Board of Directors

John Warren, President

johnw@circlechristianschool.org

John is the CEO of CFS Financial, a consulting firm which engages primarily with nonprofit organizations to resolve debt disputes, negotiate debt terms, and resolve other financial management matters. Prior to CFS John spent 28 years in commercial banking. He is a student of theology and fills several servant leadership capacities at his church.  His experience includes an adjunct teaching role at The University of Central Florida as well as board service with various nonprofit entities. John has been married to Connie for 35 years. They have one daughter, a 2016 Circle grad.

Regarding Circle

I value the work of Circle in so many respects. The focus on excellence, the reinforcement and further development of Christian worldview, and the building of Christ-like character are the big-picture concepts that stand out as differentiators at CCS.  I would be pleased to utilize my banking and financial management experience to advance the Kingdom of God by serving Circle Christian School in any meaningful capacity.

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Melanie Harder, Secretary

melanieh@circlechristianschool.org

Melanie has been a “Circle Mom'' since 2012, and she is the CFO of Circle Christan School, Inc. Melanie is a CPA licensed in the States of Florida and Texas.  She graduated with a Master of Science in Taxation from Texas A&M University, and she graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She began her career in Dallas with Ernst & Young, LLP, where she worked with a number of Fortune 100 and 500 companies.  She was a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters for 16 years.  Melanie re-entered the workforce in public accounting after her youngest daughter started high school.  

Regarding Circle:

I love that Circle is focused on spreading the gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Not only is Circle passionate about advancing the gospel, Circle is passionate about providing quality Christian education in a unique university model environment.  This unique environment allows our students the flexibility of achieving academic excellence while pursuing their God-given talents be it in theatre, athletics, or other disciplines.

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Adam Magill, Treasurer

Adam is the owner of Valuation & Litigation Services, LLC in Orlando and is a forensic accountant, a business appraiser/valuator, and an expert witness in court. He lives in Winter Garden with his wife Amy and their five children, all of whom have attended or are attending Circle. Adam graduated from the University of Florida with an undergraduate in finance as well as an MBA with a finance concentration and has various designations related to his work. He also serves as a deacon at St. John’s Presbyterian Church (PCA) and is actively involved in Trail Life USA Troop 40, both based in Winter Garden.

Regarding Circle:

Our oldest son started at Circle in Kindergarten and was fortunate enough to continue through graduation; all of our other children have likewise started and are currently at Circle. Circle has been a blessing to our family from the beginning and the partnership of the educators and parents is a Godsend. Likewise, the friendship and encouragement our children have received from the other students are deep and exemplify iron sharpening iron. The ability to have the flexibility of homeschooling coupled with a classroom environment makes them well-rounded and better equipped for college or whatever path God has in store for them.

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David Theriault

David began his CCS journey in the fall of 2007 when he, along with his beloved wife Erin and their sons, Jake and Sam, relocated from Southern California to Sanford for David to begin his tenure at Ligonier Ministries as their Video Producer. This move came after almost 20 years in a variety of production roles in Hollywood, all of which groomed him to begin producing educational content for world class bible teachers such as RC Sproul. He continues to serve at Ligonier, now as Senior Manager of Production. In his spare time he can most often be found building sets for Circle Theatre Company, where both of his boys thrived during their years at CCS. David is immensely proud of his extremely talented sons, both of whom graduated from Circle, and is grateful to CCS for playing such an integral role in who they have become professionally and spiritually. He holds a BA in Radio/TV-Film from California State University at Long Beach.

Regarding Circle:

I am truly grateful for the mission of Circle and the unique role it has played in helping parents educate their children - offering students, parents, and teachers the needed support to educate and train their children, with high caliber arts, academics, and athletics in a safe place that embraces God’s word as its guiding rule of faith and practice. It’s a win, win, win!

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Tibby Westcott

tibbyw@circlechristianschool.org

Tibby is from England and served for over 35 years with Ethnos360 (formerly New
Tribes Mission), twenty-one of those years in Papua New Guinea. As part of the PNG
support team working in crisis management and teaching high school English, she and
her husband helped to spread the Gospel to those who have never had the opportunity
to hear. In 2007 they returned to serve on home staff in Sanford, FL. In 2013, in
addition to her Ethnos360 ministry in MK (missionary kid) care and education and
because of her love of teaching, Tibby joined the Circle team teaching 9th and 10th grade
English and now she teaches DE Composition 1 and 2.

Regarding Circle

Tibby has a deep-seated love for teaching English. With some initial yet understandable
adjustments, she has come to greatly appreciate Circle’s approach to education. Circle provides a unique opportunity to take the word of God as the grid through which
teaching is filtered. Even in an English class, activities and studies can express biblical
wisdom. It is a tremendous privilege to teach in this type of environment and a great joy
to see students grow in both their writing abilities and their walk with the Lord.

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