Rachel Zwayne was born and raised in New Zealand. At the age of 14, her father’s ministry (Ray Comfort / Living Waters) relocated to Southern California, where she eventually met her husband and became the mother of five children. Rachel has been homeschooling for the past 21 years and finds great delight in encouraging other women in their role as mothers, wives, and homeschoolers. She has done this in her capacity as a leader and teacher of multiple women’s groups, and as a conference speaker. Rachel has been married to Emeal (“E.Z.”) for 25 years and they live in Southern California.

Nathan began working at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) in 2002 to protect private homeschooling in California. He was homeschooled himself from kindergarten through high school and received a B.A. in Political Studies from The Master’s College. Currently, he serves as Director and Legislative Liaison for FPM. He works behind the scenes at the State Capitol, meeting with legislators to advocate on behalf of homeschoolers. He and his wife Betsy were married in 2004 and have seven children. They are involved in their church and homeschool their own children.

Rebecca and her beloved, Ed, homeschooled all five of their children, graduating their youngest in 2006 from their homeschool. They are now the proud grandparents of an ever-growing tribe of energetic boys and girls (11 to date) who are their greatest delight. Rebecca served for 15 years as a PSP administrator and for several years on CHEA’s Regional Advisory Board. In addition to serving on CHEA’s board of directors, she also serves as General Manager. She is the author of the devotional booklet Let Not Your Feathers Be Ruffled.

Rochelle Giordano is a mother of three who has homeschooled her two oldest from kindergarten through high school and is still homeschooling her youngest. She has happily been a part of homeschool co-ops over the years, and usually ends up in a teaching role of some kind. She has also happily not been a part of any co-op at times, keeping all her children’s education at home while she takes care of them and her husband and runs her own piano studio. She is currently a teacher at Allegiant Christian School, a PSP in Riverside County, which runs a classical Christian education program with once a week in person classes. She also owns way too many books (if there is such a thing).

Michaela Roekle is a wife, mother of three, and second-generation homeschooler who grew up going to CHEA conventions with her parents.

She will begin her 14th year of homeschooling this fall, and is the founder of a nonprofit private satellite school serving homeschool families through ministry. She and her husband, Brad, also serve as CHEA RABs for the Inland Empire & High Desert regions.

Kristi Clover is a Christian homeschooling mom to five kids ranging from teens to tots and wife to her high school “crush.” Aside from her family, she’s passionate about encouraging women in their faith and inspiring them in their daily lives as moms, wives, and homeschoolers by offering “simple solutions for a more joy-filled life”…well, that and chocolate!

Kristi loves to share about her adventures in marriage, motherhood, and homeschooling at KristiClover.com — and on her podcast, the Simply Joyful Podcast! Kristi is also the creator of the Ultimate Homeschool Organization Course and Meal Planning Made Easy, and the author of Homeschool Basics: How to Get Started, Keep Motivated, and Bring Out the Best in Your Kids, co-authored with Tricia Goyer.

Martin Forte, with his wife Carolyn, is the owner of Excellence In Education Resource Center as well as the administrator for their PSP, Excellence In Education Academy. Martin has been very involved with the homeschool community in many capacities including writing articles for various publications, speaking at homeschool conventions, and appearing as a guest on several radio and TV shows including CNN and the Glen Beck Show. Martin and Carolyn are considered to be pioneers of the modern homeschool movement and have successfully homeschooled two daughters, now happily married adults with three children each.

Jenny is a certified financial coach and has been helping people achieve their financial goals for more than 10 years. Jenny is married to Andrew (CHEA Board Member) who is her ideal Amazing Race partner and main cheerleader as she teaches their girls to write five-paragraph essays, divide fractions, and locate Paraguay on a map.