Board of Directors

If you would like to contact Morning Star Academy’s Board of Directors, please email board.president@msa-qc.org

  • John Amman

    PRESIDENT

    I am serving the Board and the Morning Star community because I am committed to ensuring our classical Christian education is available to as many Quad Cities students as possible. Our family believes this foundational education model is essential for all students’ faith as well as sharpening their abilities to think critically, defend truth, and enjoy the freedoms upon which our great country was founded; endowed by our Creator. Our family will continue to invest time and resources into Morning Star Academy for years to come.

    Director of Automated Solutions, Tri-City Electric
    On MSA Board since: 2021
    Children at MSA: 2

  • Joel Rohde

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Worship Pastor at North Ridge Community Church
    On MSA Board Since: 2023
    Children at MSA: 4

  • Tyson Fulton

    TREASURER

    I appreciate Morning Star for the curriculum taught through a Christian worldview, supportive teachers and administrators that guide and grow the students, and the Morning Star community that desires to make a difference for Christ.

    Accountant, Deere & Co.
    On MSA Board since: 2022
    Children at MSA: 2

  • Sara Miller

    SECRETARY

    My husband Matt and I have two boys. We placed them at Morning Star so that our Lord Jesus Christ and His teaching would be at the center of their education. The classical Christian model is not only excellent for cultivating learning ability; it also helps protect our sons from an increasingly hostile culture that seeks to lead them away from the truth.

    On MSA Board since: 2021
    Children at MSA: 2

  • Chad Raeside

    BOARD MEMBER

    We send our children to Morning Star because we believe the classical Christian Education provided in the Trivium shapes their character like no other form of education. In the end, we firmly believe the school will train our children to be thinkers, leaders and lovers of Jesus while at the same time serving their communities for the greater good.

    Accountant, Genesis Health Systems
    On MSA Board since: 2015
    Children at MSA: 2

  • Michael Mack

    BOARD MEMBER

    I appreciate Morning Star because of the values it instills in children while maintaining excellence in its challenging academic curriculum. It is evident how Morning Star's board and staff have Jesus as their center and foundation.

    Physician, Unity Point
    On MSA Board since: 2022
    Children at MSA: 5

  • Lacey Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Stay at home Mom
    On MSA Board since: 2023
    Children at MSA: 5

  • Marisa Sorenson

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Maxim Pikulskiy

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Eric Bortner

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Nathaniel Schaefer

    BOARD MEMBER