Full-time Executive Director called Kirk DeNoyer has accepted the call to serve as Lakeside’s first full-time executive director. While the principal is responsible for the educational side of Lakeside, the executive director will be responsible for the business side of Lakeside—all the programs and services that support the educational side. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, budget and finances, busing, maintenance, janitorial, hot lunch, publications, and development. Principal Grasby and DeNoyer will work together to make sure that all current programs operate efficiently, and they will also analyze what changes may be needed at Lakeside to meet the future needs of students, families, and the federation. “I will be overseeing and assisting with the work of our Director of Operations, Director of Development, Director of Communications, and Manager of Finance,” says DeNoyer. “It is my goal to get all of these areas of business operations to work together as efficiently and effectively as possible for the benefit of the entire Lakeside ministry.” He is accountable to the principal, the Board of Regents, and the General Board as he establishes the overall vision and goals for the school’s business operations. Acting as the human resources manager, he will supervise
workplace performance of the directors and manage overall goals and performance of the directors and staff. He will also reach out and further develop relationships and communication with federation congregations, promoting Christian education at Lakeside and answering questions pertaining to school’s business operations.
Meet Kirk DeNoyer
• Kirk is a 1986 graduate of Northwestern Prep and a 1991 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran College. That year he began serving at Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, as a math teacher and assistant football and basketball coach. In his 24-year career there, he taught math for 11 years, served as the Director of Enrollment for 12 years, and as Assistant Principal his final year. He also served as the head football coach for 20 years. • In 2015, he accepted the call to serve at Lakeside as the Director of Activities. He was the freshman boys PE teacher and head boys basketball coach. He and his wife, Karen, have four children: Emily, a PT in Fort; Andrew, an actuary in Milwaukee; Elise, Accounts Manager at Cloute, Inc. in Fort Atkinson; and Austin (‘16), attending Martin Luther College. They are members at St. Paul, Lake Mills.
Meet Todd Jahns
DeNoyer will be stepping down as head varsity boys basketball coach after three years in that role, finishing with a 52–18 overall record and a conference championship in 2019. page 6 | Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2019 Issue 1 | llhs.org
• Todd Jahns has accepted the call to be our new Activities Director and will be the varsity boys basketball head coach. He served as the Instructor of Sport and Exercise Science at Wisconsin Lutheran College. He also coached at Kettle Moraine Lutheran in Jackson for 19 years and led his team to a 2018 WIAA Division 3 state tournament berth.
