Baymonte is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Middle School
Ingrid Adams attended Baymonte in middle school. She graduated from North Park University in Chicago with a B.A. in Theatre and Art. She holds both California and ACSI teaching credentials and a Master’s Degree in Teaching from Bethany University. She previously taught high school English, Drama and Resource.
Linda Cantrall graduated from the University of California at Berkley with a B.A. in Social Sciences. She holds a California Secondary Credential for Biology and a graduate certificate in Bible from Multnomah School of the Bible. She was the first teacher hired by Baymonte Christian School in 1968. She has taught here since then with the exception of some time off to raise her family.
Glenn Davis graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.A. and from the Gordon-Cornwell Theological Seminary with a Master’s of Divinity. He earned his California Single Subject Teaching Credential at San Jose State University. He has taught in Mali, West Africa, San Lorenzo Valley High School and Scotts Valley High School. Glenn has been with Baymonte since 2001.
Kathleen Ellenwood joins our faculty full time this year after being asubstitute teacher at Baymonte since 1997. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College with a B.A. in Political Science and also attended Monterey Institute of International Studies. She has served as an Aide to Congressman Leon Panetta.
Rachel Hofmann, a former Baymonte student, joins our faculty this year after teaching in Baltimore, Maryland since 2005. She received her B.A. in Economics with a minor in Chemistry from Pepperdine University and a Master’s in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College. She received her Maryland Teaching Credential from Johns Hopkins University.
Nancy Morgan earned her B.A. and California Teacher’s Credential at Occidental College in Los Angeles with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Psychology. Nancy has several years of experience in the classroom as well as private tutoring.
Greg Olson attended Baymonte preschool and middle school. He graduated from Southern California College, Costa Mesa, with a degree in History/Political Science. He also has a Master’s degree in United States History from California State University, Long Beach. He received his Doctorate in U.S. History at Claremont University in 2008.
Dan Rozeboom graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Social Science/History. He holds an ACSI teaching credential and has been at Baymonte since 2000. He previously taught at the Mount Hermon Outdoor Science School where he served as counselor and Activities Director.
Trista Smestad joins our faculty full time this year. She holds a California state teaching credential and received a B.A. from San Jose State University with a double major in Psychology and Natural Science with a minor in Biology.
Sarah Schimmel has been at Baymonte since 2001. She obtained her B. A. in Liberal Studies and a K-12 Multiple Subject Clear Credential from UC Irvine. She worked in the I.P.I. department for three years before joining the Middle School Faculty as a Spanish teacher.
Specialists
Physical Education Debbie Siemsen graduated from Biola University with a double major of Christian Education and Elementary Education. She holds a minor in Bible. She received her California teaching credential from Bethany University. Debbie joined the Baymonte faculty in 1994.
Music Craig Simmons holds both a B.A. and a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of Arts. He has performed with numerous orchestras and has had teaching experience in Santa Cruz County Schools since 1991. He has been teaching kindergarten through eighth grade music at Baymonte since 2000.
Media Center Director Catherine Upton earned her B.A. in Art History and her Master’s degree in Library Science from San Jose State University in 1993. She joined the faculty in 2003.
Independent Program of Instruction Martha Stow received a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from San Jose State University. She taught three years before joining the Baymonte faculty in 1994. She enjoyed eleven years of teaching second grade and currently oversees Baymonte’s Independent Program of Instruction.
Ellen Arzouni has worked in a variety of capacities at Baymonte since 1994. She is trained in the Barton System of instruction for children with learning disabilities.
Roberta Handley has been at Baymonte since 2004. She is also a teacher at Baymonte Preschool Too.
Christina Castagnetto graduated from San Jose State University with her Master’s degree in 2000. She is a Speech and Language Pathologist. She joined Baymonte last year after 9 years of experience with San Lorenzo Elementary School. She works with students at Baymonte one day a week in addition to her private and public practice.
