Meet the Team

  • Jennie Cimino

    Head of School

  • Teresa Johnson

    Business Director

  • Emma Larson

    Lead Teacher

  • Alanna Amdal

    Social Media Coordinator and Teacher

  • Lainey Wilson

    Teacher

Board Members

Amanda Eastvold- Functional Medicine Practitioner

Lisa Henschen - Retired corporate accounting manager and CPA

Marianne Komro- Optometrist at Menomonie Eye and Optical

Jim Walker- Retired physician, Cedarbrook Church

Angie Wilson- Lead Women’s Minteries at Cedarbrook, Former Teacher, Volunteer

Launch Team

Alex Franseen- Special Education and General Education Teacher

Krystal Groninger- Women's Ministry leader, Former Teacher

Lisa Traxler- Owner of Inside Out Transformations LLC.

Our Partners and Affiliates

The Drexel Fund supports entrepreneurs to launch and scale pioneering private schools focused on underserved communities. Jennie Cimino, Summit  Academy founder and head of school, is a 2023-2024  Fellow with The Drexel Fund.

Summit Academy founder and head of school, is a Founder with Spreading Hope Network, a school-planting organization which provides support to teams around the country to found new schools shaped by the pioneering Hope Academy model.