BILL JACK - CHANCELLOR
Bill Jack is an educator with ten years experience in public schools and 14 years with The Caleb Campaign, a creationist youth ministry. Bill has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs and is the producer of several apologetic and worldview training DVDs. As a founder of Worldview Academy he continues to pursue his passion to raise up a generation who have the vision to reach their culture with the gospel, who have the valor to engage that culture with the truth and who rely on the virtue of the Word of God.
JEFF BALDWIN - PROVOST
Jeff Baldwin co-founded Worldview Academy and serves as the research director for that ministry. He served as the humanities chair for Providence Classical School in Spring, Texas as well as headmaster at Steadfast Christian Classical School in Colorado. Jeff was the creative editor for Understanding the Times by David A. Noebel, and co-authored the Understanding the Times curriculum. He is the author of numerous books including The Deadliest Monster and The Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature. Jeff is also the general editor for Worldview Academy’s premier educational website, TheGreatBooks.com, providing guides that help educators teach a classic work from the Christian perspective; works range from Homer’s Odyssey to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Jeff’s articles have appeared in World, Teachers in Focus, and New Attitude, and have been broadcast on Charles Colson’s radio program, Breakpoint. Jeff and his wife, Linda, and their three children live in Colorado.
NATHAN PEGORS, M.A. - FACULTY
Nathan Pegors has served with Worldview Academy since 2006 as a college staffer, staff director, and faculty member. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from LeTourneau University, Nathan spent a year as an English Language Teacher in Russia. After his return, he spent 8 years teaching math and science in a Classical Christian school in Saint Louis, MO. He has also completed a M.A. in the Humanities from Faulkner University. Nathan, his wife Heather and two daughters live in Colorado.
AUGUST HUCKABEE, M.B.A. - FACULTY & MARKETING DIRECTOR
August Huckabee has been involved with Worldview Academy since 2006 as a student, college staff, staff director, assistant camp director, and camp director. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Finance from Texas A&M University, August joined the team in Midland, Texas as one of Worldview Academy's full-time staff. He has now moved to Cañon City, CO to work for Worldview Bridge Year, and is a photographer and outdoor adventure enthusiast in his free time.
J. MARK BERTRAND, M.F.A., M. Div. - GUEST FACULTY
J. Mark Bertrand is a “major crime fiction talent” according to the Weekly Standard, which compares his three novels––Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide––with the work of Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin. Mark’s nonfiction book Rethinking Worldview is taught in university and seminary classrooms, and is the basis for a number of his lectures. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and has lectured on theology and culture for more than a decade at Worldview Academy. Mark and his wife Laurie live in South Dakota.
MICAH GIBSON - FACULTY & DEAN OF STUDENT LIFE
Micah Gibson has been involved with Worldview Academy since 2005 as a student, Discipleship Staff member, and guest member of the Faculty of Theology. He graduated from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee in 2012 with a bachelor's of arts in history, and has taught at middle school and high school levels in classical schools. Micah served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 2014 to 2019, and currently serves as faculty at the Worldview Bridge Year program in Cañon City, Colorado.
REBEKAH GIBSON - EVENT COORDINATOR
Rebekah Gibson first attended Worldview Academy camp in 2011 as a student and has found a way to stay involved with Worldview ever since. She graduated from Liberty University in 2018 after studying Business Communications and moved to Cañon City two months later to work at Worldview Bridge Year. She has always wanted to work in ministry and is grateful to be fulfilling her calling here. She is married to Micah Gibson and they have 2 children.
JEREMY WEAVER - ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR & REGISTRAR
Jeremy has been involved in Christian education for fourteen years. Before Worldview, he most recently helped found Cañon Christian Academy and then served as their principal for eight years. In addition to teaching in Christian schools, he has served as a pastor in Mississippi and Wyoming, been co-owner of a business, and worked in agriculture and construction. He enjoys mountain biking, hiking, camping, and just generally spending time in the Colorado wilderness with his wife and eight kids. He is deeply concerned about the myriad of challenges facing the youth of our time and has a vested interest in helping them grow to become whole and complete individuals who live in a way that is true to the design for which they were created. He is excited to be working at Worldview Bridge Year, where God is using him to help bring this calling about in many students’ lives.
EMMA BALDWIN - COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
A Colorado native, Emma had the opportunity to grow up traveling with Worldview Academy in the summers alongside many kind and godly staff and faculty members and eventually returned as a student, as a staff intern, and then as a staff member. She attended Worldview at the Abbey from 2016–2017 and loved every second of it. After graduating from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in English (with a focus towards writing), Emma moved back home to Cañon City and after a year of work began her position as a Resident Assistant at Worldview Bridge Year. She is so thrilled to be back with the program and to see what God has in store for the students.
KATHERINE ZEERIP - RESIDENT ASSISTANT
Born and raised in the western slope of Colorado, Katherine was homeschooled through high school alongside her four siblings. She attended Worldview Bridge Year as a student in 2022-2023 and continues to pursue a degree in business while simultaneously fostering her own homestead goods business on the side. She is passionate about her family, the outdoors, holistic heath/living and loves to hike, camp, cook, dance, and read. Katherine is particularly fanatical about community and connecting with the students, nurturing compassion and enthusiasm for all of life’s struggles and wonders.
ALEC URBYTES - RESIDENT ASSISTANT
Born and raised in Michigan, Alec earned his bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish from Saginaw Valley State University in 2022. Following his mission work in Guatemala, Mexico, France, and Germany, he felt God calling him to Cañon City, where he is eager to serve the students which God has placed before him. During his down time, Alec relaxes by playing the piano, keeping up with European soccer, and immersing himself in language studies.