ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Joshua Snyder
High School Principal

Ann Bell
K-8 Principal

Meredith Purkey
Preschool Director
SCHOOL BOARD

Janée McSheffrey
Board Chair
Janée served on the NCS School Board as Vice-Chair from 2018-2022. She now serves as the Board Chair. A certified teacher, she worked in the field of full-time Christian camping ministry and then later as a secondary English teacher in both the public and private school settings. She and her husband, Lou, have three wonderful kids, Abby, Megan, and Garrett, all of whom graduated from NCHS. With a desire to meet the needs of her own three children and help them grow into life-long learners and followers of Jesus, Janée was privileged to homeschool them for a season. She helped coach cross country and track at the middle and high school levels at NCS for several years. She is passionate about NCS growing deep roots, leading to a solid foundation, thus providing an opportunity for many children in our community to learn in a Christ-centered, academically challenging environment.

Michael Montgomery
Treasurer
Michael served as the NCS School Board Secretary from 2017-2021 and he has served as the Board Treasurer since fall of 2021. Professionally, Michael works as an attorney at the Law Offices of Harold D. Carr. He is a member of the Washington State Bar, the Washington State Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice and also serves on the Board of Governors for the Washington State Association for Justice. Personally, he is a member of his local church and has been a youth leader there for over 13 years; he has also helped lead mission trips with his church, both foreign and domestic, and lately enjoys coaching his kid’s soccer teams.

Sam Christensen
Member
Sam is the Lead Pastor at Calvary Chapel North Thurston, which meets on the campus of Northwest Christian Schools of Lacey. Sam has served on the NCS School Board since February of 2020.
Sam and his wife Gretchen have four young children: Carter, John, Sophia, and William. Sam grew up in the Olympia area and was blessed to be raised in a Christian home. He put his faith in Christ at a young age and continues to grow in learning the fullness of His goodness and grace. After completing community college and Bible college, he worked as a middle school pastor locally for 12 ½ years. In 2014, he was instrumental in planting the new church, Calvary Chapel North Thurston, where he now serves as the lead pastor. Sam is grateful for the opportunity his church has been given to rent space from our school, and he wants to serve our school in whatever way is helpful.

Kathi Dunning
Member
Kathi joined the NCS School Board in September of 2021. Kathi Dunning received her Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Wellness from the University of Puget Sound, an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Shoreline College, and a Graduate Certificate in Biblical Studies from Multnomah University. Kathi and her family have actively attended Calvary Chapel of Olympia since 2002. She has been married to Bill for 30 years and together they have enjoyed raising six children (two of whom attended NCHS), and are thrilled to have become grandparents this past fall. After homeschooling for 18 years, Kathi is working part time as a nurse. Her favorite activities are exploring the great outdoors with her family and friends, and reading a good book with a strong cup of coffee. Kathi is looking forward to working on the NCS Board to continue to uphold the mission and vision of NCS.

Grace Bragg
Member
Grace has been a public school teacher for 16 years. She has taught 2nd grade and math and reading intervention. She joined the board in November of 2022. She is passionate about education and instructional strategies. She’s looking forward to serving and supporting NCS as a board member in any way she can.
Grace grew up in Orange County (CA) and attended Westmont and Wheaton College for her bachelors and teaching credentials. She earned her masters degree at National University in San Diego. In 2011 and 2021, she received her Board Certification for teaching in early elementary education. Grace and her husband live in Lacey with their daughter and their pet cat.