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All IOA instructors are licensed Indiana educators, and must meet the same rigors as traditional classroom teachers.

		Scott Adams Scott Adams is currently in his 10th year teaching physical education/health at Avon Middle School North. He has coached numerous sports at both the middle school and varsity levels. Scott graduated from IUPUI with a major in physical education and minoring in psychology and health. He went on to earn his Masters from Olivet Nazarene in 2007.

		Karen Adcock Karen Adcock started teaching in 1974. She has taught Biology, Health, Physical Education, 7th grade science, and 8th grade science. She received her Bachelors degree from Greenville College (her church college in Greenville, IL) and her Masters from I.U.P.U.I. After 37 years of teaching, Karen has retired but is glad to have the opportunity to stay active with teaching in IOA. She and her husband have two children and three grandchildren. She grew up on the west side and attended Ben Davis High School. Some of her main interests are spending time with her family, being active at the Light and Life Free Methodist Church, and enjoying being with friends.

		Lisa Adkins Prof. Adkins teaches online for Taylor University in the transition to teaching program. She also supervises student teachers for TU. She taught math at Lakeview Christian School for 16 years.

		Meagan Anderson Meagan graduated from Saint Joseph's College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Secondary Education. She currently works at a charter school in Northwest Indiana, teaching 8th grade US History.

		Brett Andrews Brett received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his master's from DePauw University. He has taught and coached in the middle school and high school levels and is also a driver education instructor. Brett enjoys outdoor activities, automobiles, and home remodeling.

		Teresa Ballas Teresa Ballas has been teaching English for 18 years. She is currently teaching at Lawrence Central High School. She earned her Master's Degree in English from Tennessee State University and her Bachelor's Degree in English Secondary Education from Purdue University. Teresa enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, 2 teenagers, and 2 dogs!

		David Ballou David Ballou is a licensed Health and Physical Education teacher that is employed at Avon High School. David completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He went to Indiana after completing his high school education at Avon High School in Avon, IN. While at Avon, David was a four-year letter winner in football while being selected a team captain both his junior and senior year. Upon leaving Avon, David went on to letter three years at Indiana in football. David has spent eight years working as the head strength and conditioning coach at Avon High School while earning his Masters degree from AT Still University in the field of human movement. David has spent all 8 years at Avon teaching Advanced Physical Conditioning classes. David feels that learning how to live a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important things a student can do. David will be teaching for the first time as a member of the IOA staff.

		Brett Baltz Having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from IU in 1991 and spending a decade owning and operating restaurants in Indy, Brett is now doing what he ALWAYS really wanted to do. He returned to IU and is now in his 7th year as a second-career math teacher at Lawrence North HS. Throughout his time at LN, he has developed curriculum for a number of math classes and taught or tutored students in everything from Algebra 1 through AP Calculus. In past summers, Brett led labs and tutoring sessions for IOA math students and has become familiar with the content and expectations of many of the IOA math courses. He truly enjoys helping math students gain understanding, confidence, and independence. Brett grew up in Noblesville and now lives in Carmel with his wife, 2 sons and a great big Goldendoodle named Leo. The whole family has taken a liking to RVing. If you're lucky, you may get a glimpse inside the camper when he is on Skype!

		Timothy Barthel Tim Barthel is currently in his 26th year as a teacher. He is currently teaching United States History, Psychology and Peer Facilitation at Lawrence Central High School. His Peer class visits elementary and middle schools in Lawrence Township in order to create relationships with students in need of mentorship. During the past three summers Mr. Barthel has been part of the American Institute for History Education grant. The AIHE is an innovative approach to teacher professional development which implements training methods and teaching techniques that include colloqui, summer institutes, lectures with top historians and university professors, use of historical interpreters, and teacher field trips to historical sites. He was formerly the Head Football Coach at Lawrence Central from 1996-2005 where his teams won 4 conference and 3 sectional Championships. He currently works as an assitant football coach at Cathedral High School where both of his sons play football. Tim has also taught Advanced Physical Education, Swimming and Health as a member of the Physical Education Department at Lawrence Central. Tim received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Butler University. Tim has children at the ages of 19,17 and 7. His wife Julie has been an educator for 25 years and is currently an Administrator at Cathedral High School.

		Adam Benner Adam currently serves as Administrative Assistant and Athletic Director at Tri-West HS in Lizton, IN. Prior to this position Adam spent 8 years in the classroom teaching high school chemistry, health, and driver education. He also coached varsity baseball for 8 years and basketball at various levels for 5 years. Adam has a Bachelor?s degree from Indiana State University and a Master's Degree in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University, as well as completing the Administrative Leadership Program at IWU. Adam lives in Pittsboro, IN with his wife and 3 children ages 9, 7, and 3.

		Jason Berkholz Jason Berkholz is married with three children. He graduated from Ben Davis High School. Jason received his B.A. in Math Education from IUPUI in 2000. Jason earned his M.A. in Educational Leadership in 2010 from University of Indianapolis. He has taught at Ben Davis HS, Lawrence North HS, and North Central HS.

		Lisa Blamey Lisa Blamey has been teaching with IOA since 2006. She received her Bachelors degree from Indiana University in 1995 and her Masters degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2002. She is in her fifth year at Fishers High school where she teaches the Advanced College Project Composition course, AP Language & Composition, and International Baccalaureate English. Prior to FHS, Lisa taught at Southport High School and Franklin Central High School. Lisa is married to her husband Dave and they have two children, Payton and Gabby.

		Craig Blossom Craig Blossom teaches Algebra I at Riverside Junior High School in Fishers, Indiana. He was born in California and graduated from California State University Long Beach with both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. He has taught middle school math in California and Indiana for 27 years. Craig has been married to his beautiful wife Rebecca for 26 years. Rebecca is a realtor for ReMax Integrity in Carmel. They have one child, a son named Trevor. Trevor will be a junior at Inidiana University in the Fall of 2011. Craig's life revolves mainly around his family, his faith, his job, and sports. He and his family also enjoy traveling. They have attended Grace Community Church in Noblesville since 1998. He is a big sport's fan and enjoys talking about any and all sports.

		Jacqueline Bollenbacher Jacqueline Bollenbacher has been teaching for 19 years and has been at Bluffton High School for 13 years. She graduated from IPFW in 1993 with a Bachelors degree in Mathematics. Jacqueline received a Master's Degree in education in 2003, and currently teaches Algebra 1, Algebra 2, PreCalculus and AP Calculus. Jacqueline lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the Mother of 2 young men ages 26 and 24. In her free time she enjoys reading, walking, going to concerts and traveling.

		David Bolsega David Bolsega is a veteran teacher with the IOA. He will be teaching his fourth summer school session. He currently teaches at FTMS EAST. He has a Bachelors Degree as well as a MASTERS DEGREE in Physical Education. In the area of Health and Fitness his experience includes a daily exercise program. He started his daily exercise program after graduating from college and still continues it to this day. Other Health and Fitness related experiences include, training high school and college athletes. He has completed two 26.2 mile marathons and since 1976 has jogged over 22,000 miles. He lives a very active and physical lifestyle and hopes to educate his students to enjoy the benefits of this class to improve their positive attitude to an active lifestyle.

		Matthew Bosworth Matthew Bosworth has been a Social Studeis teacher at Mooresville High School for the past 12 years. In addition to his teaching duties, he serves as an Assistant Athletic Director. Matt received his undergraduate degree in International Relations from Connecticut College in 1994. He received his teaching certification from the University of Indianapolis in 1999. In addition, he received his Master degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2005. Matt is married and has three kids ages 10, 8, and 3.

		Brad Bowen Brad taught in MSD Wayne township for 35 years. He is a past athletic trainer for Indiana All-Star Football and USA Decathlon Trials. He coached track and cross country.

		Scott Bradford Scott Bradford has been an arts educator for the state of Indiana for almost thirty years. He holds a masters degree in Choral Conducting from Indiana University and a Music Education degree from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Bradford has produced numbers musical productions; concerts and competition packages while gathering experience in both instrumental and vocal music. Some of his training has been in musical comedy, barbershop, opera, and gospel style organizations. Though his training is primarily as an educator, his background in Professional and Community Theater has given him both knowledge and training in the areas of choreography, dance, technical theater and staging. Scott and his wife Carla have two lovely daughters, Shelby and Samantha, which make up his heart! Some of Mr. Bradford?s achievements have been: IPALCO Golden Apple Recipient for Music Technology, Thomson Consumer Electronics Star Technology Award, BGHS "Someone Special Award, Beech Grove Alumni Teacher of the Year, The Children Museum?s Prelude Award; Arts Educator of for 2005; & Beech Grove Citizen of the Year. He has taken music students throughout the nation performing in venues such as New York?s Trinity Chapel, Washington D. C. Kennedy Center and internationally to Hong Kong, China.

		Lindsey Bramell Lindsey Bramell has taught in Franklin Township for 6 years. She started her teaching career at the alternative school in Franklin Township teaching all levels of Mathematics to middle school and high school students. She is currently in her 4th year at Franklin Township Middle School East teaching Mathematics to seventh and eighth graders. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Mathematics at Marian College in Indianapolis. She earned her Masters in Education at Indiana Weslyan University. Lindsey coaches the eighth grade girls basketball team and helps with the cross country team at MS East. Lindsey has been married to her husband Chris for four years.

		Marcia Bright Marcia Bright received her BS in mathematics with teaching certification from Manchester College (1993) and her MEd in school counseling from Indiana State University (2006).She has been married to Aron since 1993. Their children Alyssa (11) and Royce (4) keep them busy. She taught math in grades 8-12 for nine years. For the last eight years she has been a guidance counselor at Cascade High School in Hendricks County. This is her fourth summer teaching algebra for IOA.

		James Brown Jim earned his Bachelors degree from Ball State University in Industrial Education and Physical Education. He received his Masters of Education from Indiana State University. He received his principals license from Butler University. He was a teacher and athletic director at Triton Central High School for 25 years and has spent the last 6 years as athletic director at Fishers High School. Jim has taught elementary, junior high and high school physical education.

		Heather Burford Heather Burford is an English teacher for ACCES Alternative School in Decatur, Indiana instructing grades 6-12. In addition to teaching for the North Adams Community School District, Heather is the Speech Coach for Bellmont High School and she also serves as both a traditional and online composition instructor for Ivy Tech Community College in Marion, Indiana. She has an Associates of Arts Degree and a Bachelors Degree in English from The Ohio State University and a Masters Degree in Teaching English Education from Muskingum College. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Teacher Leadership from Walden University and is currently in the Dissertation/Project Study Development phase. Heather holds active teaching licenses in both Indiana and Ohio. Originally from Zanesville, Ohio, she now resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana with her husband Chris of 14 years and her three children, Chloe (13 ), Kristian (10), and Caleb (7).

		Cynthia Burton-Cottrell Cindy Cottrell graduated with her Bachelor's from Indiana University-Bloomington in 1990. She went on to receive her Master's at California State University-Northridge in 1992. Upon returning to Indiana in 1992, she taught for two years in the Indianapolis Public School System at Thomas Edison Middle School #47. She was then offered a math teaching position with Wayne Township schools and has been there ever since. After teaching high school math for 12 years at Ben Davis, Cindy decided to return to middle school. She currently teaches at the Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center and also resides as the math department chair. Throughout her teaching career, Cindy has always been dedicated to her students and truly has a passion for teaching and learning. Cindy is the proud mother of three. TJ, Cyndahl, and Trai. When she is not teaching, she enjoys supporting and watching her children in their sporting activities. In addition, she also enjoys exercising, spending time with friends and family, and "hanging out" with their miniature schnauzer--Joee Blu!

		Jannine Campbell Jannine Campbell is an administrator at Andrew J. Brown Academy, a charter school on the eastside of Indianapolis. Previously, she taught English at Pike High School, where she was a teacher for 12 years. She has taught quite a few different levels of English and even started an Ethnic Literature course at Pike that focused on literature written by and about African-Americans and Latinos. She received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University-Bloomington in Secondary English Education, and her master's degree in Educational Leadership at IUPUI. She is an avid lifelong learner who hopes to begin work on a doctorate degree soon. She is married to Jayson and together they have a daughter, Jaymeson. She enjoys reading, traveling, and scrapbooking and dreams of one day adopting more children.

		Jeff Carter Jeff Carter graduated from Marian University with a degree in Spanish and Secondary Education in 2001. After graduation, he began teaching Spanish at Clay Middle School in Carmel, IN for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. He is currently finishing his eleventh year of teaching and is currently coaching cross country and track at Clay. During his time at Clay, Jeff has earned two Masters Degree s in Secondary Education and Adult and Community Education through Ball State University. Outside of school, Jeff is married and has two daughters whose ages are six and nine. He enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, and fishing.

		Rebecca Cash Rebecca Cash has taught at Lawrence North High School for nearing 20 years. She received her BA from Purdue University and her masters in English from National University's accredited online program. Her thesis centered on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the present water imagery. She has taught for Ivy Tech and scored the SAT. She is IB and AP trained. Both of these experiences have given her an excellent understanding of the expectations for college level writing. Mrs. Cash is married to an active duty National Guardsman, and together they have two small boys.

		Jay Chambers Jay Chambers has been teaching and coaching in Indiana since 1978. He is a graduate of Ohio University, earning his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Education. Jay currently coaches swimming at Fishers High School. He is married, the father of 4 girls and has 5 grandchildren.

		John Ciano A graduate from Penn State University, John lived and taught Physical Education in New Jersey for four years before moving out to Indiana. John is in his fourth year teaching Physical Education at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. John also coaches softball for Carmel High School.

		Adam Clark Adam Clark has been married to his wife Casie since 2004 they have two wonderful daughters with another on the way. He has taught Mathematics for the last 8 years, the last five at Avon High School. He graduated Indiana University in 2001.

		Paul Clodfelter Paul Clodfelter has been teaching for fourteen years at Center Grove High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Education at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Paul also completed his Graduate work at the College for Financial Planning in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is married to his wife of eleven year, Laurie, and has three children: Luke, 13, Anna 9, and Mary, 8.

		Angela Compton Angela Compton is a graduate of Indiana University with a major in Spanish and a minor in French in 1984. She earned her Masters degree in Secondary Education in 1989 at IUPUI. She began her teaching career near Cincinnati, then taught in Washington Township, Carmel Clay Schools, and is currently teaching Honors Prep I Spanish at Fishers Jr. High School. While teaching in Washington Township she led several student trips to Mexico. Her interests are travel, experiencing other cultures and foods, yoga, and spending time with her family. She resides in Carmel with her husband and son, Derek, a recent Indiana University graduate.

		Michael Connors Michael grew up in Northwest Indiana and is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan. He graduated from Butler University in 2000 and has taught both World History and U.S. History in Lawrence Township for the past twelve years. Michael is also a member of the baseball coaching staff at Lawrence North High School. He and his wife, Amber, live in Fishers with their two sons Evan and Reid.

		Ann Cooney Ann Cooney received a B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in Spanish, from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1999, and a B.S. in Spanish Education from the IU School of Education at Indianapolis in 2011. She currently teaches Spanish at St. Richard's Episcopal School in Indianapolis.

		John Corcoran Jr. John Corcoran Jr. has been teaching Health and Physical Education for nine years in the Carmel Clay School district. After graduating from Butler University with a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education and a minor in Health and Safety Education, he went on to play professional baseball for the Seattle Mariners. Upon retiring from baseball he began his teaching career at Westfield High School until he settled into his current position of teaching Wellness at Clay Middle School. John has two masters degrees from Ball State University in Sports Administration and Supervision and Leadership. John and his wife are proud parents of 3 year old triplet boys.

		Lori Cornell Lori Cornell graduated from Purdue University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English secondary education and a minor in Spanish secondary education. She teaches ACP Literature, freshman English, etymology, English composition, and part of the International Baccalaureate curriculum for English at Fishers High School. She is privileged to be serving students through the Indiana Online Academy this summer. Lori resides in Noblesville with her husband, Andrew; four children: Chaney, Jackson, Maddux, and Dawson; and dog Rally.

		Melody Coryell Melody Coryell is the proud mother of two girls and lives in Fishers, Indiana with her girls, husband, and cats Buckley and Scout. She teaches English and serves as the International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. Melody's undergraduate degrees from Ball State University are in history and English, and she has completed graduate work at IUPUI in the areas of English education, higher education administration, creative writing, and informatics.

		Benjamin Csikos Benjamin Csikos currently teaches at Pike High School. He received his Bachelors Degree in Business Education and Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Ball State University. He currently teaches Marketing, Computer Programming, and Advanced Computer Applications, while advising Pike High School's chapter of Business Professionals of America and Student Leadership Team. Along with teaching high school, Benjamin teaches graduate level courses through Valparaiso University and undergraduate courses through IUPUI. He is married to Audrey, a Speech and Language Pathologist at Zionsville Community Schools.

		Marci Davis Marci Davis is a Science teacher for Plainfield High School in Plainfield, IN. In addition to teaching for the Plainfield School Corporation, Marci is the Junior Class sponsor and co-Key Club sponsor. She has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Science Education from Indiana State University and a Masters of Science Degree in School Counseling from Indiana University. Marci has been a teacher for seven years and a guidance counselor for four years. Marci has also taught Drivers Education for many years. Originally from Prairie Creek, IN she now resides in Plainfield, Indiana with her husband Ethan of 6 years and her son, Jack (4), and Roxanne (1). In her spare time, Marci enjoys working in the garden, shopping, and traveling.

		Brad DeHoff Brad DeHoff is finishing his tenth year of teaching 8th grade science and biology at Plainfield Community Middle School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Indiana University in 1984 and furthered his studies by earning a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois in 1986. While at the University of Illinois, he taught both the lecture and lab sections for the introductory chemistry/biology course for students seeking degrees in nursing, veterinary medicine and pharmacy. Brad worked two years as a research scientist in the microbiology department at the University of Illinois before working as a molecular biologist for a large, pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis. One of his most significant accomplishments was working on the team that located and sequenced the DNA of the hereditable breast cancer gene, BRCA1. In addition, he helped sequence the entire genome of the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, the organism that causes bacterial pneumonia. In 2002, Brad obtained his teaching certification in secondary education at IUPUI with his primary license in chemistry and biology along with a computer endorsement. At Plainfield, Brad has coached three state championship science teams and helped coach one state champion interdisciplinary team in the Jr. Academic Super Bowl competition. He received the Optimist Teacher of the Year Award for his school in 2005 and won the Innovative Middle School Science Teacher Award from the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (H.A.S.T.I.) in 2006. He is the lead instructor for the IOA Chemistry I-1 and I-2 courses. Brad enjoys going with his family and friends to amusement parks each summer.

		Lori Doran Lori Doran has taught Algebra I, Pre-Algebra, and 7th grade math at Speedway Junior High School for the past 13 years. She is also the musical director, Academic Pursuit coach, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsor. Lori is a 2008 recipient of the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship, in which she traveled with the NASCAR circuit to learn about the connections between mathematics and racing. She was able to use this wealth of knowledge to incorporate into her classrooms. She graduated from Marian College in Indianapolis with her B.A. in Mathematics in Secondary Education. She attended Wayne Township Schools and accredits her junior high band director, Mr. Craig Reasoner, for giving her the desire and confidence to become a junior high teacher. Lori's husband, David, and her 2 daughters, Sydney and Lynsey, are the joys of her life! Besides spending time with her family, Lori loves worshiping at Kingsway Christian Church, gardening, and going to Indy Car and NASCAR races.

		Stephen Drabyn Sr. Stephen Drabyn has a degree in Physical Education and Health with minors in Math and Biology with a computer programming and coaching endorsement from Indiana University in 1978. Steve has a Masters in Secondary Education from IU. He is currently at Avon High School and teaches Honors Algebra 2, Health and PE 2. Steve is also an Adjunct Math teacher for Ivy Tech and teaches an adult Algebra class on Wednesday nights during the school year. He is also the Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Varsity Girls Golf Coach. Steve is married to Cathy of 32 years and has four children.

		John Drozd John is currently a teacher at Fishers High School. He has taught a myriad of classes but his favorite is Geometry. He looks forward to working with many students online this summer.

		Shann Dunn Hello, my name is Shann Dunn. I am a proud graduate of Purdue University, so Boilerup! I have been teaching math now for six years at Clinton Central Junior/Senior High School where we have been awarded with being top ten growth in the state. I am married with two little boys. I enjoy spending time with my family, showing livestock, and watching college basketball.

		Ginnette Dunwell Ginnette Dunwell has taught in the Lawrence Township district for 10 years. She received her Secondary Education Mathematics degree from Grace College in 1994. She also is a graduate of the PEAK institute for Effective Instruction and Assessment. Currently she is teaching Geometry and Algebra 2 for Lawrence North High School. Ginnette lives in Attica with her son, J.R., whose is 16. In her free time she enjoys reading, sports, working in the yard, and spending time with her family and friends.

		Diana Eckert Diana Eckert is in her 22nd year of teaching mathematics. She began her career at Franklin Township Middle School teaching 7th and 8th grade math. After two years, she transferred to Franklin Central High School. She has taught Algebra I and II, Geometry and Discrete for the past 16 years. For the past 3 years, she has been teaching 8th graders Algebra and Pre-Algebra at Franklin Township Middle School East. She loves doing lots of activities to help her students enjoy and understand math better. Her passion is teaching other teachers different hands on techniques and strategies to add more tools to their teaching toolboxes, which in turn helps their students.Diana has been married for 23 years and has 3 very busy boys, who attend Center Grove schools. Jake is a junior and is swimming on the men's swim team. Luke is in 5th grade, and enjoys making brilliant crosses in soccer and loves playing basketball. Cole is a 2nd grader and enjoys trying lots of new things. He loves music and is taking piano lessons this summer, in hopes of learning guitar very soon. This past fall she had 3 boys playing soccer, and her husband coached one of the teams. The summer is spent at the pool watching all 3 boys compete. As you can tell her family loves soccer and swimming, and yes, she is a typical soccer mom intense with high expectations.Besides being on the sidelines at her boys' soccer games or at the pool, she loves to read, exercise, listen to music, and spend time with her boys, her husband and her girlfriends.

		Christopher (TC) Eckstein Christopher Eckstein is an Instructional Technology Specialist for Batesville Community School Corporation. Prior to becoming an ITS, he taught English at Batesville High School. He attended Oakland City University and graduated with a 4.0 GPA in his content area. While at OCU, Eckstein received the distinguished awards ?Student Teacher of the Year? and ?Excellence in English Education.? Eckstein acted as the editorial assistant for the Journal for the Liberal Arts & Sciences for three years before moving to Batesville, Indiana. Christopher has been married to his wife, Aimee, for eight years. He is the father of two small children, Lillian who is seven and Braden who is six. In his spare time, Eckstein is pursuing his Master?s degree in English and in Psychology.

		Steve Emerson Steve Emerson has been teaching mathematics for sixteen years at the Junior High and High School levels. After graduating from Purdue University with a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics, he taught Pre-Algebra and Algebra for two years at Northwest High School. During six years at Carmel Middle School he taught I-STEP remediation, seventh grade Mathematics, Pre-Algebra and Honors Algebra 1. While at Carmel he also served as one of the building technology coordinators. Steve completed his Masters Degree in Instructional Technology from IUPUI in 2005. He currently teaches Pre-Calculus, Statistics and Discrete Math at Fishers High School. Steve has been married for 16 years to his wife Jennifer and they have two children.

		Amy Emkow Amy Emkow graduated from Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis where she earned a Bachelors of Science. She later attended Indiana Wesleyan University where she earned her Masters of Education. She has taught Physical Education and Health for over 10 year at Zionsville High School. She is passionate about sharing with her students the value of strong mental, physical and social health.

		Edward Faughnan Edward Faughnan has been teaching Physical Education and Wellness for the past 14 years. I have my masters in Education from IWU. I am currently working on administration license at IWU. I am a licensed mentor for beginning teachers. I am on the program council representing Middle Schools throughout Indiana for Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. I am married to Kim and two wonderful son's, Blake (10) and Curtis (8).

		Tonya Fisher Tonya Fisher is in her 11th year of teaching English at Lawrence North High School and has taught grades 9-12. She received a BA from Indiana University and a MA in Education with a focus on technology from IUPUI. She and her husband have two small children, a boy and a girl.

		Mariette Fleck Mariette Fleck is department chair of Family and Consumer Sciences at Perry Meridian High School. Her previous teaching experiences include Warren Central High School and the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility. She is a graduate of Indiana State University and has earned multiple graduate hours in personal finance, family and consumer sciences, and special education. She is married to her husband Steve and together they have two boys, Sam and Jacob. She enjoys reading, spending time with her family and friends and teaching.

		Michael Foster Michael Foster has been teaching eighth-grade language arts for four years at Franklin Township Middle School West. He graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2007 with a major in Secondary English Education and a minor in Special Education. When he is not working with his students, Michael enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife of nine years and his two boys, Dylan and Alex. He also enjoys running and coaching middle school cross country and track. This is Michael's second year teaching English with Indiana Online Academy.

		Cindy Franklin Cindy Franklin graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Spanish and Secondary Education. She earned her Masters Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. She joined the Speedway High School faculty in 1990 and has enjoyed working there for the past 21 years. During that time, she has had the opportunity to teach levels I-V of Spanish. Cindy has also taught Spanish as an adjunct professor for Ivy Tech. Cindy joined the team at IOA in 2007 and has designed the course for both Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. She is an active member of Indiana Foreign Languages Teachers Association.Cindy and her husband are blessed to have three wonderful children. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, relaxing and vacationing whenever possible.

		Susan Frantsi Susan Frantsi is the science department chairperson at Perry Meridian High School. She currently teaches Biology, Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2. In addition to her regular teaching assignments, she is a part time faculty member at University of Indianapolis. She graduated with a bachelors degree in Chemistry with a Biology teaching major from Indiana University. She also received her Masters of Education degree from Indiana University. She has been teaching for 25+ years in public education. In the summer she teaches swimming lessons. Her son is a deptuy sheriff and her daughter is a public relations specialist.

		Katie Gallagher Katie Gallagher has been teaching for 13 years, both in the traditional classroom, online, and in blended environments, primarily A.P. Psychology and Economics. She has created and taught numerous courses over the last nine years at Cathedral High School, in Indianapolis, IN; the Indiana Online Academy; and for the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Distance Education Program. She earned her B.A. in Psychology including two years of undergraduate research at the University of Notre Dame graduating Magna Cum Laude and her M.S. in Educational Technology from Indiana University. In addition to teaching online, she supervised and mentored other online teachers at Johns Hopkins and she has trained faculty across the U.S. to use learning management systems. As a teacher, she has presented at numerous K12 conferences including the Indiana Computer Educators' Conference in 2006; the Indiana Non-Public Education Conference in 2004; the ANGEL Users Conference in Indianapolis in 2007, at Michigan State University in 2004, in Indianapolis in 2007, in Cincinnati in 2008, and in Chicago in 2009; the Indiana High School Psychology Teachers' Association Conference in 2002, 2004, and 2007; the Ohio Catholic Education Association Conference 2003; and the Indiana University School of Education: Learning to Teach/ Teaching to Learn Conference in 1997. Nationally, she presented at the National Educational Computing Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007 and in San Diego, California in 2006 and at the Virtual School Symposium in Austin, Texas in 2009. An evaluation of her 2006 NECC presentation was featured in the September 2006 issue of the national publication "eSchool News," a print newspaper read by more than 180,000 school leaders. While she continues to teach online for the Indiana Online Academy, she currently serves as a K12 Solutions Engineer with Blackboard, helping schools and teachers understand how Blackboard and the ANGEL LMS can help them improve teaching and learning and meet their needs. In 2004, she co-chaired Cathedral's successful committee using technology to apply for national "Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award" from Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine. In 2007, she was honored by Indianapolis Power and Light as one of 26 teachers in the central Indiana area for creatively using technology in the classroom with a Golden Apple Award.

		Tom Gallagher Tom Gallagher was born on the southwest side of Chicago in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Before finishing grade school, he moved to Carmel, Indiana, where he was fortunate enough to be a member of the 1993 State Championship Cross Country Team. Later that year, he finished his high school track career by placing 7th in the 300 meter hurdles at the State Meet and setting a new school record. Tom earned a degree in Science Education, with an emphasis on Math Education, from the University of Indianapolis. While attending college, he started his coaching career by being the head boys' and girls' cross country teams at Clay Junior High in Carmel. After filling a maternity leave teaching a semester of Physics at Carmel High School, he got his first real position teaching 8th grade math, science, and physical education. After a year of teaching in Carmel, Tom became the Algebra I teacher at Cathedral High School. Currently, he is teaching only Geometry there and is the IOA Geometry teacher as well. Tom treats his classroom like his track team, EFFORT = RESULTS. You can only achieve by trying your best.

		Kelly Gamble Kelly Gamble has been teaching Physical Education and Health since 1989. She received her Bachelor's degree from Butler University. She has taught PE/Health at Avon High School for 21 years. Kelly also coordinates the AIM program at AHS. AIM is a student mentoring program that trains junior/senior students to mentor freshman. She grew up on the west side of Indianapolis and graduated from Ben Davis High School. Kelly is married to Rick and they have three beautiful children that keep her very busy. Her hobbies are camping, hiking, running and spending time with her family.

		Phillip Glasser Phil Glasser is in his 25th year of teaching in Perry Township. He graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 1987 with a BS in Mathematics and Physical Education. Phil was a two time letter winner and Great Lakes Valley Conference Champion as a member of the Greyhound wrestling team. He has coached football, wrestling and track in Perry Township since 1984. Phil was named teacher of the year at Perry Meridian Middle School in 2000. He was the Lead Teacher at the Alternative Education Program where he was also selected as teacher of the year in 2004. Phil enjoys working out with his students and athletes while trying to teach them lifelong health and fitness habits. He is currently teaching at Perry Meridian Middle School. Phil is a retired Staff Sergeant in the Indiana National Guard. He has been married to his lovely wife Julie for 28 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Phillip, Hannah, and Mary. Phil is very excited to be part of the IOA team.

		Emily Good Emily has been teaching Health and Physical Education at Carmel High School for 9 years. She is also in her 9th season as the varsity softball coach for the Lady Greyhounds. Emily is a graduate of Indiana State University and earned her Bachelors degree in Health and Wellness and her Masters degree in Physical Education. This will be Emily's first year teaching with the IOA.

		Jill Grimes I began my teaching career in 2000 in Evansville, Indiana. In 2004 I moved to back to Central Indiana and began teaching in the Carmel-Clay schools. I have taught many social studies classes, but my passion lies in teaching geography. I currently teach both Geography/History of the World and AP Human Geography. I am looking forward to working with IOA and meeting students from around the state. Good luck to all!

		George Grubbs George Grubbs is in his 35th year as an educator and is currently the assistant principal at Jennings County High School. He taught for 23 years in Illinois before moving to Indiana. He has a Bachelors degree from Greenville College in Illinois and received his Masters in Educational Administration from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He has also coached boys' varsity basketball in both states and has over 300 wins to his credit. George lives in North Vernon with his wife Penny and their two children, Jared and Alisha, both Pharmacy majors at Butler University.

		Staci Guimond Staci Guimond has been teaching Mathematics for fourteen years at Pike High School where she has taught courses ranging from Pre-Algebra to Pre-Calculus. She earned her Bachelors degree at IUPUI and her Masters from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a member of ICTM and NCTM. Staci has also taught on-line courses for Pike for the past two years. Over the course of her career, Staci has also taught Math classes for IUPUI and IVY Tech as an adjunct instructor. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and four children.

		Lisa Guthrie In 1998, Lisa graduated from Marian College with a degree in mathematics and started teaching middle school math and science at Avon Middle School, where she continues to teach currently. In 2002-03, she spent a school year on a British military base in northern Germany as a Fulbright exchange teacher. Upon returning she started her master?s degree in educational technology at IUPUI, which she finished in 2007. While teaching in Avon, she has taken on other roles as a volleyball coach, the math academic super bowl coach, a mentor to beginning teachers, and a technology trainer. When she and her husband are not busy with their three children, she is typically found cooking or working in the garden.

		Brittanie Hacker Brittanie Hacker is entering her second year teaching Spanish for the Indiana Online Academy. She also taught Spanish for four years at Guion Creek Middle School in Pike Township. She is married to Shane Hacker, who teaches math for IOA and together they have two beautiful little girls, Addison (5) and Annabelle (2).

		Shane Hacker Shane is currently an assistant principal at Brownsburg High School for Team 2015. He will be entering his second year in that position. Prior to the administration role, he was a math teacher at Ben Davis High School for 5 years. His wife Brittanie also teaches for IOA and he has 3 girls - Addison, Annabelle, and Alyse.

		Samuel Hanley Sam has been teaching English at Southport High School since 2002. Summer 2012 is his third term with Indiana Online Academy. He attended Perry Meridian before moving south to Bloomington for his college years. He graduated from Indiana University with bachelors degrees in English Education and Journalism. Sam also holds a master's degree in education leadership from UIndy. He has enjoyed moving back to his hometown of Indianapolis, where he has taught AP Language and Composition, yearbook journalism, American Literature, and a variety of other language arts courses. He is currently the English department co-chair at Southport. Sam is proud to call Perry Township his home! He lives with his two dogs: an American Foxhound named Vixen and and English Setter named Opie. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, golf, and watching baseball. Go Yanks!

		Heather Henry Heather Henry has been a teacher and athletic director at Lincoln Middle School, MSD of Pike Township for the last twelve years. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and her Master's Degree in Curriculum Development from Indiana Wesleyan University. Over the years she has had the opportunity to teach physical education, health and wellness. She currently teaches 7th grade students in Current Events. Heather plays an active role on the schools leadership team, is the Wellness Coordinator, and was Lincoln Middle School's 2008 Teacher of the Year.

		Tracy Hood Tracy Hood received a Bachelor of Art degree in Physics with a teaching minor in Mathematics from Hanover College. She completed a Master of Science degree in Science Education at Purdue University before beginning her career at Plainfield High School. Tracy has taught Physics I for 11 years and added AP Physics B for the past 5 years. She is a Technology Coach, as well as Academic Teams Coordinator, Science Academic Team Coach, School Improvement Committee Co-Chair, and Senior Class Co-Sponsor. She served as president of the Indiana Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 2010-2011. She is the proud mother of a seven year old son, and enjoys reading, cooking, and running.

		Shelly Horvath Shelly Horvath graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a Bachelors degree in l984 and received her Masters degree in l989. She is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and is also a graduate of the Teacher Leadership Academy and the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy. Shelly teaches senior English at Franklin Central High School. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Indianapolis where she teaches Western World Literature 101, and she also teaches composition and literature at the University of Indianapolis for the School for Adult Learning.She has been an English teacher with the Indiana Online Academy since its beginning. Shelly has been married to her husband Drew for 26 years and they have three daughters. They enjoy attending sporting events, traveling, and spending time with each family.

		Chen-Lien Hsu Chen-Lien Hsu grew up in Taiwan and came to the U.S. to study in 2006. She has her B.A. in English Education from Pingtung University of Education in 2004 and her M.A. in Language Education from Indiana University Bloomington in 2008. She has been teaching Chinese in Bloomington New Tech High School for three years since 2009. Her interests are learning new languages and traveling to different countries. She looks forward to working with all of you!

		Virginia Hudson Virginia Hudson is a full-time English teacher at Franklin Central High School. She has been teaching for more than 30 years, during which her subject area has been mainly American literature. It is one of her passions. She is married, also for more than 40 years, and has one son who lives on the East Coast. Most of her spare time involves reading and needlepoint. She also enjoys working in her yard. Virginia is the IOA English 11 instructor this semester and is really looking forward to working with her students in this on-line course.

		Elizabeth Humphrey Mrs. Humphrey graduated from Butler University in 2007 and began teaching at Avon High School just outside of Indianapolis that fall. She is married, and their first child, Nora, was born in January. She enjoys spending time with her family at the lake, cheering on the Bulldogs, and reading.

		Ruth Hurrle Ruth Hurrle has been teaching since 1996. After graduating from Purdue University, she taught high school science at Perry Meridian High School, and after getting a second degree in mathematics, she moved to Roncalli High School to teach math. She spent 8 years at Speedway Junior High School teaching science. After getting a Masters in Educational Administration from Indiana University in 2003, she became a Dean of Students at Columbus North High School in Columbus, IN. She is married and has two amazing boys who are 9 and 10 years old. In her spare time, Mrs. Hurrle enjoys working outdoors and running marathons.

		Michelle Jackson Michelle is currently teaching Spanish II, III, and IV-College Credit at Speedway High School. She has been teaching at Speeday for the past seven years and is a graduate of Butler University with a degree in Spanish. She received her Masters in Spanish through a collaboration between IUPUI and the University of Salamanca, located in Spain. She is currently working on her PH. D in Leadership and Administration at Capella University. She has studied and traveled to several Spanish-speaking countries, which include Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Spain. Michelle is a sponsor of the Spanish Club and the International Club at Speedway High School. She also has a five year old daughter that she absolutely adores to spend time with daily.

		Julia Johns Julia Johns is from Hope, IN - approximately an hour south of Indianapolis, Indiana. She is licensed in both elementary and secondary education via Indiana University - secondary emphasis in English, psychology, sociology and U.S. History. She earned her MS in curriculum and instruction from IWU (98), and recently finished an admin license (08). She has worked in education for 16 years; as a nanny, a preschool teacher, an SRA Reading Interventionist for K-2, taught English 6-12, psychology, sociology, U.S. History, and spent 6 years teaching in an alternative school setting for at-risk students. She has also facilitated an after school credit recovery program via PLATO, and worked as an academic coach for a career and technical school. Currently she is working for IDOE as an Alternative Education/English Language Arts Specialist, in the office of College and Career Readiness.

		Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson is entering his 20th year of teaching at Avon High School. He received his bachelors degree in Economics and English from Indiana University in 1989. After several years in the business world, he went back to receive his certification in teaching from IUPUI in 1994. In 2001, he received his Masters in Education from Olivet-Nazarene University. He spent the first eight years of his career at Avon High School as an English teacher, spending three of those years as an adjunct lecturer for Indiana University. He now teaches AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature and Composition, English, and is the Department Chairperson of the Language Arts department. He also owned a construction service, which he ran during the summer months, for several years. He has been married to Christine, a Social Studies teacher at Ben Davis High School, since 1990. They have three children and enjoy the summers camping and traveling. His hobbies include running, biking, fishing, and hunting.

		Christine Johnson Christine Johnson is a teacher at Ben Davis High School. She has taught all levels of US History and is currently teaching Advanced Placement US History and is helping to usher in the Ben Davis International Baccalaureate program as a teacher of IB History of the Americas. Christine received her bachelors from Indiana University and masters from Indiana Wesleyan. She is married to Andrew Johnson, fellow IOA instructor and they have 3 children, Olivia, Claire and Gabe. Christine enjoys hiking and camping with her family and watching her kids in sports.

		Kyle Johnson Kyle Johnson is a 17 year veteran educator. He has taught students from varying backgrounds and age levels at Momence High School in Illinois, Eastern Hancock Schools, and is currently teaching at Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis. He is a two time winner of Whos Who in American Education.

		Karen Jones Karen S. Jones is a 6th grade teacher at Guion Creek Middle School in PikeTownship, Indianapolis, IN. Her 13 years of teaching include Physical Science and Mathematics. She received her Bachelors degree in Biology at Livingstone College, Salisbury, N.C. She finished her Masters in Education with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Toledo. Karen was active with the Girls II Women organization and Ladies with Style at Guion Creek. Karen is married and has 3 sons who attend LawrenceCentralHigh School. She loves to cook, exercise, and spend time with her boys and her husband. Karen like to stress to her students the important role math plays in their present education and their future careers.

		John Jud John Jud is currently a teacher of geometry at Fishers High School in Fishers, IN. He has taught math for 14 years at the high school level. John also coaches football at Fishers. He and his wife Nicole live in Fishers and have 2 sons: Zane 13 and Beau 3, and a daughter: Hadley 1. John completed his Master's Degree online and therefore has some personal experiences with the way in which online classes work and with what students need from instructors to be successful. 5A state champs football!

		Timothy Kasper I have been teaching Algebra I, Algebra II, and AP Calculus (AB) at Franklin Community High School for the past eleven years. I am also the Head Coach of the Academic Teams at FCHS. I've been married to my wife, Jennifer, for 11 years. We have three beautiful children: Libby (10), Timmy (8), and Benji (6). I enjoy watching football and I am a BIG Colts fan! I currently live in Mooresville. I graduated from Plainfield High School in 1995 and from Ball State University in 2000.

		Michael Kelly Michael is currently in his 5th year of teaching health and physical education. He is completing his 3rd year of teaching and coaching football at Fishers High School. Michael has been married for 7 years to his beautiful wife Erica and together they have two beautiful children. Karson is his 3 year old son and Addison is his 2 year old daughter. He loves watching football, basketball, and Nascar.

		Saunda Kennison Hello my name is Saundra Kennison. I teach Physical Education and Health at St. Malachy Catholic School in Brownsburg, Indiana.

		Taryn Kent Taryn Kent graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1995 and received her Bachelor's Degree in English and German Education from the University of Indianapolis. She completed her Master's Degree in Education and Literacy last summer. She taught German for 5 years at Ben Davis Junior High and is currently an English teacher at Jennings County High School. Taryn currently teaches English 9 and ACP English. She lives in North Vernon, Indiana with her husband Rob and their two children - Addyson and Carter.

		Sarah Kiefer Sarah Kiefer began signing at the age of six and has had a passion for American Sign Language and Deaf Culture ever since. She went to Ball State and received her Bachelors in Education with a concentration on Deaf/Hard of Hearing. She started working as a Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as she completed her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, Sarah teaches Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in three different school districts in the West Central Joint Services cooperative. She is on the board of Indiana Hands & Voices and serves as the Advocacy chairperson. She lives in Avon, a west suburb of Indianapolis, with her husband and 2 sons.

		Kevin King Kevin King is entering his 28th year of teaching and 10th year at Belzer Middle school. He received his bachelors degree in Physical Education and Economics from Indiana University in 1984 and a masters degree in 1990.Kevin taught high school at Bloomington South, Center Grove Lawrence North. He has been married to his wife Joan since 1985. They have two children and enjoy the summers camping and traveling. His hobbies include running, biking, reading and coaching sports.

		Sara Kohne Sara Kohne has enjoyed being an English teacher for ten years, spending nine of those years teaching at Southport High School. At SHS, she is the co-department chair and serves her fellow teachers as a building representative. She received her Bachelor's degree in English and Criminal Justice and Master's degree in English Education from Indiana University Bloomington in 1997 and 2002. Sara is looking forward to another terrific summer spending time with family and friends, being outside as much as possible, reading and writing, and teaching for the fourth summer at IOA.

		Lisa Laker Lisa Laker has been teaching all levels of English at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis for over 16 years, and this is her second summer with Indiana Online Academy. She is a Teaher Leadership Academy graduate and has been a facilitator for the program; in addition, Mrs. Laker has won numerous teaching grants including the Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant to Greece, Indiana University WEST Studies Travel Abroad Grant, Teaching Tolerance Peace Garden Project Grant and the John Wooden Excellence in Education Grant. Mrs. Laker loves to travel and experience historical art and theater---this year she traveled to the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, France, and England! Mrs. Laker's husband is also an educator, and they have two, young daughters of which they are very proud. Mrs. Laker also works with Indiana Online Academy's English 10 ECA Review Course to help prepare students for this graduation test.

		Amanda Lawrie Amanda is currently in her 6th year of teaching 7th grade Science at Perry Meridian Middle School. She graduated from IUPUI in 2005 with a Bachelors degree in Education and is licensed to teach Health, Physical Education, and Science. She has her M.S. in Educational Technology. Along with teaching, Amanda also enjoys spending time with her new baby boy that was born in January! She has sponsored Student Council at Perry Meridian Middle School for the past 3 years as well.

		Christina Layton Christina has been teaching English for 15 years and has spent the last 13 years at Carmel High School. She has experience designing and teaching many different courses, including Language Arts Lab, English 11, Advanced Composition, American Literature, and AP English Literature. She is a 1995 graduate of Ball State University and received her M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan in 2006. Christina lives in Noblesville with her husband and ten year old daughter.

		Melinda Louden Melinda Louden has taught Algebra I, Algebra II and Basic Math in the Indianapolis area. Her teaching career began in 1994 where she taught 7th and 8th grade math for Indianapolis Public Schools. After taking time off to raise her son, Melinda returned to Indianapolis Public Schools and taught Algebra I and Accelerated Algebra at Arlington High School. She enjoys gardening, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

		Tim Lovejoy Tim Lovejoy has been in education for over twenty years and 3 year in IOA. He has been a high school coach, a college basketball coach, and a summer basketball camp coach. He and his wife of 25 years have 3 children; oldest is 24, married and going to have first child, the other who plays college track @ Uindy, and a third who is going into her senior year. Mr. Lovejoy hopes that you enjoy your online Health class this summer as much as he will enjoy teaching it.

		Aaron Lunsford Aaron Lunsford is finishing his 18th year teaching in Lawrence Township. He has spent the last 15 years in the MSD of Lawrence Township at Belzer Middle School teaching 8th grade math, including Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry. He graduated from IU Bloomington in 1994 with a BS in Mathematics education and a computer Endorsement, and he completed his Masters Degree in Educational Technology from IUPUI in 2005. Aaron is also a certified Mentor and a Part of the ICT (Instructional Consultation Team) at Belzer. In the fall of 2009, Aaron was awarded the Raytheon Math Hero Award. He was 1 of 3 in the state of Indiana and 1 of 32 in the nation. His classes were a part of the WFYI documentary "A Penny Earned" in the spring of 2009, and for the past 6 years he has taken part in the Junior Achievement program Finance Park, which teaches students financial responsibility.

		Kathy Madren Kathy Madren graduated with a B.S. in Biology in 1987 from the University of Tennessee at Martin and later added a B.S. in Recreation Therapy in 1992 in lieu of becoming a Certified Recreation Therapist. After work in physical rehabilitation, marriage, and having two wonderful children, she returned to the work force as a teacher assistant in special education in North Carolina. She then performed the tasks needed to become a certified science teacher and taught all levels of Biology I and AP Environmental Science for 2 years in Charlotte, NC. A move with her husband's work brought her to Indianapolis where she has spent the last 7 years teaching Biology I and II, IB Biology-SL, AP Biology and Zoology at Lawrence Central High School. She has completed a teaching fellowship with The American Physiological Society in 2006 and completed her Master's in Education from IUPUI in December of 2009. She is as active with her children's school activities as she can, is active in her church, and enjoys long walks, hiking, biking and bird watching when she can.

		Daniel Marsh Dan Marsh has a degree in Social Studies Education with minors in History and Political Science from Indiana State University. Dan has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Indianapolis. He is currently at Columbus North High School and teaches AP Government, World History and Geography. Dan is married to Brooke and has two children Noah 4 and Gabe 2.

		Jamie Martindale Jamie Martindale has Bachelor's degrees from Purdue in Psychology and IUPUI in Education, with minors in Political Science and Economics. He also picked up a Masters degree in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan Univ. in 1992, and is a committed lifelong learner. Jamie teaches AP Psychology, AP Government, & Economics at Pike H.S., and US Government for the Indiana Online Academy. He is the author of six study guides for CLEP exams through Chancellors Learning Systems. Wife Kaelynn is a nurse, instructor, and artist, and children Tyler, Chris, and Emily are all on intriguing paths of their own. Jamie is a regular blood donor and hopes to write a collection of science fiction stories someday.

		Donna McCord Donna McCord was born in Minot, North Dakota. At a very early age her family moved to Indiana and she has lived here ever since. She attended Carmel High School where she played tennis and then moved on to Ball State where she received both her undergraduate and her masters in Mathematics. She has taught at Lawrence North High School for over 20 years. She is married to her husband Jim and they have four children and two dogs. Donna and her husband love to travel. She has run 15 mini-marathons and plans to run two more this summer.

		Jill McGrath Jill McGrath graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Secondary Education, English. Currently, she teaches English 11, ACP Composition, Honors 9, and Etymology at Hamilton Southeastern High School. She resides in Fishers with her husband, Joe, and her son, Luke. She is looking forward to a successful summer with IOA students.

		Andrea McMurtry I teach Wellness at Fishers Junior High and coach tennis and track. I graduated from Purdue University - Boiler Up! - and I received my masters degree from Ball State. I am happily married to Blaine for 10 years and we have an awesome little boy named Chaz who is 5. I enjoy running, working outside, and shopping.

		Meghan Medendorp My name is Meghan Medendorp and I teach Physical Education at Avon High School. I have been teaching for 7 years, 4 at the intermediate level and 3 years at the high school level.

		Chris Meguschar Chris Meguschar currently teaches at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. He has been in education for 20 years, with two years teaching English in Japan in the early 1990s. The past 16 years have been spent at Lawrence Central where he teaches US Government and Japanese. He is married to an assistant principal from Noblesville HS, Beth Meguschar and together they have 4 children. Chris graduated from Purdue University in 1990 with a History and Political Science major and is currently working on his Masters in East Asian Studies.

		Kathy Mehlhop

		Lance Minglin Lance Minglin is currently employed as a social studies teacher in Pike Township in Indianapolis. He has been employed for 16 years at Lincoln Middle School. He was awarded the Champion Teacher of Pike Township in 2001. Mr. Minglin received his Bachelors Degree from Ball State University, and in 2006 received his Masters Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is married to his wife, Michelle, and they have two lovely little girls, Brooke and Jenna. Mr. Minglin enjoys playing with his kids, golfing, and is a big sports fan of the Indianapolis Colts, Notre Dame Football, Indiana University Basketball, and unfortunately, is a Chicago Cubs fan for life.

		Janice Mitchener Janice Mitchener has taught mathematics at Carmel High School for 22 years. Previous to that, she taught for 7 years at Greenwood Community High School and Southern Wells Jr/Sr High. She currently teaches Honors Precalculus, Finite Math and AP Calculus AB, but has also taught Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. Janices interest in graphing calculator technology in the classroom led her to become a Regional Instructor for the Teachers Teaching with Technology professional development organization. Janice received her BS in Mathematics Education from Purdue University and a MS in Secondary Education from IUPUI. Janice has been married to Paul for 27 years and has 4 children.

		Jacqueline Morris Jacqueline Morris has a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Mathematics from Indiana University, Bloomington and a Mater's Degree in Education from Indiana Wesleyan. She is a licensed Mathematics teacher for grades 5-12 and is currently teaching at a private facility for troubled youth in Lebanon, Indiana. She currently teaches 7th grade math, pre- algebra, 2 algebra courses,1 geometry, and 1 algebra II. This is Jacqueline's 20th year of teaching, 11 years in the public school system and 9 years in the private sector. Jacqueline enjoys gardening during the summer months, reading whenever time permits, walking as a form of exercise, and traveling to adore and admire God's creation. Jacqueline is married (Willie) and has 2 sons (Josh & Zach).

		Jennifer Muller Jennifer is a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, focus on Social Studies. She has four years of teaching experience at Pike High School, where she taught AP World History and Geography and History of the World to ninth-graders. Currently, Jennifer is taking time off from the classroom to be at home with her two children. She and her husband have a son, Caden, who is almost three and a eighteen-month old daughter, Leah. This is her third year teaching with Indiana Online Academy. She is looking forward to having another great experience connecting with and teaching students.

		Michael Mullis Michael Mullis received a B.A. in Social Studies Education, from Purdue University in 1995, and a M.S. in Educational Technology and Instructional Design from Purdue University in 2001. He teaches Social Studies at West Lafayette Jr. / Sr. High School.

		Jeffery Naas Jeff Naas is a graduate of Indiana University who currently teaches and coaches in Carmel. Jeff has taught students in every level of education: three years of elementary and two years of middle school in Pike Township and the last six years in his current position at Carmel High School.

		Alyssa Neal Alyssa Neal is a teacher at Zionsville High School. In her eleven years there she has taught algebra I, algebra II, ICP, and biology. She is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis where she received her bachelors degree in biology and math. She also received her masters degree in education from Oakland City University. While at UIndy, she meet her husband Chad (also a teacher) when they both competed on the Track & Field team. They currently live in Brownsburg and have three daughters, Adelyn (7), Izabel (5) and Elaina (2). They enjoy traveling, boating, and attending various sporting events.

		Chad Neal Chad Neal is finishing up his 14th year of teaching, the last six at Brownsburg High School. In his six years at Brownsburg he has taught Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. He is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis where he received his bachelor's degree in math and math education. He also received his master's degree in education from Olivet Nazarene University. While at UIndy, he participated in football and track. He met his wife of eleven years while attending UIndy. They currently live in Brownsburg and have three daughters, Adelyn (7), Izabel (5) and Elaina (2). They enjoy traveling, boating, and attending various sporting events.

		Larry Nielsen Larry graduated from Manchester College and got his MS from IU. He taught for 36 years ending his career as Athletic Director at Lynhurst MS which feeds into Ben Davis HS. He is married with four children and three grand children. He loves to hunt, boat, and work on the farm.

		Suzy Nielsen Suzy Nielsen grew up on the Westside of Indianapolis and graduated from Ben Davis High School. She has been in education since 1977. She received her bacholors and masters from Indiana University. She taught Health, Physical Education, Drivers Education, and coached swimming at Noblesville Jr. High and High School for three years. Then, she went on to Ben Davis High School for fourteen years where she taught P.E., Health, Substance Abuse, and coached swimming for five years. Her swim team at Ben Davis won the state championship in 1980. She eventually moved on to Pike High School in 1994 where she has been a Guidance counselor since. She has two children, a son who graduated from Ball State and her daughter is a junior at IU.

		Kelli Nierzwicki Kellie currently teaches Wellness in Pike Township. She has a bachelors degree in Physical Education as well a Masters degree in Education. Kellie and her husband, Jerry have three children (Lucas, Gunnar, and Grace Kellie). In her spare time she works as a REALTOR with Keller Willams Realty.

		Alicia Noneman Alicia Noneman is a 2004 cum laude graduate from Butler University where she earned a B.S. in Middle/Secondary Education with a concentration in social studies. While at Butler, Alicia was awarded the College of Education Joseph M. Nygard Community and University Service Award and the Top 100 Outstanding Student Award. During her junior year she spent her fall semester in Washington, DC working as an intern in Senator Lugar's office on Capitol Hill. After graduating from college, Alicia began her teaching career in 2004 at Carmel High School where she continues to teach today. Throughout her career she has taught U.S. History, World History, and AP Comparative Politics and she currently teaches both regular and AP U.S. Government. In December of 2010 Alicia received her M.A. in Political Science from Ball State University. Her research project focused on the impact that contemporary media has on the ability of Congress to deliberate policy as intentioned by the founding fathers.

		Bernard OConnor I've been a physical education/health teacher for 13 years. I've coached many sports during those years (girls track, football, baseball, basketball, softball). These days I spend most of my time with my own 4 kids. When I do have freetime I enjoy golfing, swimming, and working out.

		Megan Osborn Megan has been a physical education and health teacher for 14 years. She played soccer at and graduated from Goshen College in 1998 with her Bachelor of Arts in K-12 PE, and secondary health. In August of 2010, Megan completed her Masters of Science in Human Movement and Sports Conditioning. Megan has been a girls' varsity soccer coach and youth coach for Westside United. Megan is married to Ryan, and they have two children.

		Ryan Osborn Ryan is entering his 7th year of teaching, 2nd at Carmel High School. Prior to teaching at Carmel, Ryan taught PE and was the physical education/health department chair at Avon High School. Ryan currently teaches Advanced Physical Conditioning and is a Varsity Assistant for the Boy's Basketball team at Carmel. He was a member of the men's basketball team at IUPUI where he earned his bachelors degree in physical education with a minor in health. In 2009 he completed his Master's degree in Human Movement with a concentration in Sports Conditioning from A.T. Still University. Ryan's wife, Megan, is a physcial education/health teacher and soccer coach in Brownsburg. Together they have two daughters, Ryan Faith (7) & Griffin Grace (2). When Ryan is not teaching or coaching he enojy's working out and spending time with his family.

		Cathy Patane Cathy Patane is completing her 16th year at Carmel Clay Schools. She has taught US History and government, and is in her third year with IOA. She is currently a Guidance Counselor at Clay Middle School. Cathy is married to a special education teacher who also works for Carmel Clay Schools. Cathy enjoys spending time with her three children, and enjoys visiting with friends.

		Justin Patten Justin is an avid lover of the outdoors. He loves to spend much off his time on the shores of Lake Michigan in the small town of Beverly Shores, and playing baseball with his vintage baseball team. Justin grew up in South Bend Indiana and gained a love of art when visiting the Chicago Art Institute at a young age. He graduated from the Herron School of Art, and began teaching art at the elementary level. He now teaches a combined class of art/engineering/and design for 1st through 6th grade kids. As an artist, he has started using Etsy to promote his sports inspired art. Justin is a family man with a really dynamic wife and a couple of young boys that keep him exhausted. He looks forward to your fresh perspectives on the world of art history.

		William Pavlovsky Max Pavlovsky has just completed his 6th year of teaching mathematics. He brings a wealth of real-world engineering and computer experience into the classroom as he seeks to help students see how math connects to everyday life. Max earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech. His extensive knowledge of mathematics was proven early in his life when he earned the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Math and Science Award as being the top junior student in his high school in both math and science. He has taught Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. Max has a passion for helping students succeed and for using a variety of methods (such as technology) to do so. Max and his wife Stacy (a teacher in the Carmel school district) live in Westfield and have two school-age children.

		Justin Pelley Justin Pelley currently teaches at Brownsburg High School. He has experience with English 9, 10 and 11 and is an assistant varsity football coach at Brownsburg. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Hanover College in 2003 where he was a member of the football team for four years. He recently completed his masters degree in school counseling at IUPUI. Justin currently lives in Danville with his wife Jenni and daughters Rylee and Ashton.

		JoAnna Peters JoAnna Peters is in her seventh year of teaching mathematics. She began her career at Bon Air Middle School in Kokomo Indiana. After two years, she transferred to Lawrence North High School, where she is currently teaching Algebra and Algebra 2. JoAnna graduated from Ball State University in 2004 with a Bachelor's in Mathematics education, and again in 2008 with a Masters in Educational Administration. In her free time, JoAnna enjoys bowling, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

		Matt Poisel Matt Poisel graduated from Franklin College in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics secondary education and pure mathematics. He just completed his fourth year at Fishers High School where he teaches algebra I and geometry. Matt is married to his wife, Angela, and they have a three-year old son, Eli, and a six-month old daughter, Abby.

		Tami Reardon Tami Reardon has been teaching for 10 years. She has her bachelors degree in Biology from Purdue University and her masters in Earth Science from Mississippi State University. She teaches at Columbus North High School in Bartholomew County. She is the proud mother two girls, 5 and 2. She lives in Nashville, Indiana with with her family.

		Holly Reine Holly Reine has been teaching since 2002 in Lawrence Township Schools. She currently teaches Law Education and Sociology at Lawrence Central High School. Holly graduated from St. Joseph's College with a degree in Political Science and from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Master's in Education. She and her husband reside in Fishers with their children, Rebecca, William, Jackson, and #4 to be arriving soon. She will be teaching 2nd semester US History for the summer of 2012 and looks forward to working with all of the IOA online students.

		Laura Reysz Laura Reysz has been a Science teacher in Lawrence Township schools for fourteen years. She has a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Evansville and a Masters in Biology from IUPUI. She worked for 2 years as a chemist in St. Louis until deciding to pursue a degree in teaching. She enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with her dog and cat.

		Linda Roepke Linda Roepke is a retired teacher from Perry Township in Indianapolis. She received her bachelor's degree from Ball State University and her master's degree from Indiana University. She taught both health and physical education for 34 years, spending most of her time in middle school. She coached freshman volleyball, 8th grade basketball, 7th and 8th grade track and varsity assistant golf, all at different times during her teaching career. She was also a member of the scouting team for the 1981 Southport High School girls' basketball state champions. She was a teacher of the year nominee in 2000-2001 and received the Life Member PTA award in 2003. She loves to play golf, travel and spend time with her golden retriever, Ashley. This is her third year to teach at Indiana Online Academy.

		Michael Ryan Michael Ryan graduated from Purdue University where he earned a degree in Math Education. He later attended Ball State University where he earned a Masters in Education Administration. He has taught Math classes ranging from Algebra I to Pre-Calculus for the last 7 years. Michael is passionate about developing an understanding for the material and creating an environment conducive to learning for all students.

		Dianne Schoff Dianne Schoff is a National Board Certified teacher in Mathematics certified through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She received her degree from Purdue University in 1983. She also is a graduate of the PEAK institute for Effective Instruction and Assessment. She has taught in the Lawrence Township district for 18 years at the middle and high school level. Currently she is the Mathematics Department Chairperson for Lawrence North High School and enjoys teaching various classes there. Dianne has 2 adult children. In her free time she enjoys running, biking, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

		Laura Schroeder Laura earned a degree in Kinesiology, with a minor in Mathematics, from Indiana University in 1998. She earned her Masters in Secondary Education with an emphasis in technology from Indiana University-Purdue University in 2009. She has been a teacher for thirteen years and the past nine years at Southport High School. She is married with one child and enjoys running with her cross-country team.

		Glenn Seland Mr. Seland taught in New York from 1994 to 2009. He moved to Fishers, Indiana and is currently the English Department Chairperson at Fishers High School. He enjoys working with students through the online atmosphere of IOA. Mr. Seland loves to write and record music. An avid guitarist and songwriter, he has spent a great deal of time in music circles. In addition to his musical hobbies, he enjoys writing novels and hopes to publish his work sometime soon. Mr. Seland and his wife, Leanne, have two young children, Emma and Aidenn. When not grading papers, watching movies, or playing with his kids this summer, he will probably be chasing his goldendoodles, Bailey and Murphy, out of his garden.

		Rob Seymour This is Rob Seymour's first year teaching with IOA. He received his Bachelors degree from Indiana University in 1993. In 2008 he earned his Masters degree in Sports Administration and in 2010 a Masters degree in Educational Administration, both from Ball State University. Rob is in his eighteenth year of education and is currently finishing his fourth year as Dean of Students at Fishers High School. Before going into administration, Rob taught nine years of elementary physical education in Westfield-Washington Schools and five years of high school physical education at Fishers High School. Rob is married to his wife Therisa and they have five children.

		Gretchen Shafer Gretchen Shafer is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelors degree in Physiology and Health Science and a Masters degree in Sport Administration. She teaches health and physical education at Fishers High School where she also serves and the Department Chair for Physical Education, Health and Nutrition. Mrs. Shafer is also an adjunct professor in the Kinesiolgy Department at the University of Indianapolis. Before becoming a teacher Gretchen was an Aquatics Director at a YMCA in Indianapolis. Gretchen has two daughters and a son, Ashleigh, Jordan and Jon.

		Amy Shipley Amy Shipley teaches English at Hamilton Southeastern High School and has been there for 8 years. Prior to that, she taught at Zionsville High School. She earned a bachelors degree from Ball State University and completed her Masters degree at Indiana University. Amy loves to read, exercise, attend athletic events (especially her childrens), scrapbook and travel. Her husband is the principal of an intermediate school, and they have two children. Their son, Shaun is 8. Much like Amy and her husband, he enjoys all athletics. Their daughter, Shay is 6, and loves everything in life. They have two dogs, an 80 pound black Bouvier des Flanders, Simba, and a 2 year old Shih Tzu, Dusty.

		Jason Simmons Jason Simmons is starting his fourth summer as a member of the IOA faculty. Last summer he taught Summer PE. Jason is currently the Assistant Athletic Director at Ben Davis High School. Prior to taking over this responsibility he was the Health and Physical Education Department Chair at Ben Davis High School. Jason taught Health and PE at Ben Davis High School for two years. Jason graduated from Miami University with a degree in Physical Education and Health.

		Nancy Singer During the period Nancy Singer worked at Avon High School she taught almost every English course offered at every level at least once, served as an IU adjunct lecturer for Introduction to Composition (W131), and was English department chair for many years. She received her undergraduate degree in English education from Indiana University and her masters in high school curriculum from IUPUI. She is married and has two children: a daughter who is a teacher like Nancy and a son who is a lawyer like his father. Most of her spare time is spent listening to music, interacting with friends and family, traveling, reading, and attending IU basketball and Colts football games. To Nancy, one of the most important parts of education is spending time one-on-one with students and helping them achieve.

		Jenna Snow Jenna grew up in Lebanon, IN where she graduated with honors in 2003. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in chemistry and chemistry education. Jenna was a member of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society and a student member of NSTA and HASTI. While at Ball State University, Jenna tutored other students in chemistry and aided the professors in the first year chemistry lab. She was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Department of Chemistry in 2007. She is currently teaching 7th grade science in Avon, and continues to grow professionally.

		Kristine Stafford Kristine Stafford is in her 5th year teaching 7th grade PE/Health at Avon Middle School South. This is her third year teaching with IOA. She also coaches the high school girls JV soccer team and middle school track & field. She graduated from Ball State University, double majoring in Health and Physical Education. She also has a license to teach Adapted Physical Education.

		Tony Starks Tony Starks is a teacher at Ben Davis High School. He has taught all levels of Social Studies and is currently teaching Economics and serves as an instructor for adult education. Tony received his bachelors from Indiana Central University and a masters degree from Indiana University. He has 32 years of experience in education and coaching. He is married and is a father of 6 children. Tony was the 2011 Olin Davis regional award winner in economics.

		James Stuart James Stuart is currently the principal at James E. Davis School, located on the campus of the Indiana United Methodist Childrens Home. He also teaches an English class at the school every summer to maintain his teaching skills and because he genuinely enjoys teaching. His wife, Tammy, is currently an 8th grade teacher at Lebanon Middle School. She is also an IOA teacher. He has two grown boys, Chris and Sean, who are both currently working as well as pursuing other educational opportunities.

		Tamila Stuart Tamila Stuart is the daughter of 2 United Methodist ministers (talk about being a preachers' kid!) and the wife of an English teacher now principal at the United Methodist Childrens Home in Lebanon, Indiana. This is a residential treatment center/ school for troubled youth. Jim, her husband of 28 years, has been there for 27 years. She is the mother of Christopher, soon to be 26 years old and a residential assistant for severely autistic youth. She is also the mother of Sean, now 23, an apprentice plumber and a construction worker. They live in Lebanon, Indiana where they have been since 1986 and where her grandmother and parents have retired to. The profession of educator has influenced her ENTIRE life and she is currently an 8th grade English teacher at Lebanon Middle School. Previously she taught 9th grade English at Cascade High School in Clayton, Indiana. Tammy finished a Masters of Education degree through Indiana Wesleyan University's online program in 2010. She loves to travel, work with digital photo-journals, work in the yard, and read.

		Karen Taff Karen Taff has been a member of the Social Studies department at Carmel High School since 1984. A 31-year veteran of teaching, she holds a B.A. from Purdue University ('81) and a M.S. from Indiana University ('85), with majors in history and English. She currently teaches regular U.S. history, A.P. United States history, and the I.U. Advance College Project H105/H106, as well American Studies Humanities block. She is also certified as an instructor in the International Baccalaureate program. Mrs. Taff is married with two children, ages 18 and 20. She enjoys reading, travelling, and following the Boilermakers.

		Brian Tearman Brian Tearman is a graduate from Purdue University (IUPUI) with a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Mathematics Education. Brian teaches at Avon High School and was previously at Avon Middle School North for 7 years. Brian lives in Avon with his wife and 4 children and spends most of his free time driving to his children's sporting events.

		Rachel Terry Rachel graduated in 2007 from Indiana University with a degree in Kinesiology. This is Rachel's first year with IOA and she is very excited to work with students from all over Indiana. She is currently teaching at Southport, where she is also the head varsity softball coach. She loves physical education and is a firm believer that all students should have the opportunity to learn how to become life long movers!

		Judi Treat Judi Treat is a teacher at Perry Meridian High School. She has been teaching for over 10 years. She graduated from Ball State University in 1997 with a BS in Exercise Science. In 2000, she received her teaching certification in PE and Health and math. She received her master's degree in Integrating Technology in the classroom from Waldon University in 2007. Judi is the mother of two girls. She loves to spend her extra time playing with them outside. She enjoys taking walks, bike rides, and wagon rides. She also enjoys spending her free time running and training for 5K runs and sprint triatholons.

		Taylor Treesh Taylor Treesh graduated in 2005 with a degree in Mathematics-Computer Science from Saint Joseph's College. After teaching and coaching the last two years in the Avon School District, he is currently an 8th grade math teacher at Franklin Community Middle School. He is currently in the process of obtaining his masters degree in Educational Leadership and aspires to become an Athletic Director. He lives in Indianapolis with his fiance and is getting married later this year.

		Catherine Trinkle Catherine Trinkle holds a B.A. in political science and geography from Indiana University and an M.L.S. from I.U. She is certified to teach economics, geography, history, government, library and technology services, and English. She is currently enrolled in the ILead program at the University of Indianapolis. When not working online, she'll be driving her two daughters to lots of camps this summer!

		Christopher Tucker Christopher Tucker graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelors degree in 2009. While at Indiana University, Christopher worked with students in an alternative high school, student taught at Bedford North Lawrence High School and also student taught overseas at St. Teresas Secondary School in Kabula, Kenya. For his first year, he taught English 9, English 11, Film Literature, Debate and Poetry at Batesville High School. He now works with HSE schools.

		Scott Turnquist Scott Turnquist is a PE teacher at Carmel High School. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Montana State University in 2004 where he was a member of the football team for four years. Scott currently lives in Zionsville with his wife and two children, and has greatly enjoyed Indiana since moving here in 2005.

		Lauren Vail Lauren Vail is in her second year of teaching for IOA. She currently teaches Health and Physical Education at Fishers High School. Lauren earned a BA in Physical Education and Health in 2008 from Anderson University, where she played basketball for four years. She has recently become licensed in 5-12 Mathematics education, as well. Lauren is currently the Junior Varsity Girls Basketball coach at Fishers High School.

		Jeffrey VanMeter Mr. VanMeter has been a teacher for 18 years. He has taught in Perry Township, Washington Township, and Zionsville Community Schools

		Timothy Vanwanzeele Tim has been the Assistant Principal at Mooresville High School for eight years. Prior to that he was the Physical Education/Health/FACS Department Chairmain at Avon High School, where he taught Health and Advanced Physical Education for 10 years. Tim was also a varsity assistant coach for the basketball and football teams at Avon.

		Kathryn Veldhuizen Kathryn Veldhuizen has taught 7th grade Math, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra I at Speedway Junior High School. She has been teaching for IOA for four years and teaches the ECA Review Course during the school year. Kathryn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Mathematics Education from Taylor University. Kathryn lives on the northwest side of Indianapolis. In her free time, Kathryn loves to bake, run, play board games with her husband, and spend time with her toddler son, Zane.

		Danielle Vohland Danielle Vohland is a teacher at the Pike Freshman Center (PFC) in Indianapolis, IN. In her 11 years of teaching, she has taught US History, World History, and World Geography. She is currently teaching AP and Honors World History. She received her Bachelors degree in Secondary Education from IUPUI and finished her Masters in Educational Leadership from IUPUI as well. In addition to her teaching duties, she is also the PFC Academy Leader and is co-coordinator of the Pike Mentor Program. She loves to read, shop, and travel. She has been to 6 countries and 15+ states. Her goal is to visit 6 out of 7 continents and all 50 states. She loves to travel so much that she and her husband traveled to Puerto Rico for their destination wedding.

		Kurt Walden Kurt Walden is a licensed K-12 Physical Education and Health teacher. He is currently employed at Avon Middle School South and will finish his tenth year of teaching June 1, 2012. Kurt completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He went to Indiana after completing his high school education at Danville High School in Danville, IN. While at Danville, Kurt was a three-year letter winner in football while being selected a team captain his senior year. While in college, Kurt worked as a Personal Trainer and a Student Assistant Strength Coach for the Indiana football, baseball, and cheerleading teams. Kurt earned a dual degree in Physical Education and Exercise Science while at IU. At Avon, Kurt has taught two years of physical education at the Intermediate School and seven years at the Middle School. He also has coached football, wrestling and track while being a teacher at Avon. When Kurt is not teaching he enjoys working out, traveling, and playing golf.

		Cacinda Walters I have taught in Pike Township for the last 10 years. I have taught high school and currently teach 7th grade social studies. I earned my Bachelors' Degreee through Indiana University at Indianapolis in 2001. I am married and have two children (ages 18 and 4).

		Lizz Walters Lizz Walters graduated from Yale University in 1999 with an English degree and a teaching license. After deciding to move closer to family, she found herself in Indianapolis at Southport High School as a first year English teacher and soccer coach. While teaching, Lizz completed her master's degree in Administrative Education through Indiana University and moved on to Dean of Students at Southport High School during the 2006-2007 school year. The following year, Lizz moved to Assistant Principal in the same high school and is currently enjoying the challenges and successes in that office. Lizz is now working on her EdD through Indiana University. Lizz lives under the Carpe Diem mentality by seizing every opportunity of every day to help with the educational journey of students while furthering her own educational growth through these experiences.

		Don Weir Don Weir currently teaches at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. He has been in education for almost 25 years. Don has taught economics for over 20 years, served as a teacher technology coach and high school girls' soccer coach. He is married to the Lawrence Central Science Department chair, Jan Weir and together they have 3 children. Don graduated from Wabash College a few years ago with a degree in History and Political Science. He has a Master's Degree in Museum Administration and served as a curator and museum administrator for a number of years. Together, Don and Jan enjoy traveling, Nantucket Basket weaving, tennis, and many other outdoor sports and activities.

		Jan Carroll Weir Jan Weir has been teaching high school chemistry for over 20 years at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. Prior to teaching, she was an associate biochemist at Eli Lilly and before that, she worked in oncology research at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She loves teaching chemistry at the high school level because it gives her the opportunity to help students make connections between concepts in a math-based science and the "real world." She has taught several graduate level technology classes to adults. Her motto is, "Technology must be like oxygen: ubiquitous, necessary, and invisible."

		Kelli White Kelli White is currently in her 13th year teaching physical education in Noblesville. She has coached various sports including high school swimming and soccer. Kelli graduated from IUPUI with a major in physical education. She went on to earn her Masters of Education from Indiana Wesleyan online program. She is married to Mike, a personal trainer. Mike is owner of, Body-N-Motion, a personal training facility. Kelli and Mike are proud parents of 9-year-old twins. In her spare time she enjoys being physically active, watching her kids sporting events, and being with friends and family.

		Scott White I received my Bachelors degree from IUPUI in 1995 and began my teaching career in Lawrence Township in January 1997. I have taught Physical Education, Health and a College Bound class at Belzer Middle School. I coached soccer at IUPUI for five years and then coached soccer and basketball at Lawrence Central High School and am currently the assistant varsity soccer coach at Hamilton Southeastern High School. I live in Fishers, am married to wife Karen, have one child, Tyler, and a step-son, Matt.

		Caleb Wiles Mr. Wiles graduated from Franklin College in 2007 with a double major in Pure Mathematics and Secondary Math Education. His hobbies include movies, video games, and sleight-of-hand magic. He has a wife named Crystal and a 3-year-old son named Carson.

		Malari Williams Malari Williams has been teaching for 5 and half years. She graduated in December of 2004 from Butler University with a Bachelors Degree in Biology with a Chemistry minor. She then went on to pursue a Masters of Arts in Education at the University in Indianapolis, from which she graduated in May 2007. She taught 7th grade Science at Avon Middle School South from 2007-2010, and is currently teaching Freshman Biology at Avon High School. In addition to teaching, she leads the Science Club at AHS and the Science Academic Super Bowl team at Avon Middle School South. She is married to James Williams and enjoys spending time with her 2 year old son, Jackson

		Theresa Witzerman Theresa (Terry) began her teaching career in Lawrence Township in 1982. She graduated from Indiana University and completed graduate work at Indiana Weselyan University. She taught full-time at Lawrence North High School and part-time at Lawrence Central High School. Currently, Terry teaches two Algebra 2 classes and one Algebra 1 class at Lawrence Central High School. She really enjoys helping students understand math, has been married for 28 years and has 3 boys. During her spare time she likes to travel, read and walk her dog. I retired in June 2011. During the last year I have tutored many students in Algebra 2 and SAT test prep.

		Jason Young Jason is completing his 8th year teaching at Avon High School. He is also the Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach at Avon. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and Health from Purdue University. Jason received his Master's in School Administration from Indiana University. Jason and his wife have 3 children.