JoAnn Marie Director of Website Management
Idaho
JoAnn is married to Paul and they have two adult
children. She has enjoyed over 14 years’ journey
homeschooling her children. JoAnn enjoys many
hobbies, website design, and blogging, and loves
to write about life on her website Watered Garden
Creations ( WGCreates.com).
Contributing Writers
Heather Allen Columnist
Missouri
Heather, her husband Steve, and their family
live in Pleasant Hill, MO. The Allen’s have been
homeschooling for 18 years, have graduated
three, and have two to go. Heather teaches for the
University of Phoenix, works as a Human Factors
Engineer, and makes goat milk soaps, lotions, lip
balms, and soy candles with her family.
www.hippityhooves.com
Janice Campbell Columnist
Virginia
Janice Campbell and her husband Donald
homeschooled their sons from preschool into
early college using a lifestyle-of-learning approach
influenced by Charlotte Mason, classical learning,
and the Thomas Jefferson method. Her books and
resources reflect Janice’s focus on twaddle-free,
literature-based learning (she did have boys, after
all!). Janice speaks at conferences nationwide, and is
the author of the Excellence in Literature curriculum
for grades 8–12, Transcripts Made Easy, Get a Jump
Start on College, and the forthcoming Model-Based
Writing. Websites: EverydayEducation
.com and Excellence-in-Literature.com; and Blog:
DoingWhatMatters.com
Kathleen Conway Columnist
Georgia
Kathleen Conway is a freelance editor for The Old
Schoolhouse® Magazine. She received her Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology from the University of Virginia
and Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the
University of Georgia. She spent 20 years as a writer,
producer and reporter for CNN and HLN (formerly
Headline News). She’s married to KC, has two
stepdaughters, Katie, 21 and Grace, 16, and a 6-year-
old son named Luke. They live in Lilburn, Georgia,
outside of Atlanta.
Dianne Craft Columnist
Colorado
Dianne Craft has a master’s degree in learning
disabilities. She speaks widely at homeschool
conventions across the country. Her books and CDs
have helped hundreds of families remove learning
blocks in their struggling children at home. Visit her
website, www.diannecraft.org, for many articles on
children and learning and to download her free Daily
Lesson Plans for the Struggling Reader and Writer.
Jeannie Fulbright Columnist
Georgia
Jeannie Fulbright is a homeschool mother and
life coach. She graduated from the University of
Texas where she was a UT Radio sportscaster and a
headline writer with the Daily Texan Newspaper. In
2003, Jeannie created the Apologia Young Explorer
science courses. Her oldest homeschool graduate
attends UGA on several scholarships; her son has
a scholarship at Pepperdine. Currently Jeannie is
writing the College Yes U series to help students
navigate college admissions. Learn more at
www.jeanniefulbright.com
Mary Hood Columnist
Georgia
Mary Hood, Ph.D., and her husband, Roy,
homeschooled their five children since the early
1980s. Mary has a Ph.D. in education and is the
director of ARCHERS for the Lord, Inc. (The
Association of Relaxed Christian Home Educators).
She is the author of The Relaxed Home School and
The Joyful Home Schooler and is available for
speaking engagements. www.archersforthelord.org
Bonnie Rose Hudson Columnist
Pennsylvania
Bonnie Rose Hudson’s heart’s desire is for every
child to feel the love of God and know how special
they are to Him. She works as the Director of
Schoolhouse Teachers.com, the curriculum site of The
Old Schoolhouse Magazine®. She would love for you
to explore the wonderful curriculum available there
and to stop by her author’s blog WriteBonnieRose.com
for resources to help teach your children about
missions and the persecuted Church, free history and
writing printables, and to discover how you can write
for the homeschool market.
Tracy Klicka Columnist
Virginia
Tracy homeschooled her seven adult children and
has been writing for over 20 years, encouraging
parents that homeschooling is worth the challenges!
As the Director of Development for the Home School
Foundation, she helps families homeschooling
through hard times. She can be reached at tracy@
homeschoolfoundation.org.
