facultyandstaffdirectory

Mrs. Patti Ireland

Teaches 1st grade

Years at CIA - 18

College - Montana Community College,

Eastern Montana

Montana Institute of Bible

Married to Bill and has 3 grown children and 7 grandkids.

3 things I'd like to do:

1) go to Israel

2) learn how to quilt

3) take an all-family cruise

Mrs. Kerri Nelson

Teaches 3rd grade

Years at CIA - 6 years

College - St. Cloud University

Kenai Peninsula College

Married to Joel and has 4 children:

Ryan - 18yrs.

Chloe - 13yrs.

Ellie - 12yrs.

Coel - 10yrs.

3 things I'd like to do:

1) go to the Holy Land

2) hold LOTS of grandbabies

3) be a cheesy old person in a motorhome

Mr. Steve Peterson

Secondary teacher

Teaches: 10 Bible, 7/8 History, World History, Sr Hi. Art

Years at CIA - 5

College - Sheldon Jackson College

UAF

Married for 31 years to Sassa and has 4 children - 3 grown

and 1 still at home, Johnny - 4yrs.

3 things I'd like to do:

1) write a book

2) go to Norway

3) see a great-grandchild

Mr. Gary Leiter

Vice Principal and Secondary teacher

Teaches: 11th Bible, 11/12th English, Algebra 1.5, Drama

Years at CIA - 15

College - Grace College B.S.

Cedarville College B.S.

Corban College M.Ed.

Married for 27 years to Jill and has 2 grown children, Brittany and Tristan, as well as 1 granddaughter, Alee.

4 things I'd like to do:

1) hike Resurrection Trail (all 39.4 miles) in 1 day

2) lay on a deserted beach in the Carribean as I seek to find my pirate roots

3) finish my cabin on Caribou Island

4) write a book about something

Mrs. Amy O'Dell

Secondary teacher

Teaches: 9 Bible, 7, 8, 9, & 10th English, Annual, Jr Hi PE

Years at CIA - 10

College - John Wesley Bible College

Kenai Peninsula College

UAA

Married for 22 years to Dave and has 2 children:

Keefe - 12 yrs.

Reece - 10 yrs.

3 things I'd like to do:

1) go on a family cruise

2) win a volleyball state championship

3) be a world traveled photographer

Mrs. Jill Leiter

Front Desk Receptionist/Secretary and Guidance Counselor and "Keeper of the School's Sanity"

Years at CIA - 11

College - Baptist Bible College A.A.

Grand Rapids Baptist Bible

Grace College B.S.

George Fox University (working on M.S. in Counseling)

Married for 27 years to Gary and has 2 grown children, Brittany and Tristan, as well as

1 granddaughter, Alee.

3 things I'd like to do:

1) go to Africa

2) get more grandbabies

3) go to the Holy Land

Mrs. Lisa Linegar

Book Keeper

Years at CIA - 1

College - UAA

UAF

Married for 7 years to Gabe and has 2 children, Fiona and Faida

3 things I'd like to do:

1) travel to all 7 continents

2) go skydiving

3) get rich off of photography

Mrs. Debbie Bird

Teaches 2nd grade

Years at CIA-3

College-University of Mobile

Married to Dean Bird and has two children: Brian--22 and Julie--25

Also has one granddaughter

3 things I'd like to do:

1) see the world

2) read the classics

3) learn how to text message

Becky Dwinnell

Preschool Teacher

Years at CIA-18

College-University of Alaska

3 things I'd like to do:

1) go to China

2) see family members come to know the Lord

3) get married

Favorite ice cream: rainbow sherbet

Favorite saying: "Proud to be Canadian, eh?"

Mrs. Angie Lyons

Teaches Kindergarten

Years at CIA - 12

College - Northwest Nazarene University

Married for 17 years to Mike and has 3 children:

Caleb - 12yrs.

Emma - 9yrs.

Levi - 7months

3 things I'd like to do:

1) see kids grow up

2) go on a missions trip to another country

3) get a Master's degree