Eileen created the Home2Teach program while she was home schooling her two youngest children, creating lessons for them and a few students in a small co-op in which she was involved. She is passionate about ensuring children develop and apply strong written communication skills from the time they are young because they cannot succeed in any subject without such skills. Eileen’s degree is in Early Childhood Education, which included extensive English courses. Eileen lives in northern California with her husband and family. She takes great pride in her four remarkable children and three grandchildren, two of whom she now helps her oldest daughter home school. Her two oldest daughters are talented artists in various media. Her youngest daughter (who was home schooled until high school) is now in a PhD program in Human Genetics, and her son (who was also home schooled until high school) has completed his degree in finance and Economics.
Heather
Heather’s love of children began with her first babysitting job, and she always knew that someday she would become a teacher. She home schooled both of her children up until 2011, and has been with Home2Teach since March of 2010. She loves to travel, spend time outdoors, and if she finds herself with free time, she can be found in a corner with a good book.
Jenn
Jenn has been teaching for Home2Teach since January of 2010. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies PK-8 from Western Governors University in 2008 and has been teaching and tutoring since then. She is married and has three busy boys. An elementary school teacher by profession, she has made the choice to be a stay-at-home mom for her family. She lives in blustery Wisconsin where she enjoys swimming, reading historical fiction, and studying Spanish. Mission work is an important part of her life, and she has done work in Haiti, Mexico, and hopefully next summer, Jamaica.
Kathy
Kathy has been teaching at Home2Teach since January 2009. In 2010, she graduated from Western Washington University with an Interdisciplinary Degree in Holistic and Arts-Integrated Education. She also studied creative writing extensively, and has loved working with students to expand their own creativity and spark their imaginations. Kathy now lives in Northwest Washington state with her family.
Kim
Kimberly Bonk began teaching at the college level while she was a graduate student at California State University, Chico. She then moved to the Silicon Valley in California where she received her teaching credential and taught high school English to freshmen and seniors. She is married with two young daughters, and has been teaching for Home2Teach since October, 2010.
Lauren
Lauren graduated from Western Washington University with a self-designed BA entitled “Women’s Empowerment: Social and Legal Perspectives” and has been teaching with Home2Teach since July 2009. She currently resides in Bellingham, Washington where she enjoys laughing, reading a good book, and playing with her dog, Dizzy. After a backpacking trip through Europe, she fell in love with traveling and plans to do much more of it in the future.
Melanie
Melanie loves to teach and has been teaching for Home2Teach since March, 2010. She lives in northern California with her husband and three sons, and they enjoy hiking, watching movies, and eating Pinkberry frozen yogurt.
Rebecca
Rebecca wrote her first story at the age of 3 and has been scribbling ever since. With B.A.s in English and German and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, she has taught and tutored English in some capacity since 2002. She has been teaching for Home2Teach since May of 2011. When she isn’t teaching, Rebecca likes to read old British novels, knit, and canoe.
Whitney
Whitney is a single mother who home schooled her three children until the fall of 2011. She has been teaching for Home2Teach since October, 2011. In addition, she stays busy as a freelance writer and graduate student, and is also active in animal welfare and social justice issues. Whitney lives in rural Colorado with her children, cats, and dogs.
Sonja
Sonja was home schooled from elementary school through high school. She studied English and Creative writing at Sam Houston State University, graduating summa cum laude as an outstanding student of English. She currently interns with the American Liver Foundation, which has provided her many opportunities to expand her writing skill set. When she’s not busy working, she enjoys reading and writing.