Board of Directors
Leading with integrity.
Worthington Christian School’s Board of Directors is a nine-member body charged with the governance of the school including vision and policy setting, as well as supervision of the head of school. The duties and functions of the board are outlined in Articles III through VII of the school bylaws.
Board of Directors

John Barron, president
Chief of Staff & General Counsel, Ohio Senate
The Ohio State University – BA (History)
The Ohio State University College of Law- J.D.
Children in WC Classes of 2024, 2026, and 2028

Steve Betulius
Region Business Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb (Retired)
Purdue University – BS (Industrial Management), Minor (Mechanical Engineering)
Children in WC Classes of 2009 and 2015

gene brooks
Finance Manager/Controller, Nestle Quality Assurance Center
Franklin University – MBA, BS (Business Management), Minor (Marketing)
Child in WC Class of 2027

Dan Custer
Owner/CEO, Finish Line Building, Inc.
University of Cincinnati – BA (Architecture)
Children in WC Classes of 2024, 2025, 2027, and 2032

STEVE REALE
Senior Vice President of Branch Distribution, The Huntington Bank
The Ohio State University – MBA, BS (Finance)
Children in WC Classes of 2022, 2026, and 2030

Tammi Spayde
Vice President, OCLC, Inc.
The Ohio State University – BA (Sociology)
Children in WC Classes of 2014 and 2020

Karen White, Secretary
Research Institutional Review Board Chair, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Texas Wesleyan University – BS (Chemistry)
University of North Texas Health Science Center – Ph.D. (Pharmacology)
Children in WC Class of 2022

Mike Yoder
Lead Pastor, Grace Polaris Church
Grace College – BA (Sociology, Communications)
Grace Theological Seminary (Masters in Divinity)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Ph.D. in progress)
Children in WC Classes of 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2025

jim parrish
Interim Head of School, Worthington Christian School
University of Toledo – BA Communications
Capital University – Elementary Education Certification
The Ohio State University – Master’s Education – Early and Middle Childhood Development
Children in WC Classes of 2010 and 2013