Administration

After graduating from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Scott joined Life School as a teacher and coach in 2002 at the Oak Cliff campus and has been an integral part of the success, growth and culture of the Life School district. His vision for the athletic program is to use athletics as a tool to prepare students for life after Life. He became Oak Cliff’s Campus Athletic Coordinator in 2013 a...

Kay joined Life School in August 2003 and has been a dedicated member of the team ever since. Kay oversees various state/federal grants, as well as the child nutrition program ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the state and federal programs awarded to Life School. She is entering her 22nd year in education, bringing a wealth of experience as a Teacher, Counselor, Federal Programs Coordi...

Joe graduated from Northwood University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Management in 2006 and later earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2017.

He is entering his 19th year in education with experience as a Teacher, Coach, Campus Administrator and District Administrator. His wife, Megan Beck, serves as the Chief Financial Officer at...

Kim Riepe joined Life School in August of 2008 as a 6th grade teacher at Life School Red Oak (LSRO). She later served as an assistant principal on that campus for 4 years. Since her time at LSRO, Kim has served as a principal at 3 additional Life School campuses including Life School Mountain Creek, Life Middle School Waxahachie, and most recently Life High School Waxahachie.

Kim earned her Bachelo...

Joy Shepherd began her career with Life School in 2006, teaching 2nd and 3rd grade at the Life School Red Oak campus. In 2010, she was selected to serve a combined role of assistant principal/counselor to help open the Life School Cedar Hill (LSCH) campus. Joy’s desire to learn and grow led her to become the principal at LSCH in 2012. In 2016, Joy returned to the Red Oak campus to serve as princip...

Shawn Thomas brought 20 years of maintenance and construction experience from the multi-family industry when he joined the Life School team in July 2006. He served as the district's Director of Facilities for five years before being appointed to Director of Operations in 2012.

Shawn has been instrumental in Life School's growth from two to eight locations through acquisitions and renovations of mor...

Stefani Pudgurney joined Life School in February 2015 as the Director of Enterprise Systems. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University while on a soccer scholarship. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and was elected to the NAIA All-Conference Team. In 2002, she completed a Master of Business Administration from Amberton University. Stefani served Duncanville ISD for ...

Ryan McElhany has worked as a Marketing and Public Relations professional for 20 years. He worked in business-to-business marketing for Lockton Companies of Dallas before joining SAGU to build the marketing department, where he has served as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for 15 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Management from SAGU in Waxahachie, and his MBA with a specializat...

Diana Maturino was introduced to Life School in the summer of 2015 as an intern. She would then receive an offer to join the Life School family as a staff accountant in February of 2016. Opportunity for growth quickly followed as she was promoted to Payroll Coordinator in 2017 and Finance Manager in 2018. She graduated with a BA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington and is curren...

Devonne Hutson has been with Life School for 11 years in the Talent department. Before Life School, she worked in human resources for over 15 years. Devonne received a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from UTA and a Master's Degree in Human Resource Development from UT Tyler. She enjoys taking care of people and helping Life School serve our students. In 2019, her twin boys graduated from Life High ...

Bryon Ding assumed the role of Life School Strategic Planner in Spring 2012. In this position, Bryon works closely with Chief of Staff Scott Fuller on large special projects.

Bryon received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1998 and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1999. He served nine years as Life...

Eddie Davis joined the Life School family as a Board of Trustees in 2014 and now serves as Chief Development Officer. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Education and Master’s Degree in Practical Theology from Southwestern Assemblies of God University where he also served as Vice President for Enrollment and Retention.  Mr. Davis has over 25 years of non-profit experience in the privat...

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Dr. Stephanie Colwell, Chief Talent Officer for Life School, was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. Stephanie joined Life School in 2005 and during her twenty-year tenure, she has taught elementary, middle, and high school, along with serving as Assistant Principal for the Lancaster campus and Principal of the Mountain Creek and Red Oak campuses. Stephanie received a Bachelor of Science in ...

Barry West joined Life School in 2010 as Chief Operations Officer. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Baylor University in 1994. After graduating from Baylor, he joined Advanced Planning to provide estate and financial planning services to retirees. In 1998, he went to work with Hearst Media Services in Houston, Texas where he received numerous awards and accolad...

Dr. Troy Mooney prioritizes building positive relationships and developing other leaders. As the Chief Academic Officer for Life Schools, Dr. Mooney is responsible for improving student outcomes and closing the opportunity gap. He leads and manages campus principals and the district curriculum staff.

Dr. Mooney is an active participant in his community through teaching both youth and adults at his ...

Jennifer Wilson (no relation to Superintendent Brent Wilson) joined Life School in 2012 as the Chief Financial Officer and served in that role for 6 years prior to becoming the Chief Culture Officer in August 2018. As an education executive for more than 10 years, Jennifer is known for responsible decision making, building relationships and developing people.

Pursuing a desire for developing people...

Life School’s former Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dr. Scott Fuller, has been with the district since its inception in 1998 and has been an integral part of the organization's success. 



Dr. Fuller has more than 25 years of experience in non-profit administration. During that period, he has served in various capacities and has been instrumental in Life School’s tremendous growth. For a number of ye...

Brent Wilson, Ed.D. received a bachelor of science degree from Texas A&M University in 1995, a master of education in Educational Leadership degree in 2014 and an Ed.D. from Dallas Baptist University in 2019. He joined the Life School executive team as chief operations officer in July 2009 after a fourteen-year career in the private sector. In 2010 Dr. Wilson became Superintendent of Life School w...