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Past PEACH Speakers
The following
is an alphabetical list of some of the speakers who have come to
PEACH in years past and given lectures or seminars or workshops. It is incomplete, but we thought it would give you an idea of past
meeting speakers who have provided encouragement and instruction
to PEACH members. The date(s) when they spoke at a PEACH meeting
is included where known.
Gabe Allen
Wallbuilders
www.wallbuilders.com
Gabe Allen delivers the message of America's Biblical foundations with insightful applications of the Bible and history to the present. Gabe has a strong foundation from which to communicate, being Professor of Government at Applied Life Christian College. He is also a Faith-Based coordinator in Arkansas as well as the morning host and political director for KALR Radio in Hot Springs. Deeply rooted in his knowledge of God's Word, Gabe effectively accomplishes the WallBuilders goal of "presenting America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage."
August 2007
Donna Bateman 
Parents with Purpose
www.parentswithpurpose.com
As a neurodevelopmental specialist, Mrs. Bateman is an authority on teaching parents of well children how their child's brain - - the computer running the whole show -- how they can make sure it is running at its best. Parents of children who are struggling with learning, physical abilities or social skills can learn how to understand why their child is not succeeding easily and what they can do today to begin making success possible.
David
Barton 
Wallbuilders
www.wallbuilders.com
WallBuilders is an organization dedicated to presenting America's
forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on the moral, religious,
and constitutional foundation on which America was built—a
foundation which, in recent years, has been seriously attacked and
undermined. In accord with what was so accurately stated by George
Washington, we believe that “the propitious [favorable] smiles
of heaven can never be expected on a nation which disregards the
eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained.”
spring
2000
Jan
Bedell 
Little
Giant Steps
www.littlegiantsteps.com
Equip families with specific knowledge, expertise, and methodologies
which will assist their children as they prepare for their fullest
God-given potential and destiny. Offer hope, encouragement, and
support to families while giving God all the glory.
spring 1999
Carolyn
Boggs, MS
Bellefond Therapy
Method
fall 2005
Dr. Raymond G. Bohlin, Ph.D.
Probe Ministries
www.probe.org
Raymond G. Bohlin is President of Probe Ministries. Dr. Bohlin was born and raised in Chicago, IL and is a graduate of the University of Illinois (B.S., zoology, 1971-1975), the University of North Texas (M.S., population genetics, 1977-1980), and the University of Texas at Dallas (M.S., Ph.D., molecular and cell biology, 1984-1991). He has been with Probe Ministries since 1975 and has lectured and debated on dozens of college and university campuses. He has addressed issues in the creation/evolution debate as well as other science-related issues such as the environment, genetic engineering, medical ethics, and sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Bohlin and his wife Sue, an associate speaker and Webmistress for Probe Ministries as well as a professional calligrapher and Christian speaker, live in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, and they have two grown sons.
fall 2007
Mike
Bolinsky 
Creator of Science Labs-in-a-Box
www.sciencelabs.com
Mike Bolinsky, alias Mr. B, is a certified science teacher, research chemist, pyrochemist (fire chemist), botanist, former medical school student, and former NASA employee. Twenty years ago Mike Bolinsky was the "Saul" of the public school movement in Houston, Texas. He was successful: both as a teacher (he received prestigious local and national teaching awards for his excellence in teaching), and as the self-appointed persecutor of homeschool families. (Numerous children were forced back into the public schools as a result of his testifying and relentless pursuit.) But, a funny thing happened on the way to "Damascus."
fall 1998, fall 1999
Jean Burk
www.collegeprepgenius.com 
Jean Burk spoke to our group about "Free College at Your Fingertips". Jean teaches classes including "Master the SAT Prep Class". She has written many articles about the SAT and PSAT tests, College Prep, and How to get Free College. Both her children received incredible scholarships because of their PSAT and SAT scores.
winter 2007
Jody
Capehart 
www.capehartconnection.com
Jody Capehart has been involved in education for 30 years. She founded
Grace Academy in 1974 and served as its principal for 15 years.
For six years, she served as the minister to children at Grace Bible
Church in Dallas. Jody founded Prestonwood Christian Academy, which
opened with over 300 students in grades Pre-K to 8, and served as
its principal through 1998. In addition to her teaching and administration,
Jody is working towards her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and
teaches teacher training and certification courses at the university
level. Jody is the author of fourteen books including Touching
Hearts, Changing Lives, Cherishing and Challenging Your Children,
Becoming a Treasured Teacher, Discipline to the Design of the Child,
Once Upon a Time, You and Your ADD Child, A Gift of Time, The Discipline
Guide, Discipline By Design, Marching to the Beat of a Different
Drum, and Teaching with Heart.
fall 1999,
spring 2001
Pastor
John Mark Caton 
Senior Pastor Cottonwood Creek
fall 1998
Jodi
Collins
Destination College at Collin County Community
College
www.ccccd.edu
Destination College strives to ensure all students are prepared to succeed in higher education. Collin County Community College, area school districts, businesses and service providers have partnered to increase access to information and educational opportunities for improved college readiness. Destination College resources will help students and their families become financially, academically and intellectually prepared for post-secondary education. Working collaboratively, we can meet the Texas goal of increased participation and success in higher education.
fall 2003
 Kara
Durbin
Author of Parenting with Scripture
Equipping parents with scriptural guidance and activities for teachable moments. It's inevitable that children from toddlers to teens will misbehave. It's tempting to discipline them and let the moment pass. Kara Durbin's passion is for parents to capture those teachable moments and use Scripture to shape their children's behavior. She offers Parenting With Scripture, a unique topical guide to prepare parents with scriptural teaching and helpful activities on 100 specific behaviors.
spring 2003
Bob
Farewell
Gettysburg Dramatization
www.lifetimebooksandgifts.com
Bob and his wife Tina founded LifeTime Books and Gifts
in 1987.
spring 2004
Scott
Henderson
PEACH Member
Fellowship Quartet
fall 1998, fall 2002
Debbie
Heydrick
PEACH Member
fall 1998
Wade
and Jessica Hulcy 
KONOS Curiculum
www.konos.com
The "Grand-daddy
of Unit Studies", established by veteran homeschoolers, Jessica
Hulcy and Carole Thaxton, who live locally in the north Dallas area.
fall 1999, fall 2000,
spring 2001
Nina
Johanian
Learning with Senses
fall 2002
US
Congressman Sam Johnson
www.samjohnson.house.gov
Sam Johnson
returned home to Texas after serving in the U.S. Air Force for 29-years
as a highly decorated pilot. He flew combat missions in both the
Korean and Vietnam Wars and was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for nearly
seven years. After his military career, he established a home-building
business and served in the Texas legislature. Then, in 1991, he
embarked on a new mission of service- representing the people of
Texas' third district in the United States Congress.
In the Vietnam War, Johnson flew F-4s. While flying his 25th combat
mission in 1966, he was shot down over North Vietnam. He spent nearly
seven years as a prisoner of war, half of that time in solitary
confinement. Fellow POW Capt. James Mulligan, USN (Ret.) recalled
the day Johnson was allowed to return to a joint cell. He walked
into the room with the two other detained American officers, "stood
at attention with tears in his eyes, and said simply, 'Lieutenant
Colonel Sam Johnson reporting for duty, sir'...after he had not
talked to or directly been with an American for three full years."
Johnson recounts the details of his POW experience in his autobiography,
Captive Warriors.
fall 2001, fall 2006
Kristy
Keating
Texas Home School Coalition Director of State
Convention
www.thsc.org
spring 2001
Tim
Lambert 
Texas Home School Coalition
www.thsc.org
Tim Lambert is the president of the Texas Home School Coalition. He and his wife Lyndsay each hold a degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where they met. The Lamberts have been married and lived in Lubbock for over 30 years. They have four adult children who all graduated from their home school.
fall 2004, Panel Discussion spring 2007
Steve
Lunsford
NTHEN and Lamb Co.
www.nthen.org
www.LAMBCo.com
Steve and his wife Kathy founded and operate the L.A.M.B. Co. They are alos instrumental in the North Texas Home Educators’ Network (NTHEN) provides services and support to homeschool families and homeschool support groups in north and northeast Texas. NTHEN's goal is to ensure homeschool leaders and parents have the proper tools and resources to create an enriching education experience for every homeschool student.
fall 1998, spring 2002
Scott
McEldowney
McEldowney Chiropractic & Acupuncture Clinic
www.drmceldowney.com
Dr. McEldowney grew up in both Klamath Falls, OR and Boise, ID. He served his time with the Idaho Air National Guard from 1983 to 1989. He attended both Boise State University and Portland State University where he completed his undergraduate studies in pre-medicine. He then moved to Dallas, TX where he attended Parker College of Chiropractic and received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree (graduated in 1992) and became certified in Acupuncture. He has received a number of certifications in auriculotherapy and acupuncture and currently have a Fellowship and a Diplomate with the American Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture.
Maureen
Melton
Creating a love for family
reading
spring 2001
 Lynda
Morley
Author of Outings
and Adventures with Children Ages 1 - 6
Where does Dad take his 13 month-old daughter to explore her artistic talents? Can a two and a half year-old touch and feed animals in the metroplex? How can Mom initiate a sculpture study with her four-year-old son? These are questions often asked by parents and childcare providers looking for simple methods to enhance and enrich the lives of their youngest children outside television and the playroom.
Lynda Morley's "Outings & Adventures" details over 350 locations within the Dallas - Ft. Worth metroplex to take children ages one to five. The author gives tips on how to schedule, plan, execute, and evaluate these outings and indentifies age-appropriate activities associated with each adventure.
spring 2001
Marilyn
Morris
Aim
for Success
www.aimforsuccess.org
Aim for Success is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization
based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1993 by Marilyn Morris, Aim for
Success is the largest provider of abstinence education programs
in the nation. These programs have reached over one million teens,
parents and educators in schools, churches, and youth organizations
across the country. With the help of six full-time staff members
and eleven part-time speakers, over 2400 abstinence programs are
delivered each year.
spring
1999
Niel Nielson 
President of Covenant College
www.covenant.edu
Dr. Nielson spoke to us about "What does it mean to be Educated?". Before coming to Covenant College, Niel served as Associate Pastor of Outreach at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, leading the church's evangelism, social outreach, and church planting efforts as well as overseeing college and singles ministries and missions. Niel is an ordained ruling elder in the PCA. He has also worked in the financial markets, human resources, and venture capital with the Chicago Research and Trading Group/NationsBank, and in mergers and acquisitions with The ServiceMaster Company. Additionally, Niel has taught philosophy at Bethel College (MN).
Niel serves on the Boards of Directors of Good News Publishers/Crossway Books, Covenant Transport, Inc., several investment funds, Allied Arts of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. He has also served for eight years (three as President) on the Board of Trustees of Wheaton Academy, a Christian secondary school. Niel received a B.A. in philosophy from Wheaton College. His M.A. and Ph.D. are both in philosophy from Vanderbilt University.
winter 2007
Dan
Panetti
Dallas Association
for Decency (DAD)
spring 2000
Don
R. Patton, PhD
Consulting Geologist
with MAZADA, Corporation
fall 1998
Michael
Pearl
No Greater Joy Ministries
www.NoGreaterJoy.org
fall 2005
Jan
Payne Pierce
God and Texas
www.GodandTexas.org
spring 2006
David
Quine 
Cornerstone Curriculum
www.CornerstoneCurriculum.com
Because we wanted to prepare our children to understand many of
the thoughts and ideas of Francis Schaeffer, we set out three primary
goals for our children:
To know, love, and serve the Lord;
To stand against the ideas of the secular culture;
To be able to reason from the Biblical world view.
fall 1998, fall 2006
Mark
Randall
Reproduction
Fossil Kits
fall 2001
Brian Rubarts 
"Teaching the Constitution"
Brian Rubarts has had a successful career in the information technology industry since 1994. Currently, he is the Senior Network Administrator responsible for the mission-critical data and telecommunications network that will process nearly 1 billion electronic payment transactions in 2007.
An economics and finance major at the University of Texas at Dallas, Mr. Rubarts holds technical certifications from Cisco Systems and has been recognized by Microsoft Corporation as a Certified Systems Engineer with a speciality in Internet technologies, and an early achiever of certification in their Windows 2000-based products. In addition to his work as a consultant, he has been a part-time instructor in Computer Education courses at Collin County Community College over the past two years. Mr. Rubarts has also taught economics / government courses at Lucas Christian Academy.
spring 2007
Kelly
J. Shackelford, Esq. 
Executive Director of
Free Market Foundation
Free Market Foundation
www.freemarket.org
Free Market Foundation, which was founded in 1972, is a 501(c)(3)
non profit organization dedicated to protecting freedoms and strengthening
families in Texas. We stand for less government, lower taxes, free
enterprise and solid family values. Based in Plano,
Texas, Free Market serves as the statewide public policy council
associated with Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family.
spring
1999, fall 2002
L'Anne
Sciba
PEACH Member
spring 2000, fall 2000,
fall 2003
G.
Thomas Sharp
Creation Truth Foundation
www.creationtruth.com
spring 2001, spring 2003
Martha
Sibley
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
for Children
www.tsrhc.org
fall 2003
Gary
Sisson
Patrick Henry University
www.phc.edu
spring 2002
Joe
Taylor
www.mtblanco.com
spring 2005
Terri Threadgill 
www.theosonline.org
Terri is a home schooling veteran and long time PEACH member. She is the recent deserving recipient of the THSC Leader of the Year award!
March 2008
Dana
Tillman 
World
View Classes
www.worldviewclasses.com
Dana taught a World View Class for four years in a private Christian
High School. This course was primarily based on Francis Schaeffer’s
works as is the World Views of the Western World curriculum. Upon
meeting David Quine in 1988 Dana was immediately impressed with
David’s approach to integrating world view studies with the
core high school curriculum. Before the Curriculum actually went
to press in 1996, Dana started a Year 1 class. He now teaches the
World View Classes full time .
spring 2004, fall 2006, Panel Discussion spring 2007
Ted
Vance
Collin County BeeKeepers
Association
www.NorthTexasBeeKeepers.org
Ted and Heather Vance own Vance’s Honey Company in McKinney, Texas. Father of four sons, Juddson, Benjamin, Richard, and John. Grew up on a farm in Coleman County in central west Texas. Been beekeeping since 1986. Past president of Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. President of Texas Beekeepers Association (TBA). Past Director at Large of TBA. Currently owns approximately 500 colonies of bees. Cares for migratory beekeepers bees in Texas during winter spring seasons.
fall 2005
Information
and links on the PEACH website does not necessarily indicate endorsement
by PEACH. Information is provided to PEACH members to assist
in home schooling their children. PEACH members are expected
to verify information and investigate for themselves whether information
from these links would be appropriate for their particular family
situation.
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