Postponed: 2020 Alphabetical CFHE SPEAKER INFO
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Steven Damerville is a homeschooling father of six children. Having had his own dad go to prison at a young age, and being raised without a father, he is passionate about helping God's children walk in their true identities. He is the founder and Executive Director of Skytree Studios and actively involved in discipling young men for Jesus. Although his teaching tends to be a little unorthodox, you are sure to be inspired and empowered by hearing him share!
Susan Evans is a lively homeschool conference speaker. She has been an educator for two decades, first as a teacher, and now as a homeschool mom. She runs a huge unit studies membership site for homeschoolers. It includes thousands of video demonstrations, downloadables, and hands-on learning articles. She also teaches creative writing classes on DVD, where she wears costumes for different time periods to teach historical fiction writing. You will find hundreds of free hands-on learning articles and videos on Susan’s website. www.susanevans.org
Rachel Jankovic is a wife and mother of seven children. She is author of You Who: Why You Matter and How to Deal With It and Loving the Little Years. She is heavily involved with the Christ Church Ladies Bible Reading Challenge and invites you all to join in that great movement of Christian women becoming women of the word. https://www.christkirk.com/biblechallenge/women/" Rachel has been a guest speaker at several Great Homeschool Conventions, and many other conferences.
At KidOne Camps our number one focus is on children. Our mission is to invest in the lives of the children of Coeur d’Alene and the surrounding area. We turn your child’s ordinary summer into a summer of exploration, creativity and fun. This is our one focus and first priority, hence the name KidOne. It is our purpose to provide families with a fun environment where children can grow.
We are a Christian organization and it is our passion to tell young children about God, the Bible, Jesus, and the message of salvation. We are here to reach out to children with the gospel (Mark 16:15), help them grow in relationship with Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18) and give them answers about the world from the Bible (1 Pet. 3:15). Your child’s ordinary summer will be transformed into a fun yet strong foundation for their future. This is our calling. To read more visit https://www.kidonecamps.com/our-mission
We are a Christian organization and it is our passion to tell young children about God, the Bible, Jesus, and the message of salvation. We are here to reach out to children with the gospel (Mark 16:15), help them grow in relationship with Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18) and give them answers about the world from the Bible (1 Pet. 3:15). Your child’s ordinary summer will be transformed into a fun yet strong foundation for their future. This is our calling. To read more visit https://www.kidonecamps.com/our-mission
Dana Mannino is a librarian at the Spokane County Library District’s Valley branch. She was homeschooled until her junior year of high school, when she started college through the Running Start program. When she is not helping her younger siblings (ages 12 and 17) with their home school work, Dana enjoys reading George Elliot novels, middle grade chapter books, and concentration camp narratives.
P. Brian Noble is an everyday guy who loves Jesus and cares deeply about people’s relationships. He has been married to his best friend, Tanya, for over 20 years; they have four children and currently reside in eastern Washington. Brian has a Master of Arts in missional leadership from Northwest University. He is the Executive Director/CEO of Peacemaker Ministries, and has been an ordained minister for over 20 years. Brian proclaims hope through the gospel message as the Holy Spirit empowers believers in their daily life. He believes in the power of the Word of God to transform lives. Since 2008 he has been a Certified Christian Conciliator, with 1000+ hours of conflict coaching and mediation experience. His caseload has been diverse, including marital cases, family business disagreements, public school conflict, and county government disputes. Brian loves to teach biblical peacemaking and watch the “lights” come on for participants. He has spoken to inmates in local jails, to HR reps at regional conferences, to denominational gatherings, and to churches in Uganda.
Patrick Nurre, speaker and author, was in the second grade when he made his first big find – a large dinosaur bone in the alley behind his house! That was the beginning of a love for geology. Raised in beautiful Montana, he spent many days rockhounding near the Big Horn River. This early interest led him to a lifelong study of the world of geology. Patrick was trained in secular geology, but after becoming a Christian, he began to seriously reevaluate his previous evolutionary beliefs, and became, instead, a young-earth creationist.
Today, Patrick conducts geology classes (PreK-12) and seminars in the Seattle area, and speaks at numerous home school and church conventions on geology and our young earth. He also leads a variety of geology field trips every year, including Yellowstone Park, where he helps families discover the Biblical geology of the Park. Patrick is the vision behind Northwest Treasures, a 501(c)3 corporation, devoted to creating excellent geology kits, curricula and education for all ages. To help in this endeavor, Patrick has written 17 books on geology, for all ages. He is certified as a Biblical Creation Ministry Professional. In addition, he draws on over 40 years of pastoring experience. Patrick and his wife, Vicki, have three wonderful children and two grandchildren, and live in Bothell, Washington.
Today, Patrick conducts geology classes (PreK-12) and seminars in the Seattle area, and speaks at numerous home school and church conventions on geology and our young earth. He also leads a variety of geology field trips every year, including Yellowstone Park, where he helps families discover the Biblical geology of the Park. Patrick is the vision behind Northwest Treasures, a 501(c)3 corporation, devoted to creating excellent geology kits, curricula and education for all ages. To help in this endeavor, Patrick has written 17 books on geology, for all ages. He is certified as a Biblical Creation Ministry Professional. In addition, he draws on over 40 years of pastoring experience. Patrick and his wife, Vicki, have three wonderful children and two grandchildren, and live in Bothell, Washington.
Esther Paul serves on the Executive Board for the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA), a Christian speech and debate league that prepares young people to be ambassadors for Christ by communicating truth with integrity and grace. In order to further support that mission, she also directs a local high school speech and debate club that meets during the school year. She and her husband, Douglas, are the parents of six children, and live in Post Falls, Idaho.
Award-winning author Carmen Peone lives with her tribal husband, Joe, on the Colville Confederated Indian Reservation in Northeast Washington. She gathers cultural knowledge from family and community members and has studied the language and various cultural traditions and legends under the late Marguerite Ensminger. She is a horse and photography enthusiast.
Jen Garrison Stuber serves as the Advocacy Chair for the Washington Homeschool Organization, where she fields parent questions, runs the WHO Facebook page, and advocates for homeschoolers with the legislature, school districts, athletic associations, the courts, and your mom (who doesn't think you're doing such a hot job at this homeschooling thing).
"Radical Rick" Turner has provided hands-on science programs to children in the Inland Empire since September 2000. After working at Hewlett Packard for twenty years, Rick realized that it was time to do something that he REALLY enjoyed – working with kids, making slime, shooting off rockets and, most importantly, blowing stuff up! No, seriously, he LOVES blowing stuff up! It should be noted that safety is top priority! While Rick enjoys introducing children to the incredible world around us through fun and exciting science demonstrations, his number one rule is always “Safety first.”
Rick is the owner of Extreme Science. Extreme Science provides hands-on after school science programs to local elementary students as well as in-class field trips and, according to many principals and students, the best assemblies ever!
You can see Radical Rick almost every Saturday morning on KHQ, channel 6 during their morning news broadcast. Radical Rick provides a demonstration each week that is designed to get kids and adults interested in science by showing them some simple and fun experiments that they can do at home. Too many of the science shows on television today start and end with “don’t try this at home.” As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Rick is spending his life involving our children in hopes that they will gain confidence. A confidence that will stay with them a lifetime. A confidence that will encourage them to make every day a learning experience.
Rick is the owner of Extreme Science. Extreme Science provides hands-on after school science programs to local elementary students as well as in-class field trips and, according to many principals and students, the best assemblies ever!
You can see Radical Rick almost every Saturday morning on KHQ, channel 6 during their morning news broadcast. Radical Rick provides a demonstration each week that is designed to get kids and adults interested in science by showing them some simple and fun experiments that they can do at home. Too many of the science shows on television today start and end with “don’t try this at home.” As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Rick is spending his life involving our children in hopes that they will gain confidence. A confidence that will stay with them a lifetime. A confidence that will encourage them to make every day a learning experience.
Ruth Wagley I have enjoyed the privilege of directing the NWCS Homeschool Program for 8 years. My husband Doug and I came to Spokane to serve New Vision Lutheran Church in 1994, a conservative, evangelical fellowship dedicated to serving God’s most vulnerable people in the Hillyard and Chief Gary communities. We homeschooled our five daughters, while ministering as a family, preschool-8th grade and each engaged a unique high school education that included homeschooling, public education, and community college experiences. I love encouraging homeschool families and supporting their needs as parents and students navigate God’s best plan for Christian education together. I enjoyed many years in the independent homeschool cooperative community in Spokane and taught the Homeschool Qualifying Course for several years.
Sara Wallace graduated from The Master's University and was a classroom teacher before becoming a homeschool mom. She and her husband Dave live with their five young sons in Idaho. She is the author of Created to Care (P&R, 2019), For the Love of Discipline (P&R, 2018), and The Gospel-Centered Mom Bible study (Minuteman Press, 2014), and she writes at gospelcenteredmom.com. You can follow her on Facebook at "The Gospel-Centered Mom - Sara Wallace."