MEET OUR STAFF

MEET OUR STAFF
It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. St. Peter is no different. Though our teachers are the staff St. Peter families are most familiar with, dozens of people working behind the scenes make up the rest of St. Peter’s village. These individuals make sure your family receives the absolute best care possible at our school, and we would like to take a moment to introduce a few of them to you now.

Colleen Bukala works at St. Peter as an Administrative Assistant to the school. This is her 4th year working at St. Peter. Colleen maintains the special education files and serves as the liaison to District 25, coordinating new referrals and re-evaluations and acting as the Case Manager for our students with Accommodation Plans (AP) and Individualized Educational Service Plans (IESP). She also assists our administration with numerous administrative tasks needed for the school to run smoothly. Her favorite thing about working at St. Peter is being surrounded by others who share her beliefs and hearing children laughing in the halls. Her joyful attitude and willingness to help are evident to all who meet her. Colleen has been married for 19 years and has three wonderful children. When she isn’t working, she enjoys getting out on the water to kayak with her husband.

Jason Carson is St. Peter’s Operations and Security Supervisor. His primary responsibilities are to supervise our security team, manage the utilization of the facility with internal and external groups, and ensure the safety of our staff and students each day. He is the go-to guy for safety and security concerns, reservations for space in the building, and is the person who greets people as they arrive on our campus. He strives to represent St. Peter in a positive way. Jason is married to Kim, and they are blessed with three children – Zach, Luke, and Abby, and two dogs Kali and Kane. Jason has been on staff at St. Peter for three years and a church member for 20.

Sherry Hoffman is St. Peter’s Finance Manager. She prepares monthly financial statements, budgets, and analyses, as well as invoicing tuition and fees. Sherry has worked at St. Peter for over ten years and loves using her finance and accounting skills in ministry. In addition, she loves working with families and members with questions about anything from tuition payments to donations. Sherry met her husband. Tom, right here in St. Peter’s youth room at a Bible study for young singles. They have a son, Matthew, a grad student at Texas A&M, and a mini-Australian Shepherd named Sadie.

Michelle Fritz is our Extended Care and Summer Camp manager. She oversees the programs that occur outside of the school day, handling all of the reservations, billing, program activities, and staff. Michelle is a lifelong member of St. Peter, as well as an alum of the school. She loves being a part of St. Peter because of the close bonds with other families and the sense of community. Michelle’s favorite verse is Joshua 1:9 because it reminds her that no matter what challenge she is facing, she never faces it alone. Her favorite thing to do is to spend time with her family. Her son got married last summer, and her daughter is getting married in September 2022.

Bruce Woike is also on St. Peter’s finance team. He is the Accounting Assistant and has been working at St. Peter for five years, helping to produce financial statements and reports. He loves being a part of the team at St. Peter and being able to use his skills to support the ministries of the school and church. He and his wife Barbara have been married for 42 years and have two grown children, Dan and Sarah. Back when he was still dating Barbara, they went to Disco Demolition on a date, and she still agreed to marry him!!

Lin Thomsen is St. Peter’s Cafeteria Manager and Facility Administrative Assistant. She has been on staff with St. Peter for five years. In the mornings, she can be found in the kitchen preparing meals for all of St. Peter’s hungry students. She takes great pride in creating varied, healthy meals that the kids love to eat! She also manages the lunch orders and payments. In the afternoons, she works with our Facility Manager to complete paperwork, custodial orders, and anything else that has to do with the facility. She calls St. Peter her “Happy Place” and loves coming to work. She loves the students and staff that she gets to interact with each day. Many do not know that Lin was once a state champion baton twirler and can still twirl today! She even twirled a fire baton once! Her daughter, Kylie, is her pride and joy.

Heidi Brown is St. Peter’s Administrative Assistant for Ministry and Development. She has been at St. Peter for three years spreading joy to everyone she meets. Heidi serves as Pastor Greiner’s assistant and provides administrative support to the Executive Director and the church. In addition, she helps with answering the phones, greeting visitors at the Welcome Desk, and often connects with school families when they drop students off, have questions, or need help. She graciously assists wherever needed and loves interacting with church members and school families, providing support to whoever needs it. She is married to Mike and, between them, they have four children. Heidi’s son and daughter attend St. Peter Lutheran School, and she loves to cheer them on in all of their activities and sports. Her favorite verse is Romans 12:12.