Russ Gregg (B.A., Global Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison) has served as Head of School since Hope Academy’s founding in 2000. He has been a resident of the Phillips neighborhood since 1994. In 1999, he was an administrator at Calvin Christian School in Edina, and quit his job to help lay the groundwork for a Christian school for his urban neighbors. Russ and his wife Phyllis, who teaches 3rd grade at Hope Academy,  live four blocks away from the school. They have three grown children. Russ serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Classical Learning.

Russ Gregg is available to serve as a speaker or panelist. Common topics include: The Achievement Gap, Urban Christian Education, The Case for Christian Schooling, Sermons on various Biblical passages.