SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- President
Barbara is an Inland Northwest native, growing up in Moscow, Idaho. She graduated from the Washington State University College of Pharmacy, and currently serves as a Pharmacy Director at Kootenai Health. Barbara and her amazing husband Joe have one son, who has been a part of the Summit family since preschool. The Conti family loves to take advantage of all the region has to offer, particularly in exploring its countless mountains, rivers, and lakes with their two crazy yellow labs!
Job Titles:
- Middle School Music Teacher
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President of Bowlby Investment Management Group
Joel is a financial advisor and senior vice president of Bowlby Investment Management Group, a service of D.A. Davidson. Both Joel and his wife, Autumn, are natives of Coeur d'Alene and graduates of the University of Idaho. They have three children, including two alumni of Summit Christian Academy. After exploring Portland, Oregon, and building their careers, the Bowlbys returned to Coeur d'Alene to be closer to friends and family. The Bowlbys can often be found relaxing at their lake house, biking on the Centennial Trail, and skiing at Silver Mountain in the winter.
Job Titles:
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- Treasurer
Originally from Las Vegas, Mike has spent the past 15+ years enjoying life in the Pacific Northwest. He graduated from Lewis-Clark State College with a bachelor's degree in business administration, focusing on managerial accounting. Mike is a devoted family man, cherishing time with his wife, Cory, and their two children, Noelle and Jameson. The kids keep them busy with playing multiple sports throughout the year. An avid outdoorsman, Mike loves mountain biking, playing sports, and exploring all that the PNW has to offer.
Job Titles:
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- Principal
Mindy is a lifelong educator with experience in public, private, and homeschool sectors. She received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in education from The University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Mindy taught 6th grade and coached middle and high school girls' basketball in her Georgia hometown before making the cross-country move to Idaho in 2012.
Upon arriving in Idaho, Mindy co-founded a Christian homeschool co-op with Reach America, Inc., where she served for five years. During that time, she began volunteering at LAM (now Summit). Mindy's passion for Summit led her to join the staff in 2014 as Assistant Principal and Science Lab Teacher. She is excited to be back as Principal, leading the staff and families that have become like family to her. Mindy is thrilled to have her three children-Ellie, Olivia, and Owen-at Summit with her.
Outside of Summit, you can find Mindy with her husband, Derek, and their three children enjoying the great outdoors of the PNW. They are often camping, hiking, boating, and off-roading.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- Owner of TLP
Travis is the Owner of TLP, LLC, a Property Management Company. He is also a licensed Realtor and Agent with Century 21 Beutler and Associates. Travis has contributed to a number of different industry organizations, charities, and events in the community, including Coeur d'Alene Sunrise Rotary, Coeur d'Alene High School (as a Football and Track Coach), and the Kootenai County NWA Board. He holds a Business/Marketing Degree from Spokane Falls Community College, where he also ran for the track team. Travis played minor league football in Eastern Washington for six years before becoming owner of the team for an additional eight years. In his spare time, Travis enjoys spending time with his wife, Amy, of 10 years, and their three children, Everett, Evalyn, and Emmett. They all enjoy golfing in the summer and skiing in the winter.
Job Titles:
- Member of the LEADERSHIP Team
- Vice President
Zach, an Idaho native, owns and operates Brumbach Family Dentistry in Post Falls. He earned a bachelor's degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and a D.D.S. from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, NE. Zach and his wife, Hope, have one son currently attending Summit Christian Academy and two alumni. Zach is passionate about being a lifelong learner, and he highly values the faith-based education Summit offers. In his free time, Zach loves to shred both the ski slopes and the boat wake, rock climb, fly fish, play and watch soccer, camp, hike, and spectate and coach his kids' sports teams.