Max Harvell

Max Harvell

High School Physical Education Teacher, Varsity Baseball Coach, Boys' JV Soccer Coach

EC Start Date: 2015

Education: B.A. - Physical Education & Wellness Education, Lee University
NJIC Drivers Education Certification

Barry VeenstraEC Graduate 1975

Athletic Director, High School Physical Education Teacher, Girls' Varsity Basketball Coach

EC Start Date: 1981

Education: B.A. - PE/Health & Secondary Education, Calvin College

Barry is a coach and teacher with over 30 years of experience who is passionate about making personal fitness fun for students using his love for Christ, sports, and music as well as a sense of humor to get the job done. He and his wife Debi are members of Emergence Church in Totowa. They are happy they chose to send their four children to EC from pre K through high school because they believe strongly in the school’s mission to provide a Christ centered education in a safe and loving environment. The Veenstra family also created and continues to enjoy directing the popular and unique Eagles Sports Camp every summer.

Debi VeenstraEC Graduate 1981

Elementary School Physical Education Teacher, Elementary School Head Teacher

EC Start Date: 1985

Education: B.A. - Early Childhood Education, William Paterson University

Debi (nee Wisse) has served as a Kindergarten teacher and for the last 18 years as the PE and Health teacher at ECES where she loves teaching through movement and making exercise fun. Debi is an active member of Emergence church in Totowa and the proud mother of EC graduates Brooke (Hagedoorn), Joseph, Dara and Carly. She enjoys the beach, biking, playing volleyball and taking care of her grandchildren. To many in the broader community she and her husband Barry are best known for over 30 years as the directors of Eagles Sports Camp.