Dr. Melinda "Mel" Vandevort serves as Superintendent of North County Christian School, dedicated to Christ-centered education and empowering students, staff, and families. With over two decades in education - teacher, building leader, district administrator, and consultant - Dr. Mel brings a relational approach to leadership. She holds Master of Science degrees in Educational Administration and Instructional Technology from Southwest Baptist University, along with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Leading with purpose, Dr. Mel fosters strong systems and a nurturing school culture where each person grows in wisdom, character, and service. Her personal mission, "Go the Extra MILE to Motivate, Inspire, Lead, and Empower," guides her decisions and initiatives.

Passionate about instructional excellence and developing future leaders, Dr. Mel aligns school operations with God-honoring standards. She looks forward to partnering with the NCCS community to invest in eternity, one student at a time.

Dr. Mel is an author and the host of The Empowered Educator Show, a podcast designed to help new and aspiring leaders grow in purpose, skill, and impact.

Outside of school leadership, Dr. Mel is a proud mom of three fine, young men—Mason (married to Destiny and father to Eathan and Kennedy), Kendall (promised to Shaynah), and Jon Luka. She is also blessed to share life with her love, Tony, a steady and encouraging presence in her journey. She also serves part-time on the praise team at her church as a service director and instrumentalist.

Mr. Rob Eaton started his career at NCCS in 2021, teaching middle school Bible class, as well as our Career Exploration course and high school Entrepreneurship class. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in Christian Ministry from St. Louis Christian College and went on to get his Master of Arts degree in Theology from Covenant Seminary.

He is currently working on his Doctorate in Education Leadership from Avila University. Before coming to work at NCCS, he was the manager/owner of a local plumbing company for over 20 years and has been pastor of a local Baptist church since 2017. Mr. Eaton's dedication and commitment to our students during his first year on our teaching staff quickly made a very positive impact on our school community. He also demonstrated a natural ability to encourage and support his fellow teachers and his administrators in his first year here.

His relationship-building skills, strengths as a leader, as well as his experience in ministry and business, have made him a perfect fit in his new role

Mr. Eaton also serves as the Pastor of Garden Baptist Church in St. Louis County. He is a Director on the Ritenour School District Board of Education and the St. Louis County Special School District Governing Council. 

Mr. Eaton is married to his beautiful wife of 25 years, and they have 2 awesome children. Mr. Eaton is well known at NCCS for his "joke of the day" during morning announcements, and he is passionate about meeting our students and families where they are to provide the best opportunity possible for them to excel in life!

Mrs. Beth Porter has been working at NCCS since 2021, initially as the Admissions Coordinator and later adding communications and marketing to her responsibilities. She grew up in the Church as the daughter of a pastor and is the youngest of six children. Throughout her life, she has faithfully served in lay leadership roles in every church community she has been part of.

She attended MidAmerica Nazarene University, where she studied music. She quickly realized that no matter the job, she thrives in customer service and relations. She takes great pleasure in serving others and making them feel welcome and valued, as everyone deserves to feel that way.

Beth and her husband have four children, coming together as a blended family, with ages ranging from 7 to 20 years old. Prior to moving their family from Kansas City to St. Louis a few years ago, Beth worked in the Risk Management Department of the Kansas City Kansas Public School District. In that role, she consistently communicated and collaborated closely with school personnel and various departments within the Central District Office.

Beth's connection to NCCS began with her sister-in-law, who taught at the school for many years. Later, her father served as the pastor of Ferguson Church of the Nazarene for several years, while her mother worked as a para-professional with students until her retirement. Given this background, Beth and her husband were determined to have their children attend NCCS, knowing its history, mission, and commitment to excellence in education.

Beth is passionate about using her gifts to the glory of God, whether in her role as wife and mother, welcoming and assisting families at NCCS, or leading others to the throne of grace through praise and worship. Her heart's desire is to point her coworkers and our students back to Jesus in every interaction and circumstance in order that we will all truly know Him for ourselves; the depth and power of His great grace, hope, and love for all people!

Mrs. Joyce Sayer has been serving as the NCCS Business Manager since May 2024. She hails from the great state of Ohio. She graduated with a BA from Malone University in Canton, OH and moved to Missouri in 2001 to work at Joyce Meyer Ministries in Fenton, MO where she worked for 23-plus years in the Finance Dept.

Joyce says she found something strange when she moved here to the STL area; it doesn’t matter what baseball team you grow up loving and believing in, once you move here, it is almost like nothing else in the sports world exists except the STL Cardinals. (Cleveland who?? Somewhere in her closet sits the old Cleveland Guardians (Indians) winter coat.)

Joyce met her husband here in St. Louis. They have been married for almost 20 years and have one daughter (who is a student here at NCCS) and two dogs. Joyce says that she loves NCCS because she can see (as a parent and staff member) how much our faculty and staff care about the students, and the fact that they are receiving not only a solid education, but one with biblical worldviews.