Kathy Badger
Emily Cochran
Founder/Administrator
Jared Cochran
Pamella Berger
Elizabeth Inskeep
Director of Academics
Laura Fairchild
Laura Frymire
Elementary/Intermediate Student Liaison
Tim Inskeep
Barb Mross
Middle School/High School Student Liaison
ELEMENTARY/INTERMEDIATE TEACHERS: 2 Day Model
Alyssa Choplin
Pre-Kindergarten Lead Teacher:
Alyssa Choplin is an artist, educator, and mother of 4 children. (ages 6,12,14,and 17) She received her Art Education degree through Indiana University in 2001. She then began teaching art in public school (at the elementary and high school levels) until starting a family, where she was fortunate to get to stay at home while they were young. She continued pursuits in art, working on murals, selling art to boutiques, and creating artwork for individual clients. She also started Wild at HeART, an in-home Art Camp and school. Alyssa and her husband are blessed to have finally moved home to Indiana recently after being away for 18 years, living in both Maryland and Arizona. In 2017, she discovered her passion for teaching preschool both in Maryland and here in Indiana. She absolutely adores having the honor to shape the hearts and minds of little ones, helping them mature spiritually, emotionally, and academically. Alyssa has loved Jesus since she was a little girl and was raised by two parents who also deeply love the Lord. She has worked on staff with Young Life, as a director for the Teen Moms ministry YoungLives. She has served in youth ministry in various capacities, spoken at Women's retreats, served on the prayer team, and sang on the Worship Team. She is currently a coach and worship leader for the Heartland Kids ministry at Heartland Church where she attends with her husband. Alyssa feels that children have the ability to know Jesus and understand many biblical principles from a very young age!
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Brenda Britton
Classes: Kindergarten AM Block, Kindergarten Enrichment, Kindergarten Reading Roundup
Brenda was born and raised in Fort Wayne and received an Elementary Education degree from Ball State University. After college she and her husband started a home in Westfield, where she taught at Washington Elementary as a first-grade teacher. With the arrival of their first child, Brenda stepped away from the classroom to become a stay-at-home mom, something she always desired. A few years later their second child was born, and Brenda considers it a privilege and a gift to have spent time at home these past years raising their two daughters. The Brittons chose to homeschool their children, allowing Brenda to utilize her education background at home and within local co-ops and various classes at church. When her children began high school, they attended Northpoint for many courses at that level. Since both of them have graduated, Brenda has enjoyed getting back into the formal classroom to share the discovery of learning with young children. An active member of Venture Christian Church, she appreciates her role as one of the worship pianists. In addition to spending time with family, she also enjoys entertaining, antiquing, and sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
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Stacy Beeler
Jaime Lambert
Classes: 1st Grade AM Block, 1st Grade Enrichment, 1st Grade Reading Roundup
Stacy was born and raised in Indiana. She attended Ball State University where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education in 1993. Her career as an educator has included teaching positions at Traders Point Christian Academy and Our Lady of Grace School. She has also worked as Director of Academic Reading at Sylvan Learning Center, Summer Camp Director at TPCA, and substitute teacher. She and her wonderful husband, David, have been blessed with two amazing children who also attend Northpoint. Stacy enjoys creating hands-on learning activities and strives to make learning fun for her students.
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Jeanie Renollet
Classes: 2nd Grade Core Block, 2nd Grade Passport to the World, 2nd Grade Fine Arts and Enrichment
Jaime received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from IUPUI. She worked in Lawrence township teaching elementary and middle school. Jaime has taught 2nd grade for Northpoint since the elementary school began. She loves making learning fun for the students and her favorite subjects to teach are Bible and science. Jaime appreciates individual learning styles and unique personalities in the classroom. Her classroom is usually involving fun while learning and she loves to laugh with the students. Jaime is married and blessed with 4 amazing children.
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Classes: 3rd Grade Core Block, 3rd Grade electives
Jeanie graduated from IUPUI with her studies in education and has taught in Lawrence Township for 6 years. She really enjoys working with students and families of the community. Recently, Jeanie earned her Master's in Curriculum Development with a concentration in English Language Learning at Purdue University. She loves to read historical fiction, take walks with her family, and explore new types of food. She is married to her husband, Donnie, and has a beautiful son, Leland. As a teacher her goal is to make sure each child is seen and loved. Jeanie aims to challenge students academically while developing them as whole people.
Christy Davis
Classes: 4th-6th Grade History, 4th-6th Grade Geography
Christy has a teaching degree in social studies education that she received from IUPUI. She worked in Lawrence Township Schools for six years. Christy's goal as an educator has always been to create an environment in her classroom where students enjoy learning. She provides a variety of learning opportunities to address varying learning styles and interests and works to see that the students are actively engaged in the learning process. As she teaches social studies, she places an emphasis on improving reading, writing, and vocabulary skills so that students' learning extends beyond the course of study. Christy and her husband, Tim, have seven children.
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Danielle Graham
Janice Schmadeke
Classes: 4th-6th Grade Language Arts
Born in Ohio, Danielle grew up on a farm passed down by family members for five generations. She moved to Indiana to pursue her education at Anderson University, where she attained a BA in Language Arts Education. After graduation, Danielle taught seventh grade (honors, general, and intervention) language arts classes at Pendleton Heights Middle School for five years. During that time, she married her husband, moved to Fortville, and had a son. Desiring to spend more time with her son, Danielle resigned from her position at the middle school, but continued to pursue other avenues of teaching such as tutoring, teaching ESL classes through VIPKID, and working part-time at a preschool. Danielle and her husband, Brent, currently have three children (two boys and a girl). The oldest son attends Northpoint this year as a kindergartner. Her husband enjoys coaching Hancock county's Special Olympics basketball and golf teams. Their whole family attends these sporting events t o cheer on Hancock's athletes. Danielle also enjoys participating in reading groups, writing in her spare time, and traveling back to Ohio to spend time with family. She is passionate about giving her children opportunities to discover God and grow in knowledge and character. Danielle is grateful to be a part of the Northpoint community.,
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Natalie Thom
Classes: 4th-6th Grade Math, 4th-6th Grade STEM
Natalie has a teaching degree in elementary education from Ball State University. Prior to staying home with her children, she taught in Lawrence Township, Avon Community Schools, and Westfield Washington Schools. Natalie's goals as an educator have always been to create a safe environment in her classroom where students enjoy learning. She provides a variety of learning opportunities to address varying learning styles and interests, and she works to see that the students are actively engaged in the learning process. As she teaches math, she emphasizes real world applications that her students can apply to the rest of their lives. Natalie also advocates for Artisan Partners across the globe as an Ambassador with Noonday Collection, a fair trade fashion brand. Natalie and her husband Michael have two children. They enjoy playing outside, reading together, and traveling.
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Classes: 4th-6th Grade Science
Janice Schmadeke majored in Elementary Education at Purdue University and has her Master's in Counseling from Indiana University.
Throughout her years as an educator, Janice has taught in public and private schools as well as homeschool programs. She has taught all of the subjects in the upper elementary grades, most recently in 5th grade.
A fun fact about Janice is that she married an IU grad, two of their children went to Purdue, and two went to IU. They have diverse careers: an attorney, a construction project manager, a nurse and a professional musician with a business major. Now she is busy watching her grandchildren grow up! Janice delights in building relationships with her students and their parents. She encourages a mutual respect in the classroom which fosters trust and confidence.
Teaching Science will be an amazing opportunity to learn how to investigate our world, and discover the wonders of God's creation.
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Erica Dick
Lyn Gettinger
Classes: 4-6th Bible, 4th-6th Grade Drama,
Erica Dick has lived in Indianapolis since 1995. She and husband Ryan were married in May of 2006, and Erica is currently working alongside her husband as he serves as a pastor at Hope Church in Anderson, IN. Erica has three kiddos who fill her life with lots of noise and hilarious dialogue. They are a source of joy, and she appreciates the two-day-a-week schedule at Northpoint that allows her to teach AND be home with her kids most of the week. Erica received her B.A. in Film Studies and Communication from Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana. She graduated with an emphasis in screenwriting and producing, and has had the opportunity to write, direct or produce five short films. She has also written a novel, several children's books, several screenplays and continues to write in her spare time. She has worked at Northpoint since 2007.
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Classes: 4th-12th Grade Art Classes
Lyn received her B.A. degree in 1976 from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, with a double major in Art and Elementary Education and a minor in Secondary Art Education. She taught elementary art in two private Christian schools in Massachusetts while her husband, Steve, attended seminary. Lyn taught K-12 Art at Liberty Christian School in Anderson from 1992-2001, then specialized to middle school and high school art from 2001-2007. During that time she organized local and regional art shows, and developed an active extracurricular high school Art Club. Lyn believes that the urge to be creative is one of the indications that we are made in the image of God, and that the world needs artists who can effectively communicate God's truth. She especially loves teaching drawing and design, and also loves helping students see creative potential in all kinds of mixed media. Having a kiln at home enables her to fire student clay creations. Lyn's family includes her husband, Steve, and three grown children, Meg, Joanna, and Ben, their spouses, and seven grandchildren. Her husband has served as pastor at Whetstone Christian Church in Anderson since 1989, where Lyn serves alongside him in various capacities such as 1st and 2nd grade Sunday School teacher, and Vacation Bible School director.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL Teachers
Josephine Alcorn
Classes: Health, Chemistry and ICP
Josephine will graduate from IUPUI this August with a degree in General Studies Life Sciences with a minor in Chemistry. She graduated from Westfield High School and then went to Cedarville University. Josephine pursued a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Forensic Science for three full years, before God called her away from forensic chemistry. Now, Josephine wants to use her gifts of teaching along with her passion for science to teach at Northpoint. She has worked as a tutor all throughout college for mainly science and math. Josephine has a passion for walking alongside students through their educational journey. While she finds Chemistry fascinating, she understands that not everyone does. She desires that students will appreciate the subject and see how God meticulously designed the world around us. Josephine also is pursuing ministry. She is very active in her church, Life Church Noblesville, through kids and youth ministry as well as serving on the worship team. She also leads a young adult ministry. Josephine lives with her husband, Caleb, and their three-legged dog.
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Lauren Cooper
Classes: Middle School United States History, World Geography
Lauren is married to her best friend, Darren, and together they have her bonus daughter, Story, and their new baby boy, Vinyl. If they aren't snuggling their dog Vivienne, they are probably spending time with their large family. Lauren grew up as an inner city pastor's daughter and while growing up in ministry, developed a passion for teaching. She attended IUPUI where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. She taught at New Palestine High School for the past five years and is excited to begin teaching at Northpoint in the fall! Lauren has a passion for creating relationships with young people and bringing education to life while showing them that a relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship in their lives and everything points back to Him. Everything.
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Classes: 7th Honor Language Arts, 8th Grade Honors Language Arts, Creative Writing, Middle School Bible
Classes: Grammar & Composition, American Literature
Born in Ohio, Danielle grew up on a farm passed down by family members for five generations. She moved to Indiana to pursue her education at Anderson University, where she attained a BA in Language Arts Education. After graduation, Danielle taught seventh grade (honors, general, and intervention) language arts classes at Pendleton Heights Middle School for five years. During that time, she married her husband, moved to Fortville, and had a son. Desiring to spend more time with her son, Danielle resigned from her position at the middle school, but continued to pursue other avenues of teaching such as tutoring, teaching ESL classes through VIPKID, and working part-time at a preschool. Danielle and her husband, Brent, currently have three children (two boys and a girl). The oldest son attends Northpoint this year as a kindergartner. Her husband enjoys coaching Hancock county's Special Olympics basketball and golf teams. Their whole family attends these sporting events t o cheer on Hancock's athletes. Danielle also enjoys participating in reading groups, writing in her spare time, and traveling back to Ohio to spend time with family. She is passionate about giving her children opportunities to discover God and grow in knowledge and character. Danielle is grateful to be a part of the Northpoint community.
Heather Mayes
Classes: 7th Language Arts, 8th Language Arts, Real World Literacy, Speech
Heather grew up in Fishers. She graduated from Heritage Christian High School after being primarily homeschooled throughout elementary and middle school. After high school, she went on to study at Anderson University where she majored in Theatre and English knowing that she would go on to pursue a license in education after graduation. Heather earned her teaching license through the Transition to Teaching program at IUPUI in 2010. She went on to marry her husband, Justin, and teach middle school language arts for the Brownsburg School Corporation for the next four years. During this time, she also coached cross-country and track and was a sponsor for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Heather has a passion for literature as well as a love for acting and speaking. She coached the speech team at Hamilton Southeastern High School for three years. Her other passions include spending time with her family and friends, running, and enjoying God's creation outdoors. She is very thankful to be teaching at Northpoint because it allows her to pursue her calling of being both a teacher and a mom.
Classes: 7th Science, 7th Honors Science, 8th Grade Physical Science
Barb grew up a southern girl but has lived in Indiana since the 80s. She graduated from Ball State with a B.S. degree in Geography and was on the Dean's list. Her teaching career began in the early 90s and she has been teaching, subbing, or working in a school ever since. The whole Mross family is very involved in the youth programs at their church, Christ the Savior Lutheran in Fishers. Barb has been a group leader for the Confirmation program for 7th-8th graders, has led VBS, taught Sunday school, and helped with the Youth Praise Band. Barb joined Northpoint's staff in 2017 and began teaching science in 2020. She is also assistant coach for the Panthers Cheerleaders. Barb and her husband, Steve, were married in 1992 and have 3 wonderful kids. Their 2 sons are grown and their daughter is a Northpoint student, class of 2024.
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Bobbi Sue Murray
Classes: American Sign Language 1, 2 and 3
Bobbi Sue graduated from Frederick Community College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught American Sign Language (ASL) at Horizon Christian School for two years. Bobbi Sue also worked as a Deaf Mentor doing home visits with families with Deaf babies teaching them ASL and teaching ASL to caregivers at Daycare. Bobbi Sue has resided in Indiana since 2001. She has been married to her husband Roscoe for 18 years and they have 4 children. Bobbi Sue is very thrilled to share her love for ASL and help her students thrive and enjoy learning ASL. She and her husband served in the Deaf Children Ministry at Creekside for 1 year and enjoy sharing God's words with others.
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Leigh Anne Silva
Classes: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3
Leigh Anne was raised in Indiana until age 13 and moved to California where she lived until 2000 when she relocated to Indiana. She
studied Accounting at Mt. San Antonio College and also earned a certificate in Accounting/Bookkeeping.
California is where she found her love and admiration for the Hispanic culture. She had taken 2 year of Spanish in high school and decided to also take
it in college. Leigh Anne began teaching a group of home schooled students which led to teaching middle school at Legacy Christian school and the teaching at Northpoint. She taught at Northpoint for several years while her daughter was enrolled and also coached volleyball. In addition, she has interpreted/translated for mission trips, interpreted in the medical field for patients and doctors, case conferences in the public school system in addition to interpreting a court hearing. Her goal is for every student to take the Spanish language skills that they learn to be able to serve their community and travel abroad. Leigh Anne attends Traders Point Christian Church on the West side. She is on worship team there and her husband is a member of the production team. She has two adult children and 2 grandchildren and resides in Avon with her husband Tony.
Jodi Schwartz
Classes: 8th Grade Honors Physical Science, Forensic Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology
Jodi was born in London, OH. She graduated with honors from Houghton College in 1992 with a B.S. in Biology. She completed her Teacher Certification coursework at Wright State University. Having accepted Christ at a young age, she was very thankful to attend a Christian college that was solid in the areas of science. She taught Biology in both public and Christian high schools in Ohio before having her sons. She homeschooled them both and is thankful for the many opportunities she had to teach through the years in homeschool groups and at church. She and her husband, Jim, have lived in Noblesville for over 20 years and enjoy spending time with their sons, gardening, and watching and coaching sports. They are members of Harbour Shores Church. She is excited for the opportunity to continue serving the Lord by proclaiming His truths demonstrated through His creation and working with the students at Northpoint.
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Jodi Smith
Jon Streeter
Classes: 7th grade Math, 7th grade Honors Math, 8th grade Math/Pre-Algebra, 8th grade Honors Math/Algebra, Algebra 1
Originally from Fort Wayne, Jodi Smith has lived in the Indianapolis area since 2001. She and her husband Eric have been married almost 22 years and have two daughters. Lauren is a freshman education major at Ball State University and Megan is a sophomore at Fishers High School. Jodi has a BA in Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs and German from Miami University (Ohio) and a MA in International Affairs from George Washington University. She plays the clarinet in the Indianapolis Clarinet Ensemble and the White River Wind Symphony and loves attending her daughters' band concerts and competitions. Jodi has been substitute teaching for Hamilton Southeastern Schools for seven years and has been tutoring junior high and high school math students for five years. She loves teaching and is specifically passionate about middle school math. Jodi is excited to share her love of math and problem solving with the students of Northpoint.
Classes: Personal Finance, US History, World History, Government/Economics, Critical Thinking & the Art of Debate, High School Bible
Jon Streeter was born and raised in Indianapolis and was active in his local community throughout his high school years. A member of Castleview Baptist Church since 2008, he was involved in the youth ministry for many years and has developed a passion for youth education. He attended Hillsdale College and Oxford University and holds degrees in History, Political Science and Economics. Since 2006 he has taught at Northpoint Homeschool Classes with classes in American and World History, Government, Economics and Debate. He also runs a private tutoring program at Fishers Library for students in Military History and German. In 2014, he joined the staff of Verity Institute, a CLEP-based college program, where he teaches American Politics and both Macro- and Microeconomics. In what little free time he has, he runs a travel company called AET, which organizes educational trips in the United States and Europe and raises money to allow underprivileged high school students the opportunity to travel and "walk in the footsteps of history.
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Megan Taylor
Classes: Geometry, Honors Geometry, Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus
Megan Taylor graduated with a degree in math education from Taylor University and has since spent 8 years teaching high school math in both public and private school settings. She has always had a passion for math and science and loves finding new ways to make the material accessible and relevant to each learner. In addition to developing students' logic and problem solving skills, Megan enjoys showing youth how every topic (even math!) points to a good and holy Creator. A few years ago, Megan took a year off from teaching to do a Discipleship Training School through YWAM. In addition to teaching, Megan is an avid reader and runner. She and her husband, Blake, have one son, Bennett!
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Chad Temple
Classes: 7th-12th Grade Christianity and Our World
Chad grew up in Rochester, New York, as the third of six children. He moved to Missouri where he earned his BA in Bible. Upon graduation he went into full-time ministry with a focus on urban ministry. He moved to Brooklyn, NY where he led a program reaching children and families in the Bronx and Harlem. In 1987 he married Cheryl. A year later they moved to Indianapolis to lead The Caring Place, the outreach program of Calvary Temple. He led that ministry until 2022. Ministering to the urban children and families is where he learned how important it is for people to truly know Christ, which means they must know the Word of God and understand their faith. For then and only then can they be confident in their relationship with him and confidently share that faith with those around them. This is why he has such a love for philosophy, apologetics, and theology and wants young people to understand them. Cheryl and Chad have four children, four children-in-law, and nine grandchildren. In 2018, Chad earned an MA in Philosophy and Apologetics from Lincoln Christian University. In 2022 he transitioned from working at the church to start the iNDY Network, a non-profit focused on creating a community of believers that reach individuals and renew neighborhoods. He is on the board of P30, a non-profit focused on providing space and support for entrepreneurs who are from the far eastside of Indianapolis or are establishing businesses on the far eastside. He has a love of teaching and believes that young people need to discover the truth and the power of the Gospel so they may one day be able to join Paul in stating, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel for it is the power of God for salvation" (Ro. 1:16). That is why he loves to teach Philosophy, Apologetics, Theology, and Bible, and to do so in a discussion style that allows young people to experience the truth and the power of the Gospel.
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