Denny Abbuhl. Board President; HSEC committee

Denny displays a spiritual maturity, high level thinking and a great deal of Board experience that will help lead and strengthen our board in the next few years. Denny and his wife, Becky, live in Westlake and have five sons and three daughters-in-law. Four of their sons attended WCA (two of them have graduated and one is currently enrolled in the Upper School). Denny is Executive Pastor at Providence Church in Avon. Prior to joining the staff of Providence in 2022, Denny had a 25+ year career in the corporate sector serving midsized companies in the role of CFO and COO. He previously served on the WCA Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2019. He is still on the Finance Committee. Since 2017, Denny has had a growing passion for global missions and has made several trips to Central Asia.

Jeff Swartz. Board Vice President; Head Support and Evaluation Committee (HSEC)

Jenna Isaacs. Secretary; Committee on Trustees

Jenna has a wealth of professional expertise in the area of labor law (previously employed as a labor law attorney for large firms). We believe she would be a great asset as we look for ways to cultivate HR policies and procedures. She has been serving the school in various ways including classroom volunteer support, and serving on the Board Governance and Development Committee. Jenna and her husband, Andrew, live in Bay Village and have been a part of the WCA community since 2018. They are the proud parents of three WCA grammar school students and one soon-to-be WCA Kindergartener. Jenna and Andrew own and operate a custom home remodeling company, and they love the opportunity to renew the homes of their customers while also enhancing the lives of their team members and trade partners. Before this, Jenna practiced labor and employment law as an attorney at a Cleveland law firm. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of Notre Dame and her law degree is from The Ohio State University. Between receiving those degrees, she participated in Teach For America and taught high school special education in the Bronx. She and her family attend Providence Church in Avon.

Andy Tanner. Treasurer; Finance committee 

Andy has a wealth of experience, wisdom and expertise that will benefit our board. He previously served on the WCA Board of Trustees for five years beginning in 2015. While in that role he participated in two capital campaigns and various fundraisers, was active on the building committee responsible for planning the purchase and construction of WCA’s current facilities and roles on various other committees. Andy and his wife Donna have three children and five grandchildren. Their youngest child, Danny, attended WCA beginning in kindergarten and graduated high school in 2020. Today Andy has two grandchildren attending WCA, Tanner and Knox Elwell. Andy was Chief Financial Officer for The NRP Group for 23 years prior to retiring at the end of 2023. Andy and Donna are members of Grace Church in Middleburg Heights.

Natalie Taylor. Resource Dev. & Planning Committee; Strategic Planning Committee

Natalie Taylor moved to Cleveland in 2008 as part of a church-planting team. She serves alongside her husband who pastors CityView Baptist Church in downtown Cleveland. Bill and Natalie have 4 adult children and one enrolled in WCA’s upper school. Their youngest daughter graduated in WCA’s first senior class. Natalie has an eclectic background that includes laboratory microbiology, vaccine manufacturing, inside sales, and current part-time work in social science with the University of Chicago.  She also has worked in community development for a local non-profit. While her older children were in school she stayed at home to support raising her family and currently works from home.

Tom Demitrack. Committee on Trustees

Tom Demitrack is a partner in the Jones Day law firm, where he has practiced since 1979 following his graduation from The Ohio State University Law School that year. Tom and his wife Peggy live in Lakewood, Ohio. They have three grown children, all of whom are married. Tom and Peggy have been blessed with nine grandchildren. Tom is a member of Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in North Ridgeville where he serves as the Treasurer. He is also on the Board of Trustees at the City Mission in Cleveland.

Amy Allamon. Resource Development and Planning Committee

Amy and her husband Bill were both born and raised in NEO and now live in Strongsville. They joined the WCA community in 2016 and have four children. Amy was homeschooled as a child and attended Cleveland State University, graduating summa cum laude in both English Literature and Speech-language pathology.  She graduated with her Masters in Speech-language pathology and currently practices part-time at a local hospital. Amy is deeply committed to WCA’s mission of equipping students to fulfill God’s purpose for their lives through education that integrates faith and learning. Amy and Bill have been members of their church Grace Covenant in Olmsted Township since 2007. 

Godon Daily. Resource Development and Planning Committee

Gordon and his wife, Cara, live in Rocky River Ohio with their 3 children, all who attend WCA. Gordon is CEO and Co-founder of BoxCast, a Cleveland technology startup that streams millions of events for churches, schools, municipalities and businesses each year. The Daily family are members of Providence Church of Avon. Gordon has spent some time serving WCA on the finance committee and often volunteers his time to assist WCA with technology.