Ben Washburn - Principal
Ben Washburn
- Principal
- 262-673-3811 X303
- bwashburn@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. Ed. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- M.S. Ed – Curriculum and Instruction – Concordia University Wisconsin
- Ed.D – Leadership and Innovation – Concordia University Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2013-Present – Principal, Peace Lutheran, Hartford, Wisconsin
- 2010-2013 – Principal, Apostles Lutheran, San Jose, CA
- 2005-2010 – Asst. Principal, Apostles Lutheran, San Jose, CA
- 2000-2005 – Asst. Principal, St. Mark Lutheran, Eau Claire, WI
- 1997-2000 – Dormitory Supervisor and Instructor, Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, WI
Service & Awards
- 2022-Present – KML Schools Principals Conference President
- 2022-2024 – Concordia University Wisconsin Adjunct Professor
- 2016-2020 – Wisconsin Lutheran College Adjunct Professor
- 2016-2018 – WELS Commission on Youth and Family Ministry, Member
- 2015-2018 – WI Lutheran State Teachers’ Conference, Program Committee Member
- 2015-2018 – WELS Leadership Candidate Training Program, Mentor
- 2010-2015 – WELS National Leadership Conference, Steering Committee Member
- 2008-2010 – WELS Administrator Candidate Training Program, Mentor
- 2003-2005 – WELS Western WI Ministerial Educational Scholarship Committee, Member
- 2001- Eau Claire, WI Teacher of the Year
Personal Mission Statement
A Christian educator’s responsibility is to bring up a child in the knowledge and training of the Lord. A teacher’s goal should always be to teach a child how to learn, not just what to learn.
Sherman Carstensen - Vice Principal & 8th Grade
Mr. Sherman Carstensen
- 8th Grade
- 262-673-3811 ext. 201
- sdcarstensen@peacehartford.org
Education
- BS Education – Immanuel Lutheran College
- BS Math and Finance – UW Eau Claire
- Wisconsin State Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2022 – Present – Peace Lutheran School
- 2021-2022 – Morning Star Lutheran School, Jackson, WI – Principal
- 2017-2021 – Immanuel Lutheran School, Mankato, MN – Grades 7-12
- 2015-2017 – Faith Lutheran School, Markesan, WI – Grades 3-8
- 2012-2015 – Trinity Lutheran School, Watertown, SD – Grades 3-7
Personal Mission Statement
My mission, as a Christian teacher, is to teach Jesus, use and teach God’s word to grow in our faith, and learn and teach respect, discipline, work ethic, and humility to build Christian character during our time of grace.
Aaron Zingsheim - Athletic Director
Mr. Aaron Zingsheim
- Athletic Director
- 5-8 Science
- 7th Math
- 262-673-3811 ext. 103
- azingsheim@peacehartford.org
Education
- A.A. – Liberal Arts – UW Washington County
- B.S. – Elementary Education – UW Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience:
- 2022-Present – Peace Lutheran School
- 2017-2022 – Silverbrook Elementary, West Bend, WI – 5th Grade
- 2012-2017 – Whitman Middle School, Wauwatosa, WI – 6th Grade
- 2006-2012 – Milwaukee Academy of Science – 7th & 8th Grades
Personal Mission Statement
Marv Wittig - 7th Grade
Marv Wittig
- Technology Director
- 7th Grade
- 5-8 History and PE
- Phone:262-673-3811 x202
- mwittig@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- Several continuing education credits at UW-Stevens Point and Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Teaching license
Ministry Experience
- 2004-Present Peace, Hartford, WI, 7th Grade Homeroom, departmentalized, Athletic Director & Technology Coordinator
- 1997-2004 Mt. Calvary-Grace, La Crosse, WI, 6-8 Departmentalized, Technology Coordinator
- 1989-1997 St. John’s, Caledonia, MN, 5-6, Athletic Director
Service and Awards
- Presented at Wisconsin State Teacher’s Conference in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, & 2015
- Presented at the WELS Education Conference 2015
- Presented a number of technology workshops for schools and organizations
- 2008 Hartford Teacher of the Year
Personal Mission Statement
Proverbs 22:6 “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”
It is the responsibility of the parent and teacher to work together to fulfill this command. It is the child’s responsibility to show respect and obey those whom the Lord has chosen to guide them.
As teachers, we must continue to grow stronger both spiritually and mentally to best guide the children. We must also use all the tools the Lord has given us here at Peace. We pray that the Lord’s will be done through us.
Christine Rindfleisch - 6th Grade
Mrs. Christine Rindfleisch
- 6th Grade
- 6-8 Language Arts & 5-8 Art
- 262-673-3811 ext. 204
- crindfleisch@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience:
- 2023-Present – Peace Lutheran School – 6th Grade
- 2011-2023 – St. John’s Lutheran – Wauwatosa, WI
Service and Awards:
- 2019 Educator Impact Award
Personal Mission Statement
Martha Johnson - 5th Grade
Mrs. Martha Johnson
- 5th Grade & Musical Director
- 5-8 Music
- 262-673-3811 x102
- mjohnson@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Lutheran College
Experience
- 2022 – Present – Peace Lutheran School
- 2015-2022 – Bethlehem Lutheran Church – Music Minister
- 2004-2015 – Nebraska Lutheran High School – Instructor
Personal Mission Statement
Deb Wittig - 4th Grade
Deb Wittig
- 4th Grade / Library
- 262-673-3811 x212
- dwittig@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2007-present – 4th Grade – Peace, Hartford
- 2004 – 6th Grade – Peace, Hartford, part-time
- 2001-2002: Immanuel, La Crosse, WI, 2nd-3rd Grade
- 1997-1998: St. Matthew’s Stoddard, WI, 6th-8th Grade
- 1989-1997: St. John’s, Caledonia, MN 2nd & 4th, part-time, PE Grades 1-4
Service and Awards:
- 2017-2021 Wisconsin Lutheran State Teachers Conference Program Committee Member
Personal Mission Statement
John 21:15 “Feed my lambs.”
What an awesome responsibility our Lord has given us. I relish the opportunity to be in the classroom educating children academically, physically, emotionally, and most importantly, spiritually.
Angela Hanson - 4th Grade
Angela Hanson
- 4th Grade
- 7-8 Spanish
- 262-673-3811 x206
- ahanson@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- M.S. – Educational Technology – Martin Luther College
Ministry Experience
- 2023-Present – Peace, Hartford -4th Grade
- 2022-2023 – Atonement Lutheran – Milwaukee, WI – Kindergarten
- 2013-2023: Amazing Grace Virtual Academy – M.S and H.S. instructor
- 2008-2010: Christ-St.Peter – Milwaukee, WI – 4th grade
Personal Mission Statement
To fulfill the duties of my calling to the best of my ability, so that my students are encouraged to seek the truth, goodness, and beauty of God that will empower them to live lives of Christian virtue to the glory of God and for the good of their neighbor, as described in Ephesians 4: “Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace… Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” (vs. 1-3, 15)
Shelly Steinbrenner - 3rd Grade
Shelly Steinbrenner
- 3rd Grade
- 262-673-3811 x.210
- shsteinbrenner@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2018-Present – 3rd Grade – Peace Lutheran School
Personal Misison Statement
Connie Schmidt - 3rd Grade
Connie Schmidt
- 3rd Grade
- 262-673-3811 x209
- cschmidt@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Dr. Martin Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Experience
- 1993-Present – Peace Lutheran School – 3rd Grade and Musical Director
Service and Awards:
- 2016-Present – New Teacher Induction Mentor
“From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make us wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 3:15
Krista Rydecki - 2nd Grade
Krista Rydecki
- 2nd Grade
- 262-673-3811 x208
- krydecki@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- Wisconsin State Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2018-Present – 2nd Grade, Peace Lutheran School
- 2008-2018 – Trinity Lutheran – Waukesha, WI
- 1999-2004 – Immanuel Lutheran – Waupaca, WI
- 1998-1999 – California Lutheran High School – Wildomar, CA
- 1997-1998 – Immanuel Lutheran – Medford, WI
Personal Mission Statement
Leah Fix - 1st-2nd Grade
Leah Fix
- 1st-2nd Grade
- 262-673-3811 ext.108
- lplocher@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2022-Present – Peace Lutheran School – 1st Grade
- 2021-22 – Leap of Faith Childcare, New Lisbon, WI – Director
Stephanie Arndt - 1st Grade
Stephanie Arndt
- 1st Grade
- 262.673.3811 ext. 109
- sarndt@peacehartford.org
Education
- B.S – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
- M.S. – Education – Mankato State University
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2019 – Present – Peace Lutheran – Kindergarten
- 2007 – 20011 – St. John’s, Sleepy Eye, MN – Preschool and Kindergarten
Service and Awards
- 2023-Present – Martin Luther College Alumni Association Board member
- 2014 – 2019 – Assistant to WELS National Civilian Chaplain
Personal Mission Statement
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled with the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:17-19 This is my favorite bible passage. I believe that a teacher plays an extremely important and special role in a child’s life and that we are entrusted and expected to teach children many things – the greatest of these is just how much their Lord loves them. If they grow old and do not remember much, yet always have the truth and story of their Savior’s great love for them, then I know they have the one thing truly needed.
Jillian Igl - Kindergarten
Jillian Igl
- Kindergarten Teacher
- 262-673-3811 x.107
- jigl@peacehartford.org
Education
- BS – Early and Middle Childhood Education – Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2019 – Present – Peace Lutheran School – Kindergarten
- 2016 – 2019 – Allenton Elementary – Kindergarten
- 2014 – 2016 – St. John’s Lutheran, Watertown, WI – 1st and 2nd Grades
- 2014 – 2012 – Walker Elementary, West Allis, WI – 1st – 3rd Grades
Service and Awards:
- 2021-2023 – Grants in Aid for Educational Publications State Chair for DKG International
- 2016-2020 – WELS Early Childhood Task Force Committee Member
- Mentor to Wisconsin Lutheran College education graduates
Personal Mission Statement
Leslie Campbell - PreK Director
Leslie Campbell
- PreK Director and 4K Teacher
- 262-673-3811 ext.304
- lcampbell@peacehartford.org
Education / Certification
- B.S. Elementary and Early Education – Alverno College
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2021-Present – Peace Lutheran, Hartford, WI – Kindergarten Teacher
- 2011 – 2021 – St. John’s, Wauwatosa, WI – Preschool Teacher
Personal Mission Statement
Alyssa Roethke - 4K/5K
Alyssa Roethke
- 4K and 5K Teacher
- 262-673-3811 ext. 214
- aroethke@peacehartford.org
Education / Certification
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
Ministry Experience
- 2023-Present – Peace Lutheran School – Hartford, WI
Personal Mission Statement
Bethany Gerbing - 3K Teacher
Bethany Gerbing
- 3K Teacher & Special Needs
- 262-673-3811 ext. 101
- bgerbing@peacehartford.org
Education / Certification
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Martin Luther College
Ministry Experience
- 2020 – Present – Peace Lutheran – PreK Teacher
- 2017 – 2020 – St. Paul, Algoma, WI – Preschool Director
Terri Salzwedel - Special Needs
Terri Salzwedel
- Special Needs
- 262-673-3811 ext. 203
- tsalzwedel@peacehartford.org
Education / Certification
- B.S. – Elementary Education – Dr. Martin Luther College
- M.S. Ed – Special Education – Wisconsin Lutheran College – currently enrolled
- Wisconsin Teaching License
Ministry Experience
- 2020 – Present – Peace Lutheran – Special Needs
- 2015 – 2019 – Mt. Lebanon, Milwaukee, WI
- 1998 – 2015 – St. Peter, Schofield, WI
- 1987 – 1990 – Pilgrim, Mesa, AZ
Ministry Experience
- 2023-Present – WELS New Teacher Induction Mentor
- 2021 – Present – Christian Educators for Special Education President
- 2017 – Present – Christian Educators for Special Education Board Member
- Presented at Wisconsin State Teachers’ Conference 2013, 2014
- Presented at Western Wisconsin Teachers’ Conference 2015
Personal Mission Statement
Psalm 139:13 reveals God “knit me together in my mother’s womb” (NIV, 2011). God has uniquely and specifically made every person exactly the way He intended. Helping each child find success academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally while being able to hear and learn God’s Word in our school is a challenge and responsibility. The joy of watching students at Peace grow and learn academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally, will only be overshadowed by the joy of seeing them praise our Savior while growing spiritually and the anticipation of seeing them in heaven someday.
Ruth Wiedoff - Resource Teacher & Piano Teacher
Ruth Wiedoff
- Reading Resource Teacher
- Piano Teacher
- rwiedoff@peacehartford.org
- 262-673-3811 ext. 309
Margie Bentz - Piano and Music
Margie Bentz
- Piano Teacher
- K-4 Music
- 262-637-3811 ext.221
- mbentz@peacehartford.org
Education / Certification
- B.S. Elementary and Early Education – Wisconsin Lutheran College
Ministry Experience
- 2005 – 2015 – Holy Trinity, Okauchee, WI – Preschool Teacher and Director, Piano Instructor
- 2017-Present – Peace Lutheran – Preschool and Piano Teacher
Personal Mission Statement
Teaching, to me, is a huge privilege. It’s an opportunity to watch young minds grow and learn. It’s a responsibility that I share with each child’s parents to help develop a love of learning and growing. But, most importantly, it’s a blessing to be able to share the love of Jesus with them each and every day!
Kris Smith - Panther Care Director
Kris Smith
- Panther Care Director
- ksmith@peacehartford.org
- 262-673-3811 ext. 213
Shanna Marek - Panther Care
Shanna Marek
- Panther Care
Jenna Heinz - Bookkeeper/School Office
Jenna Heinz
- Bookkeeper/School Office
- 262-673-3811 ext. 301
- jheinz@peacehartford.org
Julie Ehlers - Preschool Aide/School Office
Julie Ehlers
- Preschool Aide
- School Secretary
- 262-673-3811 ext.302
- jehlers@peacehartford.org
Renee Biondich - Kindergarten Aide
Renee Biondich
- Kindergarten Aide
Brandi Draheim - Preschool Aide
Brandi Draheim
- Kindergarten Aide
Nicole Held - Special Needs Aide
Nicole Held
- Special Needs Aide
Kalinda Trapp - Preschool Aide
Kalinda Trapp
- Preschool Aide
Kathleen Zastrow - Elementary Aide
Kathleen Zastrow
- Grades 2-3 Aide
Dana Deppe - Kindergarten Aide
Dana Deppe
- Kindergarten Aide
Kelsey Wasley - Special Needs Aide
Kelsey Wasley
- Special Needs Aide