MENTORS
Instead of "teacher," we call our instructors Mentors because we believe that building deep, long-lasting relationships is the core of who we are and what we do.
DR. SCOTT MARTIN
FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Scott Martin is a lifelong educator who has worked with students for the past 30 years as a teacher, coach, and school administrator. Dr. Martin has a double PhD in Moral School Leadership and the Philosophy of Moral Education. He has led students on service leadership trips around the world that have included night snorkeling in Belize, backpacking in Colorado, horseback riding in Tuscany, serving the homeless in Italy, marching the Pettus Bridge in Selma, living on the Cochiti Pueblo, and tubing down the Guadalupe River. He presents at conferences around the world on topics pertaining to education, leadership, and adolescent flourishing.
DR. J. LOGAN KRUCK
HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ACADEMICS, MENTOR
Dr. Logan Kruck holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Southern Nazarene University, a Masters of Theological Studies in Old Testament from Duke Divinity School, and a doctorate in forming imaginations at Duke Divinity. He has taught in Oklahoma and South Korean public schools, and was the educational director for Grace Lutheran, near Chicago. While in Chicago, he drew students together across neighborhood, economic, and racial boundaries, teaching spoken word performance, and engaging students in internships with refugee, victim advocacy, and after school agencies. Logan loves comic books, board games, writing, running, hiking, and crochet. Logan and his wife, Kathleena, continually dream up new adventures together.
BECCA JANKA
DEAN OF STEM DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL LIFE, MENTOR
Ms. Janka grew up in Oklahoma where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Southern Nazarene University. During school, Becca was a student-athlete on the Cross Country/Track team, co-founder of the "Diversity in STEM" club, held the role of NSLS president, and was awarded homecoming queen her senior year. Her time in school introduced her to the Wonder around us, motivating her to continue exploring and sharing said wonder with students. Outside of Odyssey, Becca enjoys spending time with friends, running/biking/swimming, and exploring the great outdoors.
Julian Jazzar
MENTOR
Mr. Jazzar is a musician with a degree from The Academy of Contemporary Music at The University of Central Oklahoma, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He is an Odyssey alum, a student who was there from the very first day of the school. He’s been playing music for 10 years, and puts his focus on inspiring love for all art forms in students. Julian creates an environment where students can feel safe to have fun, be vulnerable, and express themselves.
CONTACT MR. JAZZAR
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JAMES CHENG
DEAN OF FINANCES
Mr. Cheng received his Bachelor's degree in Music and Physics at Ouachita Baptist University and continued with graduate studies at Arizona State University and the Eastman School of Music. He taught in the music department at Oklahoma City University from 2009 - 2016. Having missionary parents, Mr. Cheng grew up in various countries, fostering his desire to help the impoverished all over the globe. He and his family have traveled to Honduras several times to serve at a residency for at-risk children.
SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE
Prof. Doug Forsberg, Eastern Philosophy
Dr. Ed Neuenschwander, General Relativity
Ian Taylor, Geology
CREATIVES IN RESIDENCE
Jabee Williams, Hip-hop
Jasmine Jones, Art
Ernest Odunze, Entrepreneurship
Mentoring is at the heart of everything we do at Odyssey.
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Odyssey Leadership Academy is governed by a team of highly passionate, skilled, and talented visionaries who are avid in their pursuit of excellence and integrity. Each person brings his or her own unique skill set, background, and experience in education, community development, and/or city transformation.
JOSH BOTTOMLY, Associate Head of School for Academics at an independent day school
LT. WAYLAND CUBIT, OKC Police Department
DECARLA STEEL, A veteran who works for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Oklahoma City office
JUSTIN KING, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, Attorney at Law
DR. WILLIAM FRICK, Rainbolt Family Endowed Presidential Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma