Father Steve Macias is Headmaster and Chairman of the School Board for Canterbury Christian School. He is also Rector (Senior Pastor) at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church. Originally from Sacramento, Father Macias studied political science at Sacramento City College, where he was also student body president.  He studied English literature at Sierra College (Rocklin, CA), organization leadership at Thomas Edison State University (Trenton, NJ), and theology at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (Ambridge, PA). Prior to assuming leadership at Canterbury, He helped lead a growing network of local Anglican churches, served on the board for a large multi-ethnic K-8 charter school, and worked as a press secretary for the California State Assembly. He and his wife are the parents of three children, the oldest of which is a student at Canterbury. He loves spending time with family and friends, enjoys singing show tunes and following Broadway theater. He makes his own beef jerky, relishes adding new religious entries on Wikipedia, re-reading Flannery O’Connor, and writing handwritten, long-form letters.  

Miss Goodell moved to the Bay Area at the age of 8 ½ (Los Altos Hills, then Menlo Park). She was blessed with being part of a wonderful family, and now a church family she treasures. Miss Goodell is a graduate of Menlo College-Atherton and Pepperdine University-Malibu (B.A. English & Journalism) serving in student government and on the student newspaper editorial staff. She worked for many years at Anthony (real estate) Schools of the S.F. Peninsula, eventually serving as Associate Director. She has also served as an Executive Administrator (i.c.) to a real estate broker. Miss Goodell has been a Realtor® with Intero Real Estate Services (DRE 00804722) since 2010, a role she now continues on a part-time basis.

Miss Goodell is a member of Menlo Church, where she has been active with their Information/Connections/Hospitality ministries, and currently serves as Director of Activities and Spiritual Life Co-chair of their New Life Singles (50+) group (www.singlestogether.org).

Miss Goodell is pleased to be part of the Canterbury community as she fondly remembers her first time attending a Christian school in 7^th grade–and how delighted she was to be learning about the world through the lens of Christianity.

Lynora Hart serves as Canterbury Christian School’s Director of Financial Development. After more than two decades experience as a business manager and controller in the private school sector, she is grateful to use her skills to further her passionate commitment to Christian education.

As part of CCS’s support team, she will develop and implement strategies and systems to grow  the school. The vision includes cultivating the value and importance of a truly Christian education in line with a consistent Biblical world and life view.

Outside of work, Lynora shares her life with her extended family and friends, enjoys great music and books, and spends a good amount of time outdoors, whether hiking or on horseback.

Andrea Schwartz is Canterbury’s Director of Operations and Human Resources. For almost 40 years she has been an active proponent for Christian education. She homeschooled her own children (now all successful adults) through high school.  She is the author of eight books, actively mentors homeschooling families, and has served on the board of a Christian school. She is a sought-after speaker at conferences and conventions, both nationally and internationally.

Andrea has been married for 44 years and has four grandchildren.  She has been active in Christian ministry since 1986. She loves to stay physically fit and has extensive knowledge in the areas of health and disease prevention.

Originally from Sacramento, CA, Mrs. Kuiper began her time at Canterbury in 1985 as a single woman, teaching a 3rd/4th grade combination class. During her 30 years of teaching, office administration and supervising an after school program at CCS, she met and married her husband of 27 years, raised two daughters, both Canterbury alumni, who have continued through college pursuing credentials in education.

She enjoys the ocean, cats, sign language, flower arranging and most of all being with her family. She notes, “No day is complete unless there is coffee in it!”

She considers it a privilege to be a part of Canterbury Christian School, working alongside other Godly staff and administrators who share the same vision and goal: Building the Kingdom of God through the children who will be leaders in the future.

Mrs. Moulden has lived in Sunnyvale for the past 23 years. She has taught children from Pre-K all the way through high school. She has also coached volleyball, soccer, and track. She has experience in the private school sector, in a variety of venues.  She considers all grades exciting, but is especially excited about teaching in second grade. She says, “Each day offers an opportunity to grow academically and spiritually!”

Mrs. Moulden enjoys singing, games, laughter and attempts to weave these throughout the academic day.  She believes that there is nothing boring about learning, especially in her classroom, and looks forward to getting to know each of her students and their families.

Mrs. Moulden is the fourth born of six girls, and is part of a huge, loving church family. She met her husband while in college, has a talented adult daughter, and an adventurous six-year old granddaughter who is a first grader at Canterbury.

Miss Lien was born in Palo Alto, CA and grew up in West San Jose. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with a minor in Education from University of California Santa Cruz. She is starting her first full year at Canterbury as the First Grade Teacher, having served as a substitute teacher for the fourth quarter in 2019.

She enjoys crafts, calligraphy, camping, and playing board games with friends and family. She is active in her church, and loves getting to know people over a cup of tea.

Mrs. Ju (Our K-5 teacher) has undergraduate and post graduate degrees in language instruction and has previously taught kindergarteners in both English and Mandarin.

Mrs. Vijay is the K-5 afternoon teacher.  She holds undergraduate and post-graduate degrees from Madurai Kamaraj University in India. Her own educational achievements demonstrate her commitment to academic excellence.  She has a strong affinity for children and is grateful to teach at a school that instills a love for Jesus Christ in its students. She lives in Los Altos along with her husband and two children.

Mrs. Macias has a background in music having extensive training in both piano and vocal performance. She serves as the musical director of St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

Mrs. Elizabeth Cox currently teaches art for Kindergarten thru 5th grade. She enjoys helping the children re-create masterpieces of famous artists and bringing a Biblical perspective to art.

Mrs. Cox graduated from San Jose State University with a BS in Nutritional Science and completed her dietetic internship at U.C Berkeley. She has been working as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in Bay Area hospitals and health care for the last 35 years and currently oversees the Nutritional Care for residents in 16 Assisted Livings in the Bay area.

Mrs. Cox directs weekly summer art camps for 1^st-5^th graders at various locations around the Valley. Some of her themes have been God’s Glorious Garden, The Fantastic Fruit Festival and God’s Majestic Universe where participants will create and bring home over 15 themed art projects for the week.

Mrs. Cox also owns a gift basket business where she has made gift baskets for individuals and companies like Apple and Google for the last 30 years. You can check out her website at www.Saratogabaskets.com.

Mrs. Ruder, a California native, earned her first degrees in nursing, working over 40 years as a neonatal ICU nurse at Stanford and Packard Children’s Hospital. While loving her first calling, she simultaneously studied and participated in music, playing piano, clarinet, organ, handbells and singing. She now has a master’s degree in music, and is the organist for Valley Church, Cupertino.

An accomplished handbell ringer and solo ringer, she has taught and directed for over 30 years, including presenting workshops in the U. S., Australia and Korea. She and her husband, a retired school music educator, direct the five classes of the Valley Handbell Academy at Valley Church, Cupertino. They have seven grandchildren who share her remaining free time.

Fr. Parrish is a South African by birth, and was educated at St. Andrew’s College, an Anglican high school. He graduated with a B.A. and H.D.E. (Higher Diploma in Education) from Rhodes University; a B.Th. from the University of South Africa; a B.Th. (Hons.) and an M.Th. from Rhodes University. Classical Latin began for him in grade school and continued through his university years at the University of South Africa.

He has taught English, Biblical Studies, Afrikaans, and Religious Instruction, and headed the English and Religious Instruction departments at Queens College. He has tutored Latin for a number of years and has served as a substitute teacher at Canterbury on a number of occasions.

He has been an Anglican priest for thirty-four years, serving in various churches in the United States.