Meet AACE's AWESOME Tutors for 2008/2009!
Pauline Bauml
Pauline has lived in San Antonio since
her college days.
She and her husband raised five children and have a baby
granddaughter.
She taught high school math for 20 years before joining the
homeschool scene.
Working with homeschoolers is a joy for Mrs. Bauml, as
"they are a treasure
in the field of education."
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You may contact her at: (210) 287-1898
Dian Coppin
Dian is the Mother of five children. She
started teaching in 1967, and has taught at
Seguin High School, at Rancier Junior High School in Killeen, and at Trinity Christian
Academy in Dallas. She has
written curriculum materials for ACE. She is currently
tutoring for Coppin
Tutoring Service. She has also taught writing and literature
courses for the
One Day School. Dian and her husband Anthony have been home
schooling for over
20 years.
- BS degree from Southwest Texas State University
- Masters work from North Texas State University
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You may contact her at: (210) 435-4663 diancoppin@hotmail.com
Linda Cowan
Linda has done freelance work for the
last ten years - illustrated for Builder's Square,
produced pottery for
Raegen's Room Products, painted murals - Aerial Athletics,
and her favorite, a
limited number series for the Spurs. Since her children have
become school age,
she started focusing more on teaching opportunities. She has
been teaching
private classes for the last seven years, and working in the art
department at
St Mary's Hall.
- Associates in Advertising
- ArtBachelors in Fine Art
- Teaching certification
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You may contact her at: (210)979-8091 midas1835@yahoo.com
Robbie Dunn
Robbie is an occupational therapist. She has home schooled her two children for
6 years. She owns a private practice and has practiced therapy for 25 years.
- Bachelor degree in Occupational Therapy from Texas Women's University.
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You may contact her at: (210)347-3220
Shelley Fluke
Along with winning an
Addy and Graphex award, Shelly is a three time winner of the
San Antonio Fiesta
Poster Competition. Her clients include TWA, American Airlines,
Pillsbury,
Florida Citrus, and Texaco among many others.
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art from the University of Central Oklahoma.
- Master of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Oklahoma.
- Instructor of Art at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma.
- Instructor at the Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio
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You may contact her at: (210)843-7878 sfluke@satx.rr.com
Karen Gerber
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You may contact her at: (830)755-9144 gerbersixpack@gvtc.com
Nora Gorhum
Nora Gorhum is a Life
Certified Texas Teacher with 13 years public school,2 years
in private school
and 1 year at FEAST. Mrs. Gorhum home schooled her older daughter
for 4 years
of high school, attending AACE, and her younger daughter for 9 years.
She is
active in Texas historical research and participates in area historial
celebrations.
She worked one summer for Region 20 writing an activity book for
learning centers in
the classroom. She is a project leader in the Pearsall 4-H
club, educational presentations
coach, and travel sponsor for the club. She is
an officer in the South Texas CattleWomen,
often speaking on issues that
concern property owners, property rights, and the beef
industry. She is looking
forward to teaching at AACE this year.
Click HERE to view her classes.
You may contact her at: (830)334-4020
Beth Grasso
Beth has been teaching
'all her life' - as a tutor to elementary and secondary students in a
varietyof subjects, as a Communications Instructor in the Marine Corps, as a Patient
Educator,
a Registered Nurse, a Corporate Trainer, and a substitute teacher for
the NISD. Beth enjoys
teaching homeschool students because " it is
stimulating to work with students that have varied
educational experiences and
backgrounds."
- Associate Degree in Accounting and Business.
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
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You may contact her at: (210) 492-0783 grassofridayschool@yahoo.com
Ruth Lewis
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You may contact her at: aacefridayschool@yahoo.com
Woody Murata
A homeschool mom of six
children for over fifteen years, Woody was awarded Student Teacher
of the Year
and Summa Cum Laude upon graduation from the University of Texas at Austin.
Woody has also served as Youth Ministry Counselor, Girl Scout Leader Saint Mary's
Hall
Summer Arts Dance Director, and Crisis Pregnancy Counselor. At AACE, Woody
has taught
elementary Texas and American History, Science, Math, and Literature
classes over the past 4 years.
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You may contact her at: (210) 651-4087 rmurata@satx.rr.com
Jennie Offield
Jennie Offield is a homeschool mom of four. She started out as a public school teacher for eight
years in San Antonio and around Texas while her husband served on church staffs. He is a pastor
and their four children have been homeschooling since 1999. Jennie also has worked with youth
groups,Women's Bible studies, Sunday school classes, Vacation Bible Schools, Young Life, Girl
Scouts, and MOPS groups as a speaker.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
- Specialization in Early Childhood Education; Certified to teach grades PreK - 6.
- 9 years homeschooling her four children.
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You may contact her at: (210) 310-2933 jennie@offield.net
Trudy Palmer
Trudy has a burden for
children and believes anyone can read and read well. She has much experience
working
with the language and learning disabled as she has worked with students
labeled dyslexic, ADD, hyperactive,
language disabled, hearing and speech
impaired, handicapped, and those with language processing differences.
Her
program is currently used by many homeschoolers throughout this nation and Canada. In addition, numerous
private and public educators (including speech therapists and
special education teachers) have chosen to use
her program.
- Author of the Gift of Reading program.
- Travels the US promoting her book .
- 17 year Homeschooling mother of four.
- BS degree in Elementary Education.
- Bilingual Education.
- Public school educator.
- Palmer tutoring business
Mary Pride has reviewed
her materials in the Big Book of Home Learning Vol. #3 as well as in her
Practical
Homeschooling Magazine. Cathy Duffy has given
Trudy very favorable reviews in her curriculum manuals.
The Ecclectic
Homeschooler Magazine has also given excellent reviews in both print and over
the web
in July 2000.
Click HERE to view her classes.
You may contact her at: (210) 479-7069 palmer.trudy@gmail.com
Becky Preble
Becky Preble is a college and career counselor and owner of the Get A Direction College & Career Guidance
Center in Boerne, Texas. She is the author of Heading In The Right Direction (a career/life planning curriculum
for high school students), published by Lifeway. She is also the author of Discover Your Child's Natural
Talents and How To Pick A College Major. Becky speaks at parent and teacher conferences throughout the
United States on how to discover and understand natural talents, and on various college and career planning
issues. She recently spoke at a women's conference in Israel on starting cottage industries. Becky has a
Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Texas A&M University and is a certified Career Counselor. Becky and her
husband, Skip, have been married 29 years and have two grown daughters who were homeschooled from
kindergarten through high school. One daughter graduated from A&M in 2007 and the other daughter is a
junior at A&M. You can visit Becky's website at www.getadirection.com.
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You may contact her at: (830) 481-4616 becky.preble@gmail.com
Debby Rice
Debby has taught
government at AACE for the past 5 years and has been the Alamo Metro
4-H Club
manager for the past 10 years. She assists Mrs. Palmer with the homeschool
dance
lessons and the AACE Junior/Senior Prom. As Director and 'Hall Monitor',
Debby oversees
much of the Friday to Friday operations.
- Taught the Bradley Method of Childbirth (20 years).
- Homeschooled her three children (15 years).
- Associates degree in Retail Merchandising & Management.
- Self-Employed Family Business (10 years).
- Heavily involved in Precinct 3117 (10 years)
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You may contact her at: (210)496-7630 whatsonsecond@stic.net
Marla Ripps
Marla has always loved teaching and has
taught many varied subjects over the years, including
but not limited to
sewing, quilting, college workshops, and chemistry. She volunteered and worked
at FEAST for the past 12 years in which she was instrumental in starting and
running their co-op
until the summer of 2004. She and Irene Miller have heard a
calling from the Lord and have started
Crystal Sea Drama Company, a Christian
school for Theater Arts and Performance.
- BS in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M.
- Civil Engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation for 6 years.
- Technical Director of Crystal Sea Drama Company.
- Has taught Chemistry and Chemistry Lab at FEAST and AACE
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You may contact her at: (210)627-2169 bearlybaskets79@yahoo.com
Pat Valdez
Pat taught for 6 years at South San High
School here in San Antonio. In addition, she has taught at Ramses School,
Magnolia Christian School, Bethesda Christian Institute, CLEAR, ENNACT, St.
Joseph's, FEAST and San Antonio
Academy. She has served as 4-H moderator,
Exploravision moderator, as well as serving as the Vacation Bible
School
Director and Sunday School Director for New Life Ministries of San Antonio.
- BA in Biology with a minor in Art from St. Mary's University
- 15+ years teaching four sons at home
- 10+ years teaching high school, elementary, and kinder homeschoolers
- Built and manages
the HCentralSA.Org website. A website
that supports and informs homeschoolers in and
around San Antonio, TX.
Click HERE to view her classes.
You may contact her at: (210)224-8729 pvaldez121@satx.rr.com