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About Us
Jalene and her husband, Daniel have served as senior leaders of King of Kings Community Herzliya since its official founding as a congregation in 2017.
Jalenes's vision for King's Academy is to see children discipled in the Word of God and equipped to apply it to everyday life. She is passionate about raising children who know their personal calling, who are relevant and technically savvy in an ever-changing world, and who stand out as a light in every industry and workplace they enter. Her goal is a faith-based, morally sound, and positive environment where children grow spiritually and academically alongside their peers.
Before entering full-time ministry, Jalene spent 12 years as a stylist, following a degree in Fashion. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Leadership at Trinity Bible College.
Jalene is the visionary and founding leader behind King's Academy Learning Center. Her heart for children has been with her since she was young, and it has shaped her life's work ever since, including over 15 years as a children's ministry director and decades of involvement in children's and youth ministry. She previously taught art at Little Hearts Preschool and Yuval School of Music and the Arts in Jerusalem, giving her hands-on classroom experience alongside her leadership background. She also served as Event Coordinator at FIRM, the Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries, for 9 years in Jerusalem.
Jalene Geppert
Founder & Director
The Lord has used Chad and the executive team to plant several congregations and establish new ministries. The Holland family is deeply involved in discipleship, small groups, marriage counseling, and hospitality. Chad comes from a line of educators and a family with a history of starting schools, and with children of his own, he carries a deep heart for faith-based education. Chad and Rebecca have four children, and to make Chad smile, mention baseball.
Chad serves as Senior Pastor of King of Kings Community Jerusalem and CEO and Overseer of the King of Kings Network, a family of connected congregations and ministries serving Israel and communities abroad. Chad and his wife, Rebecca, along with their children, made aliyah in July of 2014, after Chad served as Senior Leader of Brit Hadasha Messianic Jewish Synagogue in Memphis. He began in full-time ministry in 1999 in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Chad Holland
Daniel Geppert
Daniel serves as Senior Pastor of King of Kings Community Herzliya alongside his wife Jalene, and also serves as COO of King of Kings Ministries, helping oversee Messianic ministry throughout Israel and the world. Daniel holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources and completed his Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministries in 2017, the same year he stepped into the lead position at King of Kings Community Herzliya. He leads the Israel Academy of Ministry (IAM), supports the King of Kings Ministries executive team as an advisor, and oversees various departments within the organization.
In 2025, Wayne joins Jerusalem Seminary as Professor of Leadership in Ministry, bringing a passion for servant leadership, biblical preaching, and unity in the Body of Messiah. Wayne and his wife, Ann, an accomplished worship music producer, have four sons, nine grandchildren, and an enduring commitment to seeing believers equipped and nations blessed through Israel.
He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree (2020) from Asbury Theological Seminary's Preaching & Leading Cohort, where his dissertation explored engaging evangelicals in God's redemptive purposes for Israel. He serves as president of FIRM, the Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries, connecting more than seventy Jewish and Arab ministries for collective impact.
Wayne is a Canadian-born pastor, educator, and network builder who has lived and ministered in Jerusalem for more than four decades. He resides in Israel. After earning a B.A. and an M.Div. from the University of Toronto, he co-founded King of Kings Community in 1983, transforming a small home group into a thriving congregation while establishing strategic ministry centers and congregation-planting initiatives.
Dr. Wayne Hilsden
Founding Patron
Bio coming soon.
Diane, Educator
Simon Stout currently serves with Jews for Jesus from Jerusalem. With two degrees in education, he has worked in both formal and creative classroom settings, including serving as assistant artistic director of a children’s theatre in the US and teaching English Literature at the School of the Arts in Tel Aviv. He is passionate about helping students become active and thoughtful contributors to their communities.
Simon Stout
Above all, Paige is committed to equipping and encouraging children and families to grow in faith and confidently pursue the unique purpose and destiny God has prepared for their lives. Whether coaching athletes, mentoring adults, or serving in ministry, her desire is to see people discover their God-given potential and thrive.
Her heart for ministry extends across every season of her life. She joyfully serves in women's ministry, Kingdom Kids, and Joy Squad Kids Dance Ministry at King of Kings Community in Herzliya, and is honored to serve as a deacon alongside her husband. Over the years, she has also been actively involved in women's, marriage, and family ministries across a variety of communities.
Paige holds a Master of Arts in Religion and Ethics from Azusa Pacific University and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities from the University of San Diego.
In addition to her professional career, Paige founded and led a career coaching ministry in San Diego, California, for more than a decade. Through education, mentorship, and practical and spiritual guidance, she helped individuals discover career paths that aligned with their God-given gifts, calling, and experience.
With a strong foundation in education, Paige homeschooled her three children and has also taught in higher education. She spent 15 years in talent acquisition and recruitment, primarily within the university sector, where she enjoyed helping individuals recognize their strengths and pursue meaningful opportunities.
She is honored to serve as the National Team Head Coach for Team Israel's Primary Pom and Cheer teams.
Paige currently serves as a cheerleading and dance coach with the Israeli Cheer Union, where she is dedicated to helping young athletes develop their skills, grow in confidence, flourish in a team environment, and discover the joy that comes through discipline, perseverance, and excellence.
Paige made Aliyah from California with her husband, Daniel, and their three children. She is passionate about investing in the next generation through coaching, education, leadership, and ministry.
Paige Cohen
Alongside his professional work, Nitzan has contributed to making Christian resources accessible to Hebrew-speaking families. He led the Hebrew translation of the Bible App for Kids and served as linguistic and theological editor for the Hebrew dubbing of the film "The Covenant". Nitzan has been attending his congregation for ten years and lives in Israel with his American believing wife and three children. He brings to the school’s board a combination of technological expertise, organizational leadership and a personal commitment to excellent Christian education in Israel.
Nitzan Shaked is a senior technology leader and system architect with more than three decades of experience designing and building large-scale software systems. Most recently, he served as a Principal Engineer at NextSilicon, working in the fields of high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence acceleration.
Nitzan Shaked, High Tech
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22:6
With 50 years of experience in early childhood education, Bess brings a lifetime of wisdom and care to every classroom. She is the founder of Little Hearts Preschool in Jerusalem, and currently teaches online ESL classes. She holds certifications in Early Childhood Education and Parent Effectiveness Training. She resides in Israel with her beautiful family and grown children.
Bess Herzekow
Daniel and his wife, Paige, serve as deacons at their local congregation. Daniel also coaches youth baseball with the Ra’anana Raiders, where he is passionate about teaching far more than the game itself—instilling life lessons of teamwork, camaraderie, discipline, and hard work in the young athletes he mentors.
A Jewish follower of Jesus, Daniel brings a unique perspective shaped by years of on-the-ground reporting from the front lines in Israel, connecting current events to a biblical worldview. He has also reported from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Italy, and Moldova. He is a husband and father, and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.
Daniel Cohen is a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of The Daniel Cohen Show on the Real Life Network. Daniel spent more than 20 years anchoring news in some of America’s largest television markets, including Los Angeles and San Diego, before relocating with his family to Tel Aviv. In 2021 while making Aliyah, he became the first-ever Jerusalem Correspondent for Newsmax, the fourth-largest media network in America, where he reported on the October 7th Hamas invasion and multiple wars with Iran, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
Daniel Cohen
Shane Vander Kooi
Shane is an education entrepreneur and thought leader with nearly 30 years of experience in experiential education, STEM/STEAM enrichment, edtech, curriculum systems, and youth program operations. He resides in Israel. He has worked with numerous global organizations, founded a Florida K–8 charter school, and now leads Green Mouse Academy, an enrichment experience learning provider, and HADO USA, an augmented-reality technology sport initiative connecting physical play, esports, and future-ready learning. Shane brings a practical builder's perspective on launching sustainable education models that combine faith, innovation, operational discipline, experiential learning, and real-world student formation.