School Board

The Board of Directors is made up of parents, community members, and an elder from The Vail Church. Their primary function is to set the policies under which the school will operate. Each board member is committed to Christian education and has signed a leadership statement that commits them to the principles of being a Christian role model in the school, church and local community. The board rules by consensus and strives to find unity through the Spirit of God as they discuss and then establish school policies.

Mike McClinton, President
Mike is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Auburn University, earning a BS in Accounting and BS in Criminology. Mike moved to the valley in 1996 and began a career in auditing and fraud investigations. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner and President of Steele Investigations. Mike has community development experience as a planning commissioner with both the Town of Avon and Eagle County. Mike believes in giving back to the community and has volunteered with Snowboard Outreach Society, Colorado Mountain College, Vail Mountain Rescue, and Minturn Fire Department. Mike, and his wife, Krista, have two children that attend The Vail Academy. As the former Administrative Pastor, Mike’s family attends Calvary Chapel Vail Valley, where Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors. Mike deeply believes in Christian education and the positive affect TVA can have in our community and the responsibility that we as believers in Christ have for our children.

Bill Grimm, Vice President
Bill was born in Denver and grew up in Evergreen. He attended Pepperdine University in Malibu CA. and graduated with a degree in Business and Computer Science. After graduating he started a Digital Printing Business that he sold before returning to Colorado in the summer of 2008. Bill and his wife Christine have two children who both attend The Vail Academy - and love it!

Paul Backes, Interim Treasurer
Paul is originally from Minot, North Dakota and has lived in Eagle County since 1991. He is a Certified Public Accountant and lives in Edwards with his wife Jeannie and their two children Catherine and Jacob. Paul was an adjunct professor with Colorado Mountain College and currently is a partner with a regional CPA firm located in Avon. He hopes to assist TVA in continuing to achieve the highest academic standards while growing tomorrow’s leaders with a Christian worldview.

Steve Michonski, Resource Development Committee
Steve moved to Vail from Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1993 for the reasons most of us come here: to ski and enjoy the mountain lifestyle. In 1997, he entered the real estate profession, joining Prudential Colorado Properties in 2000. Steve resides in Edwards with his wife, Deana, a certified Pilates instructor originally from California, and their two boys, Chase and Ty. Both boys are students at The Vail Academy. Steve and his family attend Calvary Chapel Vail Valley.

Charlie Alexander, Church Elder Liaison
Charlie moved to Vail in 1983. He has been married to his beautiful bride Cathy for 19 years. They have two children, Kylie and Taylor (a.k.a. "Spudie"). Kylie attended The Vail Academy from preschool through the eighth grade and is now a sophomore at Vail Christian. Spudie is in the 6th grade at TVA. Cathy previously served on our school board for 4 years so you could say the Alexander family are some of our biggest TVA Titan fans! Charlie is a self-employed business owner here in the Vail Valley.

Amy Alexander, Personnel, Curriculum, Professional Development
Amy Alexander is a fifth generation Coloradan. She graduated with a diversified degree from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She has taught elementary school grades 2nd – 6th for a total of 14 years. Amy has taught at some of the finest Christian schools in the nation, including El Montecito Early School (Santa Barbara, California), Cherry Hills Christian School, (Highlands Ranch, CO) and Briarwood Christian School (Birmingham, Alabama). She also led an afterschool program for Calvary Chapel, Vail Valley, called the C.L.I.M.B., teaching children about the first love of her life, Jesus. The other love of her life, is her family, Eric Alexander and twin girls, Karis and Aralyn. She has a passion for Christian education and feels blessed to be able to use gifts for His glory.

David Lyle
David is a “military brat” and grew up living and traveling throughout the United States and Europe. He graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Architectural Engineering. He moved to the Vail area in 1995 where he met and married his beautiful wife Kelly. They live in Edwards with their two girls, Shannon and Ryan, and attend The Vail Church. David is a professional engineer with a national consulting firm with a local office in Avon. His desire is to see the redeeming message of Jesus Christ shared with the students and their families to transform the valley, the country, and the world through the ministry of Christian education.