Summit Prepratory School Home

 

Below you will find each of the members of our educational faculty here at Summit Preparatory School.

 

Click on name or photo for more information on each staff member.

 

Tom Kallay

Education Director

Health/P.E. Teacher

M.Ed. Educational Administration - University of Montana

B.A. Art - University of Montana

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood."

                                                    - Steven Covey 

 
Steve Gesler

Learning Resource Specialist

B.S. Special Education - Mansfield State College

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. 

 Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

 
Barb Cunningham

Guidance Counselor

Ed.D. Ed. Leadership & Technology - University of Montana

M.S.Ed. Guidance Counseling K-12 - Northwest Missouri State University

B.S. Physical Education and Health K-12 - St. Cloud State University

"Enjoy life.  This is not a dress rehearsal." - Author Unknown

 
Eric Nelson

Math/Science Teacher

Webmaster

B.A. Physics and Mathematics - University of Montana

"It is better to light a candle

 than curse the darkness."  - Chinese Proverb

 
John Eck

Social Studies Teacher

M.A. History - Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania

B.A. American Studies - Pennsylvania State University 

"No matter where you go, there you are." - Anonymous 

 

 
Amy Borgen

Language Arts/Spanish Teacher

B.A. Education (English & Spanish) - Whitworth College

"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather

 to make man a more clever devil." - C.S. Lewis

 

 
Adam Shilling

Art Teacher

B.A. Fine Art w/Art Ed. Option - University of Montana

A.A. Fine Art - Flathead Valley Community College

"This makes a lot of sense to me, because the times

  in my life when I have been most happy haven't been

  the times when I've had the most money or the most

  freedom or the most anything, but rather when I've been

  in love or in community or right with people." -Donald Miller

 
Shelley Eberhardy

Registrar/Academic Coordinator

B.A. Business Management - Carroll College

"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or

 condition, there are still untapped possibilities within

 us and new beauty waiting to be born." - Dale Turner

 
Wes Watkins

Business Instructor

B.S. Business Ed/Accounting - Montana State University, Billings

M.Ed. Educational Leadership - Montana State University, Billings

 "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.

  But the greatest of these is love." - "Paul"

 
Damian Esperas

Science Teacher

M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction - University of Montana

B.A. Biology & Environ. Studies - University of California at Santa Cruz

"Walk slowly, don’t rush. Each step brings you to the best

 moment of your life, the present moment." - Thich Nhat Hanh

 
M. Conrad Rauscher

English Teacher

B.A. English - Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida

M.A. English - University of Nevada, Reno

"Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socrates

 
Kathy Babcock

Librarian

M.Ed. Elementary Curriculum - Montana State University, Northern

B.S. Biology & History - Rocky Mountain College

Library Endorsement - University of Montana

"The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into

 doing its own thinking." - Christopher Morley 

 
Home | Academics | Therapy | Emotional Growth | Facility & Campus | Staff | History & Vision | Admissions
Employment | Current Events | Contributions | Contact Us | Parent Login
1605 Danielson Road . Kalispell, Montana 59901 . 406-758-8100 . Fax 406-758-8150