Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees (known locally as the Collegedale Academy School Board) is a group of individuals invested in seeing that Collegedale Academy (Elementary, Middle & High) provide great education. The Board members are Georgia-Cumberland conference executives, elected representatives, and pastors from these eight constituent Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Churches which provide consistent financial support to Collegedale Academy including: Collegedale Community Church, Collegedale SDA Church, Collegedale Spanish-American Church, Crosswalk Chattanooga Church, Hamilton Community Church, Hispanic Community SDA Church, Impact Church, and McDonald Road SDA Church.
Purpose
The primary purpose for the board is to oversee the “big picture” for the Collegedale Academy particularly as it relates to meeting the mission and vision of the system as well as to ensure sustainability into the future. The building principals give reports and updates from their schools. There are several sub-committees that also give reports including the finance, personnel, policy, and home and school association.
At present, the Collegedale Academy board is involved in a strategic planning initiative that began during the 2012-2013 and is on going. The Collegedale Academy strategic plan will be the roadmap for future growth and development of the system.
Constituency Meeting
Collegedale Academy is announcing its annual Constituency meeting on Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:30 pm in CA's auditorium. Thank you for your continued support of Adventist education.
Board Meetings
Collegedale Academy board meetings are scheduled for four times a year.
If you are interested in joining these meetings, contact any principal to receive an invite.
Collegedale Academy School Board Members include:
Michelle Adams - Collegedale Community Church
Kurt Allen - GCC - Vice President of Finance (Ex-Officio)
Carmen Alvarez - Assoc. Principal of Academics - CA High
Brent Baldwin - Head Of School (Ex-Officio)
Steve Blackburn - CA CFO (Ex-Officio)
Misty Brennan - Chair - Collegedale Church of SDA
Murry Cooper - Southern Union Director of Ed (Ex-Officio)
Roberto Coronado - Senior Pastor - Hispanic Community SDA Church (Ex-Officio)
John Craig - Collegedale Community Church
Travis Crawford - Associate Principal - CA High
Scott Falk - Collegedale Community Church
Gamaliel Feliciano, PhD - Senior Pastor - SUCASA (Ex-Officio)
David Ferguson - Senior Pastor - Crosswalk Chattanooga (Ex-Officio)
Danny Garcia - SUCASA
Xochitl, Guerra - Personnel Committee Chair - Hispanic Community SDA Church
Casey Gustafson - Collegedale Community Church
Ron Halvorsen Jr. - Senior Pastor - Collegedale Church of SDA (Ex-Officio)
Lonna Henriquez - Hamilton Community SDA Church
Jamey Houghton - Senior Pastor - McDonald Road Church (Ex-Officio)
Barbara Hunt - Principal - CA Middle
Juelle James - Impact Church
Dr. Steve Kibwage - McDonald Road Church
Kevin Kossick - VP of Education - GCC (Ex-Officio)
Blake Laing - Collegedale Church of SDA
Duane Lemon - McDonald Road Church
Jeff Lemon - Collegedale Church of SDA
Dennis Li - Senior Pastor - Chinese High Point (Ex-Officio)
Mike Lukens - Collegedale Community Church
Jonathan Michael - Senior Pastor - Hamilton Community Church (Ex-Officio)
Missy Amerall - Assoc. Principal - CA Elementary
Nora Moody - Vice Chair - Collegedale Church of SDA
Matt Moreland - McDonald Road Church
Kircio Mota - Youth Pastor, Sr Pastor - Collegedale Church of SDA (Ex-Officio)
Tammy Overstreet - Sch Of Ed. & Psych. Rep - SAU (Ex-Officio)
Eric Palacios - Chinese High Point
Brooks Pruehs - Crosswalk Chattanooga
Jeff Richardson - Assoc. Principal - CA Middle
Gary Rustad - GCC President - GCC
Juan A. Sandoval - Senior Pastor - Impact Church (Ex-Officio)
Diego Silva - Youth Pastor - Collegedale Community Church (Ex-Officio)
Geoff Starr - Youth Pastor - McDonald Road Church
Rick Stern - Finance Chair - Collegedale Church of SDA
John Tary - Collegedale Church of SDA
Carla Thrower - Southern Union Director of Ed - Southern Union (Ex-Officio)
Tom Verrill - SAU VP - SAU (Ex-Officio)
Marc Walwyn - Collegedale Church of SDA
Melissa Weddle - Principal - CA Elementary