MICAH GIBSON - PROVOST
Micah Gibson has been involved with Worldview Academy since 2005 as a student, Discipleship Staff member, and guest member of the Faculty of Theology. He graduated from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee in 2012 with a bachelor's of arts in history, and has taught at middle school and high school levels in classical schools. Micah served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 2014 to 2019, and currently serves as faculty & Dean of Students at the Worldview Crux program in Cañon City, Colorado.
BILL JACK - FACULTY
Bill Jack co-founded Worldview Academy in 1996, a non-denominational leadership camp ministry focusing on Christian worldview and apologetics for middle school and high school students. Bill is an educator and national speaker with ten years experience in public schools and 14 years with The Caleb Campaign, a creationist youth ministry. Bill has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs and is the producer of many apologetic and worldview training DVDs, and online classes at WorldviewPublishing.com. As a founder of Worldview Academy he continues to pursue his passion to raise up a generation who have the vision to reach their culture with the gospel, pursue liberty, and who have the valor to engage that culture with the truth of the Word of God.
JEFF BALDWIN - FACULTY
Jeff Baldwin co-founded Worldview Academy in 1996, a non-denominational leadership camp ministry focusing on Christian worldview and apologetics for middle school and high school students. He served as the humanities chair for Providence Classical School in Spring, Texas as well as headmaster at Steadfast Christian Classical School in Colorado. Jeff was the creative editor for Understanding the Times by David A. Noebel, and co-authored the Understanding the Times curriculum. He is the author of numerous books including The Deadliest Monster and The Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature. In 2025 Jeff completed writing a six-volume chronological study of the great books from a biblical perspective, and has spearheaded the video series “The Great Books Educator Series” on WorldviewPublishing.com. Jeff’s articles have appeared in World, Teachers in Focus, and New Attitude, and have been broadcast on Charles Colson’s radio program, Breakpoint. Jeff and his wife Linda live in Colorado.
AUGUST HUCKABEE, M.B.A. - CHANCELOR & MARKETING DIRECTOR
August Huckabee has been involved with Worldview Academy since 2009 in various leadership and faculty roles. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Finance from Texas A&M University, August joined the team in Midland, Texas as one of Worldview Academy's full-time staff. He has now moved to Cañon City, CO to work for Worldview Crux, and has been with the team since its founding in 2014.
August has started multiple businesses in the Christian, outdoor recreation, and music industries, and has been an economics professor and marketing director for Worldview Crux. He has taught with Worldview Academy since 2017, and has also spoken nationally and internationally to young adults on worldview and leadership concepts with ministries including Teenpact Leadership Schools and Youth With a Mission (YWAM).
J. MARK BERTRAND, M.F.A., M. Div. - GUEST FACULTY
J. Mark Bertrand is a “major crime fiction talent” according to the Weekly Standard, which compares his three novels––Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide––with the work of Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin. Mark’s nonfiction book Rethinking Worldview is taught in university and seminary classrooms, and is the basis for a number of his lectures. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and has lectured on theology and culture for more than a decade at Worldview Academy. Mark and his wife Laurie live in South Dakota.
ALEC URBYTES - ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR & EVENT COORDINATOR
Born and raised in Michigan, Alec completed his undergraduate studies in French and Spanish at Saginaw Valley State University and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Classical Education through Hillsdale College. Following mission work in Guatemala, Mexico, France, and Germany, Alec felt God calling him to Cañon City, where he worked for three years as a Resident Assistant and is now serving on the administrative staff. Alec is also a 7th-12th grade teacher at Cañon Christian Academy and especially loves leading his students through OT/NT seminars, Chemistry labs, and Logic/Rhetoric classes.
LILLIAN STADER - WOMEN’S RESIDENT ASSISTANT
Lillian Stader grew up in rural Wisconsin but has lived in Canon City since graduating Worldview Crux in 2025. She is honored to return to the program as the Resident Assistant. During her summers, Lillian is a raft guide on the beautiful Arkansas River. In her free time, she enjoys hiking the gorgeous mountain trails, reading a new novel, spending time on the river and partaking in creative outlets such as painting, writing and playing music.
noah montgomery - men’s resident assistant
Is a beloved Son of God who has a passion for truth seeking and sharing truth with others. He's been involved with Worldview Academy for eight years as a high-school student, and as a staff member. He loves, talking to people, reading, carpentry, hiking, Ultimate Frisbee, and Airsoft. The one thing he wants to do in life is live so closely intertwined with Christ that when others talk about him they would have to talk about Christ.