Meet the Board of Directors

Dietrich is a founding member of the Chesterton Academy of Mary Star of the Sea. He has been an educator for more than 35 years. Dietrich and his wife, Kristen, live in Melbourne, Florida, where they have built a life centered around their family, including five adult children, a ten-year-old son, and seven grandchildren.

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Victoria has centered her life around her family and Catholic faith. As a high school math teacher for 11 years, she knows the importance of student formation beyond academics that Chesterton Academy provides. Victoria lives with her husband and newborn daughter in Melbourne, FL.

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Kari, a Melbourne native, and her husband John, are part of the founding team of Chesterton Academy of Mary Star of the Sea. They have five children and care deeply about education that forms the whole person.  She has taught Theology at the high school level, homeschooled her children for 9 years, and has led Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes for 11 years. She is excited to help shape the Catholic culture at Chesterton Academy.

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