Principal

Harriet J. Potoka
Mrs. Potoka, who holds a masters degree in school administration, has been a Christian elementary principal for over 25 years. Before becoming a principal she was an elementary classroom teacher and curriculum director.

Classroom Teachers

Barb Baldwin - Wonder Zone, Primary level

Rachel Smit - Wonder Zone , Primary level

Kris Ward – Wonder Zone, Primary level
Ruth Gossell - Exploratorium, Primary level

MaryLou Kolnik - Imagination Post, Primary level
Jessica Van Dyk - Celebration Center, Primary level

Janine Bakker - Discovery Zone, Intermediate level
Emily Terpstra - Observatory, Intermediate level

Glenda Hicks - Learning Lab, Middle School

Janorise Robinson – Idea Factory, Middle School
Elijah Robertson - Think Tank, Middle School

Specialty Teachers & Support Staff

Peter Finnegan - Music
Tim Hanenburg - P.E., Math, After School Adventures

Hamlet Meneses - Spanish
Gene Potoka - Math, Account Manager, After School Care

Gayle Vryhof - Art
Criseyda Dowd - Development Associate

Kristin Myers – Office Manager
Michael Potoka - Building Specialist and Technology Director

John Shirk - After School Care

Anita Strand – Assistant Office Manager

Bethel Swift - Executive Secretary

Simone Widney - Admissions & Marketing Director

Daystar Board

Clive Craigen
- Professor, Moody Bible Institute

Richard D. Boonstra
- Attorney, Hoogendoorn and Talbot, LLP
Deena Marie Carr

- Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Elsa Fennema
- Educator, Former School Administrator
Gina Lenting-Guzman, M.D.
- Vice President, MARC Life Insurance Company
Charles Moffett
- Former Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase
Martin Ozinga IV
- Executive Vice President, Ozinga Brothers, Inc.

Donna Smith Bellinger
- Founder, Group Endeavors

Jon Van Dyk
- Senior Assurance Associate , BDO-USA, LLP
Steven Vryhof, Ph.D.
- Executive Director , Daystar Center

Daystar Advisory Board

Jim Achterhof
- Executive Director, Richard D. Van Lunen Foundation

Ruth Buikema
- Christian School Advocate
David DeJong
- Attorney, David J. DeJong and Associates, LTD.

David Doig
- President, Chicago Neighborhood Initiative
Tim Douma
- Senior Pastor, Loop Christian Ministries
Case Hoogendoorn
- Attorney, Hoogendoorn and Talbot, LLP
J.C. Huizenga
- CEO, Westwater Group
William (Bud) Ipema
- President, Mid-America Leadership Foundation

Charles Jenkins
- Pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
David Larsen
- Director, The Bright Promise Fund for Christian Education
Martin Ozinga III
- President, Ozinga Brothers, Inc.