FPEA
2008
Speaker
Bios and Summaries
Gregg Harris
Gregg
Harris is a Christian homeschooling husband and the father of seven "priceless
treasures." He now serves as a teaching elder at Household of Faith Community
Church in Gresham, Ore.
Gregg's youngest three children continue to
study
at home with him and his wife, Sono.
Rick Andreassen
Rick
is the founder of the Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (CHAA Saints),
a professional physical education program serving Floridahomeschool
families from Hollywood to Vero
Beach. He works to provide homeschooled children
all the benefits of an athletic curriculum under the guidelines of professional
instructors.
Adam
Andrews
Adam
is the director of the Center for Literary Education and a homeschooling
father of six. Since 2003, he has traveled throughout the United
States and Canada
presenting an innovative and accessible method for teaching the crucial
skills of literary analysis and interpretation.
Carol Barnier
Carol
speaks coast to coast at homeschool conferences
and is a frequent radio show guest. She began Open Gifts Ministries when
her son — a nonstop ball of energy — didn't fit the mold that worked so
well in a traditional classroom setting.
Sally
Clarkson
Sally
has ministered alongside her husband, Clay, as a writer, speaker and discipler
through Whole Heart Ministries. She
is, first and foremost, a full-time, stay-at-homeschooling mom; her life
revolves around her four whole-hearted children. Sally enjoys the beauty
of Colorado
and hiking the forest trails around her home.
Dianne
Craft
Dianne
has 25 years’ experience teaching bright, inquisitive children struggling
with learning because of a "glitch" in the processing of information, sometimes
referred to as a learning disability. She runs the private consultation
practice Child Diagnostics, also teaching
parents how to help their struggling learner at home through nutritional
interventions.
Phil
Downer
Phil
is president of Discipleship Network of America (DNA), a nationwide network
of people committed to pursuing Christ and
His
call to win and disciple others to become disciple makers, flowing out
of the lives of people focused on Christ in their work,
marriage,
family, neighborhood and church.
Mike
Farris
Mike
is the cofounder and current board chairman of the Home School Legal Defense
Association, and is also a constitutional
lawyer,
a leading pro-family activist on Capitol Hill, a published author of 14
books and an ordained minister. He is also the
chancellor
at PatrickHenryCollege.
Julie Hiramine
Julie
is the founder and executive director of Generations of Virtue, a ministry
that equips parents to empower their children to be pure in our culture
today. As a noted speaker, author and Christian leader, Julie has encouraged
and influenced parents
internationally
through her speaking and written materials.
Maggie
Hogan
Maggie
works on the publishing end of Bright Ideas Press, the family business.
She writes for many homeschool publications,
serves on her state homeschool board, speaks
around the country, eats chocolate, and dreams of having time to read and
scrapbook.
Kathy
Koch
Kathy
is the founder and president of Celebrate Kids, based in Fort
Worth, Texas.
She speaks to educators, students and parents nationally and internationally.
Kathy has been a professor, teacher, coach and school board member, and
Celebrate Kids provides program services to local school districts through
a federal alcohol-reduction grant.
Dari
Mullins
Dari
is coauthor of Galloping the Globe and Cantering the Country.
She and her husband, Allen, live in Asheville, N.C.,
where Dari teaches co-op classes and stays active with the local homeschool
community. Dari serves on the board of the Western Carolina Athletic Association,
which provides homeschoolers with organized sports.
Rebecca
Ingram Powell
Rebecca
is a pastor’s wife, homeschooling mother of three, and a nationally known
author and speaker. She is the author of Baby Boot Camp: Basic Training
for the First Six Weeks of Motherhood, Wise Up! Experience the Power of
Proverbs and Dig Deep: Unearthing the Treasures of Solomon's Proverbs.
Andrew Pudewa
Andrew
is the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a homeschooling
father of seven. Throughout North America
he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling and
music. His best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him
"the funny man with the wonderful words."
Sherri Seligson
Sherri
has always had a love for the ocean and began snorkeling and diving while
young. She and her husband, David, have been homeschooling their four children
for 11 years. Sherri teaches students the importance of studying God’s
creation and equipping them to give an answer for their faith.
R.C. Sproul
Jr.
R.C.
is a teaching elder at Saint Peter Presbyterian Church in Virginia,
and is founder, chairman and teacher of the Highlands
StudyCenter.
The center exists to help Christians live more simple, separate and deliberate
lives to the glory of God and for the building of His kingdom.
Jennifer
Steward
Jennifer
is a veteran homeschooling mother of eight, founder of Steward Ship Publishing
and author of Everything You Need to Know About Homeschool Unit Studies.
She has traveled all over the United
States teaching and encouraging parents
to develop a true love for learning in themselves and their children.
Gary
Weaver
Gary
is the FPEA State Chairman and District 4 Director. He has served on the
FPEA Board of Directors for five years. He and his wife, Terri, live in Jacksonville,
where they have homeschooled their five children since 1989.
Dave
Weber
Dave
is an internationally recognized speaker with a track record of success.
As a sales representative for Motorola, Dave received over 15 outstanding
sales awards. In 1987 he started his own speaking and training firm. His
high energy and fun entertaining style quickly made him a highly sought
after speaker.
Ryan
Yamane
Ryan
completed an accredited bachelor’s degree in business management in just
14 months of study at a cost of less than $7,000. He currently serves as
chief executive office of Global learning Strategies, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to developing effective and innovative leadership through distance
learning.
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