Legacy Christian Academy is excited to welcome Jeff Owens to the Board of Trustees. Jeff is a partner with Armanino LLP, a top 25 national accounting and consulting firm. Jeff currently leads Armanino’s Texas audit department and serves as the firm’s Southeast Technology & Emerging Growth Practice leader.
“The city of Frisco is growing rapidly and LCA has a great opportunity to be salt and light in a dark world. I’m excited to serve alongside the other trustees as LCA endeavors to be the light of the world and to be like a city set on a hill, which cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14).”
Jeff Owens, LCA Board of Trustees
Jeff together with his wife Irina and daughters Olivia (left) and Adele.
Jeff began his career with KPMG in 2001 and joined Armanino in 2008 where he was admitted to the partnership in 2010. Jeff previously served as a board member for the Alzheimer’s Association of Dallas and Junior Achievement. In addition to his service to the technology industry, Jeff also currently serves as the audit partner to several local and top 100 private schools across the country.
Legacy Board Chair Brad Brenemann remarked “We are grateful that Jeff has committed to serve LCA as a trustee! He and his wife Irina have been active in our LCA community and are very committed to our mission. Jeff brings significant experience and perspective on private Christian education from his work as an audit partner with numerous private Christian schools across the U.S. Jeff is a man of deep faith in Christ and will bring great vision, perspective, thoughtfulness, and love for LCA to our trustees.
Jeff grew up in Richardson, TX, and attended Southern Methodist University where he earned a bachelor's and master’s degree in accounting & finance. He met his wife Irina while at SMU and they married in 2005. They have two daughters attending Legacy, Olivia ’28 and Adele ’32. The Owens family has been a part of LCA since Olivia began the second grade. They live in Frisco and are members of Watermark Community Church where Jeff serves on the technical arts team as an audio engineer.
Head of School Bill McGee said “I am pleased to welcome Jeff Owens to the Board of Trustees. I have known Jeff as both a parent and professional as we have served his family while his firm, Armanino, has served Legacy by conducting our annual financial audit. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in private school finance. Armanino is one of the premier accounting firms that serve private, independent schools all over the nation. His wife Irina is a faithful volunteer who has been actively engaged in serving the school through our PTF. We are blessed by the Owens family and look forward to Jeff's visionary service on our board.”
Legacy Christian Academy is Frisco's preeminent Pre-K through 12 Christian school committed to educating students in a college preparatory environment balanced in academics, athletics, and fine arts–all within the context of a biblical worldview. For more information on Legacy, visit our admissions page.