Faculty and Staff

Anne Peterson has lived in Fargo for five years, and she loves the small-town feel here. For more than 15 years, she has been honored to serve three different churches as an administrative assistant, working behind the scenes to help each church achieve its mission.

Prior to joining Capstone, Anne was the administrative assistant at River City Church in downtown Fargo, where she is a member. She enjoys serving in hospitality and the children’s ministry.

Anne and her husband raised four children and have eleven grandkids, with whom she truly loves spending much of her time. Her other pastimes include reading, enjoying coffee with friends, or being anywhere there’s water.

Anne is excited that the children at Capstone receive a quality, Christ-centered education—a strong foundation upon which they can build lives that enrich their communities and bring glory to God.

Patti has enjoyed working for Capstone since 2022. During the first two years, she served in the south campus office as an administrative assistant where she enjoyed getting to know the lower school students and families. Patti now works as the assistant to the upper school dean, where she supports the academic and extracurricular programs of our older students. She is honored to serve in a school whose mission is to train students on how to think critically within the context of a Christian worldview. She looks forward to serving students and their families and prays that each student experiences God’s love on a daily basis and develops a deeper relationship with Him.

Patti and her husband, Tom, and their two children moved to Fargo from Palm Springs, California. Patti worked as a dental hygienist for nearly 20 years and also served as an instructor at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. She enjoys spending time with her family, attending her son’s sporting events, and baking sourdough.

Beth grew up in rural Colfax, ND, and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from North Dakota State University with a double major in Accounting and Business Administration in 2006. Her career in the accounting world outside the home lasted fifteen months until her son was born, and then she was blessed to work as mom and homemaker as four girls joined the family in the following eight years.

After living the homeschool life, her youngest three girls are now a part of the Capstone student body. Beth appreciates the focus Capstone places on acknowledging Christ as our Savior and sanctifier, the education of the whole child, and the way students are challenged to ponder life deeply. She is excited to be a part of Capstone alongside her daughters, getting to know more intimately the functions of the school and the families she serves.

Beth, along with her husband Josh and their children, is a part of the church body at The Summit in West Fargo where she serves by teaching Sunday School, helping with accounts payable, and mentoring young moms. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, hearing testimonies of God at work, meeting with women, practicing hospitality, playing games (still working on not being overly competitive), and being a part of whatever brings her children joy.

Jana and her husband, Troy, live in Horace, ND. They have 7 children, 2 grandchildren and love to travel together and with friends, especially on missions trips. Troy is in full-time ministry through Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The Solhjems are members of Eagle Valley EFC in Christine. Jana enjoys spending time with her kids and grandkids, playing games, listening to podcasts, cooking, and corgis! 

Prior to serving the Capstone community, Jana earned degrees in social work and child development and served as a guardian ad litem for the juvenile courts. She and Troy also facilitate a chapter of While We’re Waiting, a ministry to grieving parents.

Jana serves as our admissions concierge for parents, helping to make the admissions process as smooth as possible. She supports the rest of the administrative team in various roles as needed. She is most excited about the rich Christian environment that Capstone offers, with a focus on the love of learning and community. Her prayer is that families and students join this community and feel welcomed and loved as they pursue an education that glorifies God in every subject. Her youngest son, Eli, is a student at Capstone.

Annie Thorson graduated from NDSU with a nursing degree and worked in the Emergency Department for nine years before staying home with her three daughters. She is excited to serve families as they begin the Admissions process at Capstone. She is enamored with the joyful learning, curiosity, and wonder that classical education introduces to children as it teaches them what is Good, True, and Beautiful from a biblical worldview. Annie and her family attend Bethel Evangelical Free Church, where Annie is involved with VBS and teaching elementary Sunday School. In her spare time, she enjoys camping in the mountains, spending time at the lake, hiking, downhill skiing, baking, and cooking.

Faith Duncan graduated from North Central University with a degree in Psychology. Directly after graduation she dove into full-time independent artistry, creating music and an online community via live streaming. She also spent a few years in the newsroom as a producer and news anchor for a Christian broadcasting company.

Faith is thrilled to have such a purposeful place to work, where students are shaped with virtue and eternity in mind.

Originally from the Northeast, Faith loves the small town feel of Fargo. In her free time, she loves reading, traveling, spending time with family, and making music. She attends Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in North Fargo.

Brady is the co-founder and former CEO of BNG Team and ConnectBooster, which provides FinTech products and B2B services to thousands of companies in all 50 states as well as internationally. During this journey, BNG made the Inc 5000 list 7yrs in a row for fastest growing private companies in the Nation, ranking as high as second in North Dakota and 1,769 in the nation. BNG also received Inc’s Best Workplaces Award in 2019 and 2020—the only company in North Dakota to receive this award and one of only 300 companies to receive it nationwide.

Brady’s expertise is in developing high-performing teams that drive consistent execution across multiple businesses with integrity and passion. He is excited for the opportunity to put his faith at the center of his life and serve Capstone in helping build a sports culture that teaches kids how to integrate their Faith into everything they do. Sports should be a platform to create real life experiences that allow us to help guide our kids in how to deal with them, good and bad. How to have passion for something, and learn emotional control when things don’t go the way you want. It’s about teaching them how to show up to practice and compete in a passionate and healthy way. Some places use kids to build their sports program. We want to use our sports program to build our kids.

Outside work, Brady enjoys spending time with his family, including his wife and six kids, coaching sports teams, traveling, and engaging in all of his kids' activities.

Kelsey Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Business Administration from North Dakota State University. She brings a unique blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and project management to her role, enhancing student athletics and activities at Capstone.

Kelsey has an extensive coaching background, including six years of girls basketball at Oak Grove, three years of girls golf at Davies, and served as the girls basketball coach for two years at Capstone. In addition, Kelsey co-founded FM Fierce, a non-profit AAU girls basketball program, in 2013 and has served as its director ever since. She is passionate about building strong connections with her players, mentoring them, and fostering growth both on and off the court.

Kelsey is dedicated to expanding athletic and activities offerings and creating exciting opportunities for students to explore their passions. She values collaboration with faculty, families, and the community to cultivate an inclusive, vibrant environment where every student can thrive.

Sports have always been a central part of Kelsey’s life. Whether playing golf, challenging her husband to ping pong, or competing in triathlons, she thrives on the energy, discipline, and camaraderie of athletics. Outside of school, Kelsey is a member of Lake Park Lutheran Church. She and her husband, Paul, enjoy the tranquility of country living with their two Labrador retrievers, Diggity and Rusty, surrounded by the beauty of farmland.

Doug brings with him more than 25 years of executive-level experience in financial management, accounting, and organizational leadership. Over the course of his career, he has served as CFO and Controller for multiple construction companies, managing everything from cash flow and payroll to risk management and strategic planning. Doug also has experience in the non-profit world, where he provided executive oversight in a local church during a time of pastoral transition, guided major facility projects, and helped launch new financial initiatives to support ministry growth.

Apart from crunching numbers, Doug also spent over a decade in youth ministry, where he built teams of volunteers, discipled students, and led outreach efforts both locally and abroad. This pastoral beginning shaped his view of financial systems not merely as numbers on a page, but as tools that support people and mission.

When he's not poring over spreadsheets, Doug enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and playing the piano. He and his wife attend Northview Church.

Stephanie Bares has a B.S. Degree in Accounting from North Dakota State University. Stephanie has worked in a variety of financial environments, including accounts receivable, sales service, banking, and tax accounting. She considers herself very fortunate to have been able to step away from professional work and stay at home with her young children for six years. A gradual return to full-time employment started in 2007, when Stephanie was hired by the Fargo Park District. She was an accountant there for 17 years prior to coming to Capstone.

Stephanie feels blessed to be able to contribute to the meaningful work and mission of Capstone. She is excited about serving alongside others who share a passion for Christ and are committed to the generous spirit of God’s love and mercy. 

Stephanie and her husband Mark live in West Fargo and are members of Sts. Anne & Joachim Catholic Church. They have been married 32 years and have 3 adult children, Nicholas, Brayden & Makenna. As a family, they enjoy the outdoors, especially lake time in the summer when they can often be found with fishing poles in hand.