanish | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |