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Year: <span>2024</span>

Andrew Pudewa

Andrew Pudewa is the founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Presenting around the world, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer …

Kevin Boden

Kevin and his wife, Wendi, became homeschooling parents in 2008, when their oldest child was in first grade. Now, many years later, they continue to educate all their children at home. Kevin is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and received his J.D. from Seattle University. Prior to joining HSLDA, …

Steve Demme

Steve and his wife Sandra have been married since 1979. They have been blessed with four sons, three lovely daughters-in-law, and six special grandchildren. Their fourth son has Down Syndrome and lives with them in Lititz, PA. With God’s help, Steve has been seeking first the Kingdom since graduating from …

Ginger Wayde

Ginger Wayde is the grateful wife of Steve Wayde and mom to six amazing kids. Homeschooling for eighteen years has shaped and changed her in ways that nothing else could. Besides learning along with her children, Ginger serves on the CHAP board, hosts the weekly podcast Chattin’ with CHAP, and …

Bridget Anderson

Taking the giant leap to homeschool many years ago, and having launched her daughters into the big, wide world, Bridget Anderson asked the Lord what was next. And boy, has that been a journey! Bridget is a certified Christian Life Coach, inspirational speaker, and author. She is excited to have …

Ethan Demme

Ethan Demme is the CEO of Demme Learning and is passionate about helping families build lifelong learners. A homeschool graduate, Ethan is deeply committed to his family, learning, and community. As a homeschooling adoptive dad of four, he understands the diverse needs of families and is deeply committed to creating …

Gretchen Roe

Gretchen Roe has 21 years of home education experience with her six children, five of whom are college graduates. Although she considers herself a reluctant homeschooler, she now says it was “the best journey of my life.” With a degree in psychology and child development, she has spent the last …

Ray D’Agostino

Ray D’Agostino was first elected as a Lancaster County Commissioner in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. Previous to this post he served for ten years as CEO of the Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP), a regional U.S. Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that was focused on housing affordability. …