Joe Widner Joins Legacy Board

by | Feb 3, 2018 | Life@Legacy | 0 comments

Legacy is excited to announce our newest member of the Legacy Board of Trustees, Joe Widner.

Joe is currently the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Sky Ranch. Prior to that, he worked in the financial services industry for 20 years. Joe was the treasurer of the LCA Band Boosters for 2 years and has chaperoned several field trips, including the 6th grade Sky Ranch trip and band trips to St. Louis and Disney World. He is an elder at The Village Church-Plano and, together, he and Kate also lead a home group for The Village Church-Plano. Joe has also twice served in Brazil on mission trips with Amazon Outreach.

LCA has made an eternal impact on our family, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve our families, teachers, and staff as we continue to uphold Christ as the ultimate educator.” –Joe Widner

Joe and his family have been members of the Legacy family since 2003. He and his wife, Kate, have three children: Ross, Chloe, and Emily. Ross, a 2015 graduate of LCA, is now a junior Civil Engineering student at Purdue University. Their youngest daughter, Emily is a 6th grader who enjoys drama and participates in productions at Genesis Children's Theater in Plano. Their oldest daughter, Chloe, is a competitive gymnast and attends a hybrid high school in the area. She is currently verbally committed to the University of Arizona on a full ride athletic scholarship for the fall of 2019.

Kate volunteers in numerous volunteer capacities in and around the community. At Legacy, she served as PTF fundraising chair for 2 years, Band Booster fundraising chair for 2 years, and was a member of the 10 Year Gala committee. She has also been a room mom and a substitute at LCA. Recently, Kate has served as the president of the Texas Dreams Gymnastics Parent Club, and she coordinates the State Gymnastics Meet for high school athletes each year. She also chaired the Black & White Cabaret for Genesis Children's Theater last fall.

Legacy Christian Academy is Frisco's only 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.