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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Director | Mitchell Adams | madams@tolcs.org |
| Business Manager | Molly Calhoun | mcalhoun@tolcs.org |
| Athletic Director | Andy Cousens | acousens@tolcs.org |
| High School Principal | Brent Davis | bdavis@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Principal | Colleen Hoffman | choffman@tolcs.org |
| Director of Advancement | Yohana Hill | yhill@tolcs.org |
| Superintendent | Todd Marrah | tmarrah@tolcs.org |
| Advancement Assistant | Julie Myers | jmyers@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Principal | Lydia Seevers | lseevers@tolcs.org |
| International Program Director | Heather Shah | hshah@tolcs.org |
| IT System Administrator | Steve Sherrod | ssherrod@tolcs.org |
| Admissions Director | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Library/Media Specialist | Lindsey Batchelder | lbatchelder@tolcs.org |
| Athletic Administrative Assistant | Joan Brooks | jbrooks@tolcs.org |
| Art Instructor | Kristen Calhoun | kcalhoun@tolcs.org |
| English Teacher | Frank Cole | fcole@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Shona Collins | scollins@tolcs.org |
| Math Teacher | Rebecca Cousens | rcousens@tolcs.org |
| 6th Grade Teacher | Ryan Dahlman | rdahlman@tolcs.org |
| History Teacher | Mark Ellwood | mellwood@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 |
| Guidance and College Services | Lesa Hooper | lhooper@tolcs.org |
| Attendance Secretary | Dianne Hysell | dhysell@tolcs.org |
| Art Instructor | Laurie Ihlenfield | lihlenfield@tolcs.org |
| Administrative Assistant | Katherine Kehlmeier | kkehlmeier@tolcs.org |
| Tutor | 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 |
| Math Teacher | Ryan Severance | rseverance@tolcs.org |
| Tech Coordinator, Innovations & Digital Arts | Mark Sherrod | msherrod@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 |
| 6th Grade Teacher | Eric Vaas | evaas@tolcs.org |
| Science Teacher | Emily Vaas | ervaas@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
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher’s Aid | Sarah Borton | sborton@tolcs.org |
| Third Grade Teacher | Ashley Duehring | aduehring@tolcs.org |
| Second Grade Teacher | Amy Fischbach | afischbach@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |
| Kindergarten Teacher | Karyn Hansen | kphansen@tolcs.org |
| Enrichment Teacher | Kelly Hanson | khanson@tolcs.org |
| Technology Teacher | Margaret Howell | mhowell@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Music | Margi Moriarty | mmoriarty@tolcs.org |
| Elementary IT | Libby Neely | lneely@tolcs.org |
| Nurse | MerriLynn Osborn | mosborn@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Teacher | Esther Rohly | erohly@tolcs.org |
| First Grade Teacher | Cheryl Rohrer | crohrer@tolcs.org |
| Art Teacher | Katie Rosario | krosario@tolcs.org |
| Chapel/ Office Administration | Carolyn Sherrod | csherrod@tolcs.org |
| Fifth Grade Teacher | Sherry Simone | ssimone@tolcs.org |
| Office Administration | Emma Starkey | estarkey@tolcs.org |
| Fourth Grade Teacher | Rebecca Vaas | bvaas@tolcs.org |
| Physical Education Instructor | Michael Vascura | mvascura@tolcs.org |
| Office Administration | Brooke Wahlenmaier | bwahlenmaier@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Teacher | Dawn Wright | dwright@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 | |
|---|---|---|
| First Grade Teacher | Karen Bergen | kbergen@tolcs.org |
| Math Tutor | Christine Corner | ccorner@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |
| Second Grade Teacher | Gloria Harman | gharman@tolcs.org |
| Enrichment Teacher | Sherrie Higginbotham | shigginbotham@tolcs.org |
| Technology Teacher | Margaret Howell | mhowell@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Assistant | Kathleen Kehlmeier | kakehlmeier@tolcs.org |
| Third Grade Teacher | Misty Martin | mmartin@tolcs.org |
| Elementary Music | Margi Moriarty | mmoriarty@tolcs.org |
| Elementary IT | Libby Neely | lneely@tolcs.org |
| Nurse | MerriLynn Osborn | mosborn@tolcs.org |
| Kindergarten Teacher | Michelle Perry | mperry@tolcs.org |
| Secretary | Julie Reed | jreed@tolcs.org |
| Art Teacher | Katie Rosario | krosario@tolcs.org |
| Secretary | Debbie Sells | dsells@tolcs.org |
| Chapel/ Office Administration | Carolyn Sherrod | csherrod@tolcs.org |
| Fourth Grade Teacher | Cindy Snavely | csnavely@tolcs.org |
| Fifth Grade Teacher | Denise Spengler | dspengler@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Teacher | Melinda Taylor | mtaylor@tolcs.org |
| Physical Education Instructor | Michael Vascura | mvascura@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Aide | Cindy White | cwhite@tolcs.org |