I remember a time in high school when I felt the Lord calling me to commit my life and my future to serving Him. Since I enjoyed working with kids and teaching, I studied Elementary Education at Murray State University and planned on teaching English as a second language to children overseas. Little did I know that the Lord had a completely different and wonderful path for me to follow.
God brought me and my amazing husband together in college. We both attended Hardin Baptist so after we graduated and got married, we stayed in the area and continued to come here to church. My husband had a job at a local police department, I got a job at a local school, and I taught the 3rd-5th grade girls Bible Study on Wednesday nights (and loved it!). The Lord opened the door for me as the Children's Director here in 2006, and I believe I have the best job in the world! I love working with the kiddos and families at Hardin and helping them learn and follow Jesus.
My husband and I have also been blessed with three awesome kids – Jacey, Caleb, and Hudson. I love hanging with my family, reading, and spending time outdoors. Crystal Talmadge completed some of her college at Grand Canyon University and then transferred to Northern Arizona University where she graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. Crystal has been teaching since she graduated from college in 2003 and her experience has included teaching fourth grade, sixth grade science and gifted education.
She has been teaching gifted students since 2013 and earned her Gifted Endorsement in 2018. She has also been a Lead Teacher and District Lead Gifted Teacher which included creating and aligning curriculum. An interesting fact about Crystal is she has coached baton twirling throughout many of the years she has been teaching. At one school she led three teams of twirlers ranging from students.
The twirlers even participated in competitions throughout the state of Arizona. Since Crystal and her family just moved back to Arizona from Kansas, they are searching for a home church. Previously, her family attended Central Christian Church. Crystal and her husband Glenn have been married since June of 2004 and they have four daughters; Rylee, Kylee, Jennalee and Jolianna.
Besides teaching, she enjoys volunteering, church activities, traveling, craft projects, spending time with family or friends and learning about new topics. Mrs. Phillips graduated from Barrett, The Honors College at ASU with a Bachelor of Arts Communication degree with a minor in business. After a career in marketing in the entertainment industry, she earned a Masters in Secondary Education with an emphasis on English from The University of Phoenix. She then taught Honors 9th grade English at Basha High School and was their Bible Study Club mentor. She left teaching to be a stay-at-home mom but during this time, she worked from home as an editor.
Mrs. Phillips' hobbies include cooking and playing with her girls. She loves games and enjoys competitive family game nights! Mrs. Phillips is currently involved with a home church but loved her time at Redemption Bible Church. She met her husband, David, while attending ASU and they have been married since 2002! Their daughters, Courtney and Colette have attended GCS since 2019.
They also have two very sweet, but very large German Shepherds named Chase and Delgado. Mr. Pasquariello Graduated from Washington State University in 2007 with a BA in History. He received his Masters in Teaching from City University of Seattle in 2009. After moving to Arizona in 2009, Mr. Pasquariello began working in the Washington Elementary District at New Beginnings Academy, the behavior school for that district.
In his final year at New Beginnings, he was the on-site coordinator. At the same time, he began first as an assistant then as the JV Boys coach at Westwood High School. In 2015 He began teaching at Westwood High School where he taught World History, US History, and AP US History. In addition to basketball, Mr. Pasquariello also coached Girls Golf. Mr. Pasquariello enjoys spending time with his family, whether it is a quiet night at home or going out to experience what Arizona has to offer. He also enjoys watching and playing basketball, reading , and playing video games.
Mr. Pasquariello and his family currently addend Redemption Church Gateway. Mr. Pasquariello married current GCS teacher Mrs. Pasquariello in 2011. The oldest, Tate, born in 2012, began Kindergarten at GCS in 2018. She began teaching elementary school in Colorado in 1993.
She taught second and third grade in Colorado, and then she stepped away from teaching to be home with her children. Her favorite things to do are spend time with her family, read, and explore the outdoors. Mrs. Hoyle loves to teach and feels honored to be able to share the love of God with her students. Mrs. Hoyle and her husband have been married for over 25 years and have four wonderful children. Three of her children have the privilege of attending GCS.
Kelly Boggs graduated from Asbury University, a Christian college in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2001 with a Bachelor's of Science in Middle School Education with an emphasis in English and social studies. Over the years Mrs. Boggs has taught English in grades 7-9 since 2001 in both Christian and public schools with a few years of substitute teaching in between while her daughters were young. Her family moved to Arizona from the Buckeye state in the summer of 2018, and she homeschooled her daughters in their year of transition before teaching at GCS. Kelly loves to read all kinds of books, enjoys traveling when she can get away, and can be found playing cards and board games with her family in most of her free time at home. She and her family worship at Life Link Church in Gilbert, and she and her husband currently serve in the greeters ministry. She has been married since 2003 to Chris Boggs and has two beautiful daughters, Charis and Gianna, who also attend Gilbert Christian.
Mr. Lovelady received his Bachelor of Arts from Washington State University and a Temporary Principal Certification from ACSI. He is currently working towards his Masters in Educational Leadership. He has thoroughly enjoyed mentoring students, partnering with parents, and building relationships with the staff and teachers. Mark was the 15-time speed skate champion and the school table tennis champion at his last school.
For over 35 years they were attending Life Center Church in Tacoma, Washington and also served as an assistant youth pastor for 15 years. He has been married to his wife Jennifer for since 1994. They have four children Alexis, Luke, Landyn, and Ashton. Alexis is currently working in Scottsdale and Luke is on scholarship playing basketball at Western Washington University. Landyn will be a Senior at Gilbert Christian High School this year and Ashton will be in the 8th Grade at our Greenfield Campus. Mark joined our Gilbert Christian Schools staff in the summer of 2018.
He worked as a classroom teacher at Shumway Elementary School in Chandler teaching 5th and 6th grade for nearly 8 years. He left the classroom and joined the school fundraising industry, and as a result, worked with students in over 350 different schools and organizations all across the state of Arizona. In 2015, he returned to the education field joining GCS at that time.
Mr. Henderson grew up in a Christian home and at age eleven he made a decision to follow Christ. He has been married to Trinka, a first-grade teacher with GCS, for 37 years. Their daughter, Mariah and husband, Luis, live in the valley with their new granddaughter, Kodi. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson currently attend Sun Valley Community Church, while serving in the area of missions.
They previously attended Compass Christian Church where Mr. Henderson served as an elder for nine years and youth/children's ministry leader for 19 years. He has a true heart for leading young people to understand God's Word and looks forward to teaching Bible and ELA to students in his new GCS homeroom. Cheryl Sciutto graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Special Education with endorsements in the areas of Learning Disabilities, Cognitive impairments, and social/emotional disabilities in 1993.
She has since taught in many environments including homeschool, private Christian schools, Public School, and even a one-room schoolhouse! She most recently started working with struggling learners at her own learning center based on her passion for Kinesthetic learning techniques. Cheryl has been teaching children of all ages for over 23 years and has no plans of retiring any time soon. Cheryl enjoys travel, National Parks, and water sports. Any opportunity to combine all three, she will be there! She attends church at Crossroads Nazarene and has been a member there since 1996.
Cheryl has a wonderful husband who works as a chef/restaurant owner, three grown daughters, and two amazing stepdaughters. Cheryl Sciutto has been a part of our GCS teaching staff since 2020. Katelyn Rachoy has been an orchestra director at Gilbert Christian since 2013. An Arizona native, she earned a B.M.E. in Music Education with an Instrumental Emphasis from the University of Arizona.
Mrs. Rachoy started playing the viola at age seven and loved the experiences she had in school orchestras, youth symphonies, private lessons and festivals and hopes to share that joy with her students. Her teaching experiences have been in early childhood strings, middle school outreach band, and elementary through high school orchestra. Prior to teaching at Gilbert Christian, Mrs. Rachoy substituted for music classes in the Mesa Public School district. Katelyn and her husband John attend Grace Bible Church of Phoenix where she enjoys serving in the nursery and on the worship team. She loves teaching at a Christian school where she can motivate students to glorify God with their gifts and abilities. Mr. Heintz attended UW-Platteville, a small state school in the University of Wisconsin system.
In 2002, he graduated with a bachelor of science in mathematics with a minor in biology and an emphasis in secondary education. Since then Peter has taught mathematics and science at the middle and high school levels and has coached baseball and football. He currently holds an Arizona Department of Education Certificate to teach mathematics and biology in grades 6-12. In the past couple of years they were able to go to San Antonio, TX, Kauai, HI, Washington D.C, Milwaukee, WI, and Huntsville, AL. Mr. Heintz is currently attending Redemption Church – Gateway. Mr. Heintz has been a part of our GCS teaching staff since 2020.
Rachelle Hayes has been a part of Gilbert Christian Schools since 2015 and wholeheartedly enjoys serving the students and parents of GCS. Mrs. Hayes is originally from Minnesota where she earned her Bachelors of Science Degree from the nationally accredited teaching college, St. Cloud State University. She moved to Arizona and began her teaching career in 1998. Mrs. Hayes has been a public and charter school teacher and has experience with students in the primary, upper elementary, and middle school grades.
Rachelle received her Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University in 2001 and is ACSI certified. As a family, they worship and serve at Rock Point Church. They also enjoy watching and playing sports, swimming, vacations, and going to the movies together. Rachelle is passionate about God and teaching his children and considers it a blessing to be his hands and feet in the classroom and in their home.
Claudia graduated from Grand Canyon University with her Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She completed her student teaching in the Gilbert Public School District and is thrilled to continue her education journey at GCS. Claudia is a GCS alum and attended from kindergarten to senior year of high school. She is so grateful to be a part of the GCS family where Christ is the center of everything that we do.
Outside of the classroom, she enjoys time with her family and friends, traveling, and spending time outdoors. Claudia attends Christ Church Central Phoenix and enjoys serving in the children's ministry. She feels so blessed to be a part of the GCS community with opportunities to point her students towards Christ every day. Mr. Robinson graduated from Grand Canyon University in 2014 with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education .
He currently attends Tempe Nazarene Church, where he serves on the church board and as the lead guitar player for the main service's worship team. He and his wife are parents to a 3-year-old daughter, Rory, and a 10-month-old daughter, Riley. He is also currently pursuing his Master's in Biblical and Theological Studies at Phoenix Seminary. In his spare time, he plays guitar and enjoys spending time with his family. Kathi graduated from Whitworth University in 1998 with a Bachelor's of Arts in English with an emphasis in Secondary Education and a minor in Biology. She is certified in both English and mathematics for grades 7th – 12th.
She's taught to a total of 12 years, but took time off for a season to be home with her children when they were young. Kathi was a heptathlete in college and began running distance after graduating. She fell in love with the marathon and then ultra-marathons, racing frequently until 2017. She's run across the Grand Canyon several times, completed multiple 50ks, 50 milers, and even a 100k! She married her husband, Chris, in 2000 and had her first baby, Carson, in 2004, then Bethany in 2005.
They are a family who loves the outdoors and escapes the heat to the mountains as often as possible. Mrs. McCloskey graduated from Arizona State University in 2012 earning a B.A. In Secondary Education and from Grand Canyon University in 2016 earning an M.A. Prior to joining GCS in the fall of 2021, she taught for eight years in a variety of math courses at the high school and junior high levels, plus many years of private tutoring experience.
An Arizona native, she is blessed to have attended Christian schools her 4th-12th grades and has a passion to be a part of Christian education. She loves helping students better understand math principles and applications, develop positive character traits, and grow in their relationships with God and come to know and love Him more. She enjoys reading, watching sports, baking, hiking, playing board games, trying different restaurants, and traveling to new places. Mrs. McCloskey married her high school sweetheart, Trevor, and they have two dogs, Simba and Nala.
She is thrilled to have the opportunity to share the world of math and how it can be used to glorify God with the GCS students. Mrs. Fellows was born and raised on the east coast working as a licensed commercial insurance broker/legal admin before moving to Arizona with her family in 1996. Since her children were still quite young, she was a stay-at-home mom.
