Meet the Board.

  • Board President

    Ben is a husband to Brooke, a father to four lovely girls, a church elder, and an attorney at Stinson LLP. He likes fishing, reading, and Navy football—not necessarily in that order. Ben loves solving problems regardless of whether he’s getting paid to do it. That penchant for problem-solving is what drove him to become a board member at Knox. Ben has long desired to help provide excellent educational opportunities to the next generation. He is thrilled to see that desire come to fruition at Knox.

  • Former & Founding Board Member

    As a founding Board member, Brooke envisioned building a place that coupled the stabilizing force of time at home with the socializing influence of a Christian community. She is an attorney and has served as Chief of Staff to a member of the US Congress, worked in child welfare policy and ministry, and is a mom to four daughters. She and her family attend CityLife Church in St. Paul and enjoy reading, debating, camping, hiking, biking and exploring her home state of Minnesota. She left the Board in 2024 to assume the Interim Head of School role.

  • Secretary

    Kate's service on the board includes critical work on Knox's Education Council. She received her master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland in 2006 and has worked in foster care and adoption since that time. Originally from Maryland, she and her husband, Josh, moved to Minnesota in 2011. Kate is a mother to four children, and this is her favorite full-time vocation. She and her family are members at The North Church in Mounds View. They recently moved out to the "country" and enjoy gardening, swimming, baking, reading, making campfires, and chasing chickens.

  • Treasurer

    A wealth partner at TruNorth Wealth Partners, Travis has worked in financial planning his entire career. Travis leads a much more daring life outside the office--he loves mountaineering, extreme sports, and competing in the Birkie. Travis's financial acumen and adventurous spirit have been a wonderful asset to a start-up school. He is a father to five children and serves as a deacon at his church.

  • Board Member

    Josh is a founding board member. He is the Chief Operating Officer at Desiring God — the ministry of John Piper — where he’s served since 2010. He and his wife, Kate, have four children, and they look forward to having educated them at Knox Classical Academy.

  • Former & Founding Board Member

    Anna has been faithful in paving the way for Knox through prayer for more than a decade. She served as a founding board member and member of the Education Council from 2021 to 2023. A mother to five children, she has also managed multiple rental properties, and volunteers as a music leader at her church, CityLife. In her spare time, she enjoys hosting in her home, reading, playing piano, and being outdoors with her family.

  • Board Member

    Craig has been married to Heidi for 36 years and they have 3 grown children. As an English major who later finished an MBA, Craig believes he got the order right, first paying attention to truth, beauty and goodness, and then to matters of commerce. In 2017 he heard a favorite podcaster say that "Classical Christian schools are a hopeful sign in our culture." He immediately started researching, wondered how to get involved, and then discovered his next door neighbors were Knox board members! God's providence. Heidi and Craig attend an Anglican Church in Roseville MN, and Craig is a senior partner at Korn Ferry, where he works with companies to improve their leadership and succession plans.

  • Board Member

    Jeremy Donaldson joined the Knox Board and the Finance Committee in 2024. He serves as Director of Finance at another classical Christian school, Hope Academy in South Minneapolis. He and his wife, Kathleen, have two college-age children. Jeremy is an elder in his church and sings in the choir. He is also an amateur broadcaster and a licensed official with the Minnesota State High School League.