Meet the Skyview Learning Academy Team
Michele Ray
Founder
Miss Michele founded the school in 2013 and has been running full steam ahead to keep up with the students ever since then! She and her husband Mick and their 3 kids, Sydney, Cameron, and Trystan, live on the same 20 acres that the school is located on. Miss Michele's dream was that her own kids could experience an education unlike they would find anywhere else, and she is confident that she is reaching that goal at Skyview. Her love of nature and her passion for Jesus shines through each and every day. When she needs a break from office work, she will often be found in her mud boots working in the chicken coop or out in the orchard.
Becca Conditt
Teacher
Miss Becca was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moved around a lot but spent most of her growing up years in Texas and Indiana. Becca attended Union College in Lincoln and received her B.S. in Child Development and Services. Miss Becca has taught preschool for 20+ years and is looking to start working on her master's in the near future. When Becca is not teaching, she enjoys reading, singing, arts and crafts, doing taekwondo, archery, being involved in theater, and spending time with her family and her three boys.
Linda Glaser
Teacher
Miss Linda has 20+ years of teaching experience, including 7 years of homeschooling, with 13+ years of teaching grades 5 - 8. She is creative, a hard worker, and has high expectations of her students. She loves sports, especially football, and has coached basketball. Linda uses this passion for providing P.E. for our older students, and there is a competition to see if her students can achieve a better layup than her.
Miss Linda has 5 of her own children and is now a blended family of 9. Linda also has 6 grandchildren, whom she likes to go visit in MN. Her husband, Ted, has lived in Lincoln for 35+ years and works in real estate.
Serena Hagedorn
Teacher
Miss Serena grew up on a small farm in rural Nebraska, where she quickly realized her love for all things agriculture and animals. She followed her passion and got a degree in Animal Science and Equine Management. After college, Miss Serena found her second passion in life when she and her husband started their family. Teaching at Skyview has been the perfect way to combine her love of agriculture and children.
Miss Serena enjoys spending time on her small acreage with her husband and five children, taking care of her chickens, horses, and dogs, and watching college football and basketball.
Taylor Callahan
Assistant Director, Teacher
Miss Taylor has worn several different hats in her time with Skyview. Taylor joined us when preschool was the only position open on the then 3-teacher team, and has enjoyed being a part of the development of the school since.
In addition to teaching, Taylor serves as Assistant Director, helping lead our school while also teaching her students to lead the way into a future focused on Jesus.
Taylor specializes in logistics for the school, and if she doesn't know the answer, she will do her best to track it down for you.
Taylor is also one of the keepers of the school cell phone, and in the summer she can be found directing the Skyview summer camp program.
God blessed Taylor with a mathematical mind, so she spends part of her days teaching high school math, but her favorite classes to teach are science, health or medicine-related. One of Taylor's proudest projects was creating a hospital-themed classroom transformation as a review for her students to focus on making math applicable to real life.
In her personal time, Taylor enjoys being in nature, reading and baking, as well as spending time with her family.
Jackie Flores
Office Manager
Miss Jackie graduated with her degree in Elementary Education from Concordia University. She married her husband, Anthony, and taught Kindergarten classes in Kansas until they moved back home to Nebraska.
Jackie enjoys going on adventures, spending time with her husband and two children, gardening, and taking road trips.
Nate Key
School Board Member
Nate Key is a land real estate agent with Midwest Land Group where he specializes in assisting buyers and sellers in the recreational, tillable, and investment real estate markets. Nate grew up in Lincoln, NE, and currently resides near Palmyra with his wife Katie and two young sons, Kayce and Callen. In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors and traveling with his family. Nate and his family attend First Evangelical Free church in Lincoln where they are active in the children’s ministry.
Luke Tewes
School Board Member
Luke Tewes is a Partner at Core Wealth Management, a financial planning firm in Lincoln, Nebraska. He works closely alongside team members, and with clients, to develop, implement, and monitor the financial planning processes they provide. Outside of work, Luke previously spent 8 years coaching baseball at the collegiate and high school level. Just as with his clients and baseball players, educating and coaching people to success in all areas of life is a huge part of his calling.
Luke received his Associate's Degree from Iowa Western, and his Bachelor's and MBA from Drury University in Springfield, MO. Luke now resides in Palmyra with his wife Kelly and three sons Gabriel, Asher, and Levi. Luke also enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing, and training hunting dogs. He often competes in field trial competitions with his two Irish setters, Brook and Blaze. Faith in God, is his driving force to pursue purpose and be the very best in everything he does.
Mick Ray
School Board Member
Mr. Mick has been an integral part of Skyview from groundbreaking and building construction to regular maintenance and worship talks with much more in between.
Born and raised in Lincoln, NE, Mick now enjoys life in the country with his wife Michele and three children Sydney, Cameron and Trystan. After starting his career in construction and finding his inspiration in the electrical field, he has diligently advanced his career to become a Master Electrician and owner of Empire Electric, and always prides himself in a job well done.
In his free time, Mick enjoys spending time with his family, especially his granddaughter Paisley. He also enjoys camping and snowmobiling. Mick is an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist church, leading youth groups and Bible studies, helping with disaster relief efforts, and leading mission trips both locally and abroad.