Executive Director

Mr. Matlick has an M.Ed. in education from North Eastern State University (Oklahoma) and a B.S.E. in K-12 Physical Education from John Brown University (Arkansas). He taught and coached in a boarding high school for nine years before going into business for a decade. He returned to education, serving Colorado charter schools for 17 years as a school board member, principal, and area superintendent.

Principal, JA Elementary (K-6)

Brendon Feddema is originally from Perth, Australia. He graduated from Regis University with a teaching degree while playing college basketball. He returned to Australia and competed professionally in the Australian Rules Football League. As a teacher in Australia, he taught 4th grade, technology, 2nd, and 3rd grade. When he and his wife had their first child, he "hung up his cleats and basketball shoes" and they headed back to Colorado where he was a teacher and Dean of Students at Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette. He was an administrator at Prairie View High School and Middle School, AP and AD at Legacy High School for 11 years, and finished his 16th year as an administrator as the AP and AD at Jefferson Jr/Sr High. He and his wife have two children; their daughter Tyler is 22 and works in the medical field, and their son Riley is 20 and is in his 3rd year in the nursing program at Regis University. Principal Feddema is very excited to be at JA Elementary and is looking forward to a great year.

Principal, JA Secondary (7-12)

Ryan Stadler began his teaching career at Jefferson Academy in 1999 in a 4th grade classroom on the elementary campus and enters his first year as the secondary principal. Over the past 24 years, he has worked in a variety of roles for JA, in addition to serving other communities, including the founding principal of Community Leadership Academy; District 14's first charter school and a part of Jeffco's leadership team as the principal at Campbell Elementary. Mr. Stadler earned his Bachelor of Science with a specialization in sports marketing from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where he met his wife, Theresa. He has a daughter who graduated from JA in 2023 and two other current JA students.

Principal, The Summit Academy Westminster

Ms. Scarato graduated from Illinois State University. She has taught in Texas, California, and Colorado, and has been The Summit Academy (formerly Broomfield Options) principal for 18 years. Her passion is to combine her experience in education with her homeschooling background to support families and students in the homeschool community to harness all the opportunities that homeschooling provides.

Principal, The Summit Academy South

Ms. Taussig graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She taught school in Florida and Colorado. Allycia began her career in the homeschool world by teaching kindergarten and science with APS Options. This brought her to Summit Academy (formally Broomfield Options) where she grew in her love of homeschooling. Once her kids had grown to school age, she began homeschooling her 4 kids. Allycia has a passion for teaching, homeschooling and community building. It has been such a privilege for her to start Summit Academy South and expand the program from Littleton to Conifer.