Education Department Faculty
Cheryl Myers, M.A.
Chair
Education Department
San Diego Christian College
Teaching has been a passion of mine beginning with Sunday school teaching as a teen-ager. Desiring this career path, I earned a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the King’s College in Briarcliff, New York. Since that time, I have had opportunities to teach public school music, home-school three of my four children, teach first grade, high school English, ESL to international students, and finally to teach on the college level.
The home-schooling experience took place while my husband and I were living on the Mekong River in Northeast Thailand, where we served for about 15 years as missionaries and where I discovered my second passion—linguistics. There I had the opportunity to analyze an unwritten language and to act as a consultant to other missionaries in language study. On returning to the US, I went on to get a Masters degree in Education with a concentration in ESL from United States International University (now Alliant University).
What is amazing to me is how God has brought these two strands together to equip me for what I am doing now—teaching linguistics and teaching future teachers. The variety of teaching experiences I have had has been great background for working with students in our Teacher Credential Program while the practical experience of working with languages makes the teaching of linguistics more than a textbook exercise. God does not waste anything!
Peggy Lord, M.A.
Education Department
San Diego Christian College
I’m a native Californian who has lived in San Diego all of my life. As a child of 9 I received Christ as my savior and consider my walk with Him the most precious thing in my life. I graduated from Granite Hills High School and received a BA & MA from San Diego State University. For 34 years I enjoyed teaching children in the elementary grades. During the last 6 years I was also an adjunct faculty for SDCC. 5 years ago I retired to teach at SDCC. My husband, Barry, and I have been married for 34 great years. We have one son who is a pastor and resides with his family in Austin. We have two granddaughters and a grandson that is to be born in October. I love to give away what I enjoy – TEACHING and encouraging students in their walk with the Lord.
Lorri Ague, M.A.
Education Department
San Diego Christian College
I grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Temple University with a major in education and teaching licensure in health and physical education. I continued my learning by later returning to my alma mater to complete a Master’s degree in the area of educational administration and supervision; currently I am pursuing doctoral studies at St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis.
Since graduating from college, I have experienced all levels of the learning environment from kindergarten to the non-traditional adult classroom. I enjoy the energy produced as education is used to transform lives. Before assuming my responsibilities at San Diego Christian College, I served as the Dean for Non-Traditional Studies at Crown College and was excited for this leadership opportunity to impact the direction of the programs and offerings for the adult students returning to college.
My husband Paul and I have recently moved from Minnesota to the San Diego area where I am enjoying the sunshine and discovering all the new shopping malls, along with understanding all about west coast nuances.
Growing up in a pastor’s home, I would often hear my father quote his favorite leadership principle that “everything rises and falls on leadership.” I would agree that this has had an impact in my thinking regarding leadership development in that “leadership is about a relationship with followers.”
Christy Jordan
Credential Analyst
Education Department
San Diego Christian College
San Diego Christian College has been my home away from home since I was 9 years old. My dad, Dr. Jim Stark, retired from the college after 23 years in the Ed. Dept., and my mom worked as Faculty Secretary for 17 years. Upon graduating high school at Granite Hills, I chose this as my college and majored in Business Administration. I later completed Block 1 of the Teacher Credential Program and CBEST in preparation for this position. I have now worked in the Education Department for 13 years. Looking back, it is obvious how God prepared the way for me to gain the experience I needed to help students through the credentialing process.