Welcome, New Faculty & Staff!

Mrs. Jennifer Agenten is a familiar face at KML as she has been a member of our Learning Center staff for three years. However, she has accepted a call to teach Sewing 1 this year in addition to working in the Learning Center!

Mrs. Agenten enjoys cooking, playing games, and spending time with her family. She and her husband, Jonathan, attend church at Peace in Hartford with their four children: Jack (KML ’26), Charlie (KML '28), Eloise (12), and Lillian (10).

Mrs. Denise Albrecht, new instructor for health classes, Lifetime Sports, and geography, comes to KML after teaching at Star of Bethlehem in New Berlin, WI. She has also taught at other WELS schools in Wisconsin and Georgia during her teaching career.

Mrs. Albrecht is married to KML's Director of Student Culture, Mr. Dan Albrecht, and has four adult children. The family is very into sports, specifically basketball. They also enjoy time on their boat in the summer and taking family vacations.

Mrs. Samantha Brockdorf (Egelseer '15) is a new addition to our Learning Center staff. She and her husband, Paul ('13), are both KML alumni who worship at Bethlehem, Menomonee Falls/Germantown.

Mrs. Brockdorf is an avid hiker who has completed over 800 miles on the Ice Age Trail!

Mr. Dan Cain graduated from KML in 2019, and we're happy to welcome him back on campus as one of our new faculty members. After starting his career teaching in public high schools, he will now be teaching science classes and Computer Apps at KML.

In his free time, Mr. Cain enjoys sports, fishing, hunting, and outdoor activities. He is married to Meghan, and they are members at Peace in Hartford.

Mr. Zach Cvikel ('03) is another KML alum joining our teaching staff! He will be teaching Computer Apps and serving as KML's Assistant Director of Technology.

Mr. Cvikel enjoys learning new skills, and he and his wife, Amanda (Jung '04), current KML Foods and Sewing instructor, like working together on home improvement projects. They have been blessed with four children: Cecelia (12), Charlie (10), Eileen (8), and Alice (6). The Cvikels worship at Morning Star in Jackson where their children also attend school. As a family, they enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, and swimming.

Mr. John Giddings began his teaching career in the KML Federation at David's Star in Jackson before accepting a call to teach at Fox Valley Lutheran High School in Appleton, WI. He now returns to the area as one of our new science instructors at KML, and the family is once again attending church at David's Star.

Mr. Giddings and his wife, Melanie, have three children: Faith (KML '29), Samuel (12), and Thaddeus (10). Together their family enjoys playing and watching sports, doing puzzles, taking walks, and occasionally playing trivia.

Mr. Jack Heichelbech will be teaching Word of God 10 classes at KML part-time this school year. He is currently in his final year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary studying to be a pastor, and just completed his vicar year serving at Zion Lutheran Church in Denver, CO.

He and his wife, Maya, like to play games, hike, and try out new restaurants together. Mr. Heichelbech also enjoys reading, playing basketball, golfing, swimming, and snow and water skiing.

Mrs. Jenny Hostettler is the first of our two new main office secretaries. She is a KML grad, (Turnquist '97) as is her husband, Cory ('94), and their oldest child, Riley ('25). Daughter Brynley is an incoming Charger freshman ('29), and youngest child, Hudson, is 11.

The Hostettlers are members at Bethlehem in Menomonee Falls/Germantown. They spend a lot of time at soccer games and cheer competitions supporting their children and love to travel to warm beach destinations.

Mrs. Hostettler worked as a stay-at-home mom for 14 years and has also served as the business manager for Jr. Charger Cheer for the past 13 seasons. She is excited to join the KML family staff!

Mrs. Erin Laabs may look familiar as she taught at KML for eight years before moving to Minnesota in 2017. Last summer, the Laabs family moved back to the KML Federation and attends Bethlehem in Menomonee Falls/Germantown. Now Mrs. Laabs rejoins KML as one of our English instructors.

Mrs. Laabs and her husband, Jon, have been blessed with three children: Genevieve (Genna, 11), Mariah (8), and Garrett (6). Their family loves to explore the area - whether that's trying new restaurants, attending concerts, or visiting favorite spots like the zoo, museums, or local parks.

Mr. Jason Mucha has been a member of KML's Learning Center staff for the past few years and even student taught at KML last year while earning a degree in education. Now, in addition to serving in the Learning Center, he also joins the faculty as one of our core class instructors.

Mr. Mucha and his wife, Bethel, have been blessed with two daughters, Reese (KML ’26) and Audrina (12). The Muchas attend church at Bethlehem in Menomonee Falls/Germantown, and they also enjoy going to Minoqua, the Dells, and Chicago Cubs games.

Mrs. Jen Mueller (pronounced MYOO-ler) is the second of our two new main office secretaries. She and her husband, Peter, are members at Morning Star in Jackson along with their children Noelle (11), Luke (10), Andrew (9), and Maya (7). They also have two Australian labradoodles, are on a hunt to visit as many national parks as possible (20 so far!), and enjoy tent camping and family card games.

Mrs. Mueller loves praising Jesus through song and making up harmonies with her children. She likes to write, has been blessed to visit many WELS churches to speak to women about the Lord, and is over the moon and honored to serve in God's kingdom through her new adventure at KML!

Mr. Tim Payne is our new Director of Instruction. He comes to KML from one of our federation schools, St. John's in Newburg, where he served as principal.

Mr. Payne is also a ministry coach for Grace in Action. He enjoys games, sports, and shows with his wife, Jess, and son, Josh (KML '27). The Paynes are devoted supporters of the Vulnerable Children's Foundation schools in Lusaka, Zambia, which they were blessed to be able to visit last year.

Pastor Don Scheuerlein recently retired from serving full-time as one of the pastors at Christ Alone in Thiensville and now joins the KML faculty as one of our Word of God instructors.

Pastor Scheuerlein enjoys woodworking, sports officiating, golf, hunting, and gardening. He and his wife, Amy, have seven adult children, four of whom are Charger alumni.

Mrs. Madison Schroeder (Pankow '21) and her husband, Hunter ('21), are both KML alumni who were just married this past June. Mrs. Schroeder recently graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran College and is excited to begin her teaching career at KML as an English instructor. In her free time she enjoys reading and spending time up north and on the lake. The Schroeders are members at Morning Star in Jackson.

Photo used by permission from Addy Keese Photography.

Mr. Andrew Stoner is a new member of our Learning Center staff who will be working as a core classroom aide. He is a member at Bethlehem in Menomonee Falls/Germantown. Mr. Stoner is also a swimming and lifeguarding instructor who enjoys playing music and collects CDs and 90s-00s electronics.

Mrs. Kayla Young joins KML as a teacher in our social studies department in which she will be teaching history, geography, and government classes. She and her husband, Connor, attend church at Our Savior in Grafton and are expecting their first child at the beginning of the school year!