CHCA Annual Report 2017-2018

2017-2018

2017-2018 

2017-2018 Annual Report 

A Message from the Board of Trustees Treasurer 3 

The Year in Review: 4 

2017 - 2018 Financial Reports 

A Message from the 6 

Board of Trustees President 

A Message from the Board of Trustees 8 

Development Chair 

#WhatIf Challenge 12 

Soaring Eagle Circle of Giving 14 

Donor Lists 16 

Getting to Know the Clary Family 19 

Gifts in Honor Of 22 

Gifts in Memory Of 23 

Remembering Loved Ones 23 

Q&A with the Meyer Family 23 

Meet the Bearden Family 25 

Light the Way Capital Campaign 28 

Progress Report 

A Special Journey Finding My Way 30 

Along the Camino 

Unleashing a lifelong passion to learn, lead and serve

Promise Statement 

Centered in the shared love of Christ, 

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy is the college-preparatory, 

preschool through grade 12 independent school 

that inspires and challenges students to discover, hone, 

and steward their one-of-a-kind gifts 

as they come to know themselves as distinct 

and unconditionally loved creations of God. 

CHCA’s vibrant, multi-denominational family of learners 

creates a sheltering—but not sheltered— 

environment where, supporting each other and guided 

by expert Christian teachers, 

students wrestle with increasingly complex, 

timeless, essential questions in order 

to strengthen their minds and their faith. 

Beginning with the end in mind, CHCA graduates 

young adults fully prepared to succeed in college and beyond; 

to engage effectively and lovingly with different cultures, 

viewpoints, and ideas; and to achieve significant impact 

and influence with discerning wisdom, courageous curiosity, 

and resilient Christian faith— 

where others pull back, they lean into life.

2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT >> 

A Message 

from the Board of 

Trustees Treasurer 

Beshear Family (L to R): 

Ben’97, Lindsey, Logan ‘29, Campbell (PK4) 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees Finance Committee, I am 

pleased to report that once again our independent auditor, BKD, 

LLP, has issued a “clean” opinion regarding Cincinnati Hills Christian 

Academy’s (CHCA’s) financial statements for the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 2018. In this Annual Report on philanthropy, you will find the 

consolidated financial statements as well as graphic representation of 

revenues and expenses, which illustrate the financial health of CHCA. 

The Board of Trustees strives, in its deliberations and actions, to 

support the mission, values, and traditions of CHCA, and to foster 

healthy long-term growth and strategic development of our programs. 

Our vision for the future is focused on consistently enhancing the 

quality of our instruction, student/faculty engagement in an everchanging 

world, and building a strong thriving community. Your 

contributions allow us to realize these ongoing imperatives, and helps 

us maintain our financial strength in support of our vision. As we work 

to support and fund initiatives for learning, faculty support, facilities, 

financial aid, academic enrichment, arts, athletics, and environmental 

programs, we are deeply grateful to you for your trust, your gifts, and 

your time. 

Moving forward with our eye on the future of CHCA, we assure 

you that the Board of Trustees remains focused on maintaining the 

highest level of education and student engagement in an academically 

excellent, Christ-centered institution. We ask for your continued 

prayers over our school community. As always, we welcome your 

feedback. 

Blessings, 

Ben Beshear ‘97 

Treasurer, Board of Trustees 

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The Year in Review: 

2017 - 2018 Financial Report 

A Look at Our Revenues and Expenses 

Revenues 

2017/2018 2016/2017 

Actual 

Actual 

Tuition & Fees $20,884,911 $20,569,760 

Contributions $698,604 $755,375 

State Funds $1,487,729 $1,508,162 

Investment / Other Income $78,080 $66,473 

Reserves $337,227 $107,132 

Total Revenues $23,486,551 $23,006,902 

Expenses 

Payroll and Benefits $14,562,299 $14,529,204 

Financial Aid $2,739,408 $2,535,507 

Operating Expenses $6,664,438 $6,236,942 

Reserves $0 $0 

Total Expenses $23,966,145 $23,301,653 

Net Income -$479,594 -$294,751 

These numbers exclude certain areas that are contained in the audited financial statement, 

such as: capital gifts, endowment gifts, and depreciation. 

A Look at Our Revenues 

A Look at Our Expenses 

Tuition & Fees 

89% 

Payroll and Benefits 

61% 

Financial Aid 

11% 

Contributions 

3% 

4 

Investment/ 

Other Income 

1% 

State Funds 

6% 

Reserves 

1% 

Operating Expenses 

28%

Balance Sheet 2018 vs. 2017 

Assets 2018 2017 

Cash and Investments $50,741,652 $54,536,472 

Deferred Tuition $5,114,205 $5,096,923 

Receivables $2,938,264 $4,649,832 

Property and Equipment $40,038,909 $38,862,647 

Other Assets $82,310 $0 

A Look at Our Assets 

Cash and Investments $50,741,652 

Deferred Tuition $5,114,205 

Receivables/ Other Assets $3,020,574 

Property and Equipment $40,038,909 

Total Assets $98,915,340 

Total Assets $98,915,340 $103,145,874 

Liabilities and Net Assets 

Liabilities 

Accrued Expenses $1,944,642 $2,273,073 

Deferred Tuition $5,114,205 $5,096,923 

Interest Rate Swap $0 $39,633 

Long Term Debt $10,909,488 $13,403,238 

Total Liabilities $17,968,335 $20,812,867 

Net Assets $80,947,005 $82,333,007 

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $98,915,340 $103,145,874 

CHCA Debt Balance 

$12,000,000 

$10,000,000 

$8,000,000 

$6,000,000 

$4,000,000 

$2,000,000 

Principal Balance 

In 2016/2017 CHCA converted the Bonds to traditional financing. 5 Year term. 

Renegotiate for another 5 years in 2020/2021. These numbers do not include $6.5 

million Construction Loan. 5 Year Payback with payments starting in 2017/2018. 

41% 

Property & 

Equipment 

51% 

Cash & 

Investments 

3% 

Receivables/ 

Other Assets 5% 

Deferred Tuition 

Cash & Investments 

Capital Reserve 

$242,380 

Schott International Fund 

$282,310 

Bessie Steel (Armleder) 

$381,735 

Cash Restricted 

$384,979 

Farmer Armleder Fund 

$543,378 

Light The Way 

$979,731 

Lindner Armleder Fund 

$1,859,209 

Teacher Incentive Endowment 

$2,325,748 

Cash Equivalents 

$3,130,107 

NC Enhancement - Affordability 

$3,136,466 

Pooled Endowments Tuition Reduction 

$3,230,862 

NC Enhancement - Building 

$3,458,780 

$0 

2017 

2018 2019 2020 

Armleder Scholarship Funds $30,785,967 

Total Cash and Investments $50,741,652 

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Van Jura Family (L to R): 

Abby ‘22, Jodi, Brian, Anna ‘18 

Message from the 

Board of Trustees President 

You may have noticed that CHCA’s recent marketing messaging centers around 

the idea that students can “Find their Place and Pursue their Gifts”, that students 

have opportunities to “Choose More” at CHCA, and that they have the opportunity 

to “Be More”. Over the course of our family’s time here at CHCA, it has been 

both exciting and rewarding to see that play out for our daughters and their peers. 

From its very beginning, the mission of CHCA has been ambitious and inspiring. 

The school’s vision statement declares: Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 

will unleash each student’s God-given gifts through Christ-centered academic 

excellence. We are devoted to developing the whole person, and instilling a 

lifelong passion for learning, leading, and serving. What sets CHCA apart from 

other institutions is that along with this vision is a culture that not only inspires 

each student to discover, develop, and unleash their God-given talents – but 

also comes alongside each other, cheering each other on in community and in 

support. CHCA is a manifestation of Romans 12:5 which states, “so in Christ we, 

though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” 

It is an ongoing imperative of the Board that each student, family, and faculty and 

staff member at CHCA feels that they have a place and they belong. We’ve seen 

this manifest in such moments as the faculty and staff retreat that was held this 

past summer, students serving together through intersession, homeroom parents 

bringing families together, a new family ambassador program kicking off, and the 

list goes on. And none of this is possible without the support of the community 

operating as one body. 

The 2017-2018 Annual Report on CHCA’s philanthropy seeks to recognize the 

generosity of those who have dedicated their time, energy, and resources to 

help realize the school’s vision and mission. We, the Board of Trustees, know 

that nothing CHCA does would be possible without the ongoing generous spirit 

of our CHCA community – families, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents, and 

friends – those who give generously to our school through the Eagle Annual 

Fund, capital giving, time, and other initiatives. This show of support lends the 

Board great momentum as we continuously honor the school’s past, and move 

forward into the next phase in the life of CHCA – one that has CHCA students, 

faculty, staff, and parents engaging more intellectually, spiritually, and relationally 

than ever before. 

Partnering closely with the school administration, the Board of Trustees focuses 

its efforts on the school’s long-term vision and financial viability and stability. We 

see excellence and ongoing potential in our curriculum, our facilities, and in our 

structure – all signs that bode well for the health of the school. Together with the 

historical perspective of our trustees and the variety of expertise and experience 

on our Board, we provide a solid foundation upon which to build an exciting future. 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I again wish to simply say, “thank you”. It is your 

support for our mission, your heart for God’s plans at CHCA, and your commitment 

to our students that makes all of this possible. For this we are truly blessed 

and grateful. 

Sincerely, 

Brian Van Jura 

President, Board of Trustees 

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Current Board of Trustees 

CHCA’s Board of Trustees is comprised of a minimum of 12 members affirmed for a three-year term by the Association. Board 

members whose first terms expire may be reaffirmed by the Board for a second three-year term. For more information, visit 

www.chca-oh.org/about/trustee 

2017-2018 Members (pictured above) 

Back Row L to R: Kevin Hansell, Jason McSwain, Jon Adams ‘95, Jon Snyder ‘98 

Middle Row L to R: Randy Brunk (Head of School), Ben Beshear ’97 (Treasurer), Andy Espenshade (Past President), 

Wendy Mitchell, Brian Van Jura (President), Scott Phillips (Vice-President), Kirk Kirkland 

Seated L to R: Jennifer Eng, Angela Sweeney, Amy Connor (Secretary), Jill Blaxton 

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A Message from 

the Board of Trustees 

Development Chair 

Hansell Family (L to R): 

Christy, Ella ‘24, Matthew ‘22, Kevin 

Providing an environment of intellect and faith, curiosity and innovation, 

service and success supporting the growth of the Kingdom is the hope 

for every day in this community. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 

provides so much to so many. We surveyed our community and learned 

that CHCA is not just a school or a place to work but it is MORE. It is 

Light, Community, a Foundation, Blessing, and the list goes on. Here is 

what was shared, and some highlights of the impact to CHCA. 

All of this is only possible because of incredible dedication and 

generosity! During this year, 2375 charitable gifts were made for total 

charitable dollars of $2,700,000 blessing 34 areas in our school. Of 

this total, $500,000 was raised for the Annual Fund which fuels our 

mission of fully equipping students to make a difference for Christ in 

this world. 

Every gift enhances the breadth, depth, and scope of the CHCA 

educational learning experience and each student’s individual academic 

journey. We are most grateful for the way this community makes 

sacrifices to help develop the intellect and faithfulness of every student. 

Please enjoy the details of this annual report representing all facets of 

generosity shared with our school and join us in a prayer of gratitude for 

this mission and all who make it possible. 

Thank you for being a part of this generous community! 

Sincerely, 

Kevin Hansell 

Development Chair, Board of Trustees 

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Celebration 2018 

Celebration 2018 “Lights, Camera, Auction” dinner and auction was a night of FUNdraising for 400 guests and volunteers at the Savannah Center 

on February 10, 2018. The evening included 650 silent auction packages featuring something for everyone’s budget and desire. The “Craft Beer 

Raffle” and “Wine Wall” were a huge success, selling out quickly. Comedian Kenn Kington was the MC and the Live auction included two puppies 

that melted the hearts of many and went home with two very happy families. Through the generosity of sponsors, donors, volunteers, and 

attendees, together we raised $180,000 to support CHCA. In addition to the gala, Celebration sponsors the Annual Daddy Daughter Dance and 

the Ladies’ “Peek a Boutique” Christmas Shopping Night. We strive to provide opportunities for fellowship while raising funds to support CHCA. 

Platinum $10,000 

Johnson Investment Counsel 

Phillips Edison & Company 

Gold $7500 

Yelton Fine Jewelers 

Silver $5000 

Fifth Third Bank 

Planet Fitness 

Silver Spring House 

Bronze Level-$3000 

McSwain Carpets & Floors 

TDG Facilities 

Program Sponsors 

Alpha & Omega Building Services 

BKD, LLP 

Folchi’s Tuxedos & Menswear 

Dr. Eric Hickman DDS 

Kids First Sports Center 

The Kroger Company 

MIS Solutions 

UNO / Taco Bell 

Walk of Fame Sponsor 

First Star Logistics 

Gala Draw Sponsor 

Key Bank 

Bar Sponsors 

Pervis Bearden and Ben Beshear 

Golden Apple Sponsor 

Jake Sweeney Automotive 

Wine Wall Sponsor 

Comey & Shepherd Realtors - The 

Dardzinski Team, Jennifer & Peter 

Craft Beer Sponsor 

Frost BrownTodd, LLC 

Red Carpet Sponsors 


Shiver Security Systems, Inc. 

Walker Homes 

Celebration Cash Donors 

Dr. Norberto Andaluz and 

Mrs. Veronica Tsioulis-Andaluz 

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Andrews 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clippard, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall 

Dr. Richard Kennedy 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lewis 

Dr. and Mrs. Brad Osborne 

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Reagan 

Ms. Lynne Scott 

Mr. Jay Slouffman and 

Mrs. Ashley Walkup 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Summers 

Mr. Dan and Dr. Paula Thatcher 

Section Sponsors 

The Club at Harper’s Point 

Folchi’s Tuxedo and Menswear 

Kids First Sports Center 

MidMark 

Pete Delois’ Recreations Outlet 

Salix 

Corporate Table Sponsors 

BKD, LLP 

Frost Brown Todd LLC 

Megen Construction/ 

Elevar Design Group 

Corporate Sponsors 

Dr. Peter Cha, Beacon 

Orthopaedics & 

Sports Medicine 

Keating Meuthing Klekamp PLL 

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Scholarships 

The Class of 2018 

earned more than 

$11 

MILLION 

in collegiate merit scholarships 

84% take A.P. COURSES 

Theological Integration 

across ALL subjects 

83% 

Academics 

12:1 

STUDENT 

FACULTY 

RATIO 

of students grades 5-8 qualify for Northwestern 

University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search 

81% 

of graduates earn 

Merit Scholarships 

11% 

National Merit 

recognition 

[ ] 

Foreign 

Language 

instruction 

begins 

at age2 

STEAM Offerings 

Business 

Entrepreneurship 

& Student-run 

ENTERPRISES 

100% 

of students see the world 

through Intersession 

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GLOBALLY RANKED ROBOTICS PROGRAM 

Lego Robotics 

introduced in 

Lower School 

Coding and Web 

Design courses 

LEARNING 

2GARDENS 

Only School 

State-of-the-Art 

Z 

SPACE 

Greenhouse, 

Science Labs 

& Innovation Spaces 

3D Virtual 

Learning 

Platform 

Nationally recognized 

AQUAPONICS PROGRAM 

CHOOSE MORE 

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CHCA’s 24-Hour #WhatIf Donor Challenge: Larger Goals Achieved! 

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Our school operates with a model that relies on charitable 

investments. Essentially, student tuition covers all school 

finances through 04/24. From 04/25 through the end of the 

school year, the school is funded through charitable investments 

to CHCA’s Eagle Annual Fund. In other words, 04/24 is 

the last day that tuition pays the bills. And when tuition runs 

out, who steps in? Generous donors who support the Eagle 

Annual Fund! This charitable giving gets us to the finish line 

each school year, supporting programming, teachers, tuition 

assistance, athletics, fine arts and more. 

What’s the #WhatIfCHCA Challenge? 

A time to rally as many donors as possible to make a gift to 

the Eagle Annual Fund to help finish the year strong and 

meet the match of a $50,000 Challenge gift. 

Special Thanks to the Challengers 

Former Trustees, Parents and Alumni Parents together 

funded the challenge goal of $50,000. 

The Results 

370 people gave exceeding the participation goal set at 300 

people $103,000 raised with match included! 

24-Hour Challengers 

Mrs. Lisa Allgood, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beshear, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Browne, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Clabaugh, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Collado, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cool, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Doan, II 

Dr. and Mrs. Jim Fennell, Former Board 

Mrs. Kay French 

Dr. Rita Girard, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horvath, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Judd Klusmeyer, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Meador, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mitchell, II, Current Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Neyer, Former Board 

Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Romanello 

Mr. Clark Sarver, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schaefer 

Mr. and Mrs. Jude Schramm 

Mr. Gregg Schuler 

Mrs. Angela Stutz, Former Board 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walden 

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warren, Former Board 

#WhatIfChallenge Donor 

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Achterberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Adams ‘95 

Mr. Victor Aguilar and 

Mrs. Gabriela Paredes 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Andry 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Arnold, Jr. 

Mrs. Cathy Aschenbener 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ashman 

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Atallah ‘07 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Bach 

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Baldwin 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ballish 

Mr. Greg Barkimer and 

Mrs. Kristen Stutz Barkimer ‘99 

Dr. Guy Whembolua and 

Mrs. Mianda Bashala 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bass 

Mr. and Mrs. John Baumann 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baxter 

Mr. and Mrs. Pervis Bearden, Sr. 

Ms. Laura Bechtel ‘01 

Mr. Jon Beck ‘03 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bednar 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Behrman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bell, Esq. 

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bellamy 

Mr. Nate Bellamy ‘20 

Mrs. and Mr. Justin Berry 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bertrams 

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beuerlein 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Beverly 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bishop 

Mr. Kevin Bishop and 

Mrs. Genny Schuler Bishop ‘08 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blaxton 

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bollman 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bopp 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bopp 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bostater 

Mrs. Veronica Bowden 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bowman 

Dr. Wesley and Dr. Jana Braden 

Mrs. Sandy Breitholle 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Briggs 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brooks 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Broun 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brumbaugh 

Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Bruns 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carnes 

Mr. and Mrs. Chaz Carney, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Carter 

Ms. Kim Cassity 

Mr. Matt Chacksfield ‘05 

Mr. and Mrs. Rod Chamblin 

Mr. David Chung and 

Mrs. Sung Min Lee 

Mr. Sal Churi ‘04 

Mr. and Mrs. Bryn Clark ‘07 

Mr. Christopher Rankin and 

Ms. Courtney Clark-Rankin ‘04 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Clayton 

Mr. Thomas Cobb 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Collins 

Miss Lenora Combs 

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Comstock 

Mr. Jeremy Conn ‘95 and 

Mrs. Erin Metzger Conn ‘97 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connor 

Mrs. Lyn Conroy 

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cool ‘01 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cox 

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dardzinski 

Mr. Darrell Rodriguez and 

Mrs. Lucy Davila 

Ms. Judi Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. Rand Day, III 

Mr. Luis de la Rosa and 

Mrs. Gladys Garzon 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott DeGroft 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Delanoy 

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Deller 

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Devin, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tor Dietrichs 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dinkelacker 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dobyns 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downey 

Ms. Alyssa Downs 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Droege 

Rev. and Mrs. Tom Duke 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Eberhardt 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ehlen 

Mr. Greg Panos and 

Ms. Janine Eldredge-Panos 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Enns 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Eppert 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Fancett 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Farina, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Feldman 

Ms. Sarah Ferguson 

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Figgs 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fite 

Mr. and Mrs. Kedrick Fitzgerald 

Dr. and Mrs. Rod Flynn, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Casey Foreman 

Mr. and Mrs. Daanan Foster 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frank 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Frazer 

Mr. Eric Frey and 

Mrs. Elizabeth Amend Frey ‘98 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fuller 

Mr. Ben Gann ‘95 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garifalos 

Mr. and Mrs. Marty Geiger 

Mr. and Mrs. John Georgeton 

Ms. Ashley Gerver 

Mrs. Holly Getter 

Dr. and Mrs. Nabil Ghabrial 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Gillis 

Mr. Scott Glenn and 

Dr. Michelle Walker-Glenn 

Dr. and Mrs. Chuck Goebel 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Goettsch 

Mr. and Mrs. David Goodwin, Jr. 

Ms. Vickie Gregory 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Griffin 

Ms. Lisa Grubb 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gruber 

Dr. and Mrs. Julian Guitron 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gullett 

Ms. Vicky Guo 

Mr. Shinji Hagiwara and 

Ms. Yuki Ono 

Mr. and Mrs. Ford Halter 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hamilton 

Mr. Brad Hargis and 

Mrs. Kara Ussery 

Mr. Andrew Hartman 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hartoin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haslem 

Mr. Jason and Dr. Becky Hayden 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hayes 

Mr. and Mrs. Judah Herman 

Mr. and Ms. Brian Herriott 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hesketh 

Dr. Dan and Dr. Melissa Hillis 

Mr. Ben Himes and 

Mrs. Alison Shiver-Himes 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hockenbery 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hodges 

Ms. Judith Hominy 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hopkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Ric Hordinski 

Dr. Kevin Prezgay and 

Dr. Barbara Houde 

Mr. Lee Pan and 

Mrs. Vivian Huang 

Mr. Tony Iskandar 

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jung 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kadnar, C.P.A. 

Mr. Ben Stover and 

Ms. Kristy Kelly 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kennamer 

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Kindle 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Kinstler 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kirbabas 

Mrs. Phyllis Kirbabas 

Mr. Trevor Kirbabas ‘14 

Mr. Tyler Kirbabas ‘12 

Mr. and Mrs. John Kloster 

Ms. Toni Kraft 

Mrs. Tiffany Kreul 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuremsky 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kushon 

Ms. Gretchen Landrum 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Lang 

Mr. Curtis Smith and 

Mrs. Sandra Langford-Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Devon Lehman, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lessek 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lindner 

Mr. and Mrs. David Linich 

Dr. and Mrs. Jim Lipovsky, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Littlejohn 

Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Long 

Mr. and Ms. Nick Lorenz 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lott 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lum 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lupia 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lutts 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lyle 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd MacFarland 

Mr. and Mrs. John Macy 

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Maddux 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Malone 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marmer 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCarthy 

Mr. Shawn McCoy and 

Mrs. Saundra Richey 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg McDaniel 

Mr. Corey McGee and Mrs. 

Allison Van Sickle McGee ‘00 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGrath 

Ms. Anna McKain 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott McKenzie 

Dr. and Mrs. Steve Medlin 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Menedis 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Merten 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Metzger 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Meyer 

Mr. Stephen and 

Dr. Krista Migliore 

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mullert 

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Murphy 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Nasrallah 

Dr. and Mrs. Dean Nicholas 

Mr. Wen Niu and Ms. Ye Yang 

Dr. and Mrs. Scott Nix, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Northup 

Mr. and Mrs. John Noyen 

Mr. and Mrs. Evans Nwankwo 

Mr. Henry Oberson and 

Ms. Rita Vig 

Dr. Wole and Dr. Tolu Onadeko 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Oney, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ooten, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Oplinger 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ottenjohn 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Pairan 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Paris 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Parsley 

Mr. and Mrs. John Pearson 

Mr. Shawn Peck 

Dr. and Mrs. Mike Pedoto 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Pfister 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Phillips 

Mrs. Cindy Pichichero 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pohl 

Mr. and Ms. Sergey Popov 

Mr. and Mrs. Quint Powell 

Mr. and Mrs. Darius Powell 

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pritchard 

Mr. Dick Putt, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pyle 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Randle 

Mrs. Tammy Rellar 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Renneker 

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rice 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ridner 

Miss Darla Ridner 

Miss Jaime Robbins 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Rogers 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ross 

Dr. and Mrs. Rocco Rotello 

Ms. Jamie Rueger 

Mr. Kevin and Dr. Rima Rusnak 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rutherford 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Salisbury 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sauve 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Saxby 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Schmidt 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schmitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schulte, C.P.A. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Scott 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scovanner 

Mr. and Mrs. Caetano Sequeira 

Mr. and Mrs. Chip Shiver 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sideris 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Siman 

Ms. Susan Simmons 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sivak 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Slaughter 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Snell 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Snyder 

Dr. Jonathan Snyder, M.D. ‘98 

and Mrs. Jessica Martin Snyder ‘98 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Spitzmiller 

Hon. and Mrs. Ron Spon 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles St John 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Steckel 

Mr. Jay Steidle 

Mr. and Mrs. David Stiles 

Mr. Jim Stoll and 

Mrs. Meta Stoll 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sturm 


Mr. and Mrs. Carey Tapp 

Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Sr. 

Ms. Devin Taylor ‘17 

Ms. Drew Taylor ‘15 

Mr. Marc Terhar and 

Mrs. Jen Flint Terhar ‘03 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thacker, II 


Mr. and Mrs. Jason Throndsen 

Mr. Brian and Dr. Jodi Van Jura 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Van Kuren 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vanatsky 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Venters 

Ms. Kaity Venters ‘13 

Dr. Kathleen Verderber 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Vincent 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Visconte 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vollette 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walker 

Mr. Andrew Wallace ‘10 

Rev. and Mrs. David Wallace 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wallace 

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Warncke 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Watson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Waugh 

Mr. David and Dr. Karen Weber 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesson 

Dr. and Mrs. Jim Whiteside, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wichmann 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wilkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd 

Wilkowski, Esq. 

Mr. Jerry Wilkowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Wilson, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Winkels 

Dr. and Mrs. Paul 

Wojciechowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew 

Wojciechowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wolf 

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Woock 

Mr. Mike and 

Dr. Lydia Woodin 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wright 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yelton 

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Soaring Eagle Event 2018 

It was a warm celebration of community, as we recently gathered for the 

7th Annual Soaring Eagle Circle of Giving. Many thanks to Jason and 

Natalie McSwain, who hosted this appreciation reception at their home 

in Glendale, OH. For those of you who were unable to join us, we missed 

you and hope you enjoy these highlights from the evening. 

Board President Andy Espenshade opened the evening with a prayer of 

gratitude. He expressed thankfulness for the generosity of the families 

represented, as well as for those of you who could not be there. He acknowledged 

that without generous hearts such as yours, from the early 

first families of the school to today’s families, CHCA would not continue 

to thrive as a school of excellence. 

Featured first was an emotional presentation of an award: The Northwestern 

Mutual Foundation Exceptional Volunteer Grant. This $25,000 

grant was given to CHCA Alumni Parent and founder, Ron Beshear, 

honoring his philanthropic leadership for over 30 years. Northwestern 

honored Ron with the ability to award this grant to CHCA. 

Ron has been involved at CHCA from the earliest meetings and served 

as a CHCA board member for two terms. In addition to being an alumni 

parent, he is a proud current CHCA grandparent. Ron shared that when 

he found out he was selected, tears of joy overwhelmed him. That evening 

as Ron was honored, he had to stop for a moment while he composed 

himself, and then continued, “For my 50 years in the business, this 

is a real high as it was culmination of those things I most love – Jesus, 

Mary, CHCA, and Northwestern. The fact that [Northwestern] could 

give to a Christian school and not discriminate was simply remarkable! 

So Randy, on behalf of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, we just 

want to say Hallelujah and Praise God!” 

CHCA Head of School Randy Brunk graciously accepted the grant and 

shared a bit about Ron and his family, “Our new home for prospective 

families is called the Beshear Family Welcome Center. This family 

represents exactly what CHCA is all about, and should be, well into the 

future. It gives me great hope every day when new families enter and 

ask about the Beshear family portrait. The Admissions team has the 

opportunity to share the story that this is what we value and what we 

honor. You are successful professionally, you poured your life into that, 

and at the same time, you poured into your family. The family portrait 

in the lobby is of three generations together, all serving with love of the 

Lord. I believe at the very core of this story is the future of America; it is 

in homes where people care deeply about their kids, staying involved in 

their communities, and building that into their kids. Let’s keep building 

this generation. You cannot lose this when it is a part of the heart and 

soul. Like you, Ron, getting emotional at the reality of it was not just a 

reward of $25,000, but it was about the realization that the company 

that you poured your life into valued enough what you do to award this 

to a Christian school, which is not very popular these days.” 

Ron’s wife Mary shared, “We are better people because of CHCA and 

the amazing impact it had on our kids. When our kids were memorizing 

their Bible verses, we were memorizing them too. We tried to stay a step 

ahead to answer their questions about the Bible. It is all because of what 

the Lord has done here. We just got to be the servants, but the Lord 

has done the amazing things. Thank you Randy for your leadership and 

thank you to all the staff as you really bless us.” 

The evening continued with a special panel of faculty members sharing 

their passion in their work. Randy introduced each speaker and invited 

them to speak about their programs and the impact they have had on 

their students. Each of these programs has become a CHCA distinctive 

that sets us apart from other schools in the area. 

Kevin Savage spoke about the Aquaponics program. Kevin shared, 

“It is inspiring for me to witness where we began, with some seeds and

empty two-liter bottles hanging upside down in a carpeted lab, to where 

we are now with a 4,000 gallon system in an actual greenhouse! We 

have grown in recognition as students’ research has been published and 

presented nationally and internationally. And this year, we will have four 

students involved with a research program in conjunction with NASA as 

a part of their Manned Mission to Mars program.” 

Karen Hordinski shared her passion for Student Organized Service. 

At CHCA, service is a way of life. It isn’t just something you do to meet 

hours; it makes you into someone who sees serving other people wherever 

you go. Karen shared, “I realized my passion is kids—and really believing 

in them, helping them find their gifts, their talents, their passions, 

and using those in the kingdom as they discover who God has made 

them to be.” CHCA’s SOS program has come to be recognized nationally 

for its smart design in service leadership success. 

Stephen Carter talked about the Coffee & Smoothie Bars & Student 

Entrepreneurial Enterprises. Stephen shared, “With the interest in the 

coffee bar growing, students have also discovered their passion about sustainability. 

I have had multiple students ask, ‘Can we look into cups we can 

compost?’, ‘Can we look into composting our coffee grounds?’, and ‘Can 

we look at creating a zero carbon footprint?’ This is amazing! It is really 

exciting to see the students take ownership, run these businesses on campus, 

and develop an array of lifetime skills that will lead them to success!” 

Andy Ciarniello, Robotics Program Coordinator, spoke about the 

Robotics Program. Robotics is all about working together – cooperation 

– to meet the proposed challenge. In the first season, we made it to the 

Worlds Competition and several years later, we are ranked in the top 

100 teams in the world. Andy shared, “The kids take ownership and that 

is why I love it to watch them own their competition and the robot. We 

now have teams in Grades 4-6 competing with Lego robotics, a team in 

Grades 7-8 competing in the First Tech Challenge, and the High School 

team competing as one of the only FRC teams in the region. Ultimately, 

we hope to have a place where we can all be together with older students 

mentoring the younger students, as they strive to learn from one 

another, overcome failures, and celebrate accomplishments.” 

Through all of the stories shared – some very funny, others very touching 

– one thing shone through. There is a passion these teachers have 

for what they are doing and for the students at CHCA. Kevin summed 

it up by sharing, “The most amazing thing for me is we are just a small 

representation of the passion that ALL of the teachers have here.” 

Randy tied the evening together before his closing prayer, “No one will 

want to go to school unless they get to actually have some responsibility, 

be engaged, own it, correct it, move it, and shape it. That’s the future 

of education. And I feel like a kid in a candy store being surrounded 

by people like this. Through these few examples, I hope you see what 

you are investing in, as you are part of making it all possible. There are 

amazing kids coming out of this school doing amazing things. Thanks for 

investing in the lives of our kids.” 

Soaring Eagle Circle of Giving 2018 (recognizing gifts received July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) 

Before Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy could be the school it is today, several families had to take a leap of faith. They faithfully funded a dream and a vision of 

what would come to be known as Cincinnati’s Christ-centered, academically rigorous learning community. The blessing of their gift is evident as we celebrate nearly 

30 years of excellence in our mission, lived out each day through the shared love of Christ, the high caliber of our faculty, the generous community, and the beauty 

of our facilities here at CHCA. The Soaring Eagle Circle of Giving celebrates individuals and families who carry on the legacy our founders started by faithfully 

investing in CHCA (whether through a gift of $2,500 or more to the Eagle Annual Fund, a record of giving any amount to the Eagle Annual Fund for at least 15 years, 

or a lifetime record of giving $100,000 or more to CHCA). 

$100,00+ lifetime Donors 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adams 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Amend 


Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bell 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beshear 

Mr. Bill Blessing 


Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brunk 

Mrs. Mary Chappelle 

Mr. Mike Chappelle 

Ms. Cindy Coggins 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conn 

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Drosos 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ellison 

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Farmer 


Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gardner 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geiger 


Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gunlock 

Mr. and Mrs. Brendon Hansford 

Mr. and Mrs. Rober Heimann 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hiltz 

Mr. and Mrs. Hue Jackson 

Dr. and Mrs. Tim Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kellam 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Koob 


Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindner, III 

Ms. Carol Lindner 

Ms. Char Lindner 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lindner, Sr. 

Mrs. Edyth Lindner 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lindner 

Mr. Robert Lindner, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Marcian 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason McSwain 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron McSwain 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Ochs, IV 

Dr. Abe and Dr. Joyce Philip 

Mr. and Mrs. Burr Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roy 

Mr. Bill Schott 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schottenstein 


Louise Taft Semple Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Simpson 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sloneker, III 


Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John Topits 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trenz 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Trucksis 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wainscott 

Mrs. Brenda Walker 

25 Years+ Annual Fund Donors 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Beadle 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bedinghaus 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dostal, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dowd 

Mr. Tom Fey 


Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pfister 


Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Roy 



Mrs. Lisa Allgood 


Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey 

Mr. Bill Bauman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bellan 



Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bodley 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Buckman 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Canavan 


Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Collado 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cooper 

Dr. and Mrs. Bob Cucinotta 



Mr. and Mrs. Ken Durham 

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Edmonson 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flint 




Mr. and Mrs. Cart Hall, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ric Hordinski 


Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keating 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Kolb 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lippert 

Ms. Elaine Marsh 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Metzger 


Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Packer 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Phelps, Jr. 


Mr. and Mrs. Phil Reifenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Riewald 



Mr. Greg and Dr. Cynthia Sizemore 

Dr. Tim and Dr. Michelle Staarmann 

Mrs. Angela Stutz 


Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Swallen 


Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vanderkolk 


Dr. and Mrs. Eric Wittkugel 


Mrs. Nancy Anderson 

Mr. Todd and Rev. Michelle Bacon 




Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bechtold 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beck 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bowman 

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bremer 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bronson 


Mr. and Mrs. Duane Burris 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Cacchiotti 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Campbell, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carpenter 

Mr. Charlie Carraher 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carroll 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cesler 

Dr. and Mrs. Bob Chait, M.D. 

Mrs. Mary Chappelle 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Collins 

Dr. and Mrs. Tim Conley 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cool 

Dr. and Mrs. Dale Cooper 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Del Greco 

Dr. and Mrs. Pete Dongell 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Drees 

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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Durham 


Mrs. Robin Everhart 

Mr. and Mrs. David Falk 

Dr. and Mrs. Doug Feeney 


Mr. and Mrs. Garth Finch 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fite 


Dr. Michel Ghastine and 

Dr. Ghada Khalife 


Mr. and Mrs. John Green 



Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hughes, C.P.A. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine Isenberg 

Ms. Pat Jackson 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones 


Ms. Sandy Kays 

Mr. Ken Kreider 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kelley 



Dr. and Mrs. Rob Lambert 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Lapps 



Mrs. Martha Lindner 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marosi 

Mr. Steve McCollum 

Mrs. Tess McCollum 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFarland 

Ms. Susan Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mullen 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy 

Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Neyer 




Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ottenjohn 

Mrs. Jenn Outzs 

Dr. Rob Outzs 

Mr. and Mrs. George Parker, Esq. 

Dr. Kenton Pate 


Mr. and Mrs. Gary Peters 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Petersen 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfister 



Mr. and Mrs. Gary Price 

Ms. Leigh Prop 


Mr. and Mrs. Allen Riley 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rogerson 

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Sanker 





Mrs. Karen Smeltzer 





Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stull 

Dr. Charlie and Dr. Lu Taylor 

Mr. Bill Taylor, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David Terkosky 

Mrs. Renae Thiel 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vallo 


Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wagers 

Mrs. Bev Walker 


Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wells 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wheeler 


Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wolf 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Wolnik 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Worachek 

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Wyant 

Dr. and Mrs. Zeke Zekoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Zwarg 

$2500+ AGC 2017-18 

Mrs. Lisa D. Allgood 



Mr. and Mrs. William Blair 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Boni 


Ms. Robyn Brouillette 


Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Bruns 


Mr. and Ms. John Carson 





Mr. and Mrs. Andy Espenshade 





Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hansell 


Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hayes 

Ms. Julie Kellam 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kincaid 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kohlan 

Mrs. Darlah Koontz 


Mr. and Mrs. John Landrum 



Dr. and Mrs. Tom Merle 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mitchell, II 

Mr. and Mrs. John Mulcahy 

Mrs. Melinda Nutter 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Otto 


Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rempe 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roy 



Mr. Jon Schuler ‘02 and 

Dr. Beverly Schuler 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shiver 

Dr. Jonathan Snyder ‘98 and 

Mrs. Jessica Martin Snyder ‘98 


Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor 





Mr. and Mrs. Greg Woods 

Eagle Annual Fund Parent Donors 

CHCA’s Eagle Annual Fund benefits every student, faculty, and staff 

member. Tuition covers 86% of the total cost to educate a student, 

and the Eagle Annual Fund makes up the difference. Why doesn’t 

tuition cover all education costs? Each year, CHCA’s Board of Trustees 

sets tuition at the lowest cost possible to make a CHCA an affordable 

option for more families. And the gap between tuition costs and the 

cost to educate a student is filled by tax deductible gifts to the Eagle 

Annual Fund and eligible government funding. So, the generosity of 

our community helps to close the gap on engaging curriculum, awardwinning 

programming, robust student activities, efficient business 

operations, students in need of tuition assistance, and salaries and 

benefits for exceptional faculty and staff. 

Dr. Bassam Abu-Jawdeh and 

Mrs. Manal El Zoghbi 



Mr. and Mrs. Dre Adkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Syed Ahmed 

Dr. and Mrs. Yinka Aina 

Mr. Asefa Alaro and Mrs. Almaz Kide 

Mr. Fredy Yoc Perez and 

Mrs. Irma Ambrocio Diaz 

Ms. Kelley Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Andry 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Arnold, Jr. 



Mr. and Mrs. Eric Baldwin 

Ms. Allison Ballard ‘08 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ballish 

Mr. Bob Bao and Ms. Molly Xin 

Ms. Dorca Bares 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Barghini 

Ms. Kelem Barkie 

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Barnes 

Dr. Guy Whembolua and 


Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bass 

Dr. and Mrs. Doug Bauman 


Mr. and Mrs. Tim Beatty 



Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bell, Esq. 


Mr. and Mrs. Justin Berry 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beshear ‘97 

Ms. Empress Bess 

Ms. Shekinah Bess 

Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Binford 



Mr. and Mrs. Sean Blythe 


Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bopp 

Mr. and Mrs. David Borreson 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bostater 

Miss Perrie Brock 


Ms. Robyn Brouillette 

Ms. Monika Brown 

Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Bruns 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buesing 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Burton 



Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Carter 

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cebulskie 



Pastor and Mrs. Michael Clary 


Mr. and Mrs. Jason Cobb 

Ms. Kisuna Cobbs 

Miss Lenora Combs 






Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cool ‘01 

Dr. Derek Cooley, M.D. and 

Dr. Heather Tubbs Cooley, Ph.D. 

Ms. Angela Cox 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cox 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cristo 

Mr. and Mrs. Nhel Cuasay 

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dardzinski 



Ms. Alana Dawson 

Mr. and Mrs. Rand Day, III 



Mr. and Mrs. James Dempsey, III 

Mrs. and Mr. Tamecia Derrickson 



Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dobyns 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Doepker 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Donahue 


Mr. and Mrs. Craig Edgington 



Ms. Brandie Ellery 

Mr. and Mrs. John Eng 

Mr. Dmitri Engjurjan and 

Dr. Katie Schneider 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Eppert 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Esposito 

Mr. and Mrs. Zach Ewen 


Mr. and Mrs. Rick Farina, Jr.

(recognizing pledges and gifts received July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) 

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Figgs 

Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Figueroa 


Mr. and Mrs. Todd Flagel 

Dr. and Mrs. Rod Flynn, M.D. 


Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frank 


Mr. Eric Frey and 

Mrs. Elizabeth Amend Frey ‘98 

Ms. Amanda Fulton 

Mr. Paul and Dr. Kris Gansle 

Mr. Mendaye Gebreamanuel and 

Mrs. Terry Kebede 

Mr. Sisay Kassaye and 

Mrs. Beletshachew Gelan 

Mr. Tesfaye Tohe and 

Mrs. Nigist Gelete 


Ms. Ashley Gerver 

Dr. and Mrs. Nabil Ghabrial 



Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gibson 





Ms. Genia Godhigh 



Mr. and Dr. Andy Gregory 

Dr. and Mrs. Julian Guitron 


Ms. Yuki Ono 


Ms. Tiffany Hancock 

Mr. and Mrs. James Hansee 





Ms. Jalisa Harris 

Mr. Marnell Harris 


Mr. and Mrs. Judah Herman 


Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hesketh 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hill 


Mr. Ben Himes and 

Mrs. Alison Shiver-Himes 


Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hodges 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hoffman 

Ms. Latasha Hope 


Dr. Kevin Prezgay and 

Dr. Barbara Houde 

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Howard, Sr. 

Mr. Lee Pan and Mrs. Vivian Huang 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hunt 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hurry 

Mr. Ben and Dr. Kelly Ickes 

Ms. Charlena Ishmael 

Mr. Justin Ishmael 


Ms. Kimberly Jackson-Lackey 

Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Jenkins, Sr. 

Ms. Sara Jenkins 


Ms. Jennifer Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrae Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Marty Jones 

Mrs. Victoria Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jordan 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jung 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kaesemeyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kassen 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Keenan 

Mr. Ben Stover and Ms. Kristy Kelly 


Ms. Kate Kersey-David ‘05 



Pastor and Mrs. Kirk Kirkland 

Mr. Kurt Kleymeyer and 

Mrs. Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Judd Klusmeyer 

Mr. Artie Knapp and 

Mrs. Priya Oscar-Knapp 

Ms. Debbie Kossuth 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kuhlman 




Mr. Curtis Smith and Mrs. Sandra 

Langford-Smith 

Mr. Brian Lawlor 

Mr. and Mrs. Devon Lehman, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lessek 

Mr. and Mrs. Wen Li 

Mr. and Mrs. David Linich 




Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lott 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lum 

Ms. Yvonne Lunsford 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lutts 


Mr. and Mrs. Todd MacFarland 

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Maddux 

Mr. Abe Mandollo and 

Ms. Dila Nukuro 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Manning 

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Marshall, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Matsey 

Miss India Maxberry 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Maxey 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Mays 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris McBride, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. DeJuan McClure 






Mr. and Mrs. Brian McRedmond 

Mr. and Mrs. Vince McWhorter 





Mr. Stephen and Dr. Krista Migliore 

Ms. Meagan Miller 

Mr. Brodie and Dr. Regan Mitchell 


Mr. and Mrs. Don Moon, III 

Ms. Krystal Muldrow 


Mr. and Mrs. Erik Murphy 



Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nischwitz 

Mr. Wen Niu and Ms. Ye Yang 

Dr. and Mrs. Scott Nix, M.D. 

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Noh 


Mr. and Mrs. Jason Null 

Ms. Rachel Nunley 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Connell 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Oak 

Mr. Henry Oberson and Ms. Rita Vig 


Mr. and Mrs. Jay Oney, Jr. 


Mr. and Mrs. Steve Otto 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Overdeck 

Mr. Ben and Dr. Lori Packard 


Mr. and Mrs. Justin Parcell 



Mr. and Mrs. John Pearson 

Mrs. Karen Peck 

Mr. Shawn Peck 



Mr. and Mrs. Sandro Pineda 

Mrs. Shrilata Poojari and 

Mr. Sanjeevkumar Gupta 

Mr. and Ms. Sergey Popov 

Mr. and Mrs. Quint Powell 


Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pyle 


Miss Rayjean Ranford 



Mr. and Mrs. Keith Renneker 

Ms. DeNiesha Richardson 


Mr. and Mrs. Jon Riley 

Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Romanello 



Mr. and Mrs. Tony Russell 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rutherford 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sanderson 





Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schneider 


Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schulte, C.P.A. 

Mr. Todd Uterstaedt and 

Dr. Teri Schutte Uterstaedt, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Shupe 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sideris 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sivak 

Mr. Casey Smith 

Pastor and Mrs. Chuck Smith, Jr. 

Ms. Kyla Smith 


Dr. Jonathan Snyder, M.D. ‘98 and 


Mrs. Shannon Solomon 


Mr. Jim Tippen and 

Mrs. Dayna Spotts 

Mr. Scott and Dr. Ellen Springer 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles St John 

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stark 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Steckel 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stokes 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stoll 

Dr. Jeff and Dr. Lori Stotz 


Ms. Tracy Summers 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Swedes, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Josh Sweeney 

Overseer and Mrs. Ennis Tait 


Mr. Carlos Taveras Santos 


Mr. Marc Terhar and 

Mrs. Jen Flint Terhar ‘03 



Mr. and Mrs. Jason Throndsen 

Mr. Mitra and Dr. Meera Thunga 

Mr. and Mrs. Jared Treadway 

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Turvey 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Van Kuren 




Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wagner 

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Warncke 

Mr. and Mrs. Royce Warren 

Mr. and Mrs. Aric Watson 


Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Wetherington 



Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilkowski, Esq. 


Miss Karla Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Dominique Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Wilson, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson 

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wojciechowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wolf 

Mr. Mike and Dr. Lydia Woodin 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Woods 




Ms. Dionna Young 

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Eagle Annual Fund Faculty and Staff Donors 

(recognizing gifts received July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) 

Mrs. Christy Acheampong 

Mrs. Robin Albus 


Mrs. Cathy Andry 

Mrs. Tia Arnold 

Mr. Adam Atallah ‘07 

Mrs. Beth Bach 

Mrs. Pamela Bailey 

Mr. Drew Baker 

Mrs. Linda Baker 

Mrs. Kelley Ballish 

Mrs. Diane Barghini 


Mrs. Kathie Baxter 

Mrs. Emily Beuerlein 

Mr. Mark Bishop 

Mrs. Linda Bollman 


Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs 

Mrs. Heather Briggs 

Mrs. Jane Brumbaugh 

Mr. Randy Brunk 

Mrs. LaGina Burton 

Mrs. Julie Carnes 

Mrs. Ashley Carter 

Mr. Stephen Carter 

Ms. Kim Cassity 

Mr. Andy Ciarniello 

Mrs. Tiffany Clayton 

Mrs. Sue Collins 


Mr. Jeremy Conn ‘95 


Mr. Adam Cool ‘01 

Mrs. Bekah Cool 

Mrs. Beth Cox 

Mrs. Dorie Cucinotta 

Ms. Sheila Cunningham 

Mrs. Danielle D’Angora 


Mrs. Deborah DeGroft 

Mr. Gary Delanoy 

Mrs. Courtney Deller 

Mrs. Pam Dinkelacker 

Mrs. Jenny Doan 

Ms. Alyssa Downs 

Mrs. Sandy Drees 

Mrs. Lori Duke 

Mrs. Annette Eberhardt 

Mrs. Mimi Ehlen 

Ms. Sheri Ellis 

Mrs. Della Enns 

Mrs. Karin Eppert 

Mrs. Stacey Ewen 

Mr. Zach Ewen 

Mrs. Mandy Feltman 


Mrs. Sharon Figgs 

Mr. Mike Fite 

Mrs. Patty Fite 

Mrs. Jan Fresh 

Mrs. Donna Furtwengler 

Mr. Paul Gansle, Jr. 

Mrs. Amy Geiger 


Mrs. Diane Goebel 

Dr. Dan Grantham 

Mrs. Laura Griffin 

Mr. Tom Gullett 

Mrs. Eileen Hall 

Mrs. Sally Hall 

Miss A.J. Harris 

Mr. Andrew Hartman 

Mr. Gary Hartoin 

Mrs. Jane Haslem 

Mrs. Cindy Hassman 

Ms. Pattie Heath 

Mrs. Barb Holthaus 

Mrs. Karen Hordinski 

Mrs. Hannah Huseman 

Mrs. Nancy Isenberg 

Mrs. Candy Johnson 

Mrs. Kathie Johnson 

Mrs. Bridget Jones 

Mrs. Carol Jones 

Mr. Jim Jung 

Mrs. Susan Jung 

Mrs. Jennifer Kassen 

Mrs. Suzanne Kloster 

Ms. Toni Kraft 

Mr. Jordan Kramer 

Ms. Mary Margaret Krause 

Mrs. Tracy Kuethe 

Mrs. Cindy Kuroff 

Mrs. Michelle Langenderfer 

Mrs. Jen Lessek 

Dr. Jim Lipovsky, Sr. 

Mrs. Kathy Lipovsky 

Mrs. Kelly Lum 

Mrs. Rachel Lupia 

Mrs. Amy Lutts 

Mrs. Debbie MacFarland 

Mrs. Amy Macy 

Mrs. Tricia Marmer 

Mrs. Sarah Grace McCollough 

Ms. Anna McKittrick 

Mrs. Holly Metzger 

Mrs. Misty Meyer 

Mrs. Becky Mills 

Mrs. Cammie Montgomery 

Ms. Cyndi Morgan 

Mrs. Jen Mullert 

Mrs. Jennifer Murphy 

Dr. Dean Nicholas 

Mrs. Teresa Null 

Mrs. Tina Overmyer 

Mrs. Dawn Packer 

Mrs. Megan Parcell 

Mr. Jon Paris 

Mrs. Teri Parker 

Mr. Doug Parsley 

Mrs. Natalie Pfister 

Mrs. Anne Phelps 

Mrs. Cindy Pichichero 

Mrs. Nitza Pinilla-Foster 

Mr. Brandon Porter 

Mrs. Camille Prado 

Mr. John Prado 

Mrs. Lesley Price 

Mrs. Bonnie Pritchard 

Mrs. Leslie Renneker 

Mr. Joel Rhodes 

Mrs. Jean Rice 

Ms. Lynette Rice 

Miss Jaime Robbins 

Mrs. Sarah Eslick Robinson ‘09 

Mrs. Jennifer Rogers 

Dr. Rocco Rotello 

Ms. Jamie Rueger 

Mr. Tim Sakelos 

Mrs. Gaye Salisbury 

Mr. Mark Salisbury 

Mrs. Amy Sauve 

Mrs. Amy Saxby 

Mrs. Mary Jo Schablein 

Mrs. Laura Schuchardt 

Mr. Steve Sideris 

Mrs. Kim Siman 

Mr. Mike Siman 


Mr. Todd Slaughter 

Miss Arnice Smith 

Mrs. Joyce Smith 

Mrs. Mary Smith 

Mrs. Heather Snell 

Mrs. Mona Summers 

Mrs. Carmen Swedes 

Mrs. Diane Taylor 

Mrs. Tara Tocci 

Mr. Jared Treadway 

Mr. Aaron Turvey 


Mrs. DeAnne Vallo 

Mrs. Meg Vanatsky 

Mr. Joe Vanderkolk 

Mrs. Susan Vanderkolk 

Mrs. Gail Varner 

Mrs. Anne Venters 

Mrs. Kim Vincent 

Mrs. Regan Vollette 

Mr. Dave Walker 

Mrs. Kathy Walker 

Mr. Mike Wallace 

Mrs. Linda Watson 

Mrs. Kathy Wesson 

Mrs. Heather Wilkowski 

Mrs. Julie Williams 

Mrs. Mary Williams 

Mrs. Devin Wojciechowski 

Mrs. Kristen Woock 

Dr. Lydia Woodin 

Mrs. Mara Wright 

Mrs. Shanli Zhao 

Mrs. Susan Zwarg 

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Eagle Annual Fund Grandparent Donors 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Agerton 


Ms. Teresa Back 

Ms. Mattie Ballard 

Dr. and Mrs. David Bauman 

Ms. Robyn Bennie 


Mr. and Mrs. William Blair 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bopp 

Ms. Gail Bowden 

Ms. Robyn Bradley 

Ms. Wanda Brookins 


Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Bruns 

Mr. and Mrs. Win Cates 

Ms. Ruby Cherry 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clary 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clippard, Sr. 

Mr. Thomas Cobb 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Clint Combs 

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cooke 


Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crum 

Mr. Lester Cunningham 


Mr. and Mrs. Dave Drake 

Mrs. Kathy Dunn 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dunn 

Ms. Laurie Ellerbe 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fannin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fields 


Ms. Anne Frank 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fuller 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garifalos 

Mr. and Mrs. David Graham 

Ms. Mattie Gray 

Mr. and Mrs. John Green 

Mr. and Mrs. William Grote 

Ms. Kimberly Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hayes 

Ms. Debbie Herrick 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoffman 

Mrs. Connie Holt 

Ms. Judith Hominy 

Mrs. Monica Hubbard 

Ms. Clara Ivenso 

Ms. Glorya Jackson 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jaloszynski 

Mrs. Ruby Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jung 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kersey 

Ms. Corrine Kinebrew 

Mr. Alan Kinstler 

Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield Kirkland 

Dr. and Mrs. Keith Knorr 


Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lessek 


Ms. Erin Lindsay 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lipps 

Ms. Janet Mabrey 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Malone 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mapp 

Mrs. Betty Maratos 


Mr. John McClure 

Dr. Janet McDaniel 


Mrs. Vanessa McWhorter 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Menedis 

Ms. Eunice Miller 

Mrs. Omi Mitchell 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Modelski 

Mr. John Morari 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Nasrallah 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nefzer 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nischwitz 

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Noyes 

Mrs. Melinda Nutter 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Oplinger 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pfaff 


Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rasche 

Mr. Greg Ready 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reiter 


Mr. and Mrs. Carl Renneker 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ridner 


Ms. Dolores Rowland 



Ms. Jeanne Smearsoll 

Ms. Lisa Smith 


Mr. and Mrs. George Spindler 

Hon. and Mrs. Ron Spon 

Ms. Linda Stanley 

Mrs. Leslee Storey 

Ms. Melinda Thomas 

Ms. Tanya Trotter 

Mrs. Cathy Twitty 

Mrs. Jacqueline Twyman-Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Van Buren 


Mr. and Mrs. Donald Visconte 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walton 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Warncke 

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warren 

Ms. Juliet Wiley 

Mr. Jerry Wilkowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wojciechowski 

Ms. Cynthia Wolf 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Young 

What does Community at CHCA mean to you? 

There are teachers, administrators, and other parents who are 

partnering with our family in raising our kids to know Christ, 

think critically, and be a light in the world. When our daughter 

transitioned to the Upper School last year, we were so thankful for 

the genuine concern all of her teachers showed at the fall parent 

teacher conferences. Many teachers asked how she was adjusting, 

knowing that this was her first year at the main campus. We felt 

so encouraged to know that her teachers not only cared about her 

academic success, but her emotional and spiritual well-being also. 

The Clary Family (clockwise): Isaiah ’25, Laura, Michael, Reese ’23, Judah ’29, Owen ‘27 

Getting to Know the Clary Family 

The Clary family moved to Cincinnati 10 years ago because they 

felt called to plant a church in the city (Christ the King Church). As 

they thought about moving to downtown Cincinnati, they explored 

education options online and found Armleder almost immediately. 

Laura knew this was the school she wanted their children to attend. 

They desired that the church they would start be ethnically and 

economically diverse, and Armleder reflected what they desired in 

their church. The Clarys have been at Armleder for nine years now, 

and we asked them to share about their experience here at CHCA. 

It truly does feel like a family. It is small enough that the teachers 

and staff know my entire family and we know many of the children 

and parents in the school. It has been wonderful to have an amazing 

education for my children, while also having them supported and 

encouraged in their faith in Christ. 

How have you witnessed your children grow as a 

result of attending CHCA? 

CHCA has had an impact on our kids by training them to be 

leaders, pointing them to Christ even in times of discipline, and 

loving our kids and wanting God’s best for them. Our boys have 

loved playing basketball since the 3rd grade and our daughter is in 

her 4th year of being a part of the Grades 5-8 musical. Our boys 

have also loved being a part of the Armleder EyeWitness News 

Team. We have seen our 2nd grader grow so much in his confidence 

and his oral communication ability by being a part of the news. 

Why do you give to CHCA? 

We contribute to the mission of CHCA because we see the benefit 

our family has received by being a part of this community. We have 

received financial assistance that has made it possible for us to be a 

part of the CHCA community on a pastor’s salary! We are invested 

in giving back because we have received so much. 

I (Laura) have also been honored to serve as the PTF Vice President 

for Armleder for the past two years and have been involved in FOFA 

and volunteering in many ways at Armleder. I am committed to 

helping other families get connected and have the same experiences 

that we have had, within an academically rich environment that 

supports the Christian values we are teaching 

in our home. 

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Eagle Annual Fund Alumni Parent Donors 


Mr. and Mrs. Craig Adler 






Ms. Mattie Ballard 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Beadle 



Dr. Marley Belair 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bergh 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bertrams 


Mr. and Mrs. Steve Beverly 

Dr. Aneeta Bhatia 

Mr. and Mrs. Rocke Blair 


Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bodley 

Ms. Gail Bowden 





Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Browne 


Mr. and Mrs. Duane Burris 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Campbell, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Canavan 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carpenter 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Carpenter 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cesler 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Clabaugh 

Dr. Stephen Cleves and 

Mrs. Therese Esswein 



Mr. and Mrs. Dave Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Collins 


Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conn 



Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cooper 

Dr. and Mrs. Bob Cucinotta 


Mrs. Julia Deck-Russell 




Mr. and Mrs. Dom DiFabio 


Mr. and Mrs. Teagan Donovan 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dostal, Jr. 

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dowd 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ducro, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Durham 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Durham 

Mr. and Mrs. John Eckert 


Mr. and Mrs. Ron Eslick 

Mr. and Mrs. David Falk 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Faugno 


Mr. and Mrs. Craig Feldman 


Mr. and Mrs. John Fette 

Mr. Tom Fey 




Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gear 






Ms. Lisa Grubb 




Mr. and Mrs. Ford Halter 




Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hayes 

Dr. and Mrs. Eric Henize 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Holthaus 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horvath 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hughes, C.P.A. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Humphrey 

Dr. Brad Jackson, M.D. 


Ms. Pat Jackson 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Jenkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Jester 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Johnson 



Ms. Sandy Kays 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keating 



Mr. and Mrs. Brad Kinstler 




Mrs. Darlah Koontz 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Kreul 


Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Lake 

Dr. and Mrs. Rob Lambert 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lee 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis 

Dr. and Mrs. Jim Lipovsky, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lippert 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ludeke 


Mr. and Mrs. Carl Macht, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marosi 

Ms. Elaine Marsh 

Mr. and Mrs. James Mary 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Massa 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill McBrayer, IV 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McDonnell 


Mr. and Mrs. Rob Medosch 


Mr. and Mrs. Vince Metzcar 

Mr. and Mrs. Baker Meyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Morgason 


Mr. and Mrs. John Noyen 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nutter 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom O’Brien 


Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ottenjohn 



Dr. Art Pancioli, M.D. and 

Dr. Lisa Larkin-Pancioli, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. John Panzeca 



Mr. and Mrs. Joel Petersen 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pfister 






Mr. and Mrs. Darius Powell 


Ms. Leigh Prop 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Reifenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Renners 


Mr. and Mrs. Dan Riewald 



Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Roy 

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Sanker 

Mr. Steve Schlosser and 

Mrs. Patrice Tafur-Schlosser 



Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scovanner 

Mr. and Mrs. Caetano Sequeira 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Shear 

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Silvestri 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Siman 



Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sizemore 



Mr. and Mrs. Billy Southerland 




Dr. Tim and Dr. Michelle 

Staarmann 


Mr. and Mrs. David Stiles 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stone 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Strasser 


Mrs. Angela Stutz 




Dr. Charlie and Dr. Lu Taylor 



Mr. Bill Taylor, Jr. 

Mrs. Renae Thiel 



Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vanderwoude 


Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vezdos 


Ms. Fran Wade 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walden 

Mrs. Bev Walker 


Rev. and Mrs. David Wallace 


Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warren 


Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wheeler 


Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams 


Dr. and Mrs. Eric Wittkugel 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Zwarg

Eagle Annual Fund Alumni Donors (recognizing gifts received July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) 

Class of 1995 

Jon Adams 

Jeremy Conn 

Ben Gann 

Class of 1997 

Ben Beshear 

David Blessing 

Erin Metzger Conn 

Class of 1998 

Michael Blackburn 

Elizabeth Amend Frey 

Jessica Martin Snyder 

Jonathan Snyder 

Class of 1999 

Kristen Stutz Barkimer 

Class of 2000 

Katie Pauley Dostal 

Ted Dostal 

Shana Stull Eling 

Allison Van Sickle McGee 

Liz Bronson Rosenau 

Class of 2001 

Johnny Foister Brandyberry 

Laura Bechtel 

Adam Cool 

Matt Warren 

Class of 2002 

Peter Reding 

Jonathan Schuler 

Class of 2003 

Denis Beausejour 

Jon Beck 

Robby Croswell 

Zach Han 

Megan Dinkelacker Hendy 

Jen Flint Terhar 

Jennie Dorl Vose 

Daniel Wheeler 

Class of 2004 

Sal Churi 

Courtney Clark-Rankin 

Patrick Coggins 

Rebecca Breitholle Dougherty 

Eric Loftus 

Class of 2005 

Tommy Andrews 

Matt Chacksfield 

Grant Cooper 

Kate Kersey-David 

Joe Polzin 

Teddy Siegel 

Matt Stamp 

Class of 2006 

Brian Painter 

Jason Taylor 

Class of 2007 

Adam Atallah 

Bryn Clark 

Matthew Evans 

Christina Karam Painter 

Matthew Siegel 

Kate Perkins Snell 

Class of 2008 

Allison Ballard 

Genny Schule Bishop 

Andrew Cleves 

Kurt Kersey 

Kaci Kust Kersey 

Austin Wilson 

Class of 2009 

Margaux Andrews 

Joel Campbell 

Scott Kelley 

Sarah Eslick Robinson 

Class of 2010 

Billy Kissel 

Andrew Perkins 

Andrew Wallace 

Class of 2011 

Maddie Drees 

Class of 2012 

Ted Andrews 

Alexis Caruso 

Tyler Kirbabas 

Class of 2013 

Anna Koontz 

Lauren Hayes Vonderhaar 

Kaity Venters 

Class of 2014 

Ellie Coggins 

Sam Hayes 

Trevor Kirbabas 

Class of 2015 

Drew Taylor 

Class of 2016 

Mack Pairan 

Class of 2017 

Devin Taylor 

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Gifts In Honor Of 

In Honor of: 

Mrs. Cathy Andry and Family 

By Mr. and Mrs. Randy Mott 

In Honor of: 

Ms. Michelle Baron 

By Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kadnar 

In Honor of: 

Paxton & Milana Bostater 

By Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bostater 

In Honor of: 

Mr. Stephen Carter 

By Dr. Jeff and Dr. Lori Stotz 

In Honor of: 

Jacqueline U Katherine Clayton 

By Mrs. Connie Holt 

In Honor of: 

Natalie & Ryan Cobb 

By Mr. Thomas Cobb 

In Honor of: 

Julianna Collado ‘18 

By Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith 

In Honor of: 

Marlana Doepker 

By Mr. John Morari 

In Honor of: 

Andrew & Matthew Fielden 

By Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fielden 

In Honor of: 

Dr. Dan Grantham 

By Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Perkins ‘10 

In Honor of: 

Kristen ‘08, Morgan ‘09 & 

Stephanie ‘12 Grevey 

By Dr. and Mrs Frank Pawlosky, M.D. 

In Honor of: 

Teeyon Grote 

By Mr. and Mrs. William Grote 

In Honor of: 

Elise, Nate & Lauren Hayes 

By Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walton 

In Honor of: 

Ava & Lila Hoffman 

By Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoffman 

In Honor of: 

Andrew & Allison Jordan 

By Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jordan 

In Honor of: 

The Kuhlman Family 

By Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nefzer 

In Honor of: 

Kyle ‘15, Drew ‘16, Zane ‘18 & Cole ‘18 

By Ms. Jeanne Smearsoll 

In Honor of: 

Jacob & Cameron Lessek 

By Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lessek 

In Honor of: 

Jessey Li 

By Mr. and Mrs. Wen Li 

In Honor of: 

Lillian, Anna and #39’s vision to 

bless others with housing 

By Mr. and Mrs. Jason McSwain 

In Honor of: 

The Lum Family 

By Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reiter 

In Honor of: 

Erin McDaniel 

By Dr. Janet McDaniel 

In Honor of: 

Erin McDaniel 

By Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dunn 

In Honor of: 

Mrs. Rebecca Miller 

By Mr. and Mrs. Dale Young 

In Honor of: 

Dr. Dean Nicholas 

By Mr. Sal Churi ‘04 

In Honor of: 

Mr. Jon Paris 

By Dr. and Mrs. Julian Guitron 

In Honor of: 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Salisbury 

By Mr. and Mrs. Jason McSwain 

In Honor of: 

Lina Sanders 

By Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sanders 

In Honor of: 

Sydni, Nathan & Isaac Schramm 

By Mr. and Mrs. Nick Menedis 

In Honor of: 

Will Stiles ‘18 

By Mr. and Mrs. Phil Prather 


In Honor of: 

Christopher Swedes 

By Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crum 

In Honor of: 

Will Terrill ‘18 

By Mr. Matt Terrell 

In Honor of: 

Anna ‘18 & Abby Van Jura 

By Ms. Cynthia Wolf 

In Honor of: 

Kaity ‘13 & Morganne ‘16 Venters 

By Mr. and Mrs. Eric Venters 

In Honor of: 

Colin Wicker 

By Anonymous 

In Honor of: 

David, Olivia & Andrew 

Wojciechowski By Mr. and Mrs. 

Matthew Wojciechowski 

In Honor of: 

Sidney & Jake Young 

By Mr. and Mrs. Todd Young 

In Honor of: 

The amazing talent at CHCA and 

all those that support the arts 

By Mr. Scott and Dr. Ellen Springer 

Matching Gift 

Companies 

AK Steel Foundation 

Apple via Benevity 

Charles Schwab Foundation 

Cisco Foundation via JustGive.org 

David J. Joseph Company 

Defenders Inc. via Benevity 

Fifth Third Bank, Matching Gift Program 

General Electric Foundation 

Givaudan Corporation Matching Gift 

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation 

Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program 

KeyBank Foundation 

Northwestern Mutual Foundation 

Pepsico Foundation 

Total Quality Logistics via Benevity 

UBS Foundation USA 

US Bancorp Foundation 

Voya Financial 

Wells Fargo Ed. Matching Gift Program 

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Gifts In Memory Of 

In Memory of: Harold Bauman By Dr. and Mrs. David Bauman 

In Memory of: Bob and Maryann Bedinghaus & Bill and Joanne 

Green By Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bedinghaus 

In Memory of: Russ Bell By Anonymous 

In Memory of: Kevin Brouillette 

By Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jaloszynski 

In Memory of: Kevin Canavan By Mr. and Mrs. Rick Canavan 

In Memory of: Andrew Jewell ‘03 By Mr. Robbie Wilson ‘04 and 

Mrs. Danielle Presley Wilson ‘02 

In Memory of: Mr. Carl H. Lindner Jr. By Anonymous 

In Memory of: Cathy Pate By Dr. Kenton Pate 

In Memory of: Barbara Scallin By Mr. Greg Rosenau and 

Mrs. Liz Bronson Rosenau ‘00 

In Memory of: Glen Stacy 

By Mr. and Mrs. Billy Southerland 

In Memory of: Barry Thiel By Ms. Lynne Scott 

In Memory of: Barry Thiel By Mrs. Renae Thiel 

In Memory of: Jean Ward By Rev. and Mrs. Tom Duke 

In Memory of: Mr. Richard Wallace and Mr. James Mack 

By Mr. Andrew Wallace ‘10 

In Memory of: Marcia Sue Wilkowski By Mr. Jerry Wilkowski 

Remembering Loved Ones 

During the 2017-2018 school year, CHCA lost many who were 

beloved members of our community. We continue to pray for 

God’s comfort and strength for each family as they look ahead. 

Betsy Mathews, Grandparent 

Larry Whetstone, Grandparent 

Gloria Cavagnaro, Grandparent 

Kurt Heimbold, Alumni 

Amber James, Parent-Current 

Fritzi Heidt, Grandparent 

“May your unfailing love be my comfort, 

according to your promise to your servant.” 

Psalm 119:76 

If you have lost a loved one, please let us know and we will join 

you in prayer. Email Diane Taylor, diane.taylor@chca-oh.org 

or contact Anne Venters at (513) 247-9944, x211. 

What does community at CHCA mean to you? 

God wants us in community and what a blessing it is to have 

a school that truly embodies this notion. The saying, “it takes 

a village to raise a child” is so true and we are thankful for our 

village. In our family our village includes the families here (some 

of which are our best friends today), their teachers (who LOVE 

our children), and the school administration (who while leading 

the school also build into each child and family across the CHCA 

community). 

The Meyer Family (clockwise): Joseph ‘25, Aidan ‘27, Brad, Caroline ’29, Misty 

Q&A with 

the Meyer Family 

What makes CHCA so special to you and 

your family? 

The moment we stepped into the building at an Open House 

many years ago, we knew that the walls of CHCA held the spirit 

of love, community, and faith that we desired for our children. It 

goes beyond the walls though, as our children have been built into, 

they’ve had a deeper faith instilled in them by the outpouring of 

love by the staff and the friendships that our 

entire family have developed! 

How has CHCA had an impact on your students 

and/or family? 

The impact of CHCA on our family, specifically our children, is 

a great joy to bear witness. Our children began attending CHCA 

in preschool and from that moment we have seen our child grow 

into individuals who love the Lord, love their friends, and truly 

love their school, and do so with a gentle spirit. Our family is 

better because of CHCA! 

Why do you contribute to the mission of CHCA? 

It is our duty, if we truly consider ourselves a part of a community, 

to contribute to its mission. We hope to shine the light of the Lord 

by demonstrating intentional generosity: giving of our time and of 

our gifts towards furthering the purposeful mission of the school. 

Is there anything else you would like us to know 

about your CHCA experience? 

“Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on 

him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, 

and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Col. 2:7 Our CHCA 

experience has provided roots for our children, roots that we pray 

will hold firm as they navigate their lives. For this, our hearts will 

always be thankful for our opportunity to be part of CHCA. 

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Fine Arts Donors 


At every grade level, CHCA students are encouraged to sing, play, act, dance, paint, and sculpt to their heart’s content. The wide range of choices 

means children get countless opportunities to discover and develop their unique talents. Great facilities and outstanding teachers mean they get 

optimal conditions in which to discover, grow, be challenged, and do their best work. This past year was yet again no exception to the extraordinary 

talent displayed at CHCA, as dozens of our Fine Arts students and alumni were recognized for their gifts and talents. 

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Platinum Sponsor 

Philips Edison 

Silver Sponsors 

James Free Jewelers 

Kroger 

Fine Arts Ad Sponsors 


ATC 


Gorilla Glue 

Greater Cincinnati Credit Union 

Hickman Orthodontics 

Johnson Orthodontics 


MIS Solutions, LLC 


UNO/Taco Bell Restaurants 


ARTBEAT SPONSORS 

Event Sponsor 

The Max Family 

Visual Arts Sponsor 

Kroger 

Lindner Theater Sponsor 

ATC 

Artbeat Avenue 

Theater Sponsor 

Prominent Title-- 

Joe and Debbie Brooks 

Juried Art Sponsor 

James Free Jewelers 

Hands-on-Art Sponsor 


Instrumental Music 

Room Sponsor 

UC Health 

Hang Your Art Out Sponsor 

Flagel and Papakirk 

Lindner Theater Atrium 

Gallery Veronique 

Fine Arts Donors 


Ms. Heather Ackley 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Agerton 


Dr. Norberto Andaluz and 

Mrs. Veronica Tsioulis-Andaluz 

Mr. Wendell Anderson, Jr. and 

Mrs. Jessica Watanabe 





Mr. Chris Baker and 

Ms. Rachel Gick 


Dr. Jon and Dr. Kelly Baker 


Ms. Kelem Barkie 




Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blair 

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Blythe 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bolander 


Mr. and Mrs. Erik Bowling 





Mr. and Mrs. Tony Butrum 

Ms. Carolyn Calkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Carnes 


Mr. Kip and Rev. Linnea Carnes 


Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carroll 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Cates 

Cisco Foundation via JustGive.org 

Pastor and Mrs. Michael Clary 




Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cotton 

Mr. and Mrs. Nhel Cuasay 








Mr. and Mrs. Jim Doepker 

Dr. Vijay Easwaran and 

Dr. Maura Donohue 


Rev. and Mrs. Richard Eckert 






Mr. and Mrs. Rob Faircloth 


Ms. Amy Federle 


Mr. Andrew Ferguson and 

Mrs. Molly Herbe 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Fielden 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Figliola, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Flagel 

Dr. and Mrs. Rod Flynn, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Fox 










Dr. Dan Grantham and 

Mrs. Tiffany Zents 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gries 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Grimes 


Ms. Yuki Ono 







Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harville, Jr. 


Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hayes 



Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hoffman 


Mr. and Mrs. Steven Howery 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hoyer 

Mr. Lee Pan and 

Mrs. Vivian Huang 



Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin, Sr. 




Mr. and Mrs. Terry Jackson 

Mr. Jonathan Jin and 

Mrs. Winnie Zeng 


Ms. Von Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Marty Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jordan 




Mr. Jamie Karrer and 

Dr. AnnMarie Matusak 


Mr. Ben Stover and Ms. Kristy Kelly 


Ms. Angela Kinstler 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Koopman, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kuhlman 





Mr. and Mrs. Jon Lapps 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lee 




Mr. Matt Spence and 

Mrs. Anna Maratos-Spence 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Max 

Mr. and Mrs. Pat McEnroe 

Mr. Kevin and Dr. Briana McFawn 


Mr. and Mrs. Derek McNutt 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian McRedmond 



Mr. and Mrs. Ron Meyers, Jr. 

Mr. Stephen and 

Dr. Krista Migliore 

Ms. Julie Millette 

Mr. Pete Millette 


Mr. and Mrs. Ken Morris, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mueller 

Mr. and Mrs. John Mulcahy 


Mr. and Mrs. Bob Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nellis 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nischwitz 







Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Pacheco 

Mr. and Mrs. Eloy Pacheco 





Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pessell 




Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rasche 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rebhun 


Mr. and Ms. Dave Rexing 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Richman 


Mr. and Mrs. Matt Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Rosenfeldt 



Mr. Carlos Sanchez, Jr. and 

Mrs. Bethany Satchell Sanchez 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sauer 


Mr. and Mrs. Ron Schardong 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schmerr, Jr. 



Mr. Todd Uterstaedt and 

Dr. Teri Schutte Uterstaedt, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shields 

Mr. Jay Slouffman and 

Mrs. Ashley Walkup 


Mr. and Mrs. Billy Southerland 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Southern 



Mr. Mike Steele 

Mr. and Mrs. John Stemple 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Stockelman 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stokes 


Mr. and Mrs. Steve Strosnider 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Stuk 







Mr. and Mrs. Mark Trinkle 




Ms. Liz Viviano 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Voyt, II 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wagner 

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Walker 


Mr. and Mrs. Kelly White 



Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Winkels 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wood 



Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wuennemann 

The Bearden Family (L to R): Kennedy ‘21, Pervis, Robin 

Meet the Bearden Family 

We chose CHCA for our daughter simply because we 

wanted a Christ-centered environment with competitive 

academics. CHCA has delivered against that expectation 

and so much more. What makes CHCA special is that it is 

a strong educational program that prepares students for 

college and life. One example of that is the service program. 

The requirements and options in the program allow students 

to contribute and make a difference in the lives of others in 

ways that meet their interests, passions, and capabilities. In 

the process of helping others, they learn and experience life in 

ways they never would otherwise. 

The CHCA community consists of teachers, faculty and 

families who are most present and impactful in our daughter’s 

life and in the lives of other students. “It takes a village” and 

the CHCA community is that “village” for our daughter, and 

is most important outside of our immediate family in creating 

that environment which represents our values. 

CHCA has provided an excellent Christ-centered education 

for our daughter and has allowed us to be involved through 

volunteerism (board member, celebration, etc.) in many ways 

over the years. We truly feel that the CHCA community is 

part of our family. We contribute to the mission of the school 

simply because we believe in it and believe that a Christcentered 

education is most beneficial to the development and 

well-being of our daughter now and in the future. 

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2018 After Prom Donors 




Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bednar 


Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bernhardt 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Blumenfeld 


Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Broaders 


Mr. and Mrs. Brad Cates 




Mr. and Mrs. Rand Day 


Mr. and Mrs. Steve Donahue 



Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gries 


Mr. and Mrs. Jay Harrison, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hoyer 


Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hurry 





Mr. and Mrs. Boying Liu 


Mr. and Mrs. Bart Metzler 

Mr. and Mrs. James McDonough 




Mr. Brad Olson and 

Dr. Tracy Parpart-Olson 




Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Parker 


Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pessell 





Mr. and Mrs. Jon Riley 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ripperger 




Mr. and Mrs. Rob Shank 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sheehy 



Mr. and Mrs. Rod Stryker 




Dr. and Mrs. Brian Treon 


Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vanderwoude 

Ms. Liz Viviano 




Athletics Donors 

At CHCA, the mission of Athletics is to build a culture of champions. We do this by training the 360º athlete —focusing on the 

physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of each student athlete —empowering them to reach their God-given abilities. 

Mulitple Stadium Sponsors 

Affiliates in Oral & 

Maxillofacial Surgery 

Enterprise 


Phillips Edison 

Prosource 

Single Stadium Sponsors 

Planet Fitness 

Sports Program Sponsors 



Eric. W. Hickman, DDS, MS 


MIS Solutions, LLC 

UNO/Taco Bell Restaurants 


Athletics Donors 

Mr. Adam Atallah ‘07 

Mr. and Mrs. John Atkinson 


Mr. and Mrs. Mike Brooks 





First Star Logistics 

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron 

Fitzstephens 


Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gilkinson 


Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jostworth 

JSM Partners LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. John Kolar 



Mr. and Mrs. Chase Miller 

Mr. Pete Millette 


Mr. and Mrs. Scott Moffitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mueller 




Mr. Henry Oberson and 

Ms. Rita Vig 



Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Rakestraw 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ripperger 




Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stone 




Mr. Lorenzo Toney 


Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vanatsky 


Mr. and Mrs. Todd 

Wilkowski, Esq. 


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EBL Classroom Lighting 


Blake Lindner Thompson 

Early Childhood Learning Center 

Playground 


Jr Class Prom Sponsorship 

Cincinnati Golf Center 



Neyer Foundation Christian 

Leadership Award 


North Campus Tuition 

Relief Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Conway 

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Paroz 

Research and Innovation Center 


Schott International Student 

Scholarship Fund 

Mr. Bill Schott 

Hue and Michelle Jackson 

Family Field 


Armleder Alumni 

Scholarship Fund 


Armleder School Playground 





Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bolander 


CAC Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation Inc 


Gifts for Special Purposes 

CHCA Varsity Boys Soccer Team 


Delta Gateway Foundation 



Mr. and Mrs. Garth Finch 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Furtwengler 


Mr. Isaac Gardner ‘18 

Mr. Jonah Gardner ‘14 

Mr. Noah Gardner ‘16 

Mr. David Ginsburg 


Ms. Kimberly Jackson-Lackey 

Pastor and Mrs. Kirk Kirkland 





Mr. and Mrs. Tim Massa 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Matsey 


Mr. Steve McCollum 



Mrs. Cammie Montgomery 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Mottier 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Owens 




Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schneider 


Dr. Jonathan Snyder ‘98 and 


Mrs. Shannon Solomon 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Straz 





Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vallo 





Robotics 

Robotics Sponsors 

BSI Engineering 

E-Technologies Group 

Edmund Eisenberg Memorial Fund 

for the Advncmnt of STEM Educ 

ElitAire, Inc. 

Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson) 

Intelligrated, Inc. 

International TechneGroup 

Merrill Lynch 

Mike’s Nashville Hot 

Procter & Gamble 

Schneider Electric 

Robotics Donors 


AK Steel Foundation 

Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson) 


Dr. and Mrs. Todd Grimes 


Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harville, Jr. 

Honeywell International 


Mr. and Mrs. James McDonough 

MSA Architects 



Primary Health Partners, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Rice 

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony 

Wetherington 

Mr. Robert Wetherington 


Mr. Justin Zimmer 

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Light the Way Capital Campaign Progress Report 

We are extremely grateful for, and experiencing the fruits of our community’s generosity, and the impact will be felt for years to come. 

Because of your generous commitments to CHCA and the Light the 

Way Campaign, we are in our second year of thriving in amazing new 

and renovated facilities across our campuses. These new spaces have 

already helped our teachers and students to engage more deeply in 

learning experiences, and reach new heights in their climb for learning 

success. The Teacher Innovation Fund also launched with success, 

as we have several initiatives completed and/or underway, including 

a house built for a family in need, enhancing Armleder’s Television 

News programming (pictured above), and planning for a Sustainability 

and Food Symposium to be hosted by select CHCA faculty on 

April 4-5, 2019. In addition to programming and facility enhancements 

and elevating the experiences of our students and teachers, we have 

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Armleder’s Eyewitness News Team at work 

also grabbed the attention of the community at large. To that, we are 

experiencing increased enrollment and higher retention. We pray 

that the momentum continues through elevating the learning experience 

as Light the Way has allowed us to do, but also by enhancing 

community engagement, which remains an ongoing imperative. 

Campaign Financial Update: 

Approximately, $5.7MM of the nearly $9MM committed has been 

received from 536 investors. The total amount of $9,000,000 covers 

the academic spaces that were added and/or updated across the 

Upper and Lower Schools, as well as the Blake Lindner Thompson 

Early Childhood Learning Center and the Teacher Innovation Fund.

Light the Way Donors 


CHCA launched a philanthropic initiative in August of 2015 that incorporated the Eagle Annual Fund along with a series of capital projects. Building on the 

vision of our founders, the Light the Way Capital Campaign was an important fundraising effort strategically designed to support updated and renovated 

spaces, additional resources, and re-imagined programming to extend exciting new levels of engagement for our students, teachers, and community. 



Mrs. Robin Albus 


Mr. Maurice Anderson and 

Dr. Ninah Enane-Anderson, Ph.D. 


Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey 

Ms. Allison Ballard ‘08 

Mr. Bob Bao and Ms. Molly Xin 




Dr. and Mrs. Doug Bauman 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baxter 






Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beuerlein 


Mr. and Mrs. Matt Blair 



Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Gaker, M.D. 




Dr. Jerome Puryear, Jr. and 

Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryear 


Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buesing 



Ms. Alexis Caruso ‘12 






Ms. Ellie Coggins ‘14 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coggins ‘04 






Dr. Derek Cooley, M.D. and 

Dr. Heather Tubbs Cooley, Ph.D. 

Cornerstone Foundation 


Mr. and Mrs. James Dempsey, III 





Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ehlen 









Mrs. Beverly Grant 







Mr. and Mrs. Greg Harris 

Mr. Justin Hendy and 

Mrs. Megan Dinkelacker Hendy ‘03 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hill 


Mr. and Mrs. James Hobold 

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Huber 



Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine Isenberg 

Mr. Justin Ishmael 




Mr. Ben Stover and 

Ms. Kristy Kelly 


Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kiley 


Mrs. Stel Kirbabas 



Ms. Debbie Kossuth 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kuethe 






Mr. Brian Lawlor 

Carl H. & Edyth B. Lindner 

Foundation 

Ms. Char Lindner 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindner, III 

Mrs. Edyth B. Lindner 




Mr. and Mrs. James Mary 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Mathison 




Ms. Anna McKittrick 



Mr. and Mrs. Jim McVey 

Megen Construction Company 



Mr. and Mrs. Scott Moffitt 




Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Needham 







Mr. and Mrs. Steve Oyster 






Mr. and Mrs. Andy Reagan 




Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ruberg 


Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sanderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sasse 

Dr. Eric and Dr. Kristen 

Schwetschenau 



Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith 


Dr. Jonathan Snyder, M.D. ‘98 and 









Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vezdos 



Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wojciechowski 



Thank you to all of our generous donors! 

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SPECIAL JOURNEY FOR ALUMNA ELLIE COGGINS ‘14 >> 

A Special Journey 

Finding My Way 

Along the Camino 

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STORY BY ELLIE COGGINS ‘14 

Ellie graduated in 

April 2018 summa 

cum laude with a 

Bachelor of Arts in 

English literature 

from the University of 

Cincinnati and is now 

pursuing her Master 

of Arts in multimedia 

journalism from 

Syracuse University, 

where she’ll graduate 

in spring 2019. 

The first morning of my month-long hike was both 

breathtaking - beautiful mountain vistas overlooking 

plots of vast green farmland - and completely 

painful for me, as I followed the yellow arrows that 

were marked on the ground and painted onto tree 

trunks. My feet ached from the hiking boots that 

I should’ve worked harder to break in before I left 

home, and my back wasn’t yet used to the extra 

weight of 15 pounds - everything I would need for 

the next five weeks - in a single backpack. 

My muscles were already beginning to tire and 

my breathing became more shallow as I started 

the upward climb from the small, quaint town of 

St. Jean Pied-de-Port, located in southern France 

and one of the most popular starting points for the 

famous pilgrimage, into the Pyrenees Mountains. 

The Camino, also known as the Way of St. James, 

has deep and significant historical roots, dating 

back to the middle ages. People from all over 

Europe would start from their doorsteps and make 

their way to Santiago on foot or by donkey, seeking 

Santiago, Spain, where the remains of the apostle 

James are believed to be housed at the cathedral. 

It used to be known for its danger, from the 

unpredictable weather of the Pyrenees to thieves 

who were waiting to prey on unsuspecting pilgrims. 

But for these pilgrims, this walk meant salvation, 

allowing them to be expunged of their sins when 

they reached Santiago. 

Nowadays, people from all over the globe go on 

this hike for a variety of reasons, including a desire 

to renew their faith and to travel, and it’s much safer 

than it once was. Thousands of people embark 

on this journey each year. From St. Jean, it’s about 

500 miles on foot if one follows the yellow arrows 

that guide the way to Santiago. 

Since I was 15-years-old and sitting in my Christian 

studies class, I knew that this hike was something 

that I wanted to do one day. Mr. Bacon, my teacher 

at the time, showed us a movie in class called 

The Way, in which Martin Sheen’s character goes 

on this famous walk to honor the death of his 

adventurous son who died while crossing the Pyrenees. 

Sheen’s character was someone who never 

ventured outside of his comfort zone, and that 

resonated with me, especially as I was nearing the 

end of my college career. I had grown comfortable, 

even lazy to some degree, in my studies, relationships, 

and faith - and that scared me. 

I decided to make that dream a reality, so over 

Christmas break of my senior year, I made the 

decision that I was going to hike the Camino after 

graduation. On April 30th of this year, three days 

after receiving my diploma, I was on a plane to Paris 

by myself, the scariest thing I’ve done in my life. 

On that first day, I honestly regretted doing it. I 

felt alone and unsure of myself and realized how 

physically unprepared I was. Not only was the first 

stretch through the Pyrenees one of the longer 

days, but it was also mostly steep uphill with a 

short but sharp downhill at the end, the perfect 

recipe for painful joints. To make matters worse, I 

didn’t realize there would be only one stop during 

the 17-mile first day of unpredictable weather. It 

started out sunny, but throughout eight hours, 

went through cycles of rain, fog, hail, snow, and 

wind - the only place I’ve ever experienced more 

weather changes in a short period of time than 

Ohio. I didn’t pack food and was so weak and cold 

that two women found me crying next to the trail 

and stopped to help me make it to the end, giving 

me energy bars and gloves. 

“You don’t leave a pilgrim behind,” one said to me. 

“It’s not in the Camino spirit.” 

That night as I lay in bed, surrounded by 150 other 

people who had also completed their first day on 

the Camino, I held back tears as I thought about 

quitting and flying home. I refused to message 

home that night, scared that if I did, I would get 

homesick and want to quit even more. I decided to 

give it another day. It wasn’t so much that I didn’t 

want others to think I had failed; I couldn’t bear the 

thought of carrying the knowledge that I had given 

up so quickly. I deserved more than quitting, so I 

decided to stay, for at least one more day. 

The next morning, I woke up to singing and gentle 

guitar strumming from the Dutch volunteers that 

ran the albergue. “Good morning,” their voices 

rang. “God bless you along the Way.” 

I had survived the hardest day, and their melody 

filled my soul with some needed warmth to get me

out of bed. It also dawned on me that I was now 

in Spain; if I could walk from France to Spain, 

then I could handle at least one more day. 

Shortly into the morning, I ended up running 

into a few familiar faces from the previous day. 

There were Jen and Francesca from England, 

and Whitlam from Australia. On a pilgrimage 

that is mostly middle-aged people, few of whom 

spoke English, meeting them provided incredible 

comfort, as probably some of the only young 

English-speakers who started the day as me. We 

even ran into Sam again, also from Australia, who 

joined us for the rest of the day’s hike. That evening, 

we stayed at the same albergue and ended 

the night laughing at the insanity of the first day 

in the mountains. 

From that point on, we spent literally every waking 

- and sleeping - moment together, getting up 

at 6 a.m. to start walking, reaching our destination 

around 3 p.m. after about 15 miles, then 

spending the rest of the evening eating dinner, 

wandering around the town we were in, napping, 

and hanging out in our albergues, usually sharing 

stories from back home over a bottle of Spanish 

red wine. 

On the Camino, it’s normal to walk with a group, 

but those groups are often fluid, adding individuals 

or losing some as pilgrims decide to take time 

“You don’t leave 

a pilgrim behind. 

It’s not in the 

Camino spirit.” 

to walk solo or meet others. We were a strange 

situation, having met so early yet settling into a 

solid group. We couldn’t have been more different, 

from our personalities to our backgrounds, 

but somehow we worked. 

One woman we met near the end of the hike 

shared with us that this was her fourth Camino. 

When we told her that we had been together for 

almost four weeks, her smile radiated. “These 

people will become your Camino family,” she 

assured us. “They’ll be in your lives forever. I 

promise.” 

She was correct. The four of us became so close 

that they became more like family than friends. 

Our time together was filled with so much joy 

that happy memories far outweigh the ones of 

painful blisters and sunburn. We raced down 

hills, usually Sam at the lead. We rated our daily 

orange juice and tortilla, a Spanish omelette. 

We’d each order different desserts so we could 

try one another’s. We had blister popping “parties” 

every night, a gross but necessary activity, 

that became somewhat fun as we laughed at 

how gross our feet were. We sang with nuns 

at one of our albergues. When Francesca’s 

boyfriend Dan and friend Josh from home joined 

us came the birth of the “Camino Games,” silly 

guessing games that helped pass the time while 

walking. On our very last day, Sam blasted “I 

Would Walk 500 Miles” on her phone, and we 

laughed at the literalness and relatability of that 

song as we neared the end of our journey. 

Amidst all the fun, we were also there for each 

others’ lows. We suffered blisters, boredom, 

tears, and sickness together. One night I got food 

poisoning, and Francesca and Whitlam sat on 

the floor of the bathroom until I was better. We 

said an emotional goodbye to Francesca, Dan, 

and Josh as they had to leave early. 

We all shared stories of struggles, from broken 

relationships to feelings of failure, with one 

another. At the beginning of the trip, before any 

of us knew the power of the Camino, we could 

never have imagined sharing so much of our 

lives with people who were practically strangers. 

But in an experience like the Camino, it felt only 

natural to do so. We couldn’t have been four 

more different people, but on a journey like this 

one, all walls are torn down and differences bring 

you closer together, not farther apart. 

The Camino is the trip for the “in-betweener” 

in life: the person between jobs or school, the 

person who experienced heartbreak, the person 

who just retired, the person wanting to see the 

world, the person looking for God. Most importantly, 

we all had the need to discover - or rediscover 

- our identities and purpose, the common 

thread that ties all pilgrims together. 

In my daily life back home, I was so consumed by 

work, school, social life, family, and a whole host 

of other distractions that I had forgotten what it 

meant just to sit back and reflect. The Camino 

was the perfect opportunity to look back and 

examine my life to see what I had been missing 

because I was too busy to stop, be quiet, and 

think. There was no internet, Netflix, or social 

media to distract me, only the stillness of nature 

and the welcomed monotony of putting one foot 

in front of the other. 

When I finally arrived in Santiago with my friends 

34 days after beginning our journey, it was a bittersweet 

moment. It felt like the end of a dream. 

Rather than being thrilled that I could finally 

wash my clothes properly, sleep in, and take off 

my now well-worn hiking boots for good, I was 

sad that everything was over. 

In retrospect, I realize that the end of the physical 

journey was actually just the beginning of 

my internal one. The dream that was planted in 

my mind in that class seven years ago isn’t nearly 

over. I came out of my trip with a renewed faith, 

a yearning to be a lifelong traveler and student of 

the world, and a confidence I had never known 

before. I am thankful that I didn’t listen to that 

little voice in my head that told me I was too 

weak to walk 500 miles or that I wasn’t brave 

enough to go alone. 

As incredible as it was to walk the historic streets 

of Pamplona, explore Gaudi-designed architecture, 

traverse through stunning vineyards, or look 

up in awe at the cathedral in Santiago, the most 

amazing part of my Camino was opening up 

my heart to others and recognizing the courage 

within me, even if it’s only a single ounce of 

courage that will push me to take a step towards 

something - or someone - new. 

At a church I stopped in along the way (I 

couldn’t tell you where exactly, only that it was 

nestled on a hill and is the only church on the 

Camino that invites its visitors to ring its bells), a 

nun shared with me the blessing of the Way. Essentially, 

it describes the “Camino spirit,” which 

guided us along our hike: 

Live with less, be willing to help your 

neighbor, search for truth, be grateful, seek 

fellowship with others, and recognize that 

the journey is more important than the 

destination. Most importantly, slow down. 

Pause. Contemplate. Be quiet. Listen. And 

be amazed by all that surrounds you. 

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Step into CHCA and you will discover an extraordinary, Christ-centered 

education unlike any within the city, where students have countless 

opportunities to CHOOSE MORE. Here they find their place, pursue their gifts, 

strengthen their faith, and make an impact on our world. And the outcome? 

Students realize they can BE MORE. 

Advancing CHCA 

Since CHCA’s earliest days, our students and teachers have greatly benefitted 

from strong financial support of an engaged and generous community that has 

helped our school to flourish academically, spiritually, and socially. By being 

engaged, active, and generous, this community ensures that our teachers 

and students have the support they need to live out the mission and make a 

difference both today and tomorrow. 

Please prayerfully consider your family’s participation to further the 

mission of CHCA. Visit chca-oh.org/Support 

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they 

may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 

Matthew 5:16 

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