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 | |
|---|---|---|
| High School Principal | Brent Davis | bdavis@tolcs.org |
| Business Manager | Troy Hanson | thanson@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 |
| Athletic Director | Anthony Redic | aredic@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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Math Teacher | Chris Bomba | cbomba@tolcs.org |
| Library/Media Specialist | Lindsey Batchelder | lbatchelder@tolcs.org |
| Athletic Administrative Assistant | Joan Brooks | jbrooks@tolcs.org |
| Art Instructor | Kristen Calhoun | kcalhoun@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Shona Collins | scollins@tolcs.org |
| Math Teacher | Rebecca Cousens | rcousens@tolcs.org |
| 6th Grade Teacher | Ryan Dahlman | rdahlman@tolcs.org |
| Geography and Literature | Eloise Erickson | eerickson@tolcs.org |
| Assistant Athletic Director | Stephanie Forbes | sforbes@tolcs.org |
| College and Guidance Services | Tammy Garbe | tgarbe@tolcs.org |
| Middle School Spanish Teacher | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |
| History Teacher | Liz Gordon | lgordon@tolcs.org |
| Intervention Services | Lesa Hooper | lhooper@tolcs.org |
| Attendance Secretary | Dianne Hysell | dhysell@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 |
| Art Instructor | Grace Marrah | gmarrah@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 |
| Assistant Athletic Director | Ben Patrick | bpatrick@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 |
| Middle School STEM Instructor | Mike Vascura | mvascura@tolcs.org |
| History Teacher | Luke Vest | lvest@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | David Wagstaffe | dwagstaffe@tolcs.org |
| English Teacher | Hannah Wright | hwright@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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Before School Care | Sarah Borton | sborton@tolcs.org |
| Teacher’s Aide | Lisa Brown | lbrown@tolcs.org |
| Fourth Grade Teacher | Alyssa Dearth | adearth@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 |
| Art/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 |
| Teacher’s Aid/Intervention | Susan Rich | srich@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Teacher | Esther Rohly | erohly@tolcs.org |
| First Grade Teacher | Cheryl Rohrer | crohrer@tolcs.org |
| Chapel/ Office Administration | Carolyn Sherrod | csherrod@tolcs.org |
| Fifth Grade Teacher | Sherry Simone | ssimone@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 |
| 3rd Grade Aide | Chelsea Boggs | cboggs@tolcs.org |
| American Sign Language/Tutor | Christine Corner | ccorner@tolcs.org |
| Secretary | Julie Flay | jflay@tolcs.org |
| Spanish Teacher | Denae Griggs | dgriggs@tolcs.org |
| Second Grade Teacher | Gloria Harman | gharman@tolcs.org |
| Enrichment Group/Tutor | Sherrie Higginbotham | shigginbotham@tolcs.org |
| Art/Technology Teacher | Margaret Howell | mhowell@tolcs.org |
| Kindergarten Aide/Aftercare | Tiffany Jackson | tjackson@tolcs.org |
| Office Support | 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 | 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 |
| STEM Instructor/Physical Education | Mike Vascura | mvascura@tolcs.org |
| Preschool Aide/Beforecare | Cindy White | cwhite@tolcs.org |