Like most people in the US, Jesse Jacobsen has eclectic roots. Pastor’s paternal grandfather was an immigrant from Norway, but on his mom’s side, he is something like a 5th-generation Arizonan. After his high school experience in Massachusetts, he went to Colorado to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy (class of ’93). His intent at…
Greetings! My name is Tina Murray. I am the administrator and teach the upper classes at Lakewood Lutheran School. I grew up at Lakewood Lutheran School, as my mother served as a teacher and organist for 30 years. In my years here, my role has changed and my passion has grown. There is no greater…
My name is Julie Renner and I have been teaching at Lakewood for the last six years. Prior to teaching at Lakewood, I worked with a Speech Therapist in an elementary school in Alaska. I have worked with several age groups. My husband was military, so we moved several times. I taught different ages between…
My name is Erica Jacobsen, and I’m was new to Lakewood starting fall 2020. Most recently I served at another ELS school, Columbia Lutheran School in Oregon. My history with Christian education began with attending WELS schools K–12 as I grew up in Wisconsin, then Arizona. When my children became school age, with no ELS/WELS…
My name is Trisha Crane. I started volunteering at Lakewood Lutheran School when my daughter was in kindergarten, that was 8 years ago. She has moved to Faith Lutheran School for 5th-8th grade. I remained at Lakewood Lutheran. I am the office manager, I also work in all the classrooms. I was born and raised in…