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Jessica Lagerveld Human Resources Specialist & Assistant Secretary to Board of Directors Please tell us about yourself. Jess grew up in NJ and is an an EC alumni. Her interests include, reading, baking, walking, traveling, and spending time with family. How did God bring you to work at EC? As an EC alumni, I never…

Kick off your back to school shopping with EC's all new online swag shop with amazing new gear:. We have sizes in Men’s, Women’s, Children and Infant. We feature brands like Nike, Under Armor, Adidas, Champion. You can purchase items like hoodies, shirts, headwear, pants, bag. We have unique team-based stores to support your favorite…

Stephanie LimCollege & Career Counselor Please tell us about yourself. I was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. From even at a young age, I've always wanted to work in the education field. I was studying to become a teacher, but pursued a school counseling degree instead because I desired to be…

Rick is Eastern Christian School's Chief Financial Officer. Tell us about yourself. I grew up just a few miles from EC in Wayne, NJ attending and graduating from Wayne Valley High School. I originally planned to be an architect as Wayne Valley had an excellent Architecture curriculum and I was accepted to NJIT's Architecture program.…

Sheri' Blands-PearsonHigh School Office Manager Please Tell us about yourself.I was born in Harlem, NYC where I spent 8 years and then moved to and grew up in Englewood, NJ. I married my good friend from church, Owen and we have a daughter, Jordyn and a son, Justin. We also have fur babies as part…

Eastern Christian School Association’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ruth Kuder as Head of School of Eastern Christian School with effect from September 1, 2021. She is the first female Head of School in the school’s 129-year history. Ruth currently serves as Assistant Head of School of Eastern Christian…

Soo Brown Executive Director, Foundation for Eastern Christian School   Please tell us about yourself. I grew up in Norwood, NJ and attended Norwood public school then on to Northern Valley Regional high school in Old Tappan.  I attended St. Lawrence University for college and NYU Wagner for grad school.   My husband Dave and I met at…

For the fourth consecutive year, NJ.com has announced Eastern Christian School as a Top Place to Work in New Jersey. EC is the only school in the state to receive this distinction and one of only a handful of non-profits. Head of School Tom Dykhouse said, “We are proud to have received this recognition. We have worked hard…

Baseball All League 1st Team: Jack Veenema All League 2nd Team: Cameron Melone All County 2nd Team:  All County Honorable Mention:  Softball All League 1st Team: Elizabeth Lopez, Capri Kuiken All League 2nd Team: Brooke Talsma All League HM: Nicole Foster All County 2nd Team:  All County Honorable Mention:  Volleyball All League 1st Team: Cassidy…