Stephanie Radcliffe is the founder of Stories Begin At Home, which is “has an eclectic homeschool & learning at home approach & is inspired by a variety of different learning philosophies & methods.”

Stephanie lives in Orlando, FL, and has been married to her husband Wes since 2009 and is mother to five her children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Child Development & teaching certifications for a variety of subject areas.

Instagram: @storiesbeginathome

Lauren Giordano is an author, illustrator, and owner of Chickie & Roo, an educational curriculum and resource company for families and schools. She home educates her two children in Florida and teaches in her local homeschool co-op community, where she leads nature classes.

Lauren is passionate about bringing children closer to nature and helping them develop a deeper understanding of our natural world. She produces a family nature podcast called WILD Mysteries and her published books include: Nature School, Go WILD Nature Journal, and How to Plan a Unit Study.

Her work has been featured in The Peaceful Press, A Year of Learning, Chickadees Wooden Toys, Wild & Free Co., FunSchooling Books, and more. You can find her work at chickieandroo.com.

Johnny Outing is a 5th grade educator, preaching elder for his church, and writer.

He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading books and binge watching obscure television shows.

He is married to his best friend Alicia and has a daughter and a son.

Instagram: @mr.outing

Griselda is a mother, grandmother, former educator, and writer of poetry. As a Cuban immigrant who raised first generation Cuban-Americans, she is passionate about education, literacy, and service. She’s been married to her husband for 35 years, and has three children and four grandchildren.

Amanda is an educator trained and experienced in the Montessori method and is part of the core WonderHere founding team. She is a wife and a mother to four boys. She currently leads WonderHere’s events and is part of the staff support team. She is a homeschool mama and expert cookie baker!

Kevin B. Hull, PhD, LMHC, RPT, CGP has 30 years of counseling experience and 20 years as a professor. He has a private practice and is Associate Faculty with Liberty University. He has published books and articles related to play therapy. He plays with his children and grandchildren all the time and loves to take long walks with his wife Wendy. He plays daily as an open water swimmer and enjoys goofing around in general.

Tiffany Thenor is the co-owner and co-founder of WonderHere. After graduating from Southeastern University with her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, she taught in a Title 1 School for 7 years before her passion for education and strong desire to see learning done differently led her on the path to launching WonderHere with her best friend, Jessica. Married to her college crush, Jeffrey, together they have three wonderful and busy little ones: Jeremiah, Ezra, and Tahlia. When she isn’t writing curriculum, blogging, or leading her team at WonderHere; she is decorating, homeschooling her children, exploring, and writing just for fun.  Everything she does and everything she is is for the Lord and she is grateful for everyday that she is here to serve her community.

Jessica Zivkovich is co-owner and co-founder of WonderHere. She has 10 years of teaching experience, as well as her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Southeastern University. She also carries teaching endorsements in reading education and ESOL. Her favorite part of WonderHere is seeing kids’ eyes light up when they’re learning, and also getting to be in community with some amazing families. She truly considers it to be a dream come true. Jessica is married to her college sweetheart, George, and has two sweet sons – Evan and Louie – and a furry Labradoodle named Henry. In her downtime, she enjoys reading fiction books, writing on her blog, spending time on her family’s farm, and simply being with the people she loves.

Billy Townsend is a writer and independent Florida historian who served as an elected Polk County (FL) School Board member from 2016-2020. He was an award-winning reporter for the Lakeland Ledger and Tampa Tribune until 2008. Billy is long-time critic of the Florida Model of test-based education and champion of more humane and developmental alternatives. You can find his articles on his free Stubstack publication: “Public Enemy Number 1”

I’m a husband, dad, pastor, coach, wannabe surfer and someone who loves a compelling story. I believe there’s a goodness that everyone holds, and assume it’s my responsibility to encourage as many people as possible to express it in this one life we get to live.

Brian Bertges currently serves as the Theta Delta Chi Educational Foundation Executive Director. He intimately works with undergraduate students across the United States and Canada. As a higher education professional for over a decade, Brian continues to analyze the gaps created by our current education system. Brian Bertges currently serves as the Theta Delta Chi Educational Foundation Executive Director. He intimately works with undergraduate students across the United States and Canada. As a higher education professional for over a decade, Brian continues to analyze the gaps created by our current education system. As a former middle school math, science, and health educator, Brian first noticed these gaps. In 2006, he was selected as a Teach For America corps member, and he witnessed the impacts of low expectations and a cookie-cutter approach to teaching in the Bronx of New York City and Prince George’s County, Maryland. Eventually, he learned the only way to educate was to inspire his students to want to learn. With a “No Excuses” mantra, his students started to thrive and find their “why.” Rather than schooling representing historical mantras created by the Industrial Revolution, “Show up on time, do what you’re told, never question authority, and always, ALWAYS use a number two pencil,” he believes schools should primarily teach leadership and critical thinking and abandon multiple-choice standardized tests, allowing students to thrive.