ANDREW PUDEWA is the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a homeschooling father of seven.  Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity and insight, practical experience and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills.

Although he is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan, and holds a Certificate of Child Brain Development from the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him “the funny man with the wonderful words.” He and his beautiful, heroic wife Robin currently teach their four youngest children at home in Atascadero, California.

SUSAN WISE BAUER'S most recent book for Norton, The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome (2007) is the first in a four-volume series providing a narrative world history. Her previous book, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had (2003), is a guide to reading the classic works of fiction, poetry, history, autobiography, and drama. Norton also published The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (with co-author Jessie Wise); originally published in 1999, this bestselling guide to education in the classical tradition was revised and updated in 2004. Susan has written a four-volume world history series for children, The Story of the World, for Peace Hill Press. Volume 1, Ancient Times, was published in 2002 (revised edition 2006); Volume 2, The Middle Ages, in 2003 (revised edition 2007); and Volume 3, Early Modern Times, in 2004. The final volume, The Modern Age, was published in 2006. Susan is also a contributing editor to Books & Culture and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today

JIM WEISS has been a storyteller for over 25 years. In June, 1989, Jim decided to do something more with the craft that he had formerly practiced solely for pleasure. He and his wife, Randy, formed a production company, Greathall Productions, and have thus far produced forty (40) storytelling recordings with enticing titles from classical literature, such as Greek Myths, King Arthur and Sherlock Holmes. Jim's Greathall line is the recipient of more than 80 major national awards from The American Library Association, Parents' Choice Foundation, NAPPA, the Parents' Council, The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, The Film Advisory Board, Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award and more. Weiss' newest releases are "Good Luck Duck" and "A Treasury of Wisdom: Stories of Hope and Inspiration."

As a medical doctor, teacher, tutor, author, and homeschooler, Stephen Guffanti, M.D., offers a unique background and tremendous insight, and communicates with warmth and humor. Not only is Stephen a doctor, but he is also dyslexic and ADHD, and from his unusual perspective he brings hope and understanding to parents of ADHD children. Born with a passion for education as well as medicine, Dr. Guffanti has served as the medical director of a clinic specializing in learning disorders.  Dr. Guffanti is the author of Rocket Phonics and Does Your Child Really Have ADHD? Dr. Guffanti’s newest book is The Purpose of Passion. You may reach him at www.rocketphonics.com or www.drdyslexic.com.  

WADE HULCY is a 24-year veteran of homeschooling and the father of four sons, 32, 28, 25, and 20.  He is a former teacher and coach in the urban schools of Dallas, Texas where he taught for five years before being selected to be and assistant principal.
He has worked full-time in the homeschooling arena for the last nineteen years serving as president and CEO of KONOS, Inc., a homeschool curriculum publishing company.  He has also served on the board of his state homeschool organization for 16 years, The Texas Homeschool Coalition.  His greatest claim to fame is in marrying his first-grade sweetheart and co-author of KONOS Curriculum, Jessica Hulcy.
He speaks frequently to men about his passion, building families and training fathers to take on Biblical leadership in their families.  He knows the heart of the homeschool mom: their joys and frustrations.  Wade is a great encourager and a motivational speaker for mothers to strive to be excellent teachers and to make their homeschools fun and exciting.  You’ll laugh and cry as this transparent veteran speaks from his heart to yours

LEE BINZ is a veteran homeschool mother of two and the founder of The HomeScholar homeschool consulting business. Her mission is to help parents homeschool through high school. Lee and her husband live in Seattle.  Their sons, Kevin and Alex, homeschooled through high school and now attend Seattle Pacific University on full tuition scholarships.  Lee is very familiar with the challenges of homeschooling gifted children.  When not busy with The HomeScholar, Lee enjoys being on the board of Washington Homeschool Organization (WHO), volunteering at the clothing bank, and singing in her church choir.

JANICE HEDIN has been actively involved in the homeschool community in Washington since 1983, at which time she lobbied for the Washington State homeschool law. She has two children, ages 30 and 27 who were homeschooled all the way to college and careers. She is co-presenter of the homeschool parent-qualifying course, OPTions for Parent Teachers. Janice is co-founder of one of the largest parent homeschool support groups in Washington; Homeschoolers’ Support Association. She has served two terms as Member-At-Large on the board of the Washington Homeschool Organization. Currently she serves on the Advocacy Committee.

In 1997 she was the recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Homeschool Organization and was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award at the 2000 state homeschool convention.

In 2007, the Washington Homeschool Organization established the Janice M. Hedin annual scholarship.

RON AND CELIANE LIMES have been homeschooling their three boys for the last six years. Besides being a great homeschool dad, Ron is also an airline and Air Force pilot. Celiane truly enjoys homeschooling her sons and she is always ready to encourage and educate parents about home education. The Limes family loves to travel and take every opportunity to visit new places near and far.

ADORA SVITAK is a ten year old student and a teacher—since publishing her first book, Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing, at age seven, Adora has travelled to three continents to teach writing classes. She reaches large audiences via her video conferencing workshops and through speaking engagements at libraries, universities, and national literacy conventions. Adora spreads the message that age should not be a limiting factor in our dreams of creative success or positive change, and she shares a child’s perspective on the techniques that have helped her on the path to achievement. Adora’s message is bolstered by the upcoming publication of her second book and by her own volunteer work—on a recent trip to Vietnam she raised 30,000 dollars to provide educational supplies to disadvantaged kids. To know more about Adora, please visit her website at www.adorasvitak.com