Leadership Team
Dean Luckenbaugh
Executive Director
36 years leading non-profits, 25 years leading K-12 Christian Schools, 4 years at Cornerstone
University of Richmond, B.S.B.A. in Marketing and Management
Read Dean’s full bio here.
Andrea Coleman
Director of Philanthropy
16 years in education- and youth-based nonprofit leadership, 2 years at Cornerstone
James Madison University, B.A. in Sociology
Squire Newsome
High School Principal and Facilities Director
19 years in Christian education, 13 years at Cornerstone
Virginia Union University, M.Div. in Christian Education
Cairn University, B.S. Biblical Studies
Jonathan Powell
Middle School Principal and Athletic Director
26 years in business management, 19 years at Cornerstone, 15 years coaching in the District
Thomas Edison State University, B.S. in Business Administration
ShaNora Rhodes
Lower School Principal
12 years in education, 4 years at Cornerstone
Trinity Washington University, B.A. in Human Relations
Elizabeth Sallie
Academic Dean
12 years in urban ministry, 10 years at Cornerstone
St. John's College, Master of Liberal Arts, emphasis in Liberal Arts Education (currently enrolled)
Biola University and Torrey Honors Institute, B.A. in Journalism
Administration
Margaret Arnoult
Business Manager
Certified Public Accountant, 36+ years in finance and nonprofit administration, 26 years in Christian schools, 9 years at Cornerstone.
University of MD University College, B.S. in Accounting
Rachel Baber
Director of Student Advisement
7 years helping with the college application process, 5 years at Cornerstone
Duke University, B.A. in Global Health, B.A. in Psychology
Alyssa Bessasparis
Student Support Coordinator and Lion’s Den Director
7 years in teaching and tutoring, 3 years as Camp Director
University of Pittsburgh, B.S. in Economics and Psychology
Richard Brown
Director of Facilities and Maintenance
22 years in maintenance management, 4 years at Cornerstone
CEO of Get it Done Maintenance
Ashley Cruel
Admissions Director and Office Manager
2 years at Cornerstone
Howard University, B.F.A in Acting
Keith Goosby
IT Coordinator and Athletics Assistant
11 years as a pastor, 2 years at Cornerstone
Jessica Roulhac
Communications and Development Coordinator
15 years in writing, editing, marketing, and communications
N.C. State University, B.A in Communications, Minor - Spanish
N.C. State University, Certificate of Social Media Management
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Certificate of Technology and Communication
Nancy Ruiz
Major Gifts Officer
9 years at Cornerstone as a Board member and Volunteer
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), M.A. in Middle Eastern Area Studies
University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in English Literature
Luke Salazar
Co-Curricular Program Director
8 years in education, 8 years at Cornerstone
Vanderbilt University, B.A. in Classics and History
Evelyn Tukur
Development and Communications Officer
7 years in communications, 5 years in development, 3 years at Cornerstone
Arizona State University, B.A. in Global Studies
Christopher Wilson
Lunch and Recess Coordinator
4 years at Cornerstone
Cornerstone Alumnus, Class of 2020
Lower School
Mary Sutton
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
24 years in elementary teaching
Saginaw Valley State, M.A. in Elementary Teaching
Eastern Michigan University, B.S. in Elementary Education
Antoinette Neal
2nd Grade
9 years in early childhood education, 2 years at Cornerstone
Delaware State University, B.A. in Early Childhood Education
Rebecca Meli
Third Grade
10 years in Christian education
Catholic University of America, B.A. in History and Secondary Education
Erica Boakye
4th Grade
2 years in teaching
Virginia Union University, M.S. in Biology
University of Northern Colorado, B.S. in Pre-Health Biological Science
Nicole Lawrence
5/6th Grade ELA and History
13 years in education, 2 years at Cornerstone
University of Virginia, B.A. in English
Salvador Estrada
5/6th Math and Science
9 years in tutoring and education, 2 years at Cornerstone
Christian Life College, B.A. in Theology
Tasha Barnes
K-6 Bible and Physical Education
4 years at Americorps, 6 years at Cornerstone
Trinity Washington University, undergraduate courses
Gia Parrish
Lower School Instructional Aide
2 years as an Instructional Aide and Teaching Fellow
Norfolk State University, B.S. in Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice
Kaela Sung
K-6 Art and Music
4 years at Cornerstone
College of William and Mary, B.A. in Chinese and Psychology
Upper School
Jodi Ash
K-12 Science Leader and 7-12 Science
14 years teaching in DC schools, 3 years at Cornerstone
George Washington University, B.A. in Political Communications
Tasha Barnes
7-8 Grade Physical Education
4 years with Americorps, 6 years at Cornerstone
Trinity Washington University, undergraduate courses
Keith Goosby
7-12th Bible
10 years as a pastor, 2 years at Cornerstone
Brenna Hale
Spanish
7 years in education, 3 years at Cornerstone
Montana State University, B.S. in Biological Sciences and Spanish
Lonzo Haythe
Upper School Instructional Aide
2 years at Cornerstone
Christina Ko
Upper School Math Lead Teacher, Computer Science
11 years in education, 3 years at Cornerstone
University of Virginia, M.Ed. in Secondary Math
Virginia Tech, B.S. in Mathematics, minor in Physics
Christopher Lindsay
Middle School ELA and History Teacher
11 years in education, 3 years at Cornerstone
Wilmington University, M.A.T in Secondary Education
Carnegie Mellon, B.A. in Information Systems
Takor Njang
Upper School Mathematics & Logic I
2 years at Cornerstone
University of Maryland, Bachelors in Accounting
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Matthias Overos
Humanities, Rhetoric, and Creative Writing
4 years in higher education, 4 years at Cornerstone
University Tennessee Chattanooga, M.A. in English Literature
Covenant College, B.A. in English Literature
Luke Salazar
Humanities
8 years in education, 8 years at Cornerstone
Vanderbilt University, B.A. in Classics and History
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