Who We Are
Board, Leadership and Staff
A passion for nurturing studentsAt Arrow Prep, we are a dedicated team of educators and leaders committed to partnering with parents in providing a Christ-centered education. Our board, leadership, and staff come together with a shared passion for nurturing students academically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Our board consists of experienced professionals and community members who guide our mission and uphold our values. Our leadership team drives our vision, ensuring that we create an enriching environment for every student. Our staff, including certified teachers and support personnel, are devoted to delivering a high-quality, faith-based education while fostering a supportive community. Explore our board, leadership, and staff bios to learn more about the individuals dedicated to empowering families and inspiring students toward their fullest potential in Christ. |
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Our Board
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Heidi Sankey
Founder and President of Board Heidi Sankey is passionate about creating an environment where children feel inspired and challenged to reach their full potential and know their identity in Christ, created from mutual investment from teachers and parents. She loves seeing students come alive and active in their learning, challenged and released to grow and explore. Heidi and her husband Brynn found the beauty of parent partnership in education through the University-Model®️ with their son in Texas. They loved the space it gave them to grow, support, and challenge one another as a family. God then put it on their hearts to move to Seattle and begin Arrow Prep, Washington's first University-Model®️ school, to offer families this same space and an opportunity for them to be involved with the education of their children. In addition to running all things Arrow, Heidi enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures, good coffee, spending time on outdoor adventures with her husband and three children, and visiting family in Texas and Australia.
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Brian Eastland
Vice President of Board Brian and his wife Kristin moved their family from Seattle to Edmonds back in 2014 to help plant Mosaic Community Church North in South Snohomish County. They love the Pacific Northwest and raising their family of 8 in all the beauty, adventure and fun it has to offer. Brian serves as the Lead Pastor of Mosaic & is passionate about disciples of Jesus coming into their God designed destiny. Brian is passionate about the vision of Arrow Prep and has served on the board since the school's pilot year.
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Melissa Schappacher
Chair of Education Melissa Schappacher and her family have lived in Edmonds for the past 19 years. She and her husband, Tom, have three children; a daughter, Liese, and sons, Brandt and Blake. Melissa received her Bachelor's Degree in Education with a focus in Special Education. She then received her Master's Degree in Professional Development. Before having her own kids, Melissa was a teacher for 12 years. While teaching in Mukilteo, she was part of a team of colleagues that trained school staff on the concept of Social Thinking. She also worked as a consultant and coach to other teachers both in and out of her school district. In addition to serving at Arrow as our Dean of Students, she also serves on the Arrow Preparatory Academy Board. In her spare time, Melissa enjoys reading, organizing anything, watching sports, spending time in warm sunny weather, using essential oils and learning all she can about best practices in teaching kids.
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Clarissa Ma
Board Member Clarissa is married to Kenny and together they are the parents of three boys at Arrow Prep. She discovered Arrow midway into its first year as a school, immediately jumped in with her eldest son, and has been with them ever since, adding two more boys along the way. Clarissa and her family landed in the Seattle area over a decade ago, by way of Hong Kong and Toronto, but have now grown to call the PNW home. Aside from homeschooling, she’s spent the last few years providing leadership oversight at a small church community in Seattle, volunteer copy editing, and writing when time allows. She is a former member of Hope*Writers, a community of working writers honing their skill together.
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Beth Thompson
Board Member Beth lives in Shoreline with her husband and their four children. She is a northern California native who grew up on the beach reading and playing in the sand. Beth went into teaching after graduating from college, working in many different Christian schools along the west coast. When her oldest was ready for kindergarten, Beth found a University-Model school and enjoyed all the community and help this special educational blend offered her family. Since moving to Seattle in 2006, Beth has continued to teach at different Christian schools while also finishing her second masters in Education at the UW in curriculum & instruction. One of her greatest joys is supporting teachers in the hard and precious work they do daily. She enjoys seeing how Christian education, involved parents, and impactful curriculum make a difference at Arrow Prep!
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Katie Frank
Board Member and Education Director Katie and her husband Noah found Arrow while looking for a school for their eldest child. They were immediately attracted to the Classical model of education and the small learning environment. Over time they grew to love the gracious culture of Arrow created by staff and community. Most of all, they love to see their children thriving! Katie earned her B.A. in Philosophy and her Masters in Teaching from the University of Washington. Her professional background is in education and ministry, mostly in public schools and her local church. She loves to cook, take walks, and spend time with family and friends.
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George Woo
Board Member George Woo is married to Leah and they have a daughter and son attending at Arrow Prep. At the beginning of the pandemic, his wife discovered Arrow Prep, and he found that the school aligned with his spiritual and academic beliefs. He liked the classical model because he wanted his children to grow up in a Christ-centered environment while learning responsibility and independent-thinking in a small classroom setting. George grew up in the tiny territory of Guam before moving to Atlanta, and eventually moved here to Seattle. He enjoys spending time with his family watching movies, playing board games, and sharing laughs. Outside of the home, George enjoys working with technology as part of his vocation and volunteer work helping out the church in AV.
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Our Leadership
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Heidi Sankey
Executive Director Heidi is passionate about creating an environment where children feel inspired and challenged to reach their full potential and know their identity in Christ, created from mutual investment from teachers and parents. She loves seeing students come alive and active in their learning, challenged and released to grow and explore. Heidi and her husband Brynn found the beauty of parent partnership in education through the University-Model®️ with their son in Texas. They loved the space it gave them to grow, support, and challenge one another as a family. God then put it on their hearts to move to Seattle and begin Arrow Prep, Washington's first University-Model®️ school, to offer families this same space and an opportunity for them to be involved with the education of their children. In addition to running all things Arrow, Heidi enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures, good coffee, spending time on outdoor adventures with her husband and three children, and visiting family in Texas and Australia.
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Shawn Miller
Principal Shawn brings over 16 years of educational experience to Arrow, having started his career as a teacher and progressed through various administrative roles, including his most recent position as Dean of Student Services. A California native, Shawn has lived and traveled extensively, spending three years in South Korea. He holds a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University. Shawn and his family have chosen to settle in Washington State, drawn by its pleasant weather and beautiful scenery. Married to his wife Carolina for 23 years, they have two children: their daughter is a freshman at Peninsula College, and their son is a high school junior and goalkeeper for Bainbridge Island FC. Shawn believes in compassionate, kind, caring, and patient leadership, inspired by the example of Jesus.
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Katie Frank
Education Director Katie and her husband Noah found Arrow while looking for a school for their eldest child. They were immediately attracted to the Classical model of education and the small learning environment. Over time they grew to love the gracious culture of Arrow created by staff and community. Most of all, they love to see their children thriving! Katie earned her B.A. in Philosophy and her Masters in Teaching from the University of Washington. Her professional background is in education and ministry, mostly in public schools and her local church. She loves to cook, take walks, and spend time with family and friends.
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Caroline Mozek
Special Projects Caroline Mozek loves cultivating the holistic wellbeing of students, people, and systems. This joy of crafting holistic spaces is why she loves serving as Arrow’s Administrative Director as well as Art Instructor. She is originally from San Diego, CA and moved to Seattle to attend college. Caroline graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 2018 with a B.A. in Theology with a focus in Educational Ministry and a minor in Youth Ministry. She loves working with children and getting to work in a space where her passions of faith, art, language and education intersect. Caroline is joyfully married to Noah Mozek, and when not working at Arrow, enjoys being outside, reading books, writing poetry, diving into the Bible, and eating delicious food.
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Chrissie Blocher
Marketing and Community Relations Manager Chrissie grew up in London, England, where she obtained her NVQ in Early Years Care and Education and worked in schools for a few years before getting on her first plane ever to come to Seattle to work with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). She spent my mid to late 20’s working with college students and traveling the world. It was an adventure that allowed her to grow closer to God and feel more sure of the gifts he has given her and the calling placed on her life and she is grateful to get to use many of those as the Community Relations Director at Arrow. Chrissie is happily married to Jeremy and a mama to 3 busy, loud and super fun kiddos. As a family they enjoy board games and camping, kitchen dance parties and time together on their homeschool days
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Lily Moore
Administrative Assistant Bio coming soon!
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Olivia Brown
Administrative Assistant Bio coming soon!
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Our Teachers
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Aimee Ray
Pre-K Director Bio coming soon!
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Terri Augustamar
Kindergarten / 1st Grade Teacher Bio coming soon!
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Jane Kung
2nd / 3rd Grade Teacher Jane Kung has a love for seeing children grow in independence and peace through education. Jane grew up in Beijing, China where she became Christian and was baptized in 2002. She moved to the United States in 2009 to attend Pacific Lutheran University, where she received her B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in theatre. She later went on to receive her M.A. in Teaching at Seattle Pacific University as well as a Montessori credential for early childhood. Since graduating, and before teaching at Arrow, she served at a private Montessori preschool and taught Mandarin and English at Jing Mei Elementary School. She currently lives in Newcastle with her husband and enjoys traveling, playing golf, and singing karaoke.
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Minjun Huang
3rd / 4th Grade Teacher Bio coming soon!
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Ericka Engblom
5th Grade Teacher Bio coming soon!
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Samantha Scheizer-Prager
Logic & Rhetoric School Math and ELA Samantha Schweizer-Prager is passionate about creating a classroom environment where students are encouraged in their walk with Jesus, instilled with a love for learning, and can find the freedom to take risks in education. She has loved learning as long as she can remember and is so excited to share her passion for education and exploration with her students. As a child in a military family, Sam had the opportunity to live all along the West coast and in Japan, before her family settled down in Washington. Sam attended Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, where she earned a B.A. in History, a B.A. in International Studies, and a minor in Dance. After getting married, she went back to school in 2018 to get her Master’s in Education. Sam has also been a dance teacher for ten years and loves to integrate movement in the classroom. In her free time, Sam loves to go skiing and mountain biking with her husband, enjoys time at home with her dog and cat, and traveling with friends and family.
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Brady Vanderpol
Logic & Rhetoric School Science Bio coming soon!
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Olivia Brown
Bible Teacher Bio coming soon!
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Scott Jacobson
Latin Teacher Bio coming soon!
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