About Us

Meet the Guides Behind the Compass

Why We Started True North

Paul spent four decades leading Christian schools and noticed many Heads had no safe place to process big decisions. Kalyn walked through COVID as a Head of School, juggling strategy, accreditation, and her doctoral program—and nearly burned out.

When our weekly, 45-minute coaching calls turned chaos into clarity, we knew other leaders needed the same lifeline. So we joined forces, named Jesus our True North, and began walking with schools nationwide.

Our Mission

Equip Christian schools to flourish—academically, spiritually, and operationally—by aligning leadership, strategy, and faith.

The 7 C’s (What We Live By)

Christ at the center, Character in every action, Competence backed by experience, Compassion for people, Community in practice, Communication with clarity, and Creative Problem-Solving when the road bends.

Paul Harrell

40 years in classrooms and board rooms, former Head of School, trained Covey facilitator, specialist in strategic planning and board health.

Dr. Kalyn Peterson

Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, accreditation evaluator, builder of enrollment pipelines, advocate for exhausted leaders.