NCA Leadership

Scott Sasaki first joined NCA’s staff in 1993 and has served as the NCA High School Principal since 1999. He has a B.A. in Sociology and science teaching credentials from the University of Washington as well as an M.Ed in Administration from Western Washington University.
Neil Burleson first came to NCA as a secondary teacher in 1996. In 2002, he became vice principal. Neil earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and also holds a Texas state secondary teaching certification in Social Studies and Computer Science.
Renee Cox is the Elementary Principal. She received her B.S. in Elementary Education from Calvary Bible College. She and her husband, Jerry, have been with New Tribes Mission since 1992, serving first in the Philippines and now in Papua New Guinea.
A former boarding home parent, Dana Bowers has served as the NCA Boarding Home Coordinator since 2005. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University in Human Development and is a credentialed K-8 teacher from the state of California. Dana currently teaches Grade 6 at NCA.
Robin Watters serves on the NCA Administrative Team as our parent representative. She and her husband have three children who attend NCA. Robin holds a Bachelor’s of Intercultural Studies from the NTM Missions Institute and a Bachelor’s in Education from Saginaw Valley State University. She and her family first came to Papua New Guinea in 2003.
Mitch Hoskins serves as our Educational Special Services Coordinator. He has a B.S. from Bryan College in Business Administration, and a M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Tennessee Tech University. Mitch is a credentialed K-12 special education teacher from the state of Tennessee, and a trained educational therapist through the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD). He and his family first joined NCA in 2007.