People

Mrs. Gangelhoff moved to Ocala, FL in 2010 with her family. After finishing her BA in English Literature at Simmons College in Boston, MA, she decided to go into the full-time ministry with her husband where she served for five years. As a stay at home mom of three boys, she was inspired to teach after substituting in First Grade at Ambleside School of Ocala. Mrs. Gangelhoff, started teaching Spanish to middle school students in 2013 at Ambleside and currently teaches First Grade since 2014.

Mrs. Costello delights in creating projects out of yarn, especially by crochet.  She has her degree from the University of South Florida in communication.  Reading novels with a hot mug of coffee is her favorite way to begin the day.

Ms. Egan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Counseling. She has had the privilege of counseling children and teens in the school setting as well as partnering with their parents and families. Ms. Egan has been able to work with adults whose goal was self-sufficiency. God has given her passion for seeing others excel and become all that He has created them to be. Ms. Egan is pleased to work alongside Ambleside staff in educating the students entrusted to us.

Mrs. Owens graduated from The University of Florida in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Education. She is a wife to Shane since 1999 and a mother to three children, all of whom attend Ambleside School. She grew up in Miami, FL and is the oldest of six.

Mrs. Owens can be trusted to explain any and all variations on our weather, and to point out any and all birds on campus! You'll hear her infectious laugh if you're within a mile of campus!

Mr. Zedler has worked in and around education for almost 20 years, teaching in a variety of settings. He was an Ambleside teacher for 5 years before going to work for a company that develops and provides tutoring in literacy and language programs. He is excited to be back at Ambleside to work with the high school students and staff in this brand-new program.

Mr. Zedler's areas of interest include history, theology, and philosophy, and on the lighter side, superheroes and adventure stories. He loves spending time with his family in both indoor and outdoor activities.

Mrs. Lewis is originally from Ocala and has lived here most of her life. She has an AA degree from CFCC and has been artistically creative from an early age. She was introduced to the Charlotte Mason method three years ago when her 2 youngest grandchildren began attending Ambleside. She has always believed art was a very important part of any child's education so voluntarily taught elementary art in a local Christian school where her youngest son attended. She also taught middle school math classes at the same school. She enjoys crafting, reading, biking, swimming and kayaking as well as any other outdoor activity. She also loves spending time with her grandchildren. She and her husband are semi-retired and travel to Charlotte NC as often as possible to visit their son and daughter-in-law.They also enjoy refurbishing houses. She considers it an honor to work with such amazing teachers and staff at Ambleside.

Mrs. Lacefield has been part of the Ambleside community since January 2007. She passionately embraced Ambleside philosophy, working with founders, Ken & Shari Ausley in the early years to share this education and grow our community. Aside from teaching Kindergarten, Second and Third Grade, she served as a Board Member and Head of School. She holds a BA in Education of the Speech & Hearing Handicapped as well as an MS in Speech & Language Pathology from the State University of New York, College at Fredonia. This background, and Arrowsmith Certification, equips her for her role as a teacher in the Arrowsmith Program.This program supports students with specific learning difficulties by identifying and strengthening cognitive capacities. She also coordinates our Title 1 program in relationship with Marion County Public Schools. Mrs. Lacefield considers herself a life-long learner and therefore has many interests. She attends Live Oak Christian Fellowship along with her husband, Jerry, and their three daughters.

Ms. Clarkson moved from New York to Florida in 2011 to attend UF and it was there that she was exposed to the Gospel for the first time. She is passionate about sharing stories and desires to use both her love for photography and background in journalism to show people that not only are they are worthy of being fully known and fully loved, but also that their story matters. After taking time off from school to volunteer with children in Swaziland, and then later in Nepal, Ms. Clarkson graduated in 2016. Months later she attended her first chapel service while staying with an Ambleside family and immediately knew there was something incredibly different about the school. After spending the spring of 2017 volunteering in fifth grade, she quickly fell in love with the philosophy and atmosphere of the school and is both excited and honored to teach at Ambleside.