Convention Speakers

Meet the inspiring voices who will equip and encourage you at CHEA's 2026 Parenting & Homeschool Convention

Featured Speakers

Our featured speakers bring decades of experience in homeschooling, parenting, and faith

Christy-Faith
Christy-Faith
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Christy-Faith, a social media powerhouse, motivates countless moms to take the homeschooling leap, remain steadfast, and...

Colene Lewis
Colene Lewis

Colene Lewis homeschooled her daughters through high school in a home where learning was a joy and a way of life. Earnin...

Heather Haupt
Heather Haupt
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Heather Haupt is a homeschool graduate and mother of three knights-in-training and two spunky princesses. She wants to b...

Israel Wayne
Israel Wayne
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Israel Wayne is a homeschool graduate who is passionate about defending the Christian faith and promoting a Biblical wor...

Kristi Clover
Kristi Clover
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Kristi Clover is a home organization and #momlife expert. She's also the author of M.O.M.=Master Organizer of Mayhem and...

Ricardo & Ana Maria Bagnuoli
Ricardo & Ana Maria Bagnuoli
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Ricardo and Ana Maria believe education is a tool to discover, nurture, and promote God-given purpose for each child, so...

Roger & Jan Smith
Roger & Jan Smith
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Dr. Roger and Jan Smith feel that despite their successes in medicine and business in their community in Louisiana, thei...

Workshop Speakers

Amanda Faus
Amanda Faus

Amanda Faus is the happy wife of Patrick Faus and delighted mother to their six children. As a second-generation homesch...

Betsy Pierce
Betsy Pierce

Betsy is a second-generation homeschooling mom of eight children, ages 5 to 20, and considers herself blessed beyond mea...

Brian Villanueva
Brian Villanueva

Brian Villanueva spent 10 years as a software engineer building the first generation of Internet apps in the late 90’s....

Briana Reyes
Briana Reyes

Alongside her husband, Briana Reyes has been serving the LORD for close to 15 years. Currently she and her husband serve...

Carrie De Francisco
Carrie De Francisco

Carrie De Francisco is an author, podcaster, homeschool coach, and “retired” home educator who blends faith, simplicity,...

Daniel Tet
Daniel Tet

Daniel Tet is a speaker and storyteller whose life includes formative years under Romania’s communist system and a journ...

David & Shirley Quine
David & Shirley Quine

God has given David and Shirley a shared life, passion, and ministry. Their passion is to equip the next generation to “...

Diane Smith
Diane Smith

Diane homeschooled four children and served in the homeschool community over the past 26 years. As a leader at Selah Hom...

Dr. Lisa Dunne
Dr. Lisa Dunne

Dr. Lisa Dunne is a dynamic author, speaker, lifelong homeschooler, and the founder of Chula Vista Christian University,...

Karla Memmott
Karla Memmott

Dr. Karla Memmott homeschooled her two sons, who have each graduated college and established themselves as thriving adul...

Kathleen Clayton
Kathleen Clayton

Kathleen Cotter Clayton is a dynamic leader in math education and the daughter of Dr. Joan A. Cotter, creator of RightSt...

Mark Martinez
Mark Martinez

Mark Martinez is a father, grandfather, and former pastor of seven years. He is the founder of CROP Ministries, a Christ...

Matt Johnston
Matt Johnston

Matt, his wife Chrissy, and their three daughters reside in Lakeside, CA. After graduating as a homeschooler, Matt immed...

Nathan Pierce
Nathan Pierce

Nathan began working at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) in 2002 to protect private homeschooling in California. He wa...

Penny Ross
Penny Ross

Penny Ross taught her own three children at home from birth through high school graduation. She led a PSP at her church...

Seann Dikkers
Seann Dikkers

Dr. Seann Dikkers is a husband and father of two homeschool graduates, with over thirty years of experience in education...

Vicki Stormoen
Vicki Stormoen

Vicki Stormoen has been privately homeschooling since 1994. She and her husband, Ron, have been blessed with nine childr...

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