Pastor Taylor grew up in Watertown, Wisconsin, and attended Trinity Lutheran Church and School. He attended Luther Prep for high school, and then spent a year at UW-Whitewater before transferring to Martin Luther College in New Ulm. He finished his pastoral training with three years at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in...
Mr. Hugo Ugalde-Bemer was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Santiago Ugalde-Perez and Melissa L. Bemer. He grew up in Iowa and eventually went to Luther Preparatory School where he graduated in 2015. Afterward, he went to Martin Luther College where he graduated in 2019. Then, he went to Wisconsin...
Sonja Olson was born in Wisconsin Rapids. In 2008 she moved to Milwaukee and attended Luther Prep in Watertown. After graduating, she continued on to Wisconsin Lutheran College where she earned her degree in early childhood education with a minor in adaptive education. She began her teaching career at Zion in August 2017....
Carmen Smith grew up in Appleton, WI. She was baptized, attended K-8 school, and was confirmed at St. Peter Lutheran in Freedom. She graduated Fox Valley Lutheran High School in 2000, and then attended Wisconsin Lutheran College, graduating with a degree in Communications and a minor in Biology. A few...
Mrs. Herzog was baptized and confirmed at Zion, and is a life-long member here. She attended Wisconsin Lutheran High School, and then went to college. She earned an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. After graduating from college, Kathy married Dan Herzog. They have four daughters who all attended Zion...
Jill Archer was born and raised in Milwaukee. She was blessed to attend WELS schools her whole life. Her interest in teaching came early, since her mom was an elementary school teacher in the WELS and Jill helped her a lot in the classroom. At Wisconsin Lutheran College, Jill met...
