Alyssa Strzalka

Alyssa is a Wheaton Academy graduate (2015). She completed her first year of teaching at Harvest Christian Academy before joining the Wheaton Academy English Department in 2020. She recently transitioned to a job in publishing at Crossway and is excited to continue working with students as a tutor.

Bob Ward

Bob taught English in the public school system for over 30 years and has experience working with all ability levels. Bob enjoys working with international students on English proficiency, and he previously managed Wheaton Academy’s Study Labs.

Dick Clancy

Dick has taught high school and junior high school students for twenty-five years and enjoys helping students reach their learning goals for the Lord.

Holly Taritas

Holly works with clients on executive functioning and life coaching and teaches student teachers online at Grand Canyon University. She is a former Wheaton North High School teacher and administrator. Executive Functioning is her passion as she reminds her students that we are always learning, growing and improving.

Liz Reid

Liz is a graduate of St. Mary’s University. She has taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th grades for the last 25 years. More recently, her teaching experience has been with a local homeschool co-op and is currently teaching preschool in Wheaton. Liz creates a fun, positive learning experience to help meet personal goals and has […]

Kristen Rusthoven

Kristen is a graduate of WCGS and Wheaton Academy, and she is currently teaching English at Wheaton Academy. She has experience working with all ability levels and has been teaching for 10 years. She has experience teaching study skills classes and literacy intervention classes.

Luke Bothun

Luke is a senior at Wheaton College, currently studying Business Economics and Biology. He is from Rochester, Minnesota and runs Cross Country and Track for Wheaton College.

Maddie Urban

Maddie Urban is a former Wheaton Academy English teacher. During her five years at Wheaton Academy, Maddie taught all levels of English and loves working with students on their reading and writing. As a former AP Seminar teacher, she particularly enjoys working with upper-level students on research-style writing. Maddie is passionate about supporting each student’s […]

Paul Frederick

Paul Frederick is a Ph.D. student in theology at Wheaton College. During his last few years of graduate school, he has grown to love working with students in all kinds of subjects, especially ACT prep, in which he has over 2 years of experience. Paul is passionate about helping students to grow in academic competence […]

Robert S. Dieter

Robert is a father of four Wheaton Academy students, both current and graduated. Currently, he is a Professor of Medicine at Loyola. It is his goal to help students better understand their subjects to enrich their passion for learning.