Peace Lutheran Academy Sussex, Wisconsin

Faculty

Rev. Gary Gehlbach
Assistant Pastor, Academy Headmaster, and Teacher

Rev. Gehlbach graduated from Concordia College in River Forest before attending Concordia Seminary in St Louis.  He served full-time in Wisconsin parishes for 21 years.  He then spent 15 years in secular employment before returning to full-time work in the church in 2023.  He has taught grades 1-8 in most subjects.  He also serves as headmaster.  He has been the assistant pastor of Peace since 2012.  

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Angela Volquardsen
Teacher, Grades 6-8 and Language Arts

Mrs. Volquardsen graduated from the University of Kansas in 2001 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She worked as a clinical hospital pharmacist for nearly twenty years. During this time, she was extensively involved in precepting pharmacy students and residents. After volunteering to teach literature at Peace in the spring of 2023, she was brought on as a full-time teacher. She has taught grades 1-8 and specializes in language arts.

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Anna Hahn
Teacher, Grades 3-4

Miss Hahn graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Lutheran Education. She taught Latin and various younger grades in a classical Lutheran school in Wyoming from 2018-2026.  She is joining the faculty of Peace in 2026 to teach the middle grades and Latin.

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Beth Bender
Math Teacher, Grades 6-8

Mrs. Jennifer Duessler
Art Teacher

Mrs. Katherine May
Music Teacher and Choir Director

Rev. Peter Bender
Senior Pastor and Academy Catechist