Greetings! My name is Kirsten Kinzler. I have been involved with NSA since August 2008 when I was hired to be their part-time director. I grew up in Fairfax, a small town southwest of the Twin Cities. I went on to the College of St. Benedict located in St. Joseph, MN, where I received a BA in Music Education. I have taught music, technology, and gifted and talented enrichment classes in private, public and charter school settings for over 20 years.

My 'boyz' - Tim, Damian, Dominic and Devin, and I have made our home in Hutchinson. I made my debut in charter schools in April of 2002 when I was hired as the start-up coordinator for a charter school in Hutchinson. I have helped many other charter schools since then through their start-up phase and love everything about it! (except maybe the lack of sleep!)

In my 'spare' time, I love to play piano, read, play with my busy boyz and work on special projects. I am passionate about offering families choice in educating their children and believe that Natural Science Academy will be a great place for children!