
Meet Our TEACHERS

Spanish
Mrs. Linda Bowling
Linda Bowling has taught French and Spanish for 39 years. Her BA in French and Spanish are from UCO. She also holds a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from UCO. Linda is married and has three children and seven grandchildren.

Algebra II
Mrs. Josie Braddy
Josie served in the Air Force as a Network Communications Specialist and earned an Associate’s degree. It was not until she got to college that she realized she loved math. Instead of completing a Bachelor’s, she decided to homeschool her own children. She taught her son math through Algebra II. She has also tutored students in high school math classes. She is a part of a family that loves mathematics and she hopes to share that love with your child.

Science
Ms. Karen Evans
Karen holds a Masters in Secondary Counseling and a Bachelor of Science degree from East Central University.

English, History
Mrs. Angela Griffin
Angela has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a minor in History from California State University. She is married to Harve and they have two children.

Psychology, American Sign Language
Mrs. Sheila Ives
Sheila has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She worked as an interpreter/tutor for deaf students in Kansas and Oklahoma school districts for fourteen years and has worked with the signing deaf population for over thirty years. She is married to Bob and they have four children.

Health and Fitness
Mrs. Angela Kasbohm
Angela graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition Science from the University of Oklahoma. She is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian in the state of Oklahoma since 1999. Angela is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. Angela homeschooled her son and has taught at two different home school co-ops. Angela is married and has one son. They are active in their church and enjoy traveling as a family.

Science
Mr. George Knapp
George Knapp received a Bachelor of Science Education from UCO in 2000. He is married and has four children. He really enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.

ACT Prep
Mrs. Susie Nix
Susie Nix graduated from Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas with a degree in Music Education. Susie has 30 years of experience in preparing students for the ACT Exam. She has seen success in helping students raise their ACT score, help them fill out applications for college, and also gain entrance into college. She and her husband reside in Oklahoma City.

Math
Mrs. Michelle O'Hair
Michelle graduated from Southern Nazarene University with an education degree and an endorsement in math. She taught pre-algebra at Hefner Middle School for five years and has taught multiple math classes at Excel for the past 11 years. Michelle is married to J.R. and they have two children.

Government
Mr. Brent Olsson
Brent graduated from Oral Roberts University with a bachelor’s degree in history. In 1988 he attained a Juris Doctor Law Degree from the University of Tulsa. He is chairman of the Excel Board of Directors. He is married to Jene’ and they have three children.

Understanding the Times
Mrs. Vickie Spicer
Vickie has taught Understanding the Times since 2009 after home educating for 17 years. She has a passion for students to understand and engage the culture from a Christian worldview. She is married to Don and they have two children.

Art
Mrs. Charlotte Strickland
Charlotte trained extensively in art under a local Oklahoma artist as well as being a homeschool graduate. She has been teaching/tutoring art for 10+ years.

Economics/Personal Finance
Mr. Ken Willman
Ken has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Accounting and became a CPA in July 1991. He retired in 2019 with 35 years in the telecommunications industry with AT&T. He currently owns a CPA firm specializing in faith based nonprofit accounting. Ken is married to Laura and they have two children they home schooled K-12th grade.

Many of our teachers raised or are raising homeschooled children.


Many of our teachers have been teaching at Excel for multiple years.
Many of our teachers have at least
one degree in their area of study.

