about our faculty

Ashley Mathews

Head of School

Ashley Mathews has called Sonoita home for the last 14 years. She and her husband of 20 years have 5 lovely children. They attend Canelo Cowboy Church and are involved with their community and various ministries.

Ashley has an associate degree in liberal arts and worked as a Pharmacy Technician for 10 years prior to moving to Sonoita. She was a homeschool mom for 3 years before joining Crossroads. She began her time at CCA volunteering at the grammar stage, then grew to teach her own classes for 2 years. She stepped in as interim for several months before accepting the position in February 2025.

From teaching her siblings, to her own children, to her own students and now an entire school; God has truly heard the desires of her heart both in teaching and the love of learning. She is a lover of deep conversations, chai, the hearts of His people and most of all, Jesus. She’s best with Jesus.

Debra Evans

Kindergarten School Teacher

Debra Evans grew up in Phoenix,AZ and has lived at Parker Canyon Lake (completely off-grid) for 30 years. Before that she lived and was assistant manager at The Little Outfit Ranch managing their cow calf operation. She has been a certified Montessori teacher for 40+ years. Certified for ages birth-12 with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. She has created 6 Montessori Schools for children 2-9 years old.These schools were established in locations such as churches, homes, ranches and old public school buildings. She has a passion for teaching young children to help them develop healthy, realistic self-concepts to reach autonomy. She is an enthusiastic and highly motivated educator with a successful record in fostering learning and enhancing student creativity through the use of activities to develop the senses, ability to communicate, a mathematical mind and the power to reason. She has a strong belief in making learning as enjoyable as possible. She demonstrates the ability to instill self-motivation, inner discipline, moral values, purpose and a love of concentration and independence. She has a talent for relating to children, parents and staff and the ability to effectively collaborate with parents and team members to further enhance education and resolve problems. She has 2 adult children that were homeschooled when homeschooling wasn’t popular. Her daughter is a veterinarian and lives in South Carolina with her husband and her two children. Owen 14 and Cassidy 11. Her son is a former Commercial Diver who has worked for National Geographic and NOAA. He now lives in Whetstone and has a Classic Car Shop. He has two son’s Sam 20 and Otto 15 months. She is very involved and close to her children and her grandchildren. She is a member of The Canelo Cowboy Church and previously taught Sunday School there for 8 years. She loves the country life, gardening, fishing, her animals, and traveling. She has been to 48 states, UK, Wales, Germany, France Austria plus sailed the Caribbean, South America, The Panama Canal, the coast of Canada, Mexico and the Hawaiian Islands. She believes that all of her experiences in life that God has granted her has humbled her and given her incredible wisdom. She is honored, excited and grateful to be a part of CCA.

Heather Robbs

1st & 2nd Grade – Grammar School Teacher

Heather Robbs is an Arizona native, who has been blessed to call Sonoita home the last 13 years. She and her husband Nick of 17 years share 4 wonderful children. Heather is a 10 year homeschool mom who has taught between her children from kindergarten to 7th grade. She and her family attend Canelo Cowboy Church where her husband Nick is an assistant pastor. As a family, they are very involved in various ministries and local community events. When Heather isn’t teaching at CCA she is watching her kids do what they love through 4h, their horses and mountain biking! In the classroom, Phonics is her favorite and you’ll often hear her class reciting special sounds and phonics rules! Heather is looking forward to year 3 and many more to come!

Reanne Dorman

3rd & 4th Grade – Grammar School Teacher

Reanne Dorman, soon to be Reanne Cox, is a Tucson native who has been working with Children for the last 5 years in various capacities such as, preschool, elementary age aftercare, and youth ministry volunteer work. This will be her first-year teaching in a Classical Christian setting.  She is a lifelong believer, having grown up in a home that has always known and loved Jesus. She is the eldest of three children, and will soon be married come January 2027 to the most wonderful man alive! In her free time, she enjoys reading books, watching movies, painting, hiking, walking her dog Luna, and spending time with her family and friends. She is determined that children get to know how loved by Jesus they are. She wishes to ensure that they have a safe, educational place to enrich their knowledge in all things, especially the Word of God. 

Jasmine Bird

5th & 6th – Grammar School Teacher

Jasmine Bird is a homeschool graduate who was taught for several years in the classical education method through the Classical Conversations homeschool group. She started out at CCA as the Latin teacher and since then, the Lord has graciously moved her into the 3/4 class and now the 5/6 class.

Before teaching at CCA, she worked as an early education teacher at Family Life Academy where she was a primary teacher for the one- and two-year-olds. She has been so blessed to have worked with every age group from one-year-olds to teenagers at the Rhetoric level.

She is the oldest of 4 children and when she was younger you could often find her playing teacher with her three younger brothers as her students. In her free time, she enjoys supporting her brothers at their many baseball games, spending time with her family and her dog Churro, doing one of her many hobbies while watching a show or movie, and writing one of her many novels. She published her first novel, My Country Roots, in September 2023 and plans to continue her author journey for years to come.

Teaching has always been dear to her heart and she is beyond blessed and thankful that the Lord has placed her at Crossroads to not only teach but encourage and impact the lives of the future generations.

Melissa Lalowski

7th & 8th Grade – Logic School Teacher

My family has been part of the CCA community since the school first opened, so this place has always felt like home. I began my teaching career here as a substitute, getting to know students and staff across many grade levels. In the 2025–26 school year, I stepped into a part-time role teaching the 7th and 8th grade class. I also enjoy providing one-on-one support to students whenever they need a little extra help, whether that’s catching up on a concept or building confidence in their learning.

Jeff Lalowski

9th – 12th Grade – Rhetoric School Teacher

Pastor Jeff Lalowski brings more than twenty-five years of devoted ministry and educational leadership to Crossroads Christian Academy. Serving as a Rhetoric School teacher, he guides upper school students through the pivotal transition from grammar and logic to eloquent persuasion, helping them articulate Truth with conviction, clarity, and grace.

A graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, Pastor Jeff holds a Bachelor degree in Historical Theology. His extensive pastoral service spans roles as Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor, Missions Pastor, Development Pastor, and Senior Pastor, equipping him with a profound understanding of church doctrine, biblical languages, and leadership development. Beyond theology, his intellectual curiosity extends into the liberal arts and sciences, encompassing Koine Greek, literature, and the mechanical order of the natural world.

For Pastor Jeff, Christian education is not merely an academic exercise, but a means of soul formation. Guided by the transcendentals of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, his classroom encourages young men and women to examine God’s world deeply, think critically, and defend the faith with wisdom.

He and his wife, Melissa, are blessed with three daughters. Rooted in a rich family life and a lifelong commitment to the local church, Pastor Jeff considers it a high calling to partner with parents in cultivating wise, virtuous, and articulate Christian leaders for the next generation.

Tiffany George

9th – 12th Grade – Rhetoric School Teacher

Tiffany George is an Arizona native, who lives in Elgin with her husband John and their son Daniel. She has a B.S. in Applied Entrepreneurship from Grand Canyon University, is a US Navy Veteran, an entrepreneur, and worked in corporate defense contracting for 9 years before starting a family. Tiffany is passionate about learning and believes that the pursuit of wisdom is a lifelong endeavor, for everyone. Tiffany and her family are members of the Canelo Cowboy Church.  Tiffany loves the Lord, loves learning, loves connecting with people and she combines those loves into teaching and connecting with the students at CCA!

Address

PO Box 777, Sonoita AZ 85637

Phone

520-500-6440

Head of School

Ashley Mathews