Deanna Hindenach’s Education and Experience

 

Teaching experience: 

• Career began in 1964 at the Lawrence Public Schools, teaching English, Spanish, Latin, and Journalism to both middle school and high school students
• After taking time off to raise her children, Mrs. Hindenach returned to a local school district as the Lead Teacher of a Preschool.
• Eight years later Mrs. Hindenach was asked to initiate a Preschool program here at Trinity.
  
• She added a Kindergarten class to the program and added the title of Principal to her role as Teacher and Early Childhood Director
• In 2000, Mrs. Hindenach received a sacred call to become a commissioned Principal/Teacher at Trinity Lutheran School.  "This was a tremendous, spiritual honor for me and will always be dear to my heart."
• Recently, she was honored by the Michigan District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod with an award for twenty-five years of school ministry

Church and community service:

• Member of Trinity Lutheran Church
• Served on the building committee when the current school building was being planned

Education/Training:

• Graduated from Western Michigan University in 1964 with a B.A. Degree in secondary education
• Early Childhood Degree
• Received a degree as a Commissioned Minister of Religion from Concordia University in Ann Arbor

Other:

• Has been married for over 47 years to a man who supports her in so many ways, including serving as Trinity's athletic director.
• Mother of four children, two of whom are twins
• Takes delight in her eight grandchildren(ages 5-14), three of whom attend Trinty.
• "Someday I hope to write a book about the incredible journey God and I have shared."