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Administration

Director of Training and Operations - Lita Bledsoe
Director of Faculty and Family - Karri Iverson
Director of Travel and Family Connections - Jen Henriksen
Founder and Director- Greg Landry
Toni St. John - Administrative Assistant
Judy Bragg - Administrative Assistant
Drea Benjaminson - Administrative Assistant

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Department Coordinators

Art - Julie Rapelje
Bible - Chris Smith
Business - Colleen Finley
Computer - TBA
Specialty Classes - Angela Little
English - Jodi Guerra
Foreign Languages - Susan Gleason
Government - Colleen Finley
History / Geography - Susan Eggers
Math - Ruth Cooper
Music - TBA
Science - Greg Landry
Special Needs - TBA
Student Newspaper Faculty Advisor - Jamie Anderson

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Administration & Intensives Meeting - January 2013, Atlanta GA


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Amy Adams, B.A.

Amy is a native Texan, born and raised, and holds a degree in Secondary English Education from Oklahoma Baptist University. She has twelve years of professional teaching experience in a high performance school in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. In addition, she has taught writing to elementary, middle, and high school students on short term mission work projects at the Rafiki Orphanage in Ghana, West Africa, as well as conversational English at Xinxiang University in the People's Republic of China.  During this time she's developed a passion for teaching writing. What inspires her is reading thought provoking but well written work.  C.S. Lewis' Surprised by Joy never fails to ignite her love affair with words, and she enjoys communicating this passion to her students. Experience has taught her that students need to see, analyze, and hear quality examples, and then to practice and tinker and conference throughout the writing process.

Amy continually seeks to increase her knowledge in the art of teaching writing.  She engages students with her creative approach, and her main strength and talent is the writing workshop. She is gifted in guiding novice writers to find their voice and express their thoughts meaningfully onto paper.  For all students, Amy presents challenges for higher level thinking.  She guides the writing process and follows up with student evaluation, always striving to engage her students in self- assessment or reflection. She is skilled at conferencing and providing feedback, guidance, and challenges for improvement. Her students strive to meet her expectations because they know she cares and has invested herself in their learning, and she works to create a fun, safe environment ripe for ideas.  She wants her students to discover their own voice and to know that they have worth and value.

What excites her about the Writing Intensives workshop is being able to bring God’s truth into students’ learning experience because one of God's primary means of communication is THE WORD. She delights in communicating this truth, that even God values words, and because God values them, what they have to say is significant. She's seen what works and what doesn't work with teaching writing, and it starts with inspiring within each student the ability to see that he does in fact have something significant to say!

When she's not teaching, she enjoys the hunt for a good read, the depth of an inductive bible study, the creation of hand-crafted greeting cards, and the atmosphere and beauty of the Ft. Worth Kimble Art Museum and Botanic Gardens.

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Diane Allen, B.S.

Diane grew up on the family farm near Greenville, NC and has the accent to prove it.  She studied Wildlife Biology and Science Education at North Carolina State University. 

Although she didn’t start out to become a teacher, after teaching in a variety of settings for almost 30 years she knows this is what God intended from the start. Diane credits two special professionals for inspiring her in this profession and teaching her valuable lessons.  Mrs. Moss skipped lunch to supervise the complete dissection of a frog brain during her high school biology class, from whom she learned that every student needs the inspiration of a teacher excited about their subject and to have the opportunity  to experience success on a difficult task.  NCSU professor, Dr. Forest Hentz , would not let her quit college chemistry and  supported her through weeks of grueling tutorials, from which she learned that successful students learn to persevere and study effectively with compassionate support and strict high standards.  

Diane taught a variety of science courses in a public high school for several years.  After having children, she taught math, chemistry and biology part-time at the community college.    Since beginning to homeschool, she has taught many different science classes through co-ops and small groups.  She also owns and operates a testing and consulting business for homeschoolers. 

Diane’s interests are reading, writing her blog, hiking, soccer (she is a card carrying soccer-mom), and, most important of all - teaching Bible Study and mentoring women at her church.   She and her husband live in Fuquay Varina, NC where they have successfully homeschooled two sons and continue to homeschool their high school daughter. 

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Jamie Anderson, B.S.

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Helping students become confident public communicators is a passion that Jamie Anderson has shared with the homeschool community during the past decade, after being “called home” from a demanding public relations career.  Jamie graduated from Iowa State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.  After working at radio stations in Iowa and Minnesota, she moved to Colorado for twelve years, working in public relations for the National Cattlemen’s Association.  She taught public speaking workshops for adults and students all over the country in her career as a public relations professional.  Jamie currently teaches speech, debate and writing in her local homeschool tutorial program.

Jamie believes every student should take at least one speech class.  Why?  “Francis Bacon thought young people should be trained in public speaking because it taught them how to remain calm under public observation.”  Summit Ministries’ Jeff Myers would agree, stating “Studies show that children who learn effective public speaking skills rise to the top 5% and are selected for advancement in their colleges, employment and communities. They're better equipped to live with confidence and grace, to reach their goals, and to have eternal impact.”

Jamie and her husband of 25 years have three sons; one attends The King’s College in NYC and two are being homeschooled. Jamie is the chapter sponsor for the Lenawee chapter of the Institute for Cultural Communicators.  She is a Relay Center coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, and enjoys teaching 5th/6th grade Sunday school students, directing VBS drama skits and volunteering for other activities.

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Steve Ashby, M.S.

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Steve Ashby has been at Mt. Pleasant High School since 2002 as a teacher of Science, Health, and Physical Education, and as the head athletic trainer. Before starting at Mount Pleasant, he was in St. Louis, MO as an athletic trainer at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. He graduated from Appalachian State with a major in Athletic Training and a Minor in Exercise Science and has recently completed my Masters in Exercise Science and Health Promotions from California University of PA. Currently, he holds two national certifications related to athletics: Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also has a North Carolina State Licensure in Athletic Training. His previous employment includes: Athletic Trainer for professional football, NASCAR, Soccer, and basketball teams.

Steve and his family live in Mount Pleasant, NC.   He believes that the greatest calling in life is to be a servant for God.  Steve and his wife enjoy spending time with their daughter, Emma, and an extremely supportive family.  They are active members of the Central Carolinas Emmaus and Chrysalis community, where adults and teens spend time with God to discover his or her gifts to spread to The Kingdom.  Steve plans on starting seminary in the near future.

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Meagan Ball, B.S.

Meagan has always known she wanted to work with children. She grew up thinking she would be a pediatrician, so she majored in Chemistry at Kennesaw State University planning to attend Medical School upon graduation. In 2009, she decided to go back to school to get a degree in teaching and recently graduated from Kennesaw State University with her second degree - a Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in math and science. She has classroom experience teaching 8th grade science and is excited to begin this new chapter of her teaching profession as a member of Landry Academy. She lives in Norcross, GA and is excited to see how God is going to use her in the lives of those around her.

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Grace Berkau, B.A.

Grace is a homeschool graduate with ten years of experience studying the French language and Francophone culture.  She loves exploring the realms of linguistics, history, and social customs as they relate to French speakers in all parts of the world, including Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and North America. She completed her B.A. with a double major in International Studies and French at the University of Central Arkansas, and has studied abroad in Québec City, Québec, as well as Angers, France at l'Université Catholique de l'Ouest. At her current workplace, she has several months of experience answering customer service calls from Québecois bank clients. In addition, teaching and tutoring homeschooled and college French students through high school and university level French has been a highlight of her last two years. 

She is passionate about bringing the personal elements of Francophone culture to the study of the French language.  After all, language is about more than just words. Language is communication, and communication brings people together: an especially exciting concept when it comes to sharing the gospel and connecting with parts of the body of Christ in other parts of the world. 

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Lita Bledsoe, M.A.

Lita Bledsoe has always been an educator at heart; her mother reports that she even preferred the school supplies to the toy section as a child.  Lita has been homeschooling since 1995, and she and her husband, Greg, have graduated their oldest child, but schooling continues for the remaining five children, so their homeschooling adventures are far from over!  She attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to obtain both her Bachelor's in Elementary Education (with emphasis in Early Childhood), and her M.A. Degree in Gifted Education. 

In addition to homeschooling her own children, and teaching many subjects from early childhood through adult learning, Lita's educational experience is wide and varied. She has provided educational consulting for families homeschooling gifted children, been both a homeschool vendor and speaker, conducted math training for public school teachers, and was an instructor and lead teacher at a virtual charter school. Most recently, she created and delivered training and professional development for a virtual charter school teaching staff and, does speaking engagements about organization/household management, homeschooling and instructional best practices, and proactive parenting strategies.  

Lita and her family currently live in Northern Virginia and enjoy all of the cultural and educational opportunities the area has to offer. As a family, they enjoy building relationships, sharing life with other believers, and actively participating in showing Christ's love in the local community. In her very precious spare time, she enjoys spending time in God's Word, reviewing curriculum and creating lesson plans, learning new things, reading anything she can get her hands on, listening to music, and watching Star Trek or Dr. Who. She dreams one day of being able to travel across country on a motorcycle. 

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Meagan Bosch, B.A.

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Meagan lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Colorado Mesa University, where she played volleyball for all four years of her college career. Now, she is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Theological Studies while coaching volleyball at Palisade High School, and for a local club team. She has a passion for literature, and after being a private tutor for the past several years, she is excited for this opportunity to share her passion with the youth of today.  She believes that literature is our opportunity to understand what the people of other places and times thought and felt, and to witness God’s hand guiding it all. Meagan also plays violin in the worship band at her church, and teaches Sunday school.

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Benjamin Boyd, B.A., J.D.

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Attorney Benjamin Boyd has been married for eight years to his wife, Sheryl.  The Boyds have three children: Gloriana Ruth, Zion Gracelyn, and Benjamin Devee (Jamin).  The Boyd family enjoys working with God’s good soil in their garden, chopping wood, homeschooling, heat from wood-stoves, good stories read aloud, singing the Psalms, singing children’s songs, barbecued burgers, and green salads.  Benjamin enjoys his wife, his kiddos, hunting, hiking, physical labor, clean lawyer jokes, jogging, reading history, biographies, theology, good literature and the Bible.   

Benjamin works as a judicial law clerk with Judge Roy Moore in Alabama.  From 2001-2007, he taught a variety of classes for Providence Academy of Classical Christian Education in Lostine, Oregon.  He taught U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Rhetoric, English Literature, New and Old Testament Surveys, Apologetics, Boy’s P.E., and 4^th grade Math.  Benjamin has also worked as a construction laborer, concrete finisher, firewood contractor, trail building contractor, restaurant host and server, janitor, ranch hand, timber thinner, lumber mill worker, and furniture craftsman. 

Benjamin is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law (J.D., 2010) and Moody Bible Institute (B.A., Bible and Theology, 1999).  In the 1990’s, he helped lead six international mission trips with Teen Missions International.  Benjamin was homeschooled from 1984-1989, while his parents, Dr. Devee and Jan Boyd, were missionaries serving in Zimbabwe.  He lives in Alabama with his family.

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Scott Bright

Scott Bright, Culinary Expert, has been in the restaurant and hospitality industry since 1986.  Scott acquired his first Executive Chef position in 1993 at the prestigious 40 year old Key West Shrimp House.  He graduated with a full scholarship from the World Acclaimed Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park New York June 1997.  While in New York Scott was a Catering Chef for Main Course Catering.  Main Course was Hudson Valley’s Number One Catering Company.  

Scott helped in fund raisers for Battery Park, $1,000.00 per plate event.  Main Course also cooked for Hillary Clinton at the Eleanor Roosevelt Mansion two years in a row.  Scott also cooked with Chef Jasper White on the cooking show “Secrets of The C.I.A.”.  After graduation Scott worked as Executive Chef for Last Minute Gourmet.  He was in charge of 3000 to 8000 meals per day and 43 employees.  He performed a 45 minute locally televised cooking demonstration for the Taste of Chicago.  In addition to his duties as Executive Chef Scott also volunteered time to teach culinary classes in order to raise money for The Latin School of America.  

Scott also owned and operated a multifaceted corporation with a full service restaurant in Anderson Indiana, a full service catering business in Chesterfield Indiana for five counties, entertainment programs and personal chef services. Scott worked as the Lead Culinary Instructor at The Chef’s Academy.  He was hired June 2006, to help with writing the curriculum and hiring instructors for the school’s opening in September 2006.  Scott continues to volunteer his expertise in helping others through charitable events.  Scott’s passion for teaching, leading, and managing are about equal to him challenging himself to be better and further learning.  Scott is currently working as Regional Corporate Chef for Treat America Food Services.  
                               

Sonya Brouillette, D.V.M.

Sonya Brouillette is a practicing mixed animal veterinarian, but that takes second place to being a homeschool mom of Paycen (12), Owen (9), Landry (5), and a wife of 15 years to her husband Marty.

Dr Brouillette graduated in 1998 with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Louisiana State University.  Once she started her family, she knew that Christ had called her to teach her children at home.  After the birth of her 3^rd child, she sold her veterinary practice to become a full time mom and teacher.  She still provides veterinary care for her own pets as well as those of friends, family, and neighbors.  She has special interests in pharmacology and cosmetic repair of injuries.

She is a 4-H volunteer, who leads the children involved in livestock education and showing.  The entire family is involved in raising show livestock, primarily Jersey heifers, blue and black Orpington chickens, and several different breeds of market hogs. The family also has horses and the children participate in youth rodeos. Their menagerie of animals rounds out with 3 cats, 3 dogs, 2 fish aquariums, and a crawfish named George.

Dr Brouillette has a true love for the sciences, and enjoys sharing that love with her students.  She loves to impart knowledge to others and it shows in all areas of her life.  She understands that students need to understand the “why” of learning; therefore, all of her students will be exposed to real world situations where this knowledge is used.  Her goal is that each and every student in her class would learn to love and appreciate the wonders of science as a gift with which God has blessed us.

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Kathy Cha, M.A.

Kathy Cha graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Mandarin Chinese (minor). She spent a summer studying Intermediate Mandarin Chinese in Beijing, China with CET Academic Programs. She continued her studies at the graduate level and graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies and Master of Arts in Counseling (Psi Chi Honors Society).

Kathy enjoyed studying Biblical Greek and Hebrew as a Biblical Studies student. As a Counseling student, she graduated on the dual track ready for licensure as a mental health counselor and a marriage and family therapist. Kathy has worked to help children, adolescents, and adults struggling with addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and other mental health disorders. Her long term goal is to become a Doctor of Psychology specializing in family counseling. 

Kathy grew up as a pastor's kid, spending time in the church as a Sunday School teacher and member of the praise team, singing and playing the guitar.  In middle school, she was twice a part of YWAM's Summer of Service and Training (SST) program where she trained in Tyler, TX and participated in street evangelism in Mexico. She has served as a private ESL tutor for Korean students in the past. Aside from reading, writing, and learning languages, Kathy enjoys an active life: swimming, rock climbing, running, football, hiking, and traveling. She has so far visited Canada, Mexico, Korea, China, the Bahamas, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and England. Kathy celebrated her 18th birthday skydiving in Ocean City and would like to return to Switzerland to bungee jump off the Verzasca Dam. 

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Ruth Cooper, M.B.A.

Ruth Cooper loves math, math-related topics, and teaching. Through her own initial struggle to grasp algebraic concepts, she realized how much fun math could be and set out to help others who were stuck. For more than twelve years, Ruth has taught and tutored a wide variety of math--from kindergarten level through Calculus I--to a diverse group of students, including children, teens, adults, and special-needs students. It is in this diversity of individuals and learning styles--and finding what each student needs to be successful--that she derives her greatest satisfaction and joy.

Ruth holds a Master's in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she graduated in 2003 as the youngest member of her class. She also holds a partially completed degree in Biomedical Engineering with a pre-medical focus from Virginia Commonwealth University. This degree was put on hold when she met her husband halfway through the program. Ruth and her husband of three years are both of an engineering/computer/mathematical/geek bent and both love teaching any and all subjects when asked. The Coopers have a blessed life and are currently undertaking the self-remodeling of their little rancher in Virginia Beach, Virginia, while parenting two beautiful, little (active) male carbon units.

In addition, Ruth has varied interests and accomplishments that include Toastmaster certification, an EMT-B, four years of lifeguarding, 400+ hours of volunteering in an emergency room, two novels (working on a third), 14+ years of volunteering and work for HEAV (Home Educators Association of Virginia) and the annual HEAV convention, nine years of internship at COFES (Congress on the Future of Engineering Software), four years as bookkeeper of a construction company, and a lifetime of interest in puzzles, ancient history, and natural mysteries.

In September 2010, Ruth trained for and ran her first triathlon, using it as a goal to help focus her weight-loss journey. By the end of 2010, she succeeded in losing a total of 100 pounds. Not quite at her goal weight and now firmly addicted to the sport, Ruth plans to run a half-Ironman in May and then a marathon to celebrate her 30th birthday in September.

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Jeremy Cummings, M.A.

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Jeremy Cummings is currently Pastor of Student and Children’s Ministries at Waxhaw Bible Church in Waxhaw, NC. For the past three years, Jeremy has also been the Worldview and Apologetics Teacher at Arborbrook Christian Academy in Matthews, NC.  He has been married for nine years to his wife, Wanda, and has three precious children Carter (3 ½ who is with the Lord), Chloe (2 ½ years), and Claira (9 months). Jeremy has a B.A. in Religion from Bethany Bible College, an M.A. in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, and is an ordained minister in the Wesleyan Church.

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Ralph Dally

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Ralph has been married since 1999 to his wife Carline. The Dally’s hail from Olympia, Washington. They have two children, Micah and Mikayla, who have been home-schooled for several years. The Dally’s enjoy spending quality time together at the ocean playing on the beach and cozying up in a cabin. Long walks, espresso, visiting lighthouses, bicycling, and reading are on top of a “must-have” summer list!

 

Ralph enjoys serving as associate pastor at a local church where he oversees the young adult and connections ministries. Ralph is credentialed through the Assemblies of God. He also has a heart for deaf missions and pastored a deaf church for fifteen years. Ralph was raised in a church with an active deaf community and, in hindsight, sees that’s where God planted a seed in his heart to work with the deaf someday. Ralph also has two deaf cousins. After graduating from high school in 1985, he took his first sign language class and was immediately hooked! Ralph went on to be trained as a professional Sign Language Interpreter and worked in the private and public sector.

Ralph ran his own interpreting business for over fifteen years. He interpreted in a variety of settings, providing services for national corporations such as Costco, Safeway, and Red Robin; state government offices and medical clinics. As an educational Interpreter, Ralph served the Deaf in elementary, high school and college level classes, including CAD, word-processing and computer training, ABE, ESL, welding, auto tech, early childhood education, first aid, mathematics, web design, physical education, nutrition, accounting, business administration, database management, baking and pastry arts, culinary arts, and summer intensives.

Ralph also served as an ASL Interpreter for several theatre performances and concerts, including Luis Palau, Sandi Patty, Amy Grant, The Katinas, Wayne Watson, and Michael W. Smith. During this time, Ralph taught community education and middle school non-credit ASL courses and deaf awareness workshops.

In 2008, God called Ralph to go back to school and become a certified teacher of ASL. He now teaches at the high school level for student’s seeking foreign language credit; both in private and public schools, on campus and online. He thoroughly enjoys the roles of teacher and pastor!

Lena David, B.A.

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Lena David was born in Jerusalem and raised in Bethlehem.  She is a born again Christian, was brought up in a brethren church, and accepted Jesus as her Savior at the age of ten at a church camp. Her mother tongue is Arabic and she speaks English as a second language.  She is currently learning Hebrew as a third language.

Lena graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Special Education and a B.A. in Social Work from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.  She also took courses on child evangelism.  Lena worked as a social worker at the YWCA Jerusalem and as a substitute teacher at a Christian home for children with special needs in Bethlehem, which was founded by her father.

Lena works as an administration assistant in Jerusalem at Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies and Research. Tantur welcomes people from all walks of life who come from all over the world including scholars, teachers, students, spiritual sojourners, clergy on sabbaticals in the Holy Land, university and church groups, and individual guests; all who seek enrichment in the land where Jesus lived and taught.

Lena enjoys swimming, basketball, aerobics, singing and playing the piano, cooking and baking, collecting stamps, acting and church activities.  She assists in worship services and volunteers as a Sunday school teacher.  Lena also leads church camps and VBS.

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Michael Dakwar, B.A.

Click here to see a recording of his Modern Hebrew class

Born and raised in Israel to a Roman Catholic family, Michael was led to Christ through the ministry of a local messianic assembly in his home town of Haifa.  Trained in television production and journalism, he worked for 15 years as news editor and journalist for the State TV, Channel 1 in Jerusalem and CBN-TV News.

Michael studied Bible and Church Ministry at Emmaus Bible School in Debuque, Iowa and Biblical Studies and Pastoral Ministry at Ontario Bible College.  During his time in Israel he was deeply involved in local church ministries which included Bible teaching and outreaches to local people. Part of his ministry included the teaching of modern spoken Hebrew to Christian volunteers who came to Israel for short time ministry. 

Today, 35 years after being born again, Michael serves as a volunteer pastor, teaching and preaching the word of God at several evangelical churches as well as giving counseling to new immigrants from the Middle East and to believers in Sweden.   Michael is married, has two children, and has been living in Stockholm since 2004. 

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Leslee Dirnberger, B.A., J.D.

Leslee Dirnberger is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (BA, 1989) and Washington University in St. Louis (JD, 1994).  During law school and her years of practice, Leslee worked for the Subcommittee on Crime of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and law firms in St. Louis, Chicago and Washington D.C.  She was a local prosecutor, acted as lead counsel in cases around the Nation in Federal Court, oversaw nationally televised Congressional hearings, drafted Federal legislation and rewrote numerous laws.

Leslee is excited to teach and mentor homeschooled students, including her four children, in areas she is passionate about.  She has taught paralegal classes in Litigation and Legal Research and Writing for Roosevelt University, and currently teaches classes in Constitution, Critical Thinking and Mock Trial to homeschoolers.  As a former litigator, she enjoys utilizing her skills to encourage students’ natural desire to solve problems, to have their opinions heard and to help others.   Her students thrive as Mrs. D (as they call her) employs the Socratic method of teaching to develop students’ critical thinking skills.

Leslee also brings her experience working with the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and for numerous campaigns and political officials, including the former Gov. of VA, to provide a uniquely practical view of what happens in our government.  It is important to her that her students gain an appreciation and understanding of the liberties we enjoy in this country so that “politics” and government are not mysterious or taboo subjects, but rather a means to protect and ensure the rights and freedoms given to us by God.

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Gene Doremus, M.P.A.

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Gene is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel; nine years enlisted and twenty-two as an officer. Although retired, he continues to wear his Air Force uniform teaching Junior ROTC. Most of his Air Force career was in munitions or aircraft maintenance where he proudly served on the deployed headquarters staff during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. But, his real claim to fame came when he led the U.S. Central Command’s Joint Munitions Office for Operation Enduring Freedom immediately after 9/11.

In his 37-year association with the Air Force, what he prizes most is getting to use his God-given gift of teaching. Twelve of those years were happily spent teaching something about the Air Force or about Airpower in general. Specifically, he has taught History of Aerospace Science for nine years. He never tires of telling the fascinating story of airpower. Gene has a B.A. in political science with a minor in constitutional law, and an masters degree in public administration.

God put Gene’s gift of teaching to use both in and out of uniform. He has 14 years of Sunday School/Bible teaching and integrates scriptural and spiritual truths into everything he teaches. The Air Force may have thought they were moving Gene around, but God directed his path and then opened up teaching opportunities wherever he landed. He married his high school sweetheart. They raised three boys and are blessed with five grand-girls.

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Susan Eggers, M.A.

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Susan Eggers graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University with a degree in history and she earned her master’s degree in Russian history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  While continuing her graduate studies, Susan presented papers at conferences throughout the country and published several articles and book reviews on Russian history.  She lived in Russia for three months while conducting research in the libraries and archives of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

 

Susan taught World Civilizations at Appalachian State University and served as a teaching assistant while a graduate student at UNC.  She has been blessed to be a homeschooling mom since 2003.  During the past several years, she has taught World History homeschool enrichment classes for high schoolers.

 

She and her family live in Hickory, NC.   She believes that the greatest calling in her life is to be a faithful follower of Christ.  She and her family enjoy being involved in their local church.  She directs a children’s choir, a handbell choir, and also composes music.  She loves spending time with her family, reading, and learning to play golf.

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Steve Felder, M.T.

Steve Felder is currently the Executive Pastor of Horizons Church in Lost Creek, West Virginia, a multi-sight church of about 1,300 people.  Pastor Steve is part of the preaching team at Horizons, carries regular counseling responsibilities, teaches courses on healthy relationships and co-ordinates the pastoral staff and the ministry teams at Horizons.  Pastor Steve has a BA from Appalachian Bible College in Beckley, West Virginia, a Masters of Theology from Grace Seminary in Winona Lake, IN and has completed doctoral level courses at Denver Seminary in Denver, CO.  He is married and has two adult children and two grandchildren.  He grew up in Michigan, has pastored in both West Virginia and Indiana and enjoys riding motorcycles. 

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Colleen Finley

Colleen Finley initially became a teacher to respond to God’s call to homeschool her own children. She also organizes seminars and retreats to help other parents create homeschools in their homes. Today, Colleens two adult children are homeschool success stories: one is a pharmacist and one is in law school. Celleen continues to maximize the benefits of studying at home as she continues to homeschool her younger children.

After 17 years of successful teaching, Mrs. Finley brings her expertise to Landry Academy. Her instructional approach is to connect math with real-life examples that show how math is really used. She is aided in making these connections by previous work experiences that include service as a governmental auditor, insurance adjuster, risk manager and accountant.

She is also proud of her work as the treasurer for the Florida Parent Educator Association (Florida’s statewide homeschool support group) and as a board member of her local homeschool support group, Families Affirming Christian Education in Columbia County, Florida.

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Becky Frank, B.S.

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Becky Frank has been steeped in American History from her early days growing up on the family farm in Northeastern North Carolina. Although Barrow Creek farm has been in her family since the 1680s, her parents were the first to actually live on it in three generations.  On the farm she learned to milk cows, sheer sheep, and drive a tractor.  After an internship at Historic Edenton, she received a B.S. in Public History from Appalachian State University in 1992.  Answering God’s call to teach in a classroom setting, she added teacher certification from East Carolina University to her degree in 1998.  Becky then taught social studies in Gates County, North Carolina where her classes included U.S. History, World History, Economics, Government, and Humanities.

In 2004 she moved to Northern Wake County with her new husband and began a family.  Becky currently homeschools her three children and is active in her church and local Christian homeschool group.  She enjoys gardening, cooking, scrapbooking and long walks with her kids and the family dog.  Sharing the heritage of our great country is one of her passions as.   Her lifelong dream is to return to the family farm and make a portion of the acreage a living history site.

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Lindsey Fratto

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Lindsey is a Homeschool graduate and has over four years of experience in web, marketing, branding, and user interface design which closely intertwine with her love for fine arts, and the fundamentals of good aesthetics.  She spent 3 years in the web development industry before realizing that if she was going to continue to pursue growth as a creative professional --- and as an artist --- a career change was in order.  Her fine art background, and user-focused design experience collided to allow her to start her own Photography and Design business in 2009. 

Lindsey is passionate about her artwork, and loves the opportunity to fellowship with, or mentor, other artists.  She loves to provide opportunities for artists to get together and challenge each other creatively, and does so through hosting stylized shoots, workshops, and informal meet-ups. 

In addition to her work as an artist, she loves spending time with her family and close friends.  She enjoys sharing adventures with her five younger siblings, dinners and movies with her parents, and relaxing on the weekends with her fiancé.  Lindsey also enjoys being active in the community and local ministry, cooking elaborate ethnic cuisine, swing dancing, writing, reading good literature, and is thankful for every opportunity to travel and see more of God's creation and experience diverse other cultures.  She hopes to someday build an inn and retreat center called "Koimesis" (Greek for rest, or sleep) which will be a place of restoration, mentoring, and an open-door for anyone who is hurting --- to be loved, accepted, and have resources to find their God-given gifts and passions.

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Heather Getson, M.A.

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Heather Getson went to Western Michigan University and received her education degree in 1996.  From there she graduated from Mary Grove College with a Masters in Elementary education.  She has enjoyed teaching in the public schools for 12 years.  However, her biggest joy has been the last 6 years where she has had the opportunity to homeschool her four children.  

She has been married to her husband John for almost 17 years and they live with their kids in Adrian, Michigan. Besides teaching elementary students she has had the opportunity to teach at Jackson Community College. Teaching adults was a challenge but one that showed her why higher education was so important. The opportunity to teach at Landry Academy is one that Heather is excited to tackle.  Teaching children about science through a Christian perspective will be one of the highlights of her career.  

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Susan Gleason, B.A.

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Susan Gleason has a passion for the Lord as well as a passion for life.  In 1976, at 14, she became the youngest girl in North Carolina to earn a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and also soloed an airplane.  She continued to fly her own airplane until she was 19.

She has an extensive background in foreign languages and has been traveling internationally since the age of eight.  Her travels include Europe, Scandinavia, Estonia, Canada, Mexico, Bolivia and South Africa.  She studied French and German in college, attending Appalachian State University and UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A.’86). 

In 1985, while a college student, Susan was part of the Scandinavian Caravan (a Methodist exchange program) and led a Bible-smuggling operation into Soviet-controlled Estonia.  She was a student radio announcer at WXYC 89.3FM Chapel Hill NC and WUAG 103.1FM Greensboro NC from 1983-1986.  Susan was also a member of a new wave group whose video clip aired on MTV. 

Susan lived in Germany from 1986-1991 and did post-graduate studies at Universität Würzburg, Universität Bonn and FAS Germersheim.  She worked as an interpreter at the international trade fairs in Cologne as well as a translator and private tutor.  She was also a Tae Kwon Do instructor in Germany and won many regional Tournaments.

In 1993, Susan started the weekly Blue Ridge Backroads program on WBRF 98.1FM Galax VA, a live old-time and bluegrass show that is still broadcast today.  She has toured Europe several times with her old-time band, the Farmer’s Daughters. Susan has been studying Spanish since 2006 and has done mission work in Bolivia.

In 2008, Susan and her homeschooled daughter founded the German-American ePal Program which matches American homeschoolers with German pupils from public and private schools with similar interests.  ePals are like pen pals only communication is via email. 

She is an experienced equestrian, multi-instrumentalist, radio voice talent, event announcer, avid cyclist/hiker, linguist and language teacher. Susan lives with her family on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

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Jodi Guerra, B.A.

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Jodi Guerra loves teaching and watching others grow.  She graduated in 1988 from the University of Houston magna cum laude with a B.A. in Classical Studies.  (For those who are wondering, that is a major which focuses on ancient Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, culture, language and history.)  She also has a professional certificate in Health Care Management from Trinity University in San Antonio.

Jodi has been involved in education in some form since 1988. She has taught and tutored children of all ages from early childhood through high school in public, private, and home schools.  Since 1999 she has taught homeschool students Latin, literature and composition.  In 2009, Hendrick-Long published a study guide authored by Jodi entitled A Gentle Tour of Texas History.

Jodi and her husband, Dave, live in Houston, where she homeschools their four children Luke, Paulina, Danielle and Stephen.  Besides teaching and reading, Jodi enjoys cooking and needlework.  She has served in Awanas for a decade which allows her to assist and celebrate children memorizing God’s Word.  She continues to be amazed at how God uses all of her experiences to refine her as a wife, mother and teacher.

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Susi Hackman, B.A.

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Susi Hackman discovered a talent for foreign languages when, at the age of 15, she was a Rotary Scholar to Sweden and was fluent in Swedish within 3 months.   As a teenager, Susi enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1979 to study Basic Russian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, where she graduated top of the class.  She was selected to participate in an experimental follow-on intensive intermediate Russian language course and graduated with honors.   Susi then served as a Russian transcriber during the Cold War while stationed in Berlin from 1982-85.

Later into her military career, she attended foreign language teacher training and worked as a Russian language trainer for fellow army linguists.   She was selected to attend Russian interpreter and inspector training in Washington D.C. and became a founding member of the On Site Inspection Agency (OSIA).  This brand new agency was established to oversee and implement the historic Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between the former Soviet Union and the United States which eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons.  As an INF Russian Interpreter/Inspector, Susi worked closely with Russian inspectors and escorts as they traveled extensively throughout the former Soviet Union and the United States.      

Susi received her B.A. with honors in Russian Area Studies from the University of Maryland in 1991.  She has taught Russian in a variety of venues to students ranging from 1st grade to high school.  Susi worked as a tutor at a classical Christian homeschool academy teaching science and offering remedial Latin tutoring.  She has homeschooled both of her two children for many years and currently teaches at a private Christian school on the eastern shore of Maryland. She loves teaching and has a special gift for teaching Scripture in the target language.  

Susi has been married to John Hackman for 18 years and currently lives on the eastern shore of Maryland. 

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Joe Hall

Joe Hall has been a professional software developer for more than 20 years. He worked as a programmer for Microsoft and IBM and was the software architect for a Fortune 500 bank. He was the CTO of a ticket sales and servicing company and he started his own consulting company in 2006.

Joe makes his living writing desktop, web, and mobile device applications for businesses, but game programming is his passion, and it was gaming that got him into programming in the first place. He was a member of the original Xbox team and he joined the Visual Studio .NET team just after the Xbox was released in 2001. Joe is the author of XNA Game Studio Express: Developing Games for Windows and the Xbox 360, which was published in 2007.

Joe also dabbles in sketching, cartooning, and creating 3D models. When you see his artistic creations, you'll understand why he makes his living as a programmer. He Lives with his family in Alabama.

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Bethany Hathaway, B.A.

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Bethany Hathaway first became passionate about literature and writing as a homeschooled youngster, carefully brought up with “all the right books” by her mother.  She graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in English and earned her teaching degree through Masters of Teaching classes from Western New Mexico University. She is over half way to a Masters in English from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College.

Bethany got into education after working in development at a Christian school in Rehoboth, NM and then taught English at Gallup High School until recently moving to Colorado Springs, CO to live closer to family.  She is also a freelance writer and editor for various offices and newsletters.  On the side, Bethany enjoys running and biking with her toddler in tow.  She and her husband, Theron, are enjoying settling into Colorado Springs, busy with renovating a house and getting to know their church community at St. George’s Anglican Church.

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Jen Henriksen, A.A.

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Jen Henriksen has a true passion for adventure! Raised in upstate New York, she moved to the Tampa Bay area right after high school. Her love for Marine Science began while attending St. Petersburg College. In 1992, she was internationally certified as a Scuba Diver. She graduated with her high honors A.A. degree in 1997.

After college, she fed her growing passion for Marine Science by volunteering as a Scuba Diver for The Florida Aquarium, where she later served on staff as the Director of the Volunteer Program for six years. Jen logged literally hundreds of hours underwater as a scuba diver while maintaining the dive training & records program for over 500 paid and non-paid staff members.

Jen has been teaching students of all ages (from PreK to Adult) for many years.  Her favorite classes are those that involve hands-on learning. Her most recent classes include: Elementary, Middle School & High School Writing, Young Entrepreneurial Business, Finance classes as well as Photography, Scuba Diving and Marine Science intensives.

Jen’s other passions include photography and public speaking. She has worked as a professional photographer and LOVES sharing her love of the craft with others that are just getting started. In addition, Jen has spent the last 15 years traveling as a public speaker and trainer for a private homeschooling company. Be sure to look for her at your state’s annual homeschool convention! Chances are she’ll be speaking there!

Jen currently serves as the Chairman of FCH - The Fellowship of Christian Homeschoolers. FCH is a homeschool group she founded in 2002, which serves an estimated 180 homeschooling families annually.

Her whole family certainly shares her passion for the water. Jen and her husband Tom have been married for 23 years and are both A.S.A Certified Sailors. They homeschool their two teenage daughters, (13 & 15) who are both certified scuba divers as well.

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Lori Higgins, B.S.

Lori graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and minor in Chemistry. She has a science composite teaching certificate.

When Lori was a teenager she knew that God was calling her to missions. At the time she thought it was foreign missions.  But as time would tell, God actually was calling her to home missions, specifically public schools.  What a field! Ten years later, God is tweaking her calling to teenagers and their families throughout the U.S. towards homeschooling.  She and her husband homeschool their four young children and have been amazed at the blessing it produces in their family. Lori has always loved teaching science because God has proclaimed His glory in creation! Humans are the zenith of God’s handiwork and teaching biology / anatomy and physiology enables her to share the awesome splendor of our King with students and families.

Lori lives in East Texas and is married to Riley who is the youth pastor at Westwood Baptist Church.  They have four children: Noah (7), Hannah (5), Judah (3), and Heidi (2)..

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Pam Holloway, B.S.N., M.S.

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Pam Holloway graduated summa cum laude in Heidelberg, Germany with a Master of Science in International Relations while working as the U.S. Army’s Health Promotion & Well-Being Coordinator covering 60,000 soldiers and their families.  Before her move into Health Promotion, she served the U.S. Army as the Head Nurse of Pediatric Services and as a Maternal-Child Nurse. Thanks to a full-ride scholarship, she started her professional life with a baccalaureate of science in nursing with honors from Washington State University.  She continued her learning in the health science field earning multiple certifications in health promotion, wellness, nutrition, pregnancy fitness, and athletic training through the Cooper Institute, ACSM, NALS, and the U.S. Army.

Married to a U.S. Army Knighted Cavalry Officer whose favorite job now is driving a tractor, Pam spent 20 years traveling around the world working to improve the health and well-being of military families.  She culminated her career with the U.S. Army as the Deputy Program Director of Customer Management Services where she was responsible for improving quality of life at military installations all over the world.  As blessed as Pam was in her career, she recognizes that her most rewarding position is as a wife and a mom of four children. 

Blessed to be settled into the first home Pam & her husband have ever owned, she greatly enjoys homeschooling and working with her family on their small gentleman’s farm near Fredericksburg, Virginia.  There is always something interesting going on at Snow Hollow Farm as her family raises their own beef, chicken, eggs and a garden.  In her spare time Pam enjoys playing piano, reading, researching (Apologetics, Health, Food, World Events) and preparing wholesome foods that nurture her family’s health.  She considers it a blessing each morning to greet and serve the Lord in such a peaceful setting.

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Julie Horton, M.A.

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Julie Horton is a veteran homeschooling mother who has a Master’s degree in Education from Wake Forest University and did post-graduate work at Liberty University.  She has homeschooled her children through all grade levels and has seen the older ones go to college on full academic scholarships.   In addition, Julie has taught dozens of other students through homeschool co-ops and private tutoring.  Her teaching style is energetic and interactive, with an emphasis on critical thinking and biblical worldview.  Her courses are peppered with tips on how students can “work smarter, not harder,” and develop skills that will serve them well in college.

Julie’s most popular courses have included history, American Government, SAT/ACT prep, career direction, and student success/college prep.  She has also taught music history and appreciation, English literature, economics, and math.   Teaching history and government are her greatest passions, because through these courses she has inspired students to get a vision for being “salt and light” in their own culture as informed citizens and voters.

Julie lives in Florida with her husband, children, and 2 bunnies.  She enjoys reading the Bible and praying with her husband every morning, running, counseling, and being active in her church. 

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Karri Iverson, B.S.

Karri Iverson has been a major influence in the lives of many children throughout the past 20 years.  She graduated from Western Michigan University summa cum laude majoring in elementary education with a minor in science/ math, and English.  She has successfully home schooled one daughter (19) and is currently teaching her four other children, ages 17, 13, 8, and 8. 

Thirteen years ago, Karri recognized a growing need for homeschooling students to have further instruction in English and science.  At that time, she began the Quest program, a local home school tutoring group.  The Quest program has grown considerably over the years and currently has four different teachers and over fifty students in classes ranging from elementary age to high school. 

In addition to Quest, Karri has taught at other homeschool programs and co-ops and has enjoyed teaching Bible studies at her church.  Karri has given direction and guidance to many parents during their homeschooling journeys and has privately tutored several students in their entire high school curriculum.  One of Karri’s most successful classes has been an essay writing prep for the ACT and SAT.  During this class, students learn to write a two page, cohesive essay including introduction, thesis, body, and conclusion in a half-hour on randomly selected topics.  This has been a highly sought after class, giving students the competence and confidence they need to take standardized writing exams and further on their path toward higher education.

One of Karri’s passions is developing curriculum, something she has done for her own children, the Quest program, and the local school district’s summer and extra-curricular camps.  In addition to teaching for the Lenawee Intermediate School District’s summer camps, she has also taught for the Summer Institute for the Gifted and a science and math camp she and another teacher developed.  Karri is enthusiastic about teaching and loves watching children develop as they learn about their Maker.

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Randi Johnson, B.S.

Raised by two educators in Nashville, TN, Randi discovered from a young age the thrill of learning, the art of befriending people, and the beauty of the untamed countryside as seen from a car window on the open road.  God has used these passions to shape the direction of her life—guiding her from the rolling hills of home to the mountainous peaks in Colorado, from the lush highland valley in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to the impoverished desert in the projects of San Antonio, and now again a calling from Colorado back to the road as Landry Academy’s Chemistry Intensives teacher.

Randi has previously served as a Secondary Science Teacher, Expedition Guide, Substitute Teacher, Program Manager, and Office Administrator. Highlights and accolades include: a strong grasp of Spanish and English from living an assortment of years both abroad and domestic; a scientific, logical, and analytical mind courtesy of an education in Biology, Chemistry, and Spanish at Lipscomb University; a desire to assist youth in tackling and overcoming life’s challenges instilled from over 10 years working with grades K4-12th in the classroom and afterschool; a lifelong pursuit of living life to the fullest, including professional dabbling in an assortment of hobbies (reading, crocheting, gardening, guitar, piano, writing, crafting, snowboarding, running, etc); and a passion for working to reduce disparities—a natural consequence from living among both the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor.

Consistent with her earliest discoveries, Randi looks forward to what God will teach her each season, to meeting and loving new people, and to traveling soon to a chemistry lab near you.

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Greg Jones, B.A.

Greg believes nearly all crime scenes are alive with information waiting and wanting to be discovered. Understanding the dynamics of a criminal event is directly connected to our insight and knowledge of the artifacts and physical evidence left behind at the scene. This crucial element of the overall investigation relies heavily on the scene investigator’s ability in knowing what to do and how to do it.                        

From the young age of 5 years, Greg seemed to be naturally attracted to police work when he disappeared, on a family summer vacation, and his parents found him directing traffic on a busy highway. He was the kid in the neighborhood stopping the patrol car in the street just to talk with the officers, hear the police radio, and get a look at all the cool equipment they had inside their car. What’s Greg’s favorite television show of all time? That’s right - Adam-12.

He graduated from the Mid-Michigan Police Academy receiving state police certification, at Lansing Community College in Lansing MI, in 1986. Greg also graduated from Michigan State University, in East Lansing MI, receiving a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice in 1988. He began his career at the Ingham County Sheriff – Parks Department, in Mason MI, in 1986. Although his tenure was short here, it was time well spent learning the basics of wearing the uniform well, learning how to interact with people and solving problems, issuing tickets, and making first arrests.

Later in 1986, Greg accepted a Public Safety Officer position with the Albion Department of Public Safety in Albion MI. The next 6 years were crucial, paving the foundation of his career, as he lived and learned the fundamentals of proactive street patrol, criminal investigation, death investigation, crime scene, criminal legal procedure, and court testimony. After 1 year of education and training at Albion Public Safety, Greg also earned his Fire Fighter I state certification, in 1988, as his position required fire fighting as well. His firefighter role consisted of fire attack, rescue, pumping operations, ladder operations, engine driving, hazardous materials response, and fire investigation.

Greg next moved on to the Ann Arbor Police Department, in Ann Arbor MI, accepting a Police Officer position in 1993. After 4 additional years of street patrol and a specialized traffic assignment arresting intoxicated drivers, he was promoted to Detective in 1997. Over the next 14 years he investigated thousands of criminal cases in many areas including domestic violence & crimes against children, financial crimes, larceny, burglary, assault, robbery, & death investigation. This allowed him to develop a level of expertise in crime scene investigation. As a result, Greg was assigned to develop training programs for police officers and detectives covering basic and advanced techniques in crime scene investigation.  He also had the opportunity to lead numerous CSI classes and workshops for schools, civic groups, and summer camps. 

After 25 adventurous years, Greg retired from law enforcement in 2011.  In this next chapter of his career, he looks very forward to sharing his knowledge of the police sciences with the students of Landry Academy.

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 Jaime Jones, M.S.

Jaime has a dual passion for the fields of science and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  She earned a BS in Health Studies; Science Track at Georgetown University and a MS in Physician Assistant Studies at Shenandoah University.  Since that time she has worked part time as a Physician Assistant in the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cosmetic Dermatology while concurrently teaching.  Jaime has taught junior and senior high sciences and health courses in a private Christian school and a local homeschool co-op and taught women’s health and physical exam to graduate students as an adjunct faculty member of Shenandoah’s physician assistant program.

Jaime is most passionate about teaching young people in a Christian setting because she sees it is as a great privilege to study the works of God (His Creation), which reflect His glory, and to use the knowledge gained to glorify Him.  Her hope is that the students will find their faith fortified and revitalized through the study of science because the science classroom can be uniquely effective in confirming the historicity and scientific validity of the Bible.  Her goal is to help the students look at all of God’s Creation through a biblical worldview because true science is completely consistent with the Bible.

Jaime has been blessed with a wonderful husband, 3 children and 6 pets.  They live in the busy suburbs of northern Virginia and dream of having a farm someday J.  She enjoys spending time outdoors and being active with her family.  She is also an avid reader and into all topics homesteading.  She looks forward to sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with your child(ren).

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 Tom Khazoyan

Tom began his career on the production side of the film and television business. He is an award-winning producer, director, cameraman, and editor. He has produced projects ranging from television commercials to documentaries to dramatic films in over 30 countries. Since 1998 he has served as a missionary video producer, first at Caleb Project, a ministry dedicated to seeing Christians mobilized for the completion of world evangelization. In 2005, Tom co-founded 10X Productions for the production of a feature-length motion picture, The Enemy God. In 2012, 10X Productions, now a ministry of Pioneers, formed a strategic partnership with International Media Ministries based in Spain. 

The focus of this ministry is to work collaboratively with filmmakers in other countries to produce visual stories and to empower emerging filmmakers in other cultures with the goal to make the knowledge of Jesus Christ and his kingdom known in places that are yet unreached. This work takes the form of film training workshops, partnership in producing films, and individual mentoring. Tom understands what being in school is like; he's working on his MFA in Professional Screenwriting. 

Tom and his wife, Cara have been homeschooling since their son was in second grade (he's graduating from college in May.) Two daughters are still at home, one in high school and the other in 5th grade. He also enjoys music (guitar and hand drums) and telemark skiing. 

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 Michelle Koles, M.A.

Michelle has a masters degree in teaching with a concentration in special education. Over the past 15 years, she has been working with children and adults of all ages and abilities in a variety of environments. She has taught Special Education in small classrooms, combined classes, and one-on-one. She started and taught in a Montessori school with children ages 3-6 and, for the past 8 years, she has been teaching college classes online. When the opportunity to combine her love of teaching with the experience of online education in a Christian atmosphere, she jumped at the chance. At home, Michelle lives with her husband of 15 years and “their” 6 kids -  a very unique household. Together they have one son. Soon after moving to their current home in Michigan, they took in two teenage hockey players for the school year, and one foster infant. Now, they have added one more teenage hockey player and one more foster infant, bringing the total to six kids under one roof! They hope to adopt both children soon. While they cannot adopt the teenagers, they are like family, and they will have a special relationship with them forever. Michelle thanks God for blessing her with this wonderful, yet unexpected, family, and a new teaching opportunity!

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Wesley Kring, M.Div.

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Wesley Kring is a life-long Hoosier. He was born and raised in historic Madison, in southern Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University with a triple major (mathematics, statistics, and honors economics). Later, he earned two degrees (M.Div. and Th.M.) from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN.

Wes brings a breadth of secular and ministry experience to the classroom. He has worked in the mortgage business (managing a multi-million dollar collateral account) and in hospital administration (reengineering work processes in order to improve patient results while reducing hospital expenses). He also has experience as a senior pharmacy technician.

In ministry, Wes has been pastor-teacher at three churches in Indiana. Most recently, he taught middle school students at a private Christian Montessori school, teaching math, history, literature, composition, and logic. At that school, he also created, coordinated, and taught the school's Bible curriculum. Through the years, Wes has tutored many students, most often in math.

Wes's wife Sonja is a pharmacist. They have four children—two older daughters and two younger sons. Other members of the Kring family include Dasher (a Bernese Mountain Dog) and three cats. The Kring family is currently moving to Wes's home town of Madison from Elkhart, where for several years he served on the board of The Elkhart Area Christian Home Educators and coached girls' basketball.

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Diana Lamolinara, B.A., B.S.

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Diana Lamolinara is a native speaker of Spanish who has lived in the Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Spain. In addition, she spent some time living in Italy where she studied Italian for several years.  Diana has a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Foreign Language Education from the University of Maryland.  Diana began her career by teaching Spanish at St. Johns Country Day School in Orange Park, Florida. During her years as a private school teacher she taught all levels of Spanish, from preschool to Advanced Placement.  In 1996, Diana began homeschooling her own children and from that time until the present she has taught high school Spanish 1-3 in several home school co-ops.

Diana still has one child at home that she is homeschooling. She enjoys studying the Bible, exercising, reading and watching soccer. In addition to four children, the Lord has also blessed Diana and her husband with a grandson.

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Chris Leingang, M.A.T., M.Div.

The desire to be a teacher was birthed in Chris during his 8th grade year. After graduating high school, he entered college with that desire still burning inside him. In 1996, he graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Science with an emphasis in Chemistry and Physics. He then went on to graduate from Concordia University, Portland with an M.A.T. in Secondary Education in 1998.

His teaching experience spans both middle school and high school, as well as a variety of subjects, including General Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics and American Government.

He was later called into full-time Christian ministry with Lutheran Brethren Youth Ministries, where he helped to lead teams of young adults as they worked in church-planting and outreach. His passion for teaching hadn’t left but had been refocused on ministry, missiology and church leadership.

As with most teachers, Chris’ passion for teaching is coupled with a passion for learning. Hence, it was no surprise when in 2002 he enrolled in seminary. While attending seminary, he supported his family by teaching part-time at Hillcrest Academy, a private Christian high school and by serving part-time as Associate Pastor to the Dalton Free Lutheran Parish.

In 2005, he graduated from Lutheran Brethren Seminary in Fergus Falls, MN with an M.Div. and began serving Faith Fellowship in Kelso, WA where he continues to serve today.

Chris has been married for 18 years and has three teenage sons. As a homeschooling dad, he understands the benefits and challenges homeschool families face and is excited to be able to assist them as they educate their children and prepare them for college.

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Angela Little, M.B.A.

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Angela Little, M.B.A. is a management and marketing professional with 20 years of experience in a variety of business environments.  After growing up in the Chicago area, she earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1993 and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1996.  Prior to being blessed with three beautiful children, Mrs. Little worked as an intern at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, as a community educator with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, as a claims adjuster for Aetna Insurance and as editor of the Business Journal of Macon County.  She then found her true calling as the Director of Professional Development with the Millikin Institute, the continuing education division of Millikin University.  In this role, she developed, marketed and delivered training programs for children and adults alike in a wide range of topics reinforcing the fact that learning is a continuous, lifelong process - its value, priceless.

When she married and became a mother, she knew that her work-focused priorities had to shift.  About this time, "mega-churches" were becoming popular and she began consulting part-time with a large metropolitan church in the areas of hospitality, church growth and personal/spiritual growth offerings.  She also taught management, marketing, small business ownership and communication classes at a local college for several years.  Because her philosophy is that teachers should have real-world experience in what they are teaching and she truly enjoys the process of continually growing and expanding her base of knowledge, she takes on a variety of extra projects in her spare time and has gained additional experience working in fields such as direct marketing, real estate investing, park district management and international, on-line, high-end retail marketing to name just a few. 

The breadth and depth of experience that Mrs. Little has had in a variety of business settings adds to every class she teaches and students are exposed to true, reality-based learning in addition to their textbook experience.  She enjoys watching students discover their personal interests as well as their God-given talents and abilities and helping to guide them in future endeavors.

She and her husband Brian live in Southwestern Michigan with their three children ages 12, 10 and 8 who are, what they term "hybrid public/homeschooled."  They enjoy the outdoors, traveling and spending time together as a family as well as with friends.

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Stacy Lung, B.S.

Stacy Lung developed a love for Geology and rocks as a young child viewing her fathers’ rock collection as many times as he would share it with her.  She received a BS in Geology with a minor in Mathematics from Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  While there she also met her amazing husband who shared his love of the outdoors in countless fishing, camping, and hiking adventures, often with faulty equipment making it truly an adventure. 

Stacy worked as an environmental Geologist and taught a variety of high school science and math courses during her early marriage.  After beginning her family, she moved with her husband to the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin.  Here she homeschools her five children and continues to have adventures in the woods and on the lakes near their home.  Stacy believes that it is important to see God’s hand and his infinite creativity and attention to detail in the natural world.  Her desire to continue to teach and share this with others has led her to pursue a MS in Environmental Studies at Concordia University Wisconsin.  Studying Ecology has allowed her to study the interconnected relationships of Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Meteorology in the natural systems that God designed to nurture and sustain His creation.   When Stacy is not teaching a class or continuing her own education, you will find her with her family in the woods. 

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Lora Marks, B.S.

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Linda McGahern, B.S.

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Linda McGahern graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a BS in Electrical Engineering.  She worked as a software engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, CA for 14 years.  When her husband took a job in Washington DC, their family moved to Northern Virginia and she quit working to homeschool their younger of two daughters.  Homeschooling opened up a whole new world of educating to their family – every year enjoying it more.  While teaching electricity, robotics, physics and Visual Basic in the homeschooling community for several years, Linda grew to especially appreciate the hands-on, practical approach to learning. 

With their two daughters in college now, Linda and her husband are new “empty nesters.”  She enjoys gardening, taking evening walks with her husband, and teaching Bible to children every Monday evening.  She’s grateful having grown-up in a Christian home that exposed her to the Lord’s love and presence through Word and example.  She is always involved with their church in various ministries.

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Marji McIlvaine

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Marji McIlvaine has been homeschooling for 23 years with 4 graduates (2 college graduates), two in college, and two students still at home.  She has a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Florida, with graduate hours in linguistics and testing and assessment (ECU).  She began her college career as a pre-veterinary major and has garnered many college hours enjoying science.  Growing up in south Florida, she went to SeaCamp in the FL Keys where her passion for marine science was ignited through snorkeling, scuba diving and the hands-on study of ocean life.  She has been teaching other homeschooled students in a variety of subjects for almost her whole homeschooling life.

Marji has studied six languages (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic) and worked at UF as a bilingual secretary to a professor in the Animal Science department, thereby fusing her interests in science and language.  She teaches Spanish 1-3, French 1, elementary Spanish classes, and middle school chemistry and marine science classes to homeschoolers of all ages in the mountains of western NC.  She is teaching two high school marine biology classes this current school year, as well as Spanish, Forensics (Speech), and History.

Marji is the Communications Director for Henderson County Homeschool Association, administers the Woodcock-Johnson III test to area homeschoolers, and is honored to have been included as a workshop speaker at the NCHE Homeschool Conference for several years.  One of her joys is helping her children and other students see the fingerprints of God in every discipline we study – science, foreign language, communication, and history, and helping them learn to use their God-given gifts and interests for His purposes in their lives.

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Kimberlee Mendoza, M.A.

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Kimberlee resides in San Diego, California with her husband and two boys. She is a youth and creative arts pastor for San Diego Hope Church, an English/Literature professor for San Diego Christian College and the University of Phoenix, an evangelist/speaker for Torrid Faith, and a cover artist. She has published over a dozen novels, nine plays, one non-fiction book on human video, and several poems. She has a BA in Human Development and a MA in Humanities with an emphasis in literature and playwriting. She is the winner of the Sherwood Eliot Wirt Writer of the Year Award for 2006, and is a former board member for the San Diego Christian Writer’s Guild. Writing is a huge part of her life, but helping new writers is her passion.

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Matt Mizesko, B.S.

Matt is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a B.S. in Biology with a pre-vet / pre-med concentration.  He attended Liberty University for two years where he played on their varsity soccer team prior to transferring to UNCW.  Matt has been teaching science courses including Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology, and Health/PE at Coastal Christian High School in Wilmington, NC.  He was born and raised on the beach and love surfing, playing soccer, and anything dealing with the outdoors. Matt has a passion for anything medical/health related and is very excited to see how God uses this passion in his life. He has attends Life Community Church in Wilmington, NC.

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Giuliana Cattelan O’Connell, M.S., M.A.

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Giuliana Cattelan O’Connell was born and educated in Milan, Italy.  At the end of her studies in International Business Administration and Foreign Language translation, she came to the U.S. to visit her older sister in CT.  She met her future husband during church service less than eight hours after her  arrival in the U.S.  While raising three children, she returned first part –time and then full time to college.

Giuliana graduated from Tunxis Community College in Farmington CT, then continued studies in Italian and International Studies at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. She graduated with a B.A. in Italian and, two years later, received an M.S. in International Studies with a concentration in European Studies: European Union, History and Geography.  Two years later, she received an M.A. in Italian Studies.

While working on her Masters, she worked as webmaster and assistant coordinator for the Italian Resource Center, a center that promotes and supports the teaching of Italian in Connecticut in partnership with the Consulate General of Italy in New York, the State of Connecticut and the department of Modern Languages at Central Connecticut State University .

She is currently an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, University of Hartford and Central Connecticut University, teaching all levels of Italian, Medieval European History and Humanities. It is not easy for Giuliana to teach students that are non Christian, but she finds it rewarding when she is able to talk with them about God.

Giuliana and her husband, Bob, have three married children and four grandchildren.  Their grandchildren are homeschooled in Arkansas. They enjoy long walks with their two Labrador retrievers, visiting their  families in Arkansas and Italy, and spending  time with their “Church family.”  Giuliana’s interests include medieval history and music, gardening, cooking, genealogy, Biblical archeology and European languages.

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Jill Pinkerton

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From San Diego, to the Ituri Forest, God has taken Jill and her family around the world to serve Him. Jill grew up in San Diego, California, and became a Christian in middle school.  Then, during high school and college she worked at orphanages in Baja California. She went to San Diego State University, majoring in Linguistics. She later graduated from Christian Heritage College, where she majored in Missions and Bible. Jill attended the Summer Institute of Linguistics training, which prepared her for service with Wycliffe in Guatemala. She later taught phonetics, phonology, and language learning at the University of Oklahoma with SIL, as well as in Dallas, TX.

While teaching in Dallas, Jill met Jim, and after completing additional training, she and her family moved to the D.R. Congo. They began working on the Lese language, spoken by the Efe Pygmies. They  had the privilege of living in a "National Geographic Special" where she and her husband taught their four children.  Due to the ongoing war in D.R. Congo, they joined SIM and  moved on to Botswana, working with the Bushmen of the Kalahari. 

Jill has taught Spanish in public, private and homeschool co-operatives, as well as one-on-one tutoring.  She has also done technical medical translation work. Jill  is enthusiastic about getting her students to understand as well as to speak Spanish.

After living many years as a family in Africa, Jill and her husband Jim are now living  in Boone, NC, where Jim manages Samaritan's Purse's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jill loves history, homemaking, reading, keeping abreast of world events, and practicing hospitality

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Jodi Quint

Mrs Quint is a homeschooling mom of seven and has been married for twenty years. She has been a Bondservant to the Most High God for almost thirty years. She did Undergraduate study in Biology at Anderson University in Anderson, IN. Her senior thesis dealt with the effect of weightlessness on muscle physiology and her undergraduate research  was with NASA at Wright State. She has taught biology and anatomy and physiology co-op classes to homeschooled students for several years. She and her family live near Nashville, TN.

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Josie Ramos, B.A.

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Josie was born and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  She earned her B.A. in Behavioral Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and has worked in the field of Education since then, having taught Spanish and ESL from grades K through 12 and ESL writing courses in community college.

Josie met her husband, Steven, in her junior year of high school at a church youth service when they were both 17.  They married at 21, and will be celebrating fifteen years of marriage in August 2011.  The Lord has blessed them with four children. 

God has opened many doors for Josie and Steven, and they have had the opportunity to meet former president George Bush, work for a U.S. Senator on Capitol Hill, and, most recently, open their home in the town they’ve recently moved to, to start a home church.  Josie enjoys learning new languages, as she feels it helps her understand her students who are learning a foreign language, and has also learned basic conversational Russian and is currently learning Arabic.

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Julie Rapelje

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Julie Rapelje's great desire is to see students develop confidence in the creative gifts God has given them, hold fast to their faith, and use their natural abilities, combined with learned skills to do amazing things for His Kingdom.  She has had the joy of teaching both adults and students in the fine arts and other subjects over the past twenty  years.  She has found teaching to be a humbling and rewarding pleasure. Currently she teaches art classes in her area home school co-op. 

Born in upstate New York, Julie has always enjoyed all things creative.  She attended Toccoa Falls College in northern Georgia and went on to study Art Education at the University of Georgia for a short time.  She returned to New York where she met and married her husband of 18 years and postponed her educational plans to begin a family.  She continued to develop  her creative knowledge through study, competitions,  exhibits and sales, classes, teaching, and membership in various art clubs and museums.  She has had the honor of educating her children at home for the past 10 years.

She has taught on such art subjects as: Realistic Drawing, Colored  and Water-Color Pencil, Sculpture, Painting, and Art History, plus various one time seminars.  She has developed an Art History and Practice curriculum based on her own experience with the classical education model and the need to see meaning brought back into the study, techniques, and production of current art work.

Mrs. Rapelje hopes to open the door for her students to see all the possibilities that are out there for them.  As a Christian, she believes, we can and should be the most insightful  and creative people in our society since we know the Creator intimately.  As a homeschooling parent, she sincerely counts it a privilege to be entrusted with the education of home school students this year as they study the visual arts together.  Her goal is to spark a flame in her students that grow into a society-changing fire.

When she is not busy with her husband or three children, Julie's  interests include: reading non-fiction, social etiquette and interaction, gardening, event planning, cooking, letter-boxing, camping, liturgical art, collage, painting, and thinking outside of the box!  She is most fascinated recently with the interplay of liturgy, architecture, symbolism, and worship.  Julie is eager to see God move in the lives of her students this year.

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Whitney Rose, M.S.

Whitney graduated with her masters in Nutrition Science from North Carolina State University with a concentration of Biochemistry coursework. She also assisted in teaching several college classes there. Whitney gained additional experience with exercise / sports nutrition by working with a registered dietician while obtaining her degree.

Her passion for the sciences began to develop at an early age when her younger brother, Jake, suffered a medical crisis which left him severely mentally handicapped for life. Because of her brother, Whitney was introduced to science through continuous contact with medical professionals at a young age. Her frequent exposure to healthcare specialists triggered an interest in medical sciences as a high school student.

The Bible says every person is fearfully and wonderfully made, and Whitney  has developed a desire to see people discover the beauty and complexity that God has placed within them.  She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Bill, who is a youth pastor at Hope Chapel in Apex, NC.

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Dave Schiffman, M.S.

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Dave Schiffman has been in the US Navy all his bloomin’ life.  He attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD following high school and he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.  He received his commission in 1987 and has served the past 23 years as a Surface Warfare Officer (drives ships for a living) when he is not teaching in various venues.  In 1993, he graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA with a Master’s degree in Operations Research which he describes as math, math and more math.  During his travels with the Navy, Dave has visited all of South America and most of Southwest and Southeast Asia, as well as many islands in the South Pacific.

A native of California, he has returned to the Naval Postgraduate School for what may be his last assignment in the Navy to teach in the Operations Research department.  He is also a Research Assistant for studies involving sleep and job performance.  He also finds time to serve as an Adjunct Professor of quantitative subjects at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in the Masters of Business Administration program. He is currently studying for his Executive MBA and hopes to complete a PhD as well.  He has six children in his blended family ranging in age from 4 to 20 years old.  He has homeschooled his own children and others focused mainly on math subjects.

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Ellen Scoggins, M.Ed.

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Jessica Shao, B.A.

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Rob Walsman, B.S.

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Rebecca Werner

Joni Whitaker, B.S.

Joni Whitaker loves helping people learn.  She’ll teach anything from how to tie your shoes to how to factor a polynomial.  It was during her student teaching in a math classroom that she discovered this passion for math education.  She believes that too many students (and adults) simply learn to manipulate numbers, but never really understand their beauty and logic.  Demystifying math for her students is what continues to excite her.

After graduating with a BS in Mathematics from UNC-Charlotte, Joni taught in public school, and then private school before “retiring” to homeschool her own children.  Over the years she has tutored and taught math in homeschool co-ops. 

Currently, Joni and her husband, Ken, are Children’s Pastors at their church in Northern Virginia.  They have two children who are in college and one high school student.  

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Marilyn Whitlock, M.A.

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Marilyn Whitlock loves learning and sharing that love with students.  She has a bachelor’s degree in English Education from Bob Jones University, a master’s degree in English literature from California State University, Hayward, and has completed coursework at Arizona State University for a Ph.D. in English literature with a concentration in British literature of the 18^th century.  While completing her bachelor’s degree, Marilyn student-taught five sections of senior English and served as faculty advisor for the editors of a school newspaper.  As part of her master’s degree studies, she taught remedial English grammar and composition skills.  At Arizona State University, she received a full academic scholarship, was a graduate assistant, and taught freshman composition.

Since leaving Arizona State University, Marilyn has taught in a variety of venues.  She served as a long-term substitute teacher of senior English at Vacaville High School in Vacaville, CA, and also taught at Dublin Christian School in Dublin, CA.  Most recently her teaching experience has been in homeschool co-ops and in private tutoring.  At a homeschool co-op in Antioch, CA, she taught a high school survey of British literature.  After moving to Missouri, Marilyn taught a Shakespeare class at a co-op in Grandview, MO.  Over the past two school terms, she has privately tutored a group of homeschool students in a survey of the Old and New Testaments. 

Marilyn and her husband Dan live in Lee’s Summit, MO.  With her family, Marilyn attends Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Overland Park, KS, and assists her husband in leading a home fellowship group.  Besides copious reading—she always has multiple books on her nightstand—Marilyn dotes on her Pomeranian Simba.

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Peter Wielhouwer, Ph.D.

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Dr. Peter W. Wielhouwer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, and is a nationally-recognized scholar on campaigns and elections, faith and politics, and racial politics. Between 1995 and 2004 he taught at Spelman College (GA) and Regent University’s School of Government (VA), where he directed the graduate program in campaign management and the nonpartisan Center for Grassroots Politics.

From 2004 to 2005 he was speechwriter to the two-star general in charge of coordinating operational experiments for the U.S. military. Widely published in professional journals (such as the Journal of Politics and the American Journal of Political Science) and scholarly books (including the Oxford Handbook of Religion in American Politics, Oxford U. Press, 2009), he is an occasional political consultant, and regularly speaks on faith & politics and American politics for universities, professional organizations, churches, and faith-based organizations. He and his wife Deborah have been home educating their children since 1999.

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John Willoughby, M.E.

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John Willoughby has been a certified teacher for the past 13 years.  He has taught a variety of Social Studies courses including; World history, US History, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge, Comparative Government, US Government, Information Technology, and 20^th Century History.  The majority of his courses have been taught at the Advanced Placement level as well as the International Baccalaureate level.  He has extensive work with students in teaching the research and writing process.  He has a passion for the Cold War and feels that the topic helps students to understand the role of ethics and moral choices within historical settings.  John received a Masters of Education in Global Studies in Education from the University of Illinois in 2009.  He is very experienced with online teaching and has been responsible for training teachers how to be online instructors for the past two years for an international online school.

John was a missionary with his family to South Korea from 2005-2010 where he pastored a home church.  He continues to pastor a home church in Palm Harbor, Florida today.  John became a Christian his first semester at college in 1996.    

He has three children who are home schooled.  He believes that a Biblical World View is essential for students to hold in today’s materialistic and politically correct society.  Being able to stand up for what you believe in is essential in today’s world of fast paced living.  The Bible lends itself perfectly to the learning of history and allows for students to simmer in the knowledge of the Love of God as they apply this understanding to the social-political and ethical study that is the Cold War.  We live in a Burger King culture as many people simply want it their way, right away.  It is important for students to understand that the beginning of Wisdom comes from fear of the Lord and that it is important to be quick to listen and slow to speak. 

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Gadi Yarden, D.Min.

Born to believing parents in the United States, Gadi made a connection with God in the church he attended during his youth.  He received much knowledge of the Scriptures in Sunday school and Summer Bible School sessions he attended as a child and in his early teens.  While attending college, Gadi met God in a powerful way through the supernatural love, joy and singleness of purpose that he witnessed in the other students of Campus Crusade for Christ. He committed his life to the Lord, and returned to the campus thrilled about what God had done in his life. At the end of his studies, he could not find work, so he traveled to Israel to work on a kibbutz.  During his time there, God impressed on him that he would be serving Him the rest of his life in that land. God confirmed this when Gadi met a native born Israeli woman whom he married.  They share two children.  After working as an engineer for some time, he returned to the U.S. for theological studies and earned his doctorate.

Gadi has spent the last 20 years teaching Bible and Theology. He continues to have the same passion for teaching young people and helping them grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior and the Messiah of our people.

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Danny Zayas

As a music major graduate and professional musician, Daniel Zayas has over 20 years of music training and performance experience. He is accomplished in piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar and music theory.

Daniel has interned under song-writer and worship leader, Michael Neale and music director, Harold Ross. Additionally, Daniel was employed at Christ Fellowship as a Youth Worship Leader in which he led worship, developed student bands, wrote and arranged music and directed youth choir. For five consecutive years Daniel also toured with the national act band “Tenth Avenue North” playing lead guitar, keyboard and BGV.

Daniel’s passion for music and people has been reflected in the past seven years of his teaching history. He is gifted in communicating music principals by integrating his fun and creative energy with music instruction. Currently, he is the Music Director at Christ Fellowship City Place Campus and owner of Zayas Studios.

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