Meet the Team
David Vaughan
President & Co-Founder
David brings more than 20 years of experience in management and leadership to the team. David's love for Classical and Christian education began when his grandchildren invited him to Mars Hill Academy in Ohio for Grandparents Day in 2010. He and wife, Christy Anne, have devoted the past 6 years of their lives to the study and support of the "new old way" of instruction; training up a child "in the way he should go" Proverbs 22:6, Classical Christian Education. E-mail David
Christy Anne Vaughan, Ed. D.
Secretary
Dr. Christy Anne Vaughan holds an Ed.D. from Liberty University in Educational Leadership. Her doctoral dissertation, published in February of 2020 through the Journal of Research on Christian Education, is titled: DIFFERENCES OF MEAN SCORES ON THE PRELIMINARY SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (PSAT) FOR CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS COMPARED TO NON-CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS. She holds an M.A. Ed. with a concentration in special education from Georgetown College and a B.A. from the University of Baltimore in English, with a concentration in business and professional writing. She recently completed a 40-hour certificate in Orton-Gillingham method literacy instruction. Dr. Vaughan serves as Secretary and Educational Consultant for Classical Christian Education International, Inc. (www.2CEI.ORG); tutor for students with special needs and private instructor for Schole Academy, Classical Academic Press, and homeschools two of her grandchildren in Ohio. E-mail Christy
Elke Long
Vice President
Elke Long was born and raised in Dresden, Germany. She came to the United States in 1992 and became a US Citizen in 2009. Being raised as an atheist, she was born again in 2001. Elke has two children 9 and 12 years old that put her on a path to seek an education for them that would be more than learning facts. Through a journey of home school, public school and private school, she learned about Classical Christian Education. Today Elke is a firm believer of Classical Christian Education, she is seeking to further our mission and share her knowledge about Classical Christian Education. She speaks to parents as well as school boards. E-mail Elke
Richard Hendricks
Ministry Partner/IT Specialist
Joel Trouse
Treasurer
Joel Trouse has an earned M.B.A. from the University of Illinois and works in finance for a large telecommunications company. Joel and his wife Abigail and son Nathan live in Florida.
Joel serves as Treasurer of CCEI, Inc. E-mail Joel