Meet our Faculty
With direction from expert professors, you will learn how to engage the whole student—preparing them to thrive. Calvin’s education program has a reputation for excellence, and our graduates pursue careers in all types of schools.
Sheila Boehning
Adjunct Instructor
Kelli Boender
Adjunct Instructor
Abraham Ceballos-Zapata
Assistant professor, Spanish | Director of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
(616) 526-7717
Peri den Dulk
Adjunct Instructor
Tori Figg
Adjunct Instructor
Mary Garrod
Adjunct Instructor
Jenny Griffin
Professor of Practice
Elaine Tolsma Harlow
Instructor, Drawing and Painting
Erek Kooyman
Director, Master of Arts in Teaching / Lecturer
Caleb Lagerwey
Adjunct Instructor, History & Social Studies Education
Sara Leo
Assistant Professor Education
Joy Lotterman
Adjunct Instructor
Starr Morgan
Adjunct Instructor
Gail Riddering
CALL Assistant Program Manager
David I. Smith
Professor | Director, Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning | Coordinator, De Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development
616-526-8609
Becky Toly
Adjunct instructor, Spanish | Director of Spanish Immersion
Yingying Zhao
Assistant Professor
Xander Koops
Associate Professor
Kim Meyers-Baas
Part-time faculty
Meghan Jackson
Adjunct Instructor
Chauntel Spratt
Adjunct Instructor
Deborah Visser
Adjunct Professor
Deb Jager
Adjunct Instructor
Maggie Terryn
Adjunct Instructor