Carolyn Johnson
Headmaster of Coram Deo Academy
In the fall of 2017, after nine years of homeschooling, Mrs. Johnson began teaching at Coram Deo Academy. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Bethany College of Missions in Cross-Cultural Communication and Bible.
After growing up in rural north Georgia, Carolyn lived overseas in various countries, doing mission work with teens. She and her husband, Wes, have called the Tri-Cities home since 2013, where she also serves in her church family.
In her free time, Carolyn may be seen running, improving her home, cooking and baking from scratch, in coffee or boba shops, sitting in the sunshine, and frequently eating chocolate.
Mrs. Johnson loves spending her days at CDA striving to share her joy in Christ by pointing young minds and hearts to the beauty of the gospel.
She can be reached by e-mail here.
Administrative Staff
Tammy Monson - Office Administrator
Tammy came to CDA with previous office experience from her time working at the Department of Energy, their contractors, and working on the board of Enriching Christian Homeschool Organization. She graduated from Columbia Basin College in 2019 and aspires to one day continue her education.
Tammy and her husband, Stacy, have three young adult children. She enjoys serving during the summer at Vacation Bible School and during the school year in the mid-week children’s ministry at her church.
Mrs. Monson enjoys spending free time walking with friends, road trips, Bible studies, gardening, and doing projects around the house.
Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.She can be reached by email here.
Dan Baber - Board Chairman
Dan loves to teach and to integrate the good news of Jesus into every square inch of life. From an early age, he fell in love with good books and beautiful ideas. He is passionate about clear, logical, precise thinking as well as making good things better.
He and his family lived in SE Asia between 2006 and 2020. A graduate of Western Seminary, he earned a Masters of Arts in Global Leadership after receiving an undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute. Dan is the pastor of Worship and Adult Discipleship at Grace Church in Pasco.
He can sometimes be found playing musical instruments, listening to a podcast or walking by the Columbia River with his wife. He has been on the board since October of 2022.
Dan can be reached here by e-mail.
Board Members
If you are interested in serving on the board, please apply here.
Henry Johnson - Board Member
Henry Johnson is a long-time resident of the bi-county and Tri-City areas. He and his wife, Sandy Johnson, were college sweethearts at Eastern Oregon College and moved to north Franklin County in 1964 shortly after their marriage that year. He was a farmer and was engaged in that vocation as well as additional agriculture industry-related pursuits for the entire time since. He continues to provide limited professional ag-consulting services in semi-retirement. He and Sandy have two grown children, six adult grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Henry has a heart for Christian service, having been active in several local evangelical churches over the years, and has held roles as teacher, deacon, and elder. In addition he has been significantly active in other community purposes. He held offices in the Farm Bureau, the Columbia Basin College Foundation, Bailey Memorial Youth Ranch, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, Columbia-Snake River Irrigator’s Ass’n., Second Harvest, and Fields of Grace, a local faith-based gleaning and food relief organization.
Henry received a pilot’s license in his youth, and he and Sandy are still fascinated with flying as well as boating, fishing, and other outdoor activities.
Henry can be reached here by e-mail.
Dave Guyll- Board Treasurer
Dave grew up in Spokane in a non-Christian home and attended public schools. He attended the University of Idaho where he obtained a degree in Finance. While there, he met both his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his wife Leanne. While in college, Dave attended the Evangelical Free Church in Moscow, Idaho. The church was pastored by Doug Wilson, who founded the Classical Christian school system Coram Deo is associated with.
Dave has used his interests and skills with finance in employment within the insurance industry. He retired from the health insurance industry, having worked in several areas including sales, administration, product development and pricing. He has frequently used his financial acumen to assist others in developing sound financial practices in their personal budgets and retirement planning.
Dave and Leanne raised three children using a combination of home schooling, Classical Christian schooling (charter members at The Oaks in Spokane, WA), traditional Christian schools and public schools. He has a broad understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and supports classical education as superior in its goals.
He has been involved in mentoring men at pro-life agencies, taught Sunday School and has been a youth leader with middle school and high school ministries. He has also led church home groups and has served in leadership roles and is currently heading his church’s Finance committee.
Dave also enjoys sports. He competed in multiple sports through high school and introduced his wife to being a Seahawk fan. Once his children arrived, he moved into coaching, starting with T-ball to little league to church leagues. He was also able to coach his grandson in middle school football and baseball as well as Babe Ruth baseball.
Dave can be reached here by email.
Tom Buell - Secretary
Finance Team
Chris Kuperstein - Advisor to the Treasurer
Chris Kuperstein is the Board Treasurer for Coram Deo Academy. Chris brings finance and IT experience from both small and large organizations. He also serves as the treasurer of an irrigation association in Badger Canyon. Chris graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Human-Centered Design in Engineering and also studied accounting at Eastern Washington University.
Chris grew up in Port Orchard, where he met his high school sweetheart, Laura. Together, they are raising three children, who all attend Coram Deo Academy. Chris and Laura are involved in a local reformed church and serve in various capacities.
Chris Kuperstein enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, and tending his children’s farm animals. He is a member of the U.K. and Spokane Tolkien Societies. Chris and his son attend Trail Life, where he also occasionally volunteers. Chris and Laura also spend time advocating in the community for foster children and parents, assisting and mentoring where possible, and speaking to legislators on their behalf.
Chris searches the scripture and other texts granted to us by the church fathers and tries to find creative ways to keep Coram Deo Academy focused on Christ, while keeping costs low, and the educational structure as simple as possible.
Chris can be reached here by email.