Introducing New Faculty & Staff

MS. MARY BLOCK

Mary has been hired into our Business Office. She has a degree in Interior Design from Fox Valley Technical College. A member at The CORE in Appleton, Ms. Block has four children: Hayden (FVL Class of 2020), Stella (FVL Class of 2022), Macey (FVL Class of 2024), and Tessa (FVL Class of 2026).

• HOMETOWN -Appleton, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Spending time with family
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Exodus 14:14

MR. JEREMY ELLSWORTH

Jeremy has been called to teach welding and Introduction to Mechanical Arts classes. Mr. Ellsworth is a graduate of the FVTC Welding and Metal Fab program. He is also an Industrial Manufacturing Technician journey worker, and welding journeyman. He previously worked at Ariens Co. in Brillion as a weld trainer. He and his wife Elizabeth have three children: Willa (6), Etta (4), and August (1).

• HOMETOWN - Ironwood, MI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Spending time with family, weight lifting, and playing video games
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Joshua 24:15

MRS. ALEAH FRIEMARK

Aleah was called to our Guidance Department as a counselor, and is working with juniors and seniors whose last names begin with F through N. Mrs. Friemark is a 2004 WLC grad with a degree in education. She also has a masters degree in education from UW-Stevens Point and Certification of Leadership from WLC. After teaching for years in public schools, FVL is Mrs. Friemark’s first call. She and her husband Adam have three children: Jack (FVL Class of 2025), Laura (14), and Thomas (10).

• HOMETOWN - Tomah, WI and Crete, IL 
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Gardening, thrifting, audiobooks, cooking/baking, and science
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Matthew 28:20

MRS. JACKIE GAWEL

Jackie has been called to teach Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and World Literature. She graduated from MLC in 2008 and earned a masters degree in Leadership and Innovation from Wisconsin Lutheran College. She and her husband Joe (pastor at Mount Olive) have two children: Olivia June (7) and Luca (2).

• HOMETOWN - San Jose, CA
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Spending time with family, exploring new places, reading nonfiction, current events
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Ephesians 3:20-21

REV. STEVE LEHMANN

has joined the faculty as one of four campus pastors. As such, he teaches Old Testament and Life of Christ. He will also coach track. Pastor Lehmann graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2009. He spent the next two years serving as a tutor at Martin Luther College and then was assigned to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain, MI. He and his wife, Ruth, have four children: Elizabeth (6), Micah (5), Joshua (3), and Elijah (8 months).

• HOMETOWN - Muskego, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Running, hiking, softball, piano, fishing, golf, and reading
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Revelation 2:10
  

MR. BEN PERUSHEK

Mr. Ben Perushek has been called to teach English, specifically Advanced American Literature and Advanced Language Arts 2. He earned a bachelors degree in English from WLC in 2014 and a masters in education from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2021. He taught for three years at Neillsville High School and five years at Colby High School. Mr. Perushek and his wife Hailey have a three-year-old daughter (Ellie) and a one-year-old son (Caleb).

• HOMETOWN - Neillsville, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Spending time with family in the yard, at the playground, or at the pool; watching, discussing, and playing sports; golfing; trying out new restaurants; family get-togethers; and walking the dog, Murphy
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Romans 8:28 

MR. TOMMY STELTER

Mr. Tommy Stelter has been called to teach English and coach volleyball and boys basketball. He earned a teaching degree from MLC in 2013. Since then, he had been teaching, coaching, and serving as Athletic Director at St. Paul, Appleton. 

• HOMETOWN - Montello, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Golfing, hiking, being outdoors, deer hunting, reading, and watching sports
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Psalm 46:10

MRS. AMANDA VOIGHT

Mrs. Amanda Voight was hired as an office assistant for our Guidance Office. She earned a degree in economics from UW-Stevens Point in 2008. Mrs. Voight and her husband Mitch have three children: Jordy (9), Corbin (8), and Gunnar (5).

• HOMETOWN - Stevens Point, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Spending time with family, watching the Brewers; and movie nights
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Matthew 6:33

MRS. HEIDI WENDLAND

Mrs. Heidi Wendland was called to serve as a guidance counselor, specifically working with juniors and seniors whose last names begin with O through Z. She received her degree from MLC in 2004, and has taught at Immanuel Lutheran in Salem, OR; St. Croix Lutheran Academy in West St. Paul, MN; Salem Lutheran in Woodbury, MN; and Mount Olive Lutheran in Appleton. She and her husband Jay (FVL Director of Mission Advancement) have three children: Stella (FVL Class of 2024), Carys (FVL Class of 2025), and Micah (14).

• HOMETOWN - Kent, WA
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Hiking, reading, road trips, spending time with family
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Isaiah 43:1

MRS. KRISTEN ZUBERBIER

Mrs. Kristen Zuberbier was hired to our Guidance Department as a counselor, specifically working with freshmen and sophomores whose last names begin with M through Z. Mrs. Zuberbier earned both her bachelors (psychology) and masters (counselor education) degrees from UW-Platteville. Prior to being hired at FVL, she worked as a counselor at O.H. Shultz Elementary School in Mishicot for three years, then Sunrise Elementary School in Kimberly for nine years. Kristen and her husband, Cory, have three children: Levi (5), Micah (3), and Jace (5 months).

• HOMETOWN - Prairie du Chien, WI
• TALENTS/INTERESTS/PASSIONS - Being active outside, cooking, spending time with family
• FAVORITE BIBLE PASSAGE - Isaiah 55:8-9