Leadership & Staff
Creative, passionate, caring—these are only a few of the words that describe our committed and talented faculty at American Christian School. Devoted to seeing students pursue deeper understanding in an academic environment where Christ is the center, our staff is continually seeking God’s best for our students. They do more than just instruct students; they mentor young minds to think, lead and serve.
Administration
Head of School
Kristen Brennan
kbrennan@acs-nj.org
Principal
Dr. Carol Midkiff
cmidkiff@acs-nj.org
Vice Principal
Millie Maldonado
mmaldonado@acs-nj.org
Events Coordinator
Marlana Farina
mfarina@acs-nj.org
Director or Development
Maurice DeBonnett III
mdebonnett@acs-nj.org
Office Manager
Ruth Weiss
rweiss@acs-nj.org
Administrative Assistant
Martine Rowe
mrowe@acs-nj.org
Preschool Faculty
PK-3
Nellie Westpy
nwestpy@acs-nj.org
PK-4
Kathy Meyer
kmeyer@acs-nj.org
PK Aide
Paula Miller
kmeyer@acs-nj.org
Elementary Faculty
Kindergarten Teacher
Kara Webb
kwebb@acs-nj.org
Kindergarten Aide
Cathy Trani
ctrani@acs-nj.org
First-Grade Teacher
Paula Podgurski
ppodgurski@acs-nj.org
First-Grade Aide
Cathy Trani
ctrani@acs-nj.org
Second-Grade Teacher
Kerri Kinter
kkinter@acs-nj.org
Third-Grade Teacher
Kristie Solis
ksolis@acs-nj.org
Fourth-Grade Teacher
Amy Pearce
apearce@acs-nj.org
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Gabe Espinal
gespinal@acs-nj.org
Sixth-Grade Teacher
Donna Stempert
dstempert@acs-nj.org
Middle & High School Faculty
Bible, Civics, History & Literature
Heather Sembrat
hsembrat@acs-nj.org
English
Tara DiGiacomo
tdigiacomo@acs-nj.org
Logic, Bible, History & Literature
Nikolaus Breiner
nbreiner@acs-nj.org
Math & Science
Ken Grady
kgrady@acs-nj.org
Math & Science
Lisa Wagner Teacher
lwagner@acs-nj.org
Science
Laura Showell
lshowell@acs-nj.org
Arrowmith Faculty
Arrowsmith
Christina Wolan
cwolanl@acs-nj.org
Special Faculty
Art Teacher
Kristin Havyar
khavyar@acs-nj.org
Gym Teacher
Joseph Schneider
jschneider@acs-nj.org
Latin Teacher
Wendy Muir
wmuir@acs-nj.org
Music Teacher (PK-Kindergarten)
Patricia Mercer
pmercer@acs-nj.org
Music Teacher (Grades 1-10)
Deborah Simpson
dsimpson@acs-nj.org
SpanishTeacher
Millie Maldonado
mmaldonado@acs-nj.org
Theater & Public Speaking Teacher
Andie Monteleone
amonteleone@acs-nj.org
