Board of Directors
Randy Thompson, Chair
Randy and Lanie moved to Colorado Springs in 1999 by direction of the Air Force. Randy retired from the Air Force in 2006 and works in the defense sector as a consultant. They homeschooled their children, then became part of the Collegium Study Center shortly after it was founded, and their youngest attended ECA from her freshman year to graduation.
Randy served on the Collegium board and then served on the ECA board prior to his current term. He is passionate about Classical Christian education. He has a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Science and a Master’s in Biblical Studies. He is
a ruling elder at Village Seven Presbyterian Church.
Randy enjoys hunting with their two Labrador retrievers and fishing. He doesn’t get to do either of those two activities often
enough.
Sandy Beers, Treasurer
Sandy joined the ECA Board in February 2023, and most recently transitioned into the office of Treasurer. Sandy and her family have been involved with ECA since 1984 when their son started pre-school. All three of her children graduated from ECA. She has coached Track and Cross-Country. Her husband, Bruce, has coached basketball since 1989. Sandy’s prayer and desire is for ECA is to raise up alumni and alumni parents to support the school spiritually and financially.
In her professional life, Sandy is a nurse. She has a Bachelor’s in Nursing and a Master’s in Business HealthCare Administration. She has assisted physicians in a start-up Surgery Center and worked to turn fledging hospital departments into profitable entities.
Her skill sets are creating efficiency and quickly assessing talent for any position, and running profitable businesses. Currently, she is working in a preoperative area as a staff nurse. Sandy loves ECA, the deep community it fosters, and the love of Christ and love for each other. Sandy is blessed and honored to be serving on the board.
Andy Pyrch, Secretary
Andy Pyrch is a proud ECA parent. He and his wife Jenni have four children. He currently serves as a US Army Chaplain at FT Carson, CO. His family moved to Colorado Springs in in 2015. He has experience in the corporate world and in the military. He is a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America and worships with his family at Cheyenne Mountain Presbyterian Church.
Lindsey Caroon
In addition to being a current ECA parent, Lindsey Caroon is an executive leader in marketing and communications. Lindsey holds master’s degrees in public health and nonprofit management and specializes in public health marketing. Her expertise in nonprofit management, development, and work as an adjunct instructor help inform her work on the board.
Originally from North Carolina, Lindsey relocated to Colorado in 2017. She is active in her church and frequently volunteers her time with various local nonprofit organizations, including Pikes Peak United Way and Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center.
Katie Carter
Katie Carter moved to Colorado with her family in 2022, looking for an ideal place to raise her children. She and her husband, Scott, found the culture of Colorado Springs just the environment desired to raise their (now) three children.
After many years wondering what talents God granted her, Katie discovered it is, and always has been, centered around people. After graduating from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing and minor in Studio Art, she found a career completely off her radar in Human Resources. She seemingly fell into this discipline by “mistake” when Google
reached out about a recruiting job, but now she understands it was God guiding her to an immensely rewarding career serving people.
From there, Katie entered Silicon Valley’s fast-paced, start-up world, where she has consistently supported the people behind the technology through building human-centric organizations (what she fondly calls People Success).
Katie has earned several HR designations, including the SHRM-SCP, PHR, and GPHR, and currently serves as a member of the executive team at Elementum. When not attending church functions, supporting her daughter’s classical Christian school, or chasing her three children, she is often found at the barn perfecting the art of keeping a horse between her and the ground.
Matt Pirmann
Matt grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, MI. He attended the Air Force Academy straight out of high school, but after 2 years, left and returned to MI to finish his bachelor’s degree. A few years later, he enlisted in the Army; toward the end of that time, he married Sara, also from the Detroit area. Matt took the first job he could get out of the Army – a defense contractor position in rural Sierra Vista, AZ.
Matt grew up attending a small, Christian school K-12 while Sara attended public schools; they made the early and easy decision to commit their children to Christian education and are all in on classical.
Matt and Sara have three girls: Charlotte, 11, Savannah, 9 and Emerson, 6. With a 3 year old and an 11 month old, they moved to Colorado Springs in 2017 when Matt took a position with Compassion International; Matt holds three master’s degrees and also runs a local, small business.
Matt and his family have worshipped at Woodmen Valley Chapel since they arrived in Colorado Springs. Matt joined the ECA board in early 2025 and has a passion and vision for ECA to become the best education in Colorado because it is classical, and most importantly, because it is Christian.
Tara Seegers, Development Committee Chair
Tara Seegers serves the ECA community as a Board Member, Chair of the Development Committee and on-campus volunteer. She is an ECA Elementary parent and works professionally as a Wealth Manager in the Financial Services industry, guiding multigenerational families.
Tara holds a master’s degree in Business Management and has served in various board capacities across nonprofit organizations in Colorado and Texas since 2010. Born and raised in Canada, Tara has lived in the US since 2008. She and her husband, Chris, chose Colorado Springs as the ideal place to raise their young family and plant long-term roots – initiating their move in 2020. ECA and the school’s mission was an important component of their decision. They are so pleased with how the school pours into the lives of their children, with Christ always at the center. Tara is currently also an active volunteer in her church, the Awana program, and the Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation.
Chris Stroup, Directors Committee Chair
Chris, an ECA alumnus from the class of ’99, and his wife, Amy, are proud parents of three students at the ECA Secondary Campus: Micah (Class of ’25), Livia (Class of ’28), and Calvin (Class of ’30). After graduating from ECA, Chris earned a BA in Biblical Studies from Biola University, a MA in Religion (Bible) from Yale Divinity School, and a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from Boston University.
He is currently the President and CEO of Anglican House Publishers, a ministry partner of the Anglican Church in North America, and serves as President of the Joy to the World Foundation. An ordained Anglican priest, Chris serves at Restoration Anglican Church, a church plant south of downtown Colorado Springs. Before returning to Colorado in 2018, Chris worked as the assistant editor of New Testament Abstracts and an assistant research professor of New Testament at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where he continues as a Visiting Scholar.
Chris and Amy are deeply committed to classical Christian education and have seen its impact on their own children at Collegium and ECA. They are passionate about promoting a Christian vision of flourishing in education, both in their family and globally.
Ryan Wellman, Strategic Assets Committee Chair
Ryan was born in the south, spending most of his life in North Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University in 2008 and currently works for a Service Disabled/Women Owned Small Business as a Program Manager supporting numerous DoD and Government Entities.
Ryan and his wife, Stephanie, have two children who attend Evangel. Their son, Greyson, is in 3rd grade and their daughter, Emma, is in Kindergarten. The Wellmans moved to Colorado Springs 5 years ago and are members of Village Seven Presbyterian Church. Ryan enjoys hiking, camping and snow sports with his family.