Decidedly Christian. Distinctively Classical.

Faculty & Staff

Grammar Faculty

Carla Ayala
Spanish, Teacher’s Aide
cayala@liveoakclassical.com

Terri Cluck
Grammar 1
tcluck@liveoakclassical.com

Kyle Combs
Physical Education
kcombs@liveoakclassical.com

Jamie Daggett
Reading Specialist
jdaggett@liveoakclassical.com

Jennifer Eberlein
Teacher’s Aide
jeberlein@liveoakclassical.com

Natalie Eberlein
Grammar 4 Math
neberlein@liveoakclassical.com

Natalie Friesen
Physical Education
nfriesen@liveoakclassical.com

Sarah Gober
Grammar 5 & 6
sgober@liveoakclassical.com

Hillary Goll
Grammar 4
hgoll@liveoakclassical.com

Sarah Halvorsen
Grammar 2
shalvorson@liveoakclassical.com

Kaleigh Harper
Art
kharper@liveoakclassical.com

Dawn Holmes
Junior Kindergarten
dholmes@liveoakclassical.com

Lea Hull
Grammar 5
lhull@liveoakclassical.com

Lindsay Hunter
Grammar 3
lhunter@liveoakclassical.com

Thomas Hunter
Grammar 5 & 6
thunter@liveoakclassical.com

Michele Jackson
Grammar 2
mjackson@liveoakclassical.com

Teresa Joiner
Teacher’s Aide
tjoiner@liveoakclassical.com

Sarah Maxwell
Grammar 4
smaxwell@liveoakclassical.com

Missy McReynolds
Grammar 6
mmcreynolds@liveoakclassical.com

Melanie Morgan
Grammar 3
mmorgan@liveoakclassical.com

Ethan Nicholson
Grammar 5 & 6
enicholson@liveoakclassical.com

Melissa O’Hare
Physical Education
mohare@liveoakclassical.com

Kimber Ozols
Junior Kindergarten
kozols@liveoakclassical.com

Cade Rex
Latin
crex@liveoakclassical.com

Sue Ann Schnitker
Teacher’s Aide
sschnitker@liveoakclassical.com

Kelly Tetens
Librarian
ktetens@liveoakclassical.com

Elisabeth Thomas
Art
elthomas@liveoakclassical.com

Philip Thomas
Music
pthomas@liveoakclassical.com

Jessica Thompson
Kindergarten
jthompson@liveoakclassical.com

Hannah Tucker
Kindergarten
htucker@liveoakclassical.com

Leticia Tucker
Grammar 1
ltucker@liveoakclassical.com

Logic & Rhetoric Faculty

Tammy Benton
Choir
tbenton@liveoakclassical.com

Kyle Carter
Christian Studies
kcarter@liveoakclassical.com

Jennifer Chakmakjian
Math
jchakmakjian@liveoakclassical.com

Amy Garcia
Literature & Composition, Librarian
agarcia@liveoakclassical.com

Allie Gardell
Math, Science, Student Life Coordinator
agardell@liveoakclassical.com

Claire Gostomski
Literature & Composition, History
cgostomski@liveoakclassical.com

Rik Hinz
Literature & Composition, Christian Studies, Classical Studies
rhinz@liveoakclassical.com

Amanda Kirklin
Math, French
akirklin@liveoakclassical.com

Mike McGuire
Christian Studies, Classical Studies, Aide
mmcguire@liveoakclassical.com

Dodie Morris
Handbells
dmorris@liveoakclassical.com

Kassie Newcomer
Science
knewcomer@liveoakclassical.com

Ethan Nicholson
Engineering
enichoson@liveoakclassical.com

Melissa O’Hare
Yearbook
mohare@liveoakclassical.com

Jackson Perry
Latin
jperry@liveoakclassical.com

Katharine Pitts
Science
kpitts@liveoakclassical.com

Will Pitts
Math
wpitts@liveoakclassical.com

Natalie Rainey
Spanish
nrainey@liveoakclassical.com

Todd Shively
Literature & Composition, History, Chapel Coordinator
tshivley@liveoakclassical.com

Cassidy Thies
Math
cthies@liveoakclassical.com

Steve Tyra
History, Christian Studies
styra@liveoakclassical.com

Caitlin Vanek
Literature & Composition, Classical Studies
clawrence@liveoakclassical.com

Chuck Vanek
History, Classical Studies
cvanek@liveoakclassical.com

Michael Vela
Woodshop
mvela@liveoakclassical.com

Administration & Staff

David Acuna
Facilities Assistant
dacuna@liveoakclassical.com

Jennifer Bankhead
Dean of Logic & Rhetoric Schools
jbankhead@liveoakclassical.com

Alisha Barker
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
abarker@liveoakclassical.com

Christopher Eberlein, Ed.D
Dean of Grammar School
ceberlein@liveoakclassical.com

Natalie Eberlein
Assistant Dean of Grammar School
neberlein@liveoakclassical.com

Chantal Flynn
Operations Manager
cflynn@liveoakclassical.com

Kristin Getterman
Admissions Coordinator
kgetterman@liveoakclassical.com

Brice Helton
Director of Athletics
bhelton@liveoakclassical.com

Lauren Helton
Admissions Coordinator
lhelton@liveoakclassical.com

Steve Howard
Transporation Coordinator
showard@liveoakclassical.com

Hannah Hunter
Advancement Coordinator
hhunter@liveoakclassical.com

Griffin Johnston
Aftercare Director
gjohnson@liveoakclassical.com

Amber McCreery
College Counselor
amccreery@liveoakclassical.com

Breez McGuire, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff
bmcguire@liveoakclassical.com

Lacy McNamee, Ph.D.
Director of Advancement
lmcnamee@liveoakclassical.com

Alison Moffatt
Head of School
amoffatt@liveoakclassical.com

Hannah Murrey
Social Emotional Learning Specialist
hmurrey@liveoakclassical.com

Sarah Pearsall
Accountant
spearsall@liveoakclassical.com

Renon Sahly
Business and Human Resources Associate
rsahly@liveoakclassical.com

Lisa Sutherland
Director of Accommodations
lsutherland@liveoakclassical.com

Dana Vaughn
Registrar
dvaughn@liveoakclassical.com

Michael Vela
Facilities Coordinator
mvela@liveoakclassical.com

Debbie Wachsmann
Grammar Office Manager
dwachsmann@liveoakclassical.com

Sarah Weatherly
Director of Fine Arts
sweatherly@liveoakclassical.com

Emmaline Whitmer
Logic and Rhetoric Office Manager
ewhitmer@liveoakclassical.com

Donna Zemanek
Director of Finance
dzemanek@liveoakclassical.com

High School Athletics Staff

Michael Browning
Baseball
mbrowning@liveoakclassical.com

Kyle Combs
Boys Basketball
kcombs@liveoakclassical.com

Katy Cordell
Cheer, Athletics Administrative Assistant
kcordell@liveoakclassical.com

David Dalton
Cross Country
ddalton@liveoakclassical.com

Scott Friesen
Boys Soccer
sfriesen@liveoakclassical.com

Courtney Hays
Volleyball
chayes@liveoakclassical.com

Brice Helton
Track
bhelton@liveoakclassical.com

Steve Howard
Girls Basketball
showard@liveoakclassical.com

Matt Hurst
Football
mhurst@liveoakclassical.com

Neil Luft
Golf

Karlee Pottorff
Girls Soccer
kpottorff@liveoakclassical.com

Tom Sullivan
Tennis
tsullivan@liveoakclassical.com

What Live Oak Means To Our Community
While putting my 4 year old child to bed we normally sing songs as he drifts off to sleep that are gospel or hymnal songs. After three months of being a Junior Kindergarten student at Live Oak, my son informed me that tonight he wanted me to sing a new song. I asked him what song, and he replied, “Sing the Doxology, Dad.” He then sang the song for me, and in that moment my heart was touched as I realized the everlasting qualities Live Oak was assisting me as a parent through planting the seeds of songs to God that will carry with my son for a lifetime. This is only one story, and I must say that my heart is touched, changed, and blessed beyond measure by Live Oak through the overflow of my child’s education but even more by his deepening love for our Savior Jesus Christ.
Grammar Parent
Excellence in Classical Education in Waco, Texas
info@liveoakclassical.com
Grammar School
Main Office
400 S. 4th Street
Waco, Texas 76706
(254) 714-1007
Logic & Rhetoric School
420 S. 5th Street
Waco, Texas 76706
(254) 714-1008