UPPER SCHOOL

Stephanie has been teaching at Trinity since 2011, with a 5 year break to raise her babies. Stephanie was born in Alaska and, as a teenager, moved with her family to Idaho, where she stayed for college and received her Bachelor of Science in Biology & Botany from Idaho State University. She landed in Prescott, her husband's hometown, about 15 years ago. In 2012 Stephanie began her Masters degree in Science Teaching from Northern Arizona University. Outside of the classroom Stephanie loves to be outside doing things like gardening, running, paddleboarding/kayaking, hiking, hunting, and camping with her husband and children.

Karla Burkitt has been teaching theater for over 25 years and has been an elementary and Jr High theater teacher since 1999.  At sixteen years old, while on a cross-country tour with American Baptist Youth from all over New England, she felt called by God to study theater and make it her life’s work. Karla earned her BA in Theater from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa and completed a summer course at the Abbey Theater in Dublin, Ireland.  She is the co-founder and artistic director of Laark Productions and has directed a dozen Shakespeare productions for that company as well as numerous plays for Franklin Phonetic School, Prescott Fine Arts Association, Blue Rose Theater, Prescott Christian Church, Arizona Classical Theater, Park View Middle School and Bradshaw Mountain High School. Her writing credits include many historical plays and children’s theater.  Mrs. Burkitt and her husband have three adult sons and one teenaged daughter.

Bryn is a music educator, composer, and musician in the Arizona Philharmonic, Prescott Pops Orchestra, and pit orchestra for Yavapai College theater productions.  She has a thriving private studio of violin and viola students, two of which are students at Trinity.  Bryn is thrilled to be creating an orchestra program at the upper school, to share her love of music and music-making with the students at Trinity.

Prior to moving to the Prescott area, Bryn had a private violin and viola studio and worked in worship planning for a large church in Seattle.  She studied viola at the Eastman School of Music, music pedagogy at Indiana University, and also has a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State.

Bryn and her husband Larry have two adult children and a daughter-in-law.  They are very happy to be back in Arizona!

Natalia was born and raised in Puerto Rico. There she did her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education emphasis in science and a minor in mathematics. She ran track and cross country for her alma mater (¡Adelante Pioneros!). Later on, Natalia completed her master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has worked as a math teacher for more than seven years and tutored for various subjects during the years. She spends her free time exercising, reading, listening to music, or watching some TV. As a Spanish teacher she is excited to share her language and Latin culture with Trinity students.

Ken Jimison joined the Trinity faculty in 2008 after leaving Liberty Christian School in Anderson, Indiana, where he served as both a teacher and a coach.  Mr. Jimison graduated from LIFE Pacific Bible College in San Dimas, California with a degree in both Pastoral Ministries and Bible.  Mr Jimison pastored for over 20 years before joining the Trinity family.  At Trinity he has served in various capacities and is currently the Upper School Department Head.  Mr. Jimison and his wife of over 30 years have 5 children, 4 of whom have graduated from Trinity.

Zachariah Jimison is a 2017 alumnus of Trinity Christian School and graduate of Biola University, where he earned his bachelor's in English Writing and became a perpetual member of the Torrey Honors College. He returned to Trinity after graduating and serves our community as a Bible, History, and AP English teacher and developer of our Classical Teacher Training Institute. He is married to his high school sweetheart and has one young daughter. 

Mr. Maestri is a passionate follower of Jesus Christ. He grew up in a Christian home where he was taught to ask hard questions which deepened his faith at a young age. He attended Biola University and was part of their first full graduating class of the Torrey Honors Institute, a Christ-centered classical education great books program. While at Biola, he studied Philosophy and Theology and gained a passion for K-12 classical education. In 2003, he was approached to help start a classical Christian school for the Prescott area. He was daunted by the task, but trusted that God was leading and did not want to miss out. He completed his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University in 2009. He loves teaching, spending time with students, being at home with his family, reading, and playing basketball. Along the way, during the beginning of the school, he married his true love, Anni. They now have four beautiful daughters that they are working hard to raise in the truth of God’s Word. Please pray for him and his family as he leads this ministry with the guidance of the School Board, the Word, and the Spirit of God.

Mrs. Elizabeth Marymee (no there's no other way to say it) has been teaching since 2001. She began her teaching career by teaching students who could not attend school due to illness. This very rewarding time in education lasted 17 years. When she married in 2014, Mrs. Marymee moved to San Diego where she taught for The Classical Academies for 6 years and enjoyed every minute of her time with her students. 

Deeply held convictions led Mrs. Marymee to seek employment outside of the state of California in a Christian environment that would ensure that her religious convictions were celebrated. She has found that home at Trinity Christian School. 
 

Mrs. Marymee has recently lost her beloved husband to cancer but still has her two grown children: Hannah and Jackson. Her father moved to be with their family in Arizona in mid 2022. Mrs. Marymee lives on 5 acres with 18 chickens and her beloved dog, Daphne.
 

Mrs. Marymee would like to say that even though she is a teacher, she is a mother first and will always love and instruct your students as if they were her very own. 

Victoria Morse is a 2018 alumnus of Trinity Christian School, having attended since
kindergarten through her senior year. She then stayed in the Prescott area to get her associate
degree from Yavapai College while being an assistant coach for the Lady Warriors highschool
basketball team for three seasons. Every summer was spent keeping in touch with Trinity
through their ministry with PICK where they would take kids to Colorado for a week to
experience Christ’s love and freedom. Once Victoria moved to Flagstaff to pursue her bachelor
degree in Political Science from Northern Arizona University, conversations began to arise about
teaching as her interest was piqued when she was a teaching assistant for the university. The
continued relationship post-graduating from Trinity made it obvious that this would be the place
she would return as God made a way for her to be of service.

Chris came to follow Christ the summer following his freshman year of high school, and not long afterwards felt God’s calling into full time Christian ministry. He attended Wingate University, a small school in North Carolina, for his undergraduate work and graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in biblical languages. It was at this time that his best friend, Kelly, became his beloved wife. Since then, they have been blessed with three remarkable children: Madison, Karis and Ethan. After serving twelve years in pastoral ministry, Chris and Kelly felt God’s Spirit leading them to Arizona after a mission trip to Phoenix in the summer of 2011. Following God’s leading, they moved to Prescott in 2013. Chris has served at Trinity since 2014 and continues to be amazed at God’s work among the students at the school.

Ms. Angela Overmyer grew up on a farm in rural Indiana.  She received a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University in Animal Science.  A couple of years later, she went to seminary to get a Master of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry from Grace Theological Seminary.  Currently, she enjoys activities outdoors such as mountain biking, softball, disc golf and hiking to name just a few.   She feels very privileged to be a part of the Trinity team and the opportunity to teach and invest in the lives of students. 

Originally from Oregon, Mr. Parla and his family answered God’s call to come and serve the students and families at Trinity Christian School in 2023. He has served as a charter school principal, a Christian school principal and has taught upper elementary and middle school grades. He holds an AA in Theology, a BS in Natural Resources, and an MA in Teaching, and he recently completed a principal licensure program through Concordia University. As the Upper School Principal, it is Mr. Parla's goal to ensure that every student is loved, challenged, and discipled.

Mr Parla and his wife, Heather are the proud parents of 5 incredible kids ages 5 to 15. In 2018, they decided to homeschool their children using a classical Christian approach. Now all their children attend Trinity! In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, hiking, playing guitar, and family movie night. 

Heather, an Oregon native, felt a strong calling from God to move to Prescott with her family in 2023 and become part of Trinity Christian School.  She graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, focusing on Latin America. Her love for the Spanish language and culture was ignited during her time studying abroad in Ecuador.  

She homeschooled her five kids for over four years and was part of a classical Christian co-op. This is where she was first introduced to the classical teaching method and has had a passion for it ever since.

Heather is married to her amazing husband, Anthony Parla, and has 5 kids who all attend Trinity.  She loves hiking Thumb Butte, eating good food, and Jesus.  She looks forward to taking her students on an adventure into the world of Spanish here at Trinity.

Robin Ralston moved to Prescott in 2015 after 19 years in Tampa, Florida where she taught Communications and Speech Interpretation at Clearwater Christian College as well as teaching courses for the classical homeschool movement in her community. She has been teaching in colleges and private Christian high schools since 1986. She carries a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Theater Arts with a proficiency in directing.  In 2017 she began working at Trinity as a substitute and part-time teacher.  Outside school, she enjoys coffee with friends, hiking, writing, art, nature photography, travel, and reading. She considers her greatest accomplishment as being a mom to her two children. Her daughter Olivia is working in creative marketing and the recovery field while working toward a degree.  Evan, a 2024 graduate of Trinity, is attending Grand Canyon University and majoring in business.

After graduating from Trinity Christian School, Madison Orr felt a calling from the Lord to serve in Asia. In pursuit of this calling, she attended Word of Life Bible Institute on Jeju Island in South Korea, actively participating in camp ministry and English teaching. Madison excelled in the Bible program, earning high honors. After attending the Bible Institute, she furthered her education at Liberty University, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in history.

Chad Roberts earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and Composition from Biola University, as well as a minor in Biblical Studies. He first joined the faculty of Trinity Christian school in 2007 and has taught many subjects over the years. Chad currently serves as the High School Department, assisting the Upper School Principal, supporting the teachers, and leading the High School Student Leadership Team. He also teaches high school Logic, Rhetoric, Senior Thesis, and Bible. Chad plays the piano and the guitar, enjoys construction work, and spending time with his wife and four sons.

In 2002, Mr. Roberts graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska. When he finished his enlistment in the US Army, he and his wife, Shannon, moved to Arizona where he has served and taught in Prescott Valley for the past 20 years. In his free time Mr. Roberts enjoys taking his family on camping, hiking and snowboarding trips. They love fishing and boating, as well as many summers spent on the baseball and softball fields. Nate and Shannon have raised 6 children and love to take them on all types of adventures together. His passion for teaching has blessed him with amazing opportunities to minister while coaching both football and basketball. Throughout the years he and his wife have diligently served the Lord in several youth ministry programs and are excited to continue to share and teach his word to the youth of Trinity Christian. 

Aaron and his wife, Erin, have lived in the Prescott area for a little over 14 years and are blessed to have the opportunity to raise their kids here. Aaron has a Bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Masters in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University. Aaron has always felt a calling to ministry from the Lord and he is honored to fulfill that calling through the ministry of Trinity Christian School. Aaron and Erin are excited to have both their son and daughter attending Trinity Grammar School. They are honored to be a part of the Trinity family and are excited to see all that God has in store for the students, families, faculty, and staff of Trinity in the years to come.

As a former Classical homeschool mom of seven (five boys, two girls), Mrs. Seidman learned Latin later in life while teaching her own children and others in Classical co-ops and charter schools in California. For nearly five years, she taught Latin at Trinity Classical Academy in Valencia, CA, while serving on the Excellence Through Classics committee board. Donna is the Executive Director of Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute awarding grants to Latin and Greek teachers and continues her involvement in Latin communities nationwide through ACCS and SCL. She holds a Bachelor's in English from UCLA, and a Master’s in Classics from Villanova University. She loves to teach Latin actively, applying both the skill of reading and grammar while students read, hear, speak, and think in Latin!

Chad is a state certified secondary math teacher who teaches Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Precalculus and Calculus for Trinity. He also teaches high school Chemistry and Physics. This is his fifteenth year coaching varsity volleyball for Trinity and he has been the volleyball department head for the last decade. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Christian Ministries from Southwestern College (now Arizona Christian University), after completing two years at the University of Arizona. He returned to college to become certified as a high school math teacher through Arizona State University (yes, U of A & ASU). Chad has taught at Trinity since 2007. He loves to play a plethora of sports, such as volleyball, basketball, football, and softball. He also loves outdoor activities such as camping, water sports, and rock climbing. Spending time with his family, however, trumps the rest. He has been married to his wonderful wife, Melanie, for 25 years. Their two children are graduates of Trinity.

Holly has taught art at Trinity since 2014.  She takes great joy in opening the minds of her students to the world of art and developing their abilities to create, enjoy and appreciate art.

Born and raised in Arizona, Christi graduated from Prescott High School.  She then studied Bible Theology at the Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago.  Through her service experiences at Moody, Christi soon saw the Lord encouraging her love of students and teaching.  After graduation, she came back to Prescott where those desires to teach were again fueled as she worked in the classroom of the Yavapai County Juvenile Detention Center.  She returned to school and received a post-bachelor's degree in secondary education emphasis in mathematics. Married to her college sweetheart, and blessed with four special daughters, Christi enjoys living life to the fullest as she embraces the beauty of God's creation.

Mr. West was born in Prescott, a 1990 graduate of Prescott High.  From there he went on to get a Bachelor’s degree in Missionary Aviation from Moody Bible Institute.  He was married in 1999 to Christi and they have 4 girls ages 17 and younger.  Following the Lord’s leading to join His work in Prescott, the West family came to work at Trinity in 2016.  Mr. West is honored to serve the students of Trinity, and is looking forward to partnering with parents in helping students grow in awe of God’s work in the world as well as grow in their relationship with Christ.