Mark Taylor has been a member of our board since 2006, serves as the Board Chair, and on the Strategic Planning Committee. Mark is currently the Department Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences/Teacher Education and a Professor of Education at St. Louis Community College. He attends Ferguson Church of the Nazarene and serves as Board Member, in Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries, and plays drums in the Worship Band. He has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, with graduate degrees in Learning Disabilities and School Administration. Mark Taylor has a long history of service with North County Christian School (NCCS). He served as the head Administrator for 12 years, from 1998–2001, and is responsible for establishing the high school program. Mark is the father of six graduates of North County Christian School, who all attended NCCS from kindergarten through 12th grade.  

Mark's vision for NCCS is that the school would carry a reputation throughout the community of clearly representing Christ in all that we accomplish, and that we would develop an endowment program to build a stronger financial base for the next 50 years of ministry.

Donna Wallner has been a member of our school board since 2000. She serves on the Governance and Policy Committee. Donna was previously a Professor of Nursing at St. Louis Community College, and is currently a nurse at Christian Hospital Northeast. She attends Ferguson Church of the Nazarene. Donna received her undergraduate degrees from Lincoln Land Community College and University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a master’s in science from Southern Illinois University.

She has two daughters, Heidi, a 2014 graduate who attended NCCS since age two, and April, who attended from the 1st-12th grade, and graduated from NCCS in 2002. Her son, Michael, attended NCCS from the 2nd through 7th grades.  

Donna's vision for NCCS is that we would promote an environment where students are encouraged and developed to be excellent Christian leaders. 

Malcolm Woodley has been a member of our board since 2016, and serves on the Governance and Policy Committee. He currently works as a Sales Manager at Art Van Furniture of Saint Louis. Malcolm attends Grace Bible Church, where he serves as a deacon. Malcolm attended Northeast Missouri University. He has three sons who attended NCCS (1996-2002) and are now all enlisted in the armed forces: Cedric (Air Force), Eric (Army), and Darric (Navy).

Malcolm's vision for the school is that the board, teachers and staff would continue to provide a quality Christ-filled education, where our students attain college preparedness, and spiritual growth to succeed in life, withstanding any challenges to the ‘faith and the hope we have in Christ," paving the way for our future legacy, for generations to come.

Dr. Greg Clark has been the superintendent of NCCS since 2012. Prior to joining our staff, he spent 28 years in public education, beginning as a secondary science teacher, with the final 14 years as a school administrator. Dr. Clark has a BS in Education from Southwest Baptist University, a MS in Educational Administration from Emporia State University, and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has been married to his wife Lisa for 33 years, and has two married daughters. He and Lisa enjoy spending time with their first grandson, who was born in 2019.

Dr. Clark's vision for NCCS is to be the premier Christian school in our region and to see our students graduate and go forward to be world changers, impacting their communities for the Kingdom of God.

Brian Byas has been a member of our board since 2023 and serves on the Marketing/ Communications committee. He currently works as a Business Intelligence Architect at Silgan Plastics in Chesterfield Missouri. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Lincoln University of Missouri and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University.

 Brian currently attends Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and served 5 years on their board setting up and working on the documentation committee. He has 2 children that currently attend NCCS.

 Brian’s vision for NCCS is that we would utilize as many tools as possible to communicate our school's passion for providing a quality Christian education as we invest in eternity, one student at a time. 

Denise Anderson has been a member of our board since 2023. She came to Ferguson, MO with her husband Phil to serve as pastors of Ferguson Church of the Nazarene. They moved here from Cactus, Texas where they worked with immigrants and refugees. Previously, they served as missionaries in Thailand, the Dominican Republic, and South Africa. Together they have 2 biological daughters and one adopted daughter, 2 sons-in-law, and 5 grandchildren.

Denise is a full-time social work professor with King University. She enjoys cooking, exercise, connecting with others, and of course loving on her children and grandchildren.

Nancy Lake has been a member of our school board since 2021. She serves on the Governance/Policy Committee. Nancy currently works at Byrne & Jones Construction as a receptionist. She attends Ferguson Church of the Nazarene, where she serves as a greeter, board member, Children’s Department Director, Children’s Quiz Director, and in other various positions in the children’s department.

Nancy taught fourth grade at NCCS for 24 years, and both of her sons attended NCCS from infants through 12th grade, graduating in 2015 and 2017.

Nancy’s vision for NCCS is that the school will continue to prepare students both spiritually and academically to be Christian leaders in our world.

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Darrell has been a member of our school board since 2022 and serves on the Finance Committee. He is now retired after working for Boeing Corp. as a tool engineer for 47 years. His wife, Dianna, was previously an elementary teacher here at NCCS for 33 years. Their four children all attended NCCS, two of them attending all the way from Preschool through 12th grade.

Darrell is a long time member of Ferguson Church of the Nazarene where he has served in many areas such as greeter and small group leader, just to name a couple. He is always ready to lend a hand and offer encouragement to those he encounters.

Darrell's vision for NCCS is to continue to provide a quality Christian education at an affordable price and acquaint as many students as possible with Christ to prepare them for what they will face in the world.

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