SCHOOL BOARD | Kings Christian - MD

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The King's Christian Academy

ABOUT US

STATEMENT OF FAITH

FACULTY & STAFF

OUR STAFF

MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

SPECIALITY AREAS

SCHOOL BOARD

Betsy Barreto

Chairman of the Board

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Betsy graduated in 1991 from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. She's a former student of a private Christian Academy in Puerto Rico, and mother of two KCA Alumni and one KCA student. Her daughter Natalia graduated in 2012, Cristina graduated in 2016, and Adriana currently attends. Betsy is also KCA’s former Director of Admissions, where she worked for 14 years. She now works at the President's Office at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and as a certified Christian Life Coach. Betsy and her husband Jose are bilingual Pastors, Christian Life Coach Directors with MetodoCC in the area of USA East, and lifelong worship leaders.

BIO

Leslie Funk

Secretary

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Leslie Funk is a former newspaper reporter and former teacher at KCA. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Chicago and her master’s in journalism at the University of Michigan. After 14 years covering government and environmental issues in PA, she spent 10 years raising two daughters with her husband, John, an engineer. Once the girls were in school full time, she taught journalism at St. Mary’s College of MD for a year and then joined the faculty at KCA in 2006. She taught Bible to high school freshmen and English language arts to middle schoolers and high schoolers. Her daughters, Elizabeth and Kathryn, are KCA graduates. Retiring from KCA after 11 years, she now does volunteer writing for nonprofit organizations and pens fictional works. She loves spending time with her husband. Together, they enjoy jamming on guitar, cycling and kayaking. They attend Faith Bible Church in Mechanicsville.

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Michael Patterson

Member-at-Large

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Mike has served for 28 years as a KCA board member. His expertise is in resource development, financial planning, construction management, and campus development. He chairs the Board's Property Development committee and serves on the Board's Finance committee. God has amazed Mike many times by the multitude of blessings He has bestowed on KCA over the school’s 42-year history. He believes God has marvelous plans to bless the lives of many, many more students, their families, and their churches in the future through the ministry of KCA.Mike is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He served the US Navy as a federal employee for 40 years in the development and support of Navy air traffic control and landing systems. He is now retired and enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, KCA’s founding administrator. They have been married for 59 years and have two children. Their three grandchildren all graduated from Briarcrest Christian School near Memphis, TN. Their oldest grandchild is a graduate of Wheaton College. Their younger grandchildren are undergraduates at Cedarville and Liberty. Mike and Sarah are members of Redeeming Grace Baptist Church.

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Peter Allen

Vice-Chair

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Peter Allen is a 2005 graduate of Messiah College with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. He is also a former student at KCA (then Lexington Park Christian School, 1996-1998). Mr. Allen currently works for JET Systems. He and his wife Julie (Ralon) Allen (KCA 2001 graduate) have two children, Annabelle and Matthew, who attend KCA. Peter and his family attend Faith Bible Church in Mechanicsville, MD.

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John Green

Member-at-Large

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John Green has been working as a Program Manager at the Naval Air System Command since 1999 and retired as a US Navy Captain in 2014 before being hired into Civil Service. He is a 1987 graduate of the US Naval Academy and has a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. John and his wife Shari married in 1989, attend SouthPoint Church, and had all four of their children graduate from KCA between 2009 and 2015. He has been a Board member since 2008.

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John Harris

Treasurer

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John Harris has been a KCA board member since 2003 and has previously served as Chairman, Secretary, and Chairman of the Transportation Committee. He graduated from Drexel University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and has worked as a civil servant at the Naval Air Warfare Center since 1982. He currently serves as an Elder and Small Group Coordinator at Faith Bible Church in Mechanicsville, MD. John and his wife Tita have three children and one daughter-in-law, all of whom have graduated from KCA.

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Anthony Buttacy

School Administrator (Begins July 1)

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A veteran of Christian education with more than two decades of experience, Mr. Buttacy has served since 2021 as Co-Superintendent of West-Mont Christian Academy in Pottstown, PA, and Principal of its West-Mont Campus. He was Head of School of West-Mont Christian Academy for four years prior to that. During his tenure, Mr. Buttacy has integrated innovative processes that have significantly improved the school and facilitated a healthy learning environment for West-Mont's students and families. He has also chaired the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Northeast Region Accrediting Commission since 2020. He holds a bachelor's degree from Evangel University, a master's degree from Missouri State University, and an ACSI professional certification as Head of School.

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ANNE KERLEY

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