Mr. Tim Miesner - Principal
Mr. Miesner received his Bachelor's Degree in Education from Concordia University-Nebraska and his Master's Degree in Education from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. He also previously served as principal of St. Paul Lutheran School in Fort Worth for 15 years. He moved to Katy and worked as Executive Director of CrossPoint Lutheran Church and taught at Westlake Preparatory Lutheran Academy before coming to Epiphany. He and his wife, Sue, have three grown children and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Jamie Hernandez - Kindergarten
Mrs. Hernandez began teaching Kindergarten at Epiphany Lutheran School in 2008. She is a 2008 graduate of Concordia University Texas, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, and obtained her Lutheran Teaching Diploma. She holds a Texas teaching certificate. She is a member of the Lutheran Education Association. In their free time, Mrs. Hernandez and her husband, Stephen love country music, two-stepping, caring for their cat, Sophie, and enjoy the company of friends. She is originally from Austin and enjoys visiting her family there. She enjoys teaching and working in the Lutheran school system.
Mrs. Karla Heerssen - 1st Grade
Mrs. Heerssen just completed 24 years of teaching, 20 of which have been spent in Lutheran schools. She has taught 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades in the regular classroom, as well as music from preschool through 8th grade. Mrs. Heerssen received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Concordia Teachers College (aka Concordia University Nebraska) in 1977, and her Master of Education in Literacy (teaching language arts) from Concordia Texas in 2009. She holds a Texas teaching certificate and is qualified as a Reading Specialist for the State of Texas. She is a member of International Literacy Association, International Dyslexia Association, and Lutheran Education Association.
Mrs. Heerssen is happily married to Harvey, enjoying 6 grown children and 8 grandchildren.
In her spare time she knits, cooks, gardens, and plays the organ for worship services.
Mrs. Heerssen is happily married to Harvey, enjoying 6 grown children and 8 grandchildren.
In her spare time she knits, cooks, gardens, and plays the organ for worship services.
Ms. Erin Fredenburg - 2nd Grade
Ms. Fredenburg began teaching at Epiphany Lutheran School in January 2015, after student teaching here in the fall of 2014. She graduated in December of 2014 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education and obtained her Lutheran Teaching Diploma. She also holds a Texas teaching certificate. Ms. Fredenburg loves sports of all kinds that includes playing and watching them. She especially loves watching the Houston Texans and playing softball. She also loves to spend time with her family and friends.
Mrs. Melanie Leeland - 3rd Grade
Mrs. Leeland began working at Epiphany in July 2005. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas and has earned a Masters Degree from the University of California and is certified to teach Early Childhood - 6th grade and 8th grade -12th grade in the state of Texas. Mrs. Leeland has worked in Lutheran schools for 15 years. She is married to Rev. David Leeland and has two grown children. Mrs. Leeland enjoys reading, playing with her grandchild, and going to the movies. Mrs. Leeland is a member of Lutheran Education Association and International Literacy Association and has presented at each.
Mrs. Sue Miesner - 4th Grade
Mrs. Sue Miesner has been teaching at Epiphany Lutheran School since the 2016-2017 school year. She previously taught at Katy I.S.D and Lutheran schools in Richmond and Fort Worth. In 1974 Mrs. Miesner received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Concordia University (Seward, NE). She earned a Master in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Wesleyan (Fort Worth, TX) in 2001. Mrs. Miesner has both a Lutheran teaching diploma and a Texas teaching certificate. She also holds ESL and Early Childhood certificates. Mrs. Miesner is a member of the Lutheran Education Association. She has taught a variety of grades, but her favorite grade level is kindergarten. Mrs. Miesner is married to Tim, and they are blessed with three children and 6 grandchildren. She enjoys reading, gardening, and traveling to different countries.
Mrs. Rosalie Chapman - 5th Grade
Mrs. Chapman has been teaching at Epiphany Lutheran School since 2008. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education at the University of St. Thomas, and holds a Texas teaching certificate. She is a member of the Lutheran Education Association. Mrs. Chapman is a native Houstonian. Mrs. Chapman and her husband, Keith, have two sons, Daniel and Derek. She also serves on the Board of Evangelism at Epiphany Lutheran Church where she has been a member since 1996.
She enjoys scrapbooking, reading, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
She enjoys scrapbooking, reading, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Adria Himmler - 6th Grade
Mrs. Himmler started at Epiphany in August 2012. She was
born in Wichita, KS and spent time there and St. Louis, MO growing up.
She graduated from Concordia University Nebraska in 2007 with a Bachelor of
Science in Education and a Minor in Theology.
She has her Director of Christian Education Certification as well as her Lutheran Teacher’s
Diploma. She holds a Nebraska Teaching Certificate. She was a Director of Christian Education intern at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Green Bay,
WI, substitute taught at various Lutheran schools in the Kansas City area, and
worked in the Early Childhood Center as a Lead Teacher at Trinity Lutheran in
Houston. Her desire and love for children makes teaching and working
alongside parents, teachers, and students a complete joy. She loves to
read, watch movies, go to sporting events, play games, and spend time with friends
and family. Mrs. Himmler is a member of Lutheran Education Association.
Ms. Kristin Smits - 7th Grade
Ms. Smits started at Epiphany in August 2017. She is a native Houstonian. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She has a M.S. in Library and Information Sciences from the University of North Texas and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University Texas. She holds a Texas teaching certificate for EC-8th grade. She has taught various grade levels for almost 10 years at both, Memorial Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran Downtown in Houston. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys watching the Astros, Texans and Dynamo. She enjoys relaxing at her family’s lake house and spending time with her friends.
Mr. Jonathan Himmler - 8th Grade
Mr. Himmler has been teaching at Epiphany since the 2010-2011 school year. He was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Concordia University Nebraska in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and his Lutheran Teaching Diploma. Previously, Mr. Himmler taught 4th grade at Pilgrim Lutheran School in Green Bay, WI, and middle school math and science at Hope Lutheran in Shawnee, KS. Mr. Himmler coaches the boys’ basketball teams during the school year. He enjoys golfing, working with wood, and playing games in his spare time and is a member of Lutheran Education Association and Science Teachers Association of Texas.
Mr. Paul Wilke - PE Coach/Athletic Director
Mr. Wilke has been working at Epiphany Church and School since 2002. He was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Concordia Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education - Life Science. Mr. Wilke has taught classes at every age level from Kindergarten to Seniors in high school. He also coaches soccer and basketball during the school year. Mr. Wilke enjoys rooting on the Houston home teams and working out. Currently, Mr. Wilke is a member of Lutheran Education Association, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, and Society of Health And Physical Educators.
Mrs. Diana Blanco-Vich - Spanish
Mrs. Blanco-Vich was born in Mexico City and in 1999 moved to Houston. Diana has received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis on Organizational Psychology from Monterrey Tech. She has been a teacher for the past 5 years and has taught Spanish at Epiphany for the last 2 years. Ms. Blanco-Vich's favorite Bible verse is I Corinthians 13:4-5, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs." She and her husband have two children, one a graduate of Epiphany and the second currently attending Epiphany.
Mrs. Diana Brinkmeyer - After Care Director
Mrs. Brinkmeyer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She and her family were members of Trinity Lutheran Church and while there, she attended Trinity Lutheran Elementary School. Upon graduating from high school, she attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and afterwards began working in the medical field for the next 32 years. After she and her husband Mike and daughter Sarah joined Epiphany Lutheran Church in 1999, she was in involved in the early stages of Epiphany Lutheran School and started working in their Before/After School Care program in 2002 before eventually becoming Director. In her spare time, she enjoys playing word games on her iPad, gardening and going to movies.
Mrs. Mimi Pooley - Admissions/Office Administration
Mrs. Pooley has been working in the school office since August 2011 and has been an active member of Epiphany since 1993. She was born in Chicago, IL and moved to the Houston area in 1974. Mrs. Pooley is the proud mother of three sons. She enjoys exercising, gardening, and vacationing.
