Nathan’s introduction to and subsequent love of great books occurred in the Western Civ classroom at Oklahoma Baptist University.After graduation from the University of Central Oklahoma, Nathan enrolled at Reformed Theological Seminary, and is currently writing his thesis in preparation for graduation.Nathan has been at Providence Hall since August of 2006, teaching their secondary school math and science and functioning in the roll of Upper School Development Director.He is married to Sarah, and together they have three children—two of which attend Providence Hall.Nathan is also Postulant standing for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Oklahoma; he and his family attend All Souls Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Sheri Boughman, Office Manager
Mrs. Boughman graduated from Kent State University with a B.S. in Education; her Comprehensive Social Studies degree included a major in History with minors in Geography, Economics and Political Science. She has taught History at both middle school and high school levels. Mrs. Boughman has been married for 42 years to retired Air Force officer, Jim Boughman; they have two adult sons and 7 grandchildren. They are Edmond residents and are members of Heritage Presbyterian Church where they teach Sunday School for 4 and 5 year olds.
Mrs. Lynne Doe, Development Director
Lynne Doe graduated with from Baylor University with a major in Elementary Education. She taught in various school settings and grades in Texas until she and her husband, Douglas, moved to Oklahoma in 1999. Mrs. Doe has extensive experience in recruitment and marketing through her volunteer work with Alpha Delta Pi, where she currently serves as an International Officer. She has won numerous awards including Zeta Chi Alumna of the Year as well as Panhellenic Woman of the Year from the Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation. Through her work in Alpha Delta Pi, she has also authored and co-authored magazine articles and manuals on recruitment and marketing, and is called upon throughout the year to facilitate workshops at a variety of college campuses. Mrs. Doe also volunteers with the Ronald McDonald House in OKC and the choir at Crossings Community Church. Mr. & Mrs. Doe have two children at Providence Hall and have been at the school since 2006.
Mrs. Kaye Wilson, Classical Consultant
Mrs. Wilson graduated summa cum laude with a B. Mus., Piano Performance from Oklahoma City University in 1980. She studied the Suzuki method of instruction at Emporia State University, and taught private piano lessons for ten years. She taught high school French and elementary Spanish at Covenant Life School in OKC. She is married to Jeff Wilson. The Wilsons have five children, whom they homeschooled for ten years; the oldest married in 2007. Two are in college—one at Oklahoma Baptist University, the other at University of Oklahoma; and the youngest is attending Providence Hall. The Wilsons reside in Bethany and are members of All Souls’ Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Charity Chan, Pre-Kindergarten
Mrs. Chan is thrilled to be serving as a teacher at Providence Hall.She has lived over a decade overseas serving in the capacity of a missionary, vocational missionary, and as a teacher.Her experiences have been unique, varied, challenging, and leading her to take “Courage” in her gracious Savior and to embrace the “Freedom” that only Christ can bring.
Ms. Anne Risch, Kindergarten
Anne Risch spent two summers teaching English for the Defense University of Mongolia in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia before graduating from Oklahoma Baptist University in May 2010. She now looks forward to teaching younger students. She loves reading near open windows while drinking large amounts of coffee and writing in the margins. She also hopes, one day, to stumble into Narnia.
Ms. Gwyneth Churchill, First Grade
Gwyneth was born and raised in Oklahoma City and attended college at Biola University in Los Angeles, where she majored in Communication Disorders and minored in Bible.Upon graduation, Gwyneth began working immediately in the Paramount Unified School District as a Speech and Language Therapist.She provided therapy to High School and Middle School aged students and worked closely with their teachers.She also was a substitute teacher for the Elementary Grades and Special Education, and spent a year in ministry in Chandler, Oklahoma as the primary caregiver to a group of abandoned boys.Gwyneth spent 7 years in Denver, Colorado raising and home schooling her four children, and moved back to Oklahoma in August of 2008.She enjoys traveling, road biking, snow boarding, reading and being with family and friends.She has experienced the blessings and love of God in astounding ways, and has come to place where she puts all of her trust in Him alone.She feels privileged to be a part of the Providence Hall staff.
Mrs. Darci Mays, Second Grade
Darci graduated from Univ. of Okla with a BA in Interior Architecture. I have a Teaching certification in Art and am working on my elementary certification. I homeschooled for three years and have taught Art and Nature study at a Christian school in Texas before coming to PH. I am married to a teacher and coach and have a blended family of six children. One son who just graduated from college, one daughter in college, two middle schoolers and two fourth graders a Providence Hall .
Rev. Sam Broughton, Third Grade
Rev. Samuel Broughton has been a pastor and teacher for youth and adults for 30 years in churches across Oklahoma and Texas.So while he is new to Providence Hall, he and his wife have lived in Oklahoma City since 1995.Rev. Broughton has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Behavioral Science and Minor in History from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, TX.He also has a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX.He and his wife, Jenny, have been married for 37 years and they have three daughters (all married) and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Liz Loveless, Fourth Grade
From early childhood I have always had a passion to learn.That passion, along with a love of children of all ages and a deep desire to know, love, and serve the Lord, make me look forward with eager anticipation to becoming part of the Providence Hall family.Both public and private schools have been part of my teaching experience.I have taught in Indianapolis, Colorado Springs, and then in Oklahoma City (Putnam City) and Deer Creek public schools.I have also had experience in a private Christian school for children who couldn’t afford private schools.There I taught a beginning reading program and worked with middle and high school students, instructing them in grammar and English composition. In the public schools I taught second, third, and fourth grades as well as Title I Reading and Reading Recovery.I also started a Kindergarten program for Metropolitan Baptist Church.My Bachelor of Education degree was received from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois; and I received a Master of Education with minors in English and Speech from Purdue University.My pride and joy is my family.I am married to an “Okie” who had wandered from home via the service.We met in Colorado Springs where I had gone to ski and teach (notice which one took precedence at the time. . . .).We have two children, both of whom are married.My daughter and her husband and our beautiful and talented granddaughter live too far away in Virginia, and our son and his wife live in Dallas.We also have an extremely hyper but loveable schnauzer named Mitzi.My husband and I are active members of Crossings Community Church where I have enjoyed singing in the choir for many years as well as attending Sunday School classes, helping in children’s church, and participating and helping lead Bible studies.
Mr. Steven Tye, Fifth Grade
In 2004, Steven graduated from California State University, Stanislaus, with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with a minor in Economics. Before graduating, Steven served as charter secretary of Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honors Society in Economics. In 2008 he earned his California State Teaching Credential. He has served as a substitute teacher for Pleasanton Unified School District, and taught at the high school level at Manteca High School, and Sierra High School, both in Manteca, California. Most recently, Steven spent two years teaching secondary level history and literature at Our Savior Lutheran School in Livermore, California, before answering the call to teach at Providence Hall. His family now resides in Edmond, and currently attend Divine Service at St. Mark Lutheran Church.
Mr. Aaron Taylor:Latin, Sixth Grade
Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Oklahoma City University, where he majored in Religion and minored in Russian language and literature, receiving the Robert L. Jones Senior Paper Award in 1999. He has done intensive language study at Moscow State University’s Ulyanovsk branch, as well as Aristotle University of Thessalonica in Greece. Mr. Taylor spent two years in Thessalonica, where he began work at AUTh. towards his Master’s in Moral Theology and taught English to Greek children. He hopes to complete his thesis on the subject of the reading of imaginative literature in the Christian life. Mr Taylor’s wife, Allison, is a violin teacher, and his children, Elisabeth and Nicholas, are students at Providence Hall. The Taylors attend St Benedict Orthodox Church.
Mrs. Rhea Bright: Chair of Humanities, Seventh Grade
Mrs. Bright's university education began with the Foundation Year Program at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is an intensive study of western civilization through primary literature, art and music. She then went on to major in Classics, studying both Latin and Greek as well as ancient and medieval literature, history, philosophy and theology. She graduated with a B.A. Honours in Classics from King's and an M.A. in Classics from Dalhousie University, Halifax, writing her thesis on the figure of Virgil in Dante's Divine Comedy. She also has a B.Ed. from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. She moved to Oklahoma City in 1995 with her husband, the Rev'd Patrick Bright, who is Rector of All Souls' Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City, and their five sons. In addition to raising children, she taught Humanities part-time for eight years at the University of Central Oklahoma, and began teaching Latin at Providence Hall in 2009.
Mrs. Christy Kiespert, Art Teacher
Christy Kiespert grew up in the Bethany area and is a graduate of the home educated class of 2001.She recently completed piano degrees from Southern Nazarene University and the University of Oklahoma, including a Masters of Music Education in Piano Pedagogy.She currently teaches private piano lessons in her Bethany home.She and her husband, Brian, also enjoy making music together during worship at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.She is also an artist; she especially enjoys painting murals, drawing landscapes, and visiting art museums around the world.In her free time, Christy enjoys reading British literature, hiking and bicycling with her husband, and spending time with family.She is looking forward to teaching students at Providence Hall to see, appreciate, and recreate the beauty in God’s world this school year.
Ms. Amanda Hoover:Music, Physical Education
Miss Amanda Hoover, B.M., Sterling College; M.M. Violin Performance, Wichita State University, is in her third year as the music and physical education instructor at Providence Hall. Miss Hoover has extensive involvement in music and sports. Her Suzuki training in violin and piano laid the foundation for success in music competitions, the Wichita Symphony Graduate String Quartet, and the Wichita Symphony. In addition she swam competitively at state and zone levels. Being awarded “Most Valuable Athlete” in multiple youth and collegiate sports, Miss Hoover values the life lessons of perseverance and a hard work ethic. Over ten years ago she began coaching, teaching private violin and piano, and directing children’s choirs. Trained under Helen Kemp, Miss Hoover adopts the philosophy, “Body, Mind, Spirit, Voice…it takes the whole person to sing and rejoice”. She combines the Orff approach and sequential innovative games for teaching music theory and reading. Indeed, Miss Hoover has spent her life working at what she loves including teaching the beloved students at Providence Hall.
