Mrs. Jessica Meade

Mrs. Jessica Meade

Position: Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Meade has been at Trinity since July 2021. Originally from Staunton, IL, she and her family moved to the Bloomington area in May 2020. Mrs. Meade graduated from McKendree College in Lebanon, IL, with a BA in English. She has served as an administrative assistant in the Lutheran ministry since 2011. She and her husband, Joshua, have been blessed with three daughters, Adrienne, Katelyn, and Emily.

Favorite Bible Verse:
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Contact Mrs. Meade:
jessicameade@trinluth.org

Mrs. Dani Pascal

Mrs. Dani Pascal

Position:  Preschool Teacher

Dani Pascal is excited to be serving the youngest children welcomed into Trinity's Early Childhood program as the all day 3's preschool teacher after serving as a teacher's assistant for five years. Before coming to Trinity, she worked as a Surgical Tech in Labor and Delivery for 8 years, before deciding to stay at home with her own children and watch other kiddos in an in home daycare setting. She has always had a great love of children, and loves to see the world through their fresh eyes! She is looking forward to sharing her love of Jesus with young children in hopes to instill a lifelong relationship with Jesus in their hearts! She is married to her husband, Jason, and they were blessed with three wonderful children, Ashtyn, Parker and Maddox.

Favorite Bible Verse:  
John 3:16 
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."

Contact Mrs. Pascal:
danipascal@trinluth.org

Mrs. Laura Busse

Mrs. Laura Busse

Position: Early Childhood Director and Key Team Coordinator

Mrs. Busse has been at Trinity since August 1995. She was raised in Waverly, IA, and graduated from Concordia University, Nebraska (twice!) with a BS in Education in 1984 and a Masters in Early Childhood Education and Administration in 2006. She and her husband, Kurt, have the joy of serving together at Trinity, and they have two grown children and two granddaughters.

Favorite Bible verse:
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Contact Mrs. Busse: 
laurabuss@trinluth.org

Mr. Kurt Busse

Mr. Kurt Busse

Position:  Junior High Math

Kurt has been teaching at Trinity since 1995, serving as Athletic Director, 8th grade teacher, and instructing Jr. high math and PE classes. He retired in May 2026, but has returned part time to teach math in grades 6-8 this year. He and his wife (Laura), who also recently retired, have two children and two grandchildren in NC. They plan to join them sometime in the near future but that is all according to God's plans. To God be the glory.

Favorite Bible verse:  
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Contact Mr. Busse:
kurtbusse@trinluth.org

Mr. Shawn Hoffmann

Mr. Shawn Hoffmann

Position:  School Principal

Shawn Hoffmann is a 1995 graduate of Concordia University in River Forest. He has served as an administrator at Trinity since 2004. Previous to being principal, he taught 5th-8th grade science. Trinity is Shawn's first Call and he is so very thankful for the opportunity to serve here among some of the greatest parents, faculty, and staff he has ever met. To God be the Glory!

Favorite Bible Verse: 
Romans 8:35, 38-39  
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Contact Mr. Hoffmann:  
shawnhoff@trinluth.org

Mrs. Lisa Matejka

Mrs. Lisa Matejka

Position: Assistant Principal & Junior High Science & Math

Mrs. Lisa Matejka is a graduate of Eureka College and Illinois State University, with a bachelor’s of science in Mathematics (with Teacher Certification), and a master’s degree in Teaching and Learning, with a focus on using Design Thinking as a tool for integrated learning. Prior to joining the Trinity Lutheran School Family in 2015, Lisa taught mathematics, technology & engineering, and design; she is excited to bring each of those subjects into the junior high science classroom to enhance students’ understandings of the integrated nature of our world. Mrs. Matejka feels blessed by the opportunity to work with students, teachers, and families at TLS in order to help develop well-rounded, lifetime Christian disciples who have the skills needed to make a positive difference in God’s world. Mrs. Matejka and her husband, Wes, live in Bloomington, with their two children Nicolas (Cole), a 2021 graduate of TLS, and MacKenzie, a 2024 graduate of TLS. 

Favorite Bible Verse:  
Psalm 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Contact Mrs. Matejka:
lisamate@trinluth.org