Upper Columbia Academy

Faculty & Staff

Welcome to Upper Columbia Academy!

Welcome to the UCA Faculty and Staff web pages. We have a wonderful group of dedicated individuals working together to benefit the students on our campus. From our teachers to our taskforce volunteer workers, everyone’s goal is to draw our students closer to Jesus Christ while obtaining a top-notch, well-rounded education.

Please take a few moments and peruse our staff pages. If you click on their picture, you will find their contact information along with a short bio about them. Feel free to contact me or any one of them, if you have questions about your student or are looking to have a student join us.

We are always excited to have students join our UCA family.
Enjoy your time on our website and be sure to contact us if we can further assist you.

Pastor Jeff Deming, Principal

Our Faculty and Staff

Jessie Sheese

Assistant Dean of Women
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Rachel Riffel

English/Honors English Teacher
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Michelle Melendy

English/Science/DC Psych Teacher
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Jesse Melendy

Industrial Arts Teacher
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Grant Williams

Plant Services & Telephone Support
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Cindy Williams

Health Teacher & Nurse
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Joe Rivera

Assistant Head Dean of Men
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.

Fred Riffel

Bible Teacher
Mr. Hartman has been our registrar since June 2018 and is thankful he still gets to be in the classroom teaching Pre-Calculus and Physics.  Mr. Hartman enjoys firefighting, biking, backpacking, and gardening.