Intro to Homeschool Mini-Con

Israel Wayne is a homeschool graduate who is passionate about defending the Christian faith and promoting a Biblical worldview. He is the Director of Family Renewal and author of the books Answers for Homeschooling: Top 25 Questions Critics Ask, Education: Does God Have an Opinion, Pitchin' a Fit!: Overcoming Angry and Stressed-Out Parenting, and Raising Them Up: Parenting for Christians, among others. He is a frequent guest on national radio and television programs and podcasts. He and his wife, Brook, live in southwest Michigan and have 11 homeschooled children.

Nathan began working at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) in 2002 to protect private homeschooling in California. He was homeschooled himself through high school graduation and received a B.A. in Political Studies from The Master's University. Currently he serves as Executive Director and Legislative Liaison for FPM and on the CHEA Board of Directors. He works behind the scenes at the State Capitol, meeting with legislators to advocate on behalf of homeschoolers. He and his wife, Betsy, homeschool their own eight children.

As CHEA's Executive Director and Support Network Director, Angela Lasch gets to work every day toward her vision of families knowing they can absolutely home educate their children. As CHEA was a tremendous help to her while homeschooling her three boys, she now gets to encourage others in their homeschool journeys.

John is an attorney with a litigation practice in Los Angeles and is also an allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, the world's largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom and parental rights. He and his wife, Juleene, just graduated the first of their two teen boys. John is especially passionate about CHEA's mission to protect the God-given right of parents to direct the education and training of their children, as he serves as Vice President of CHEA's Board of Directors.