Our Staff

All Staff Members

Pastor Samples

Administrator

Pastor Aaron Samples grew up in a Christian home and was saved as a teenager. He attended Crown College of the Bible in Knoxville, TN, and graduated with a Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry. He has been the Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Urbana, OH, since 2010. In 2011, Grace Baptist Church renamed their school Victory Christian School. Pastor Samples has led the school to growth in enrollment and in educational excellence. It is his prayer that God would use VCS to help families in our community give their children a Christian worldview and a strong academic foundation for their future.

Levi Armacost

Principal, Secondary Teacher

Levi Armacost graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College with a degree in education. He joined the Victory Christian School staff as principal and high school home room teacher. He and his wife Bethany have two children.

Elisabeth Thomasson

1st & 2nd Grade Teacher

Mrs. Thomasson grew up in Japan as the daughter of missionaries and trusted Christ at the age of four. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Crown College and has spent several years either homeschooling her children or teaching in Christian schools. Mrs. Thomasson is married to a pastor, and they have two children.

Breanna High

3rd & 4th Grade Teacher

Sarah Olson

5th & 6th Grade Teacher

When I was five years old, my family and I moved to Zambia, Africa, as missionaries. I spent the next ten years of my life as a missionary kid. We had to return to the States in 2012 because of health problems that my dad was battling. It was quite an adjustment going back to a Christian school, but I am so grateful for those years. I had the privilege of being homeschooled while on the mission field and then being a part of Fairhaven Baptist Academy.

Abby Goodman

Kindergarten Teacher

Miss Goodman grew up in a Christian home and was saved at the age of four years old. She was homeschooled from kindergarten all the way through twelfth grade. She worked as a nanny during high-school, and helped teach a small class at her homeschool group. When she was 16, Miss Goodman surrendered to serve the Lord in some aspect of full time ministry. Her love for working with children grew as she taught a small preschool class after high-school. Miss Goodman attended Ambassador Baptist College and graduated with a degree in Theology, and is excited for the opportunity the Lord has brought to work at VCS.

Carina Lotter

Secondary Teacher

Miss Lotter was born into a Christian home and saved at an early age. She had the privilege of attending a Christian school from K5 to 12th grade. Being the oldest of six children, she had many opportunities to teach throughout the years. Miss Lotter graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College in May 2026 with an education degree. She enjoys music, baking, and being outdoors.

Samuel Littlefield

Secondary Teacher

Melissa McConnell grew up in Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Northland Baptist Bible College and later a Postgraduate Certification in Literature. Upon graduating college, she taught for five years in Hawaii where she met her husband. They have since had three children and have lived in Colorado and Indiana before moving to Ohio. Melissa started teaching at Victory Christian in 2019 and is our 7th and 8th grade teacher.