Our Staff
Joshua Gibbs
Co-Founder & Director
Senior Fellow | Humanities
Joshua Gibbs has been in the classical Christian orbit since 1994, when his family moved to attend Logos School in Moscow, ID. He met Paula (née Marston) in 1996 while both were competing on the Logos Mock Trial team and they married ten years later. They have two daughters, both of whom have seven names.
Joshua has taught classic literature for nineteen years and he is the author of number of books, including Love What Lasts and Something They Will Not Forget, a handbook for teachers about the use of classroom catechisms. He is also the creator of the Proverbial podcast and a prolific blogger, having authored more than six hundred articles for the CiRCE Institute between 2014 and 2024. In 2020, he created Gibbs Classical, an online classroom where he teaches classic literature. He proudly keeps in touch with many former students.
In spring 2024, Joshua co-founded The Classical Teaching Institute with Wade Ortego and will serve as its director and as a teaching fellow. After long detours through Florida and the east coast, he and his family are delighted to move back to the Pacific Northwest and join The Ambrose School community.
Wade Ortego
Co-Founder & Ambrose Head of Schools
Wade Ortego began leading classical Christian schools in 2008 in Texas. After leading schools in Kansas and North Idaho, he and his family settled in Boise at The Ambrose School. His great passion is to assist families in the education of their children toward a Biblical worldview that acknowledges Christ as the author and perfecter of all things true, good, and beautiful. He is committed to the classical Christian model of education and loves building a strong school culture. Having seen the ups and downs, successes and failures in Christian school administration, he wants to help others avoid the mistakes and thrive from building schools and teaching students to pursue wisdom and cultivate a virtuous life centered on Christ.
In addition to his role as the Head of Schools, he serves as a consultant for boards and school leaders, is a member of The Fellowship of St. James, and serves on the board of Concordia Academy in Wichita, Kansas.
Wade and Rachel were married in 1997 and have three boys, two of whom graduated from Ambrose and one in the class of 2033.
Ken Hosier
Senior Fellow | Science
Ken Hosier has always had an interest in the inner workings of God’s creation. Whether it was isolating specific proteins in fish or separating compounds on a mass spec, initially Ken thought he was to pursue a career in the laboratory. However, it didn’t take long for him to feel the call to teach the next generation of scientists. After working as a chemist for five years, Ken left the lab to pursue a career in education. After that decision was made, a close friend recruited him to teach at The Ambrose School.
Starting with a few microscopes, a skeletal model, and a donated collection of stuffed birds, Ken spent the next 19 years building and cultivating the science program at The Ambrose School. He has taught a variety of science and math courses during his tenure and served as a coach, athletic director, and purveyor of Dad jokes. And, like many others, is continually trying to figure out how to teach science classically.
Ken met his wife, Jen, at the University of Idaho and they married in the year 2000, which makes it easy to track their anniversary. Ken and Jen have a son and daughter who attend The Ambrose School.
Dr. Bill Miller
Senior Fellow | Class Trips
Dr. Bill Miller's career has encompassed a wide variety of experiences, including campus ministry, lecturing at the university level, and teaching at K-12 schools. He received an engineering degree from Brown University, an M.A. in Politics, and Ph.D. at the University of Dallas's great books program. After graduate school, the Miller family lived in the Czech Republic for eight years, where Bill was a lecturer at two universities. Upon returning to the states, Bill entered the field of K-12 education with a desire to impart the kind of education that he received—an education that included many meaningful conversations with the great thinkers of Western civilization, fellow students, professors, and the Truth of the Scriptures—to other young men and women.
Bill has led The Ambrose School’s senior trip since joining the school in 2019, including the difficult COVID period which included varying itineraries and last-minute changes. Bill and his wife Lisa (an experienced tour manager) have also led a number of student mission trips and study abroad experiences in various parts of Europe and Central Asia, and he looks forward to sharing his expertise with teachers and administrators who wish to start or improve their student trips abroad.
Bill and Lisa have been married for 25 years and have two sons, Caleb and Joshua.
Paula Gibbs
Director of Marketing & Communications
Paula Gibbs is a graphic designer, writer, and fine artist who especially enjoys working with classical schools and institutions. After receiving a classical education from Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, she studied history at Seattle Pacific University and children’s book illustration and natural science illustration at RISD. Her professional experiences have included teaching, communications, and coordinating a graduate program, but design projects have always been her favorite.