Administration and Faculty

Administration

Dr. Kim E. Boyd
eAcademy Superintendent & Dean of the College of Education

Dr. Boyd serves as the Dean of the College of Education. Previous to her current position she served as the associate dean for the College of Education for 11 years and prior to that as an instructor/professor for over nine years. She taught in the Sapupla Public Schools over eight years prior to coming to Oral Roberts University. Dr. Boyd received her doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University. Her Masters degree is in Reading from Northeastern State University and her Bachelors Degrees is from Oral Roberts University. She has been a professional educator serving as a teacher and professor in elementary and postsecondary education since 1979.

Gail Marten
Head Administrator

Gail is the Head Administrator for the eAcademy. She has a BS in both Business Administration and in Business Education and an MA in Christian School Administration all from ORU. She has been in education since 1986, serving as either a secondary teacher or as an administrator. She and her husband, Gary, have three daughters--Rebekah, Abigail, and Rachel. Gary and Gail have been in ministry for many years. They served as pastors for several churches in Illinois, helped pioneer a Christian school there, and traveled as music ministers and seminar teachers as well.

Georgia Taylor
Coordinator of Student Services, Recruitment and Admissions

Georgia graduated from ORU with a BS in Elementary Education in 1999, and an MA in Public School Administration in 2004. She taught 5th grade for eight years at Victory Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She loves to be with her family and friends and in her free time enjoys traveling all over the world.

Faculty

Trudy Brock, 7-12th Grade Bible

Trudy Brock received a degree in Fine Arts from The University of Oklahoma and later a degree in Elementary Education from East Texas State University, then taught third, fifth, sixth and eighth grades in Texas. After moving to Tulsa and taking a hiatus to care for her third baby, Mrs. Brock taught high school English, computer and second grade at Victory Christian School. She happily serves on the Ministry Leadership Team and in the Mobile Kidz Club at Victory Christian Center. Trudy is certified in Elementary Education.

Tanner Culbreath, High School Biology and Health

Tanner is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Science Education. He began teaching in 2006 and is currently teaching locally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also participates in coaching activities at his local school being active in cross country in the spring, and track in the fall. In his free time he loves to camp, mountain bike, and climb. Tanner is certified in Biology and Earth Science.

James Thorpe, Math 7-12th

James Thorpe, the eAcademy math teacher for grades 7-12, is an ORU graduate with degrees in Secondary Education and School Administration. He has taught Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, II, and III, as well as Geometry, at Tulsa Public Schools and Metro Christian Academy. His passion for his students is for them to know what they believe and why they believe it. He prefers to spend time reading out loud to his children, working outdoors, and coaching football. He resides in Tulsa with his wife and 4 young children, where they homeschool their two oldest.

Christie Gare, Elementary Grades 3-6 and History 7th-12th

Christie Gare is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Elementary Education currently living in Tulsa, OK. She has taught in public and private education in Tulsa, including elementary and middle school, since 2004. She enjoys photography, baking and traveling overseas on historical and mission trips. Through her travels, her passion has been fueled and solidified for teaching History and Geography. She is Oklahoma certified in Elementary Education and History and Geography grades 7-12.

Shelley Mashburn, Spanish I & II and French I

Shelley graduated from the University of Tulsa where she earned a B.A. majoring in French and Education, and she finished her Spanish minor studying abroad at the Universidad Internacional de Málaga, Spain. In 2009, she completed her Masters degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction specializing in Teaching English as a Second Language through the University of Phoenix. Shelley has experience teaching preschool through community college levels and currently teaches middle school French and Spanish in Tulsa. She holds PK-12 Oklahoma state teaching certificates in both languages.

Toni Sanchez, Physical Science, Chemistry and Physics

From 2004 until 2007, Toni taught Chemistry, Physics and Physical Science at Victory Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has taught high school science with ORU eAcademy since 2007. Though still with eAcademy, she moved to Glendale, Arizona and is currently in Osteopathic Medical School at Midwestern University. Toni is certified to teach High School Chemistry and Basic Science.

Janet Spear, 7-12th Grade English

Before joining the ORU eAcademy team in 2007, Mrs. Spear taught English at Victory Christian School in Tulsa, OK, for 13 years. She was the high school department chairperson for 12 years and was the National Honor Society sponsor for eight years. Mrs. Spear is experienced in English curriculum, having implemented an English pre-AP program and AP program. She also teaches a Scholastic Aptitude Test prep class twice a year. Mrs. Spear earned her bachelor's degree from ORU and is an Oklahoma certificated teacher, qualified to teach Grammar and Composition, American and British Literature, and World Literature in grades seven through twelve.

Lanelle Sutton, 7th and 8th Grade Science

Lanelle is currently teaching seventh grade in North Carolina. She has served as an elementary and middle school teacher since 1997. Lanelle received her Masters degree in Education Administration and Curriculum Supervision from University of Oklahoma and her Bachelors Degree is from Oral Roberts University. Lanelle is certified in Elementary Education, Middle School Education, and Administration K-12.