Gerry Kettenbach

2016 NACSA Leader

Charter School Liaison, SEMO and MU-Columbia

Gerry Kettenbach currently serves as a Charter School Liaison for Southeast Missouri State Universityand the University of Missouri—Columbia Charter School Office, where he works with several schools.. Prior to working as an authorizer, Gerry served as teacher, counselor and administrator in public and parochial schools.

Gerry holds a bachelor’s degree in Bioethics and Future Studies from Saint Louis University, a master’s degree in Counseling from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Saint Louis University.

Most Recent Posts

NACSA statement on recent decision in Oklahoma about religious charter schools

NACSA is disappointed in the recent decision by a federal judge in Oklahoma, allowing The Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation to continue with plans to open a religious charter...

Public charter schools are not religious schools

In 2025, a divided U.S. Supreme Court preserved an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that blocked the application for what could have become the country’s first religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville...

Communities want unique and innovative schools. Are authorizers ready?

By Jay Whalen From their inception, public charter schools promised to provide innovative ways to meet the students’ learning needs. At NACSA, we’re invested in helping authorizers be responsive to those needs, to ensure that...