Category: Faculty and Staff

Co-founder of HKIS in the late 1960s Dr. Melvin (Mel) Kieschnick was one of the co-founders of HKIS in the late 1960s, along with Joseph

Teacher, 1970-1973 Robert Rogalski was a popular PE teacher and basketball coach at HKIS from 1970 to 1973. Alumnus Grant Stone ’73 recalled a poignant

Teacher, 1986-2014 Dora Lee was a Chemistry teacher at HKIS from 1986 to 2014. One of her students, Jason Liu ’07, said, “Mrs. Lee’s no-BS

Religion teacher at HKIS, 1991-96 Member of the Establishment Committee, Concordia International School Hanoi Rev. Theodore (Ted) Engelbrecht has served the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS)

HKIS Technology, 1982-2007 David Elliott taught Computer Science and was the Technology Coordinator at HKIS from 1982 to 1987. After he retired, he was called

Head of School, 1997-2001 Charles Dull (better known as Chuck) was HKIS’s Head of School from 1997 to 2001. He started work at HKIS just

Various roles, 1990-now Teacher Librarian, Middle School – January 1990-July 2004 Associate Principal, Middle School – August 2004-July 2006 Co-Principal, Middle School – August 2006-July

Teachers: Lino 2002-now, Florence 2005-now Florence and Lino Santos are both teachers in the HKIS Middle School – Florence started as a Learning Specialist in

Joseph Maché – Chair of the Board Dorothy Maché – Art Department Chair, 1967 – 75  The HKIS community owes a debt of gratitude to Joseph

Teacher, 1973-1980 David (better known as Dave) Kohl was a High School Art teacher at HKIS from 1973 to 1980. Alumnus Amat Tajudin ’77 described

Teachers – Michael 1982-1998, Louise 1984-1998 Michael and Louise Weber both taught at HKIS in the 1990s and moved to Shanghai in 1998 to become

Co-founder of HKIS and Pastor at the Church of All Nations in the early 1960s † 2015 Reverend Lenard (Len) Galster served as the Pastor

Head of School, 1977-1996 † July 2006 Dr. David F. Rittman was HKIS’s longest-serving Head of School – he held that role from 1977 to

Teacher, 1990-1993, and Director of the Office of Community & Resources Development, 1997-2002 Miltinnie Yih was first hired by Jim Handrich in 1990 to teach

Middle School Principal, 1995-1998 † 2010 Robert Welch – better known as Bob – was the Middle School Principal at HKIS from 1995 to 1998.

Elementary School Principal, High School Principal, Head of School, Associate Head of School 1983-2007 “For nearly 25 years, Jim Handrich has been at the ‘heart

Teacher, 2000-now Janet Tan has been a teacher in the High School at HKIS since 2000. She teaches journalism, English, and Humanities, and looks after

Admin, 2000-2015 Josephine (or simply Jo) was Executive Assistant to the Head of School and Executive Secretary to the Board of Managers for many years,

Teacher, 1988-now George Coombs has been a Humanities teacher in the High School since 1988. In an article in Dragon Tales (Summer 2009), George wrote

High School Principal, 1982-1988 Arnie Holtberg was the High School Principal from 1982 to 1988. After returning to the US, he served as the Headmaster

Teacher, 1981-1986 and 1990-2005 † June 2016 The HKIS community fondly remembers the late David (Dave) Bickel, High School English and Humanities teacher. Every day,

Teacher, 1990-now Dr. Marty Schmidt has been a popular Humanities teacher in the High School at HKIS since 1990, teaching history, English, and religion courses.

Head of School, 1966-1977 (Bob Christian) Robert (Bob) Christian was HKIS’s first Head of School, from 1966 to 1977. “I was brought over to Hong

Teacher, 2008-now Mike Kersten has been teaching a variety of history, religion, and interdisciplinary courses in the HKIS High School Humanities Department since 2008. In

Teacher, 1990 – now Cristy Dratz is a much-loved R1 teacher who has made a big difference not only in her students but also in