Dr. Mary Lehner has been the Principal of Isaac Newton Christian Academy since 2002 and is a graduate of Mount Mercy College. Dr. Lehner won a full fellowship from the federal education department for a special program at the University of Iowa. At just 27 years of age, she became the assistant principal at Harding Junior High. Dr. Lehner is still the youngest woman to be named a school administrator in the Cedar Rapids schools. In her 25 plus years in education, she has also been a school principal at Jefferson Senior High, and Madison, Arthur, Van Buren and Coolidge Elementaries.
Dr. Lehner is married to her husband Greg, and they have three grown children and five grandchildren. The Lehners are active members at River of Life Ministries.