NCA is lead by a godly group of men and women who agree to serve the school with their time, gifts, and prayers. Members of the Naperville community, local churches, former teachers, parents, and founders have made up the NCA board in the past and make it up in the present. NCA is greatly gifted in having these men and women serving so selflessly.
Nicole Bayert has a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from Northern Illinois University. She is the Vice President of Shane’s Office Products and has worked in all aspects of the business for over 20 years. Nicole and her husband Mike have been a part of NCA since 2004, and have a son and daughter in the school.
John MacIntyre (Board President) has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. John is a patent attorney at Alcatel-Lucent Technologies. He and his wife Kim founded Naperville Christian Academy in 2000. They have four children in the school.
Steve Melter has a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from DePaul University. He was the Chief Financial Officer and a principal in a national commercial archtectural & interior design firm for 17 years, and subsequent to a merger has been the Assistant Chief Financial Officer of NELSON & Associates, an international Architectural & Engineering firm, for the last 4 years. Steve has also been a consultant and tax advisor to small businesses, since 1980. Steve and his wife Tammy have been with Naperville Christian Academy since its inception in 2000, and have two boys in the school.
Linda Robert is an attorney at Nyhan Bambrick Kinzie and Lowry defending employers in civil litigation and workers’ compensation. She and her husband, Emmanuel, attend International Community Evangelical Free Church where Linda serves in the Children’s Ministry and the Women’s Ministry. Linda also serves on the Associate Board of Legal Prep High School and is an advocate for the rights of Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Linda and Emmanuel have been a part of NCA since 2008 and have a daughter and son who attend the school.
Rebecca Ruff is a full time mother of four who is serving her second year as NCA’s Fundraising Chair. She and her husband, Bill, attend All Saints Anglican Church where Rebecca serves as the nursery coordinator, is a member of the altar guild, and sings in the choir. The Ruff family has been a part of NCA since 2006 and currently have two children in attendance.
Advisors to the Board of Directors
NCA is also so very thankful to have an experienced group of men and women to call upon for purposes of advice and prayer while seeking to lead the school on the most excellent path. Our current group of advisors is culled from diverse fields of experience– from education to business to the arts. We are blessed to have these men and women to turn to for godly counsel and wisdom.
Dan Van Prooyen is a former Superintendent of Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst. During his more than 30 years in Christian education, Mr. Van Prooyen has served as teacher, dean of students, athletic director, registrar, principal, and superintendent. Dan’s philosophy of education is anchored in a commitment to the authority of the Bible which proclaims that God is the author of life and the source of all knowledge and wisdom. Therefore, the Christian school exists to assist parents in the training their children. The product of this combined effort is a young person who is personally committed to the Lord, academically prepared to seek a life of obedient discipleship, and intellectually honed to critique worldly views from a Christian perspective.
Gary Fine is the founder and CEO of Wellness, Inc., a health service screening corporation that services over 1,000 corporations in the U.S. Gary has served in leadership roles in several churches and Christian organizations and is committed to helping ministries move forward in fulfilling their mission to advance the gospel.
Jim Johanik is the chief marketing officer for TradeHelm, an offshoot of Greenline Financial Technologies. Previously, Jim served as senior vice president, Technology Strategy, for LIFFE, the global derivatives market of NYSE Euronext, and as associate director, Globex marketing for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In addition to his duties with Tradehelm, Jim is actively involved with a charitable organization that reaches out to the afflicted in AIDS-ravaged Botswana, Africa. He is involved with a project that produces media that describes the world’s needs through the prayers of people from all over the world. The project is based at www.prayercast.com.
Michael Thompson is a gifted pianist and composer. Michael has served the Lord as a missionary to Ghana and as a Worship Pastor at churches in the Chicago area. Michael is the founder and president of OneWay Ministries, a missions organization whose mission is to activate God’s people worldwide to exalt Jesus Christ and advance His gospel to the multitudes.
Diane Quagliana has served NCA in many ways over the past few years. She has served as music teacher when our music teacher had to take medical leave, taught computer classes, reading enrichment, and has filled in as a Kindergarten teacher and substitute teacher. Diane is an amazingly godly woman who seeks to follow the Holy Spirit in every area of life.