Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma

I am so excited to begin my 2nd year with Aspire, and my 15th year teaching. My favortie thing about out Aspire, is the families, and having my own children with me. My children include Gabby 14, Jay 8, and Gwen 6. My favorite hobbies include gardening, taking care of my chickens, and sitting by the pool.

Hi! My name is Amber Andrews, and I am teaching the Montessori Class at Aspire Academy this coming up school year.

I grew up in Rowlett TX, and graduated from Rowlett High School in 2001. In 2003, I was an assistant teacher at a Montessori school in Frisco, TX and taught ages 3-6. After one year of assisting, I was offered a scholarship to take the training to become AMS certified, and received my American Montessori Society certification in 2004. I love teaching, and creating new lessons.

I married my wonderful husband James in 2007, and we were blessed with our first little girl, Autumn in 2013, and our second little girl, Skylar in 2017. We enjoy spending time together, visiting new places and spending time with family.

I grew up in St. Louis, MO and have a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tulsa. My love of learning and teaching started in 2008 when I realized the Lord was calling me to homeschool. I spent 11 years homeschooling my two children. I taught various classes from preschool to high school in two different homeschool co-ops. Most recently, I work as a private tutor, teach Chemistry out of my home to homeschoolers, and teach at a small private school in Bixby. I love creating relationships with students as they learn new things, stretch outside their comfort zone, and build confidence.

Molly began dancing at age 7, and hasn’t stopped since! She began teaching while in high school, and has since taught in studios in PA, MD, TX and now Oklahoma. While here, she also found a passion for coaching Pom. Her favorite style of dance is jazz. Molly’s favorite thing about teaching is when it all “clicks”, and seeing the students joy when they master a new skill. You can find Molly hanging with her family (Jillian, Erin, Crew & husband Caleb) or watching her students perform. Molly teaches for Jenks Dance Academy & Premiere Pom, and is excited to bring her expertise to Aspire! 

Brad is Pastor of Good News Church and has been serving in ministry since 1998.  He has a MA in Ministry Leadership and BA in Church music.  He has the heart of a teacher and a great passion for helping students grow in their faith.  Brad is skilled in voice, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.  Brad is married to Julie and together they have three children who have been in Aspire since 2016.

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Sheldon Clark has been teaching in the Tulsa/Owasso area for 16 years. He began playing guitar at age 8 and has been playing with local bands, solo at weddings and special occasions, and for the last 14 years with an acoustic duo playing one to three shows a week. Sheldon also gives private lessons at home and in Owasso with Foyil Music Studio. He has been teaching group lessons for Heartland and The Group homeschool co-ops for the last 8 years. At the beginning of 2019 he also began work at The School of Rock were he is the lead show director. Sheldon Clark sheldonclark2001@yahoo.com (918)260-3244

I’m Julie Cox. My husband (Brent) and I have been married for 30 years, and we have 4 girls – all of whom were homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. Our two youngest graduated from Aspire in 2018 and 2020, bringing our 20 homeschooling journey to an end! We also have two sons-in-law and 3 granddaughters. I received my bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an emphasis in early childhood from John Brown University in 1994. Over the past 29 years, I have had a variety of opportunities to teach a wide range of ages and subjects from 2 year olds through 12th grade as a preschool teacher, a Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials tutor and Challenge director, and a volunteer in several homeschooling co-ops. I have also served in the children’s ministry at the churches we have attended and was a Children’s Ministry Associate and the Children’s Ministry Director for two and a half years at Fellowship Bible Church Tulsa where I was responsible for ministering to children ages infant through 6th grade. I am a certified IEW instructor through Classical Conversations and am currently working on the requirement to become a certified IEW instructor through the Institute of Excellence in Writing. In 2019-2020 I had the wonderful privilege of teaching Kindergarten and a Fun Latin class for elementary students at Aspire Academy. I have spent the past 3 years teaching classes out of my home ranging from Art and Music to Latin and Literature along with several IEW writing classes. While I have a classical philosophy of education, it is difficult for me to pick a favorite age or even a favorite subject; I have a passion to help create in students a love of learning – no matter what their age or what subject we’re studying.

Born and raised in Tulsa, I graduated from Owasso High School before going on to Oklahoma State University where I earned a B.S. in Computer Science.  From there, I was fortunate enough to receive a CyberCorps scholarship to attend Tulsa University where I earned an M.S. in Computer Science with a focus in Computer Security and Forensics.  I previously taught courses in Information Technology at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.  Currently, I work in Application Security, Architecture and Governance in the energy sector while periodically teaching graduate level application development courses at Tulsa University.

I love teaching students how to learn and challenging them to think critically.  The “a-ha!” expression they get is priceless.

I moonlight as I.T. technical support for friends, family, friends of family, family of friends, extended family, extended family of friends, et cetera, ad infinitum, ad astra.  I.T. is defined as anything that uses electricity.

My family consists of wife Nicole and three children: Micah, Joseph and Emmy.  Don’t look, but they are probably sneaking up on you now. Fluffernutter the Tarantula is effectively mine.

I only sometimes use the Oxford comma, just to keep people on their toes.  My favorite colour is the one out of space.

Hola! I am originally from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Over thirty years ago, my husband and I lived in Tulsa for a brief period before returning to Puerto Rico. Six years ago, we felt led by the Lord to come back to Tulsa with our children. Today, I wear many hats as a pastor's wife, teacher and director of the children's ministry at our church and currently homeschooling our three children. In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music, chatting with my family in Puerto Rico, and learning how to do hand embroidery.

My name is Brittney Crumb. I am wife to Michael for almost 20 years, and a mother to our 7 children. We started our homeschool journey almost 10 years ago. 

Our journey with Aspire began in 2019 and we couldn't feel more blessed to be a part of Aspire Academy. Math and science are my favorite things to learn about and teach. I love how science points to our intelligent design and creator over and over.

 I took advantage of the slow pace the year 2020 brought us and went back to Oklahoma State University and finished my degree in May 2022. I graduated with a multidisciplinary bachelor's of science degree with a primary focus of Psychology(heavy on the neuroscience) and a secondary of Chemistry. I am headed to start on my graduate degree in the near future. 

Melissa has an extensive professional and educational background in early childhood development. It is not just a job but a passion of hers to provide a safe, fun & loving environment for young children to learn and grow in a way that meets their own individual needs. She has been a teenager working in the baby room of a daycare, a nanny, a daycare owner & operator for several years, a children's ministry leader. She became a mom in 1999 and a homeschool mom in 2015. She is often enrolling in college courses pertaining to early childhood education as a way to ensure that she is up to date in her area of interest and expertise.

Melissa enjoys spending her down-time with her husband who she is very proud to also name as her best friend! They enjoy wine-tastings, watching movies or documentaries, cooking, playing board games with the kids and being outside as much as possible.

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Hi there! My name is Tricia Dillon, and I’m thrilled to be apart of the Aspire family! I was born and raised in Bixby, OK, and I got my bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!) in Political Science with a French minor. While at OU, I spent a semester abroad. I lived and went to school at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne in Bordeaux, France. After receiving my bachelor’s degree, I moved on to receive my master’s degree in International Administration from the University of Denver. After college, I worked in Washington D.C. for the Federal Aviation Administration in their International Affairs Office. After some time, my family and I moved back to Oklahoma where I began my teaching journey. I love doing my part to inspire a love for learning in young people! When I’m not teaching, you can usually find me out camping or hiking with my husband and 4 kids.

I grew up in Picher, OK and graduated from Picher-Cardin High School. I attended NEO in Miami, before transferring to NSU in Tahlequah, where I earned my B.A. in Education (Speech Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities).  I later returned to NSU earning my M. Ed in Special Education and School Administration. I have completed registry training in Autism, Other Health Impairments and Traumatic Brain Injury. After 36 years of teaching in public education, I recently retired.

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Kevin and I have one son, Skylar.  When we aren't watching Skylar play his guitar, we enjoy going to car shows or cruising in Kevin's classic car.

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My passion has always been working with special needs children.  I try to live by my favorite quote, "If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we teach the way they learn."

Born in San Diego, CA to a then-Navy family, raised in the Oklahoma City area.  Married to my wife Barbara for 48 years, 2 adult children (a daughter, Christy, and a son, Jason), with 4 step-granddaughters, one adopted grandson, and a new addition to the family, a 3 month old grandson named William.  There's also 4 step-great grandchildren, 3 boys and 1 girl.  My mother still lives in the same house I grew up in.  Studied at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.  Earned a degree in Electronics Engineeering Technology (EET).

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I worked for 38 years in the oil and gas industry, first for Phillips Petroleum as a field service tech in Chromatographs, then in Research & Development as an RF Electronics Technician.  Eventually earned the title of RF Electronics Engineer, a job that involved design and redesign of radio systems used in the search for oil.  As the OPSEIS product line evolved and was sold to SERCEL (a French/European company), I moved with the product and spent 4 years in Houston and 1 year in France working on a special project.  Travel was often, to many places around the US and in the world, including Canada, Mexico, France, and China, often to refineries and manufacturing plants, or field locations where our radio products were being used.  When that system was eventually shelved and family duties called, I found myself back in Oklahoma where I worked at ABB as a senior Engineeering Tech until my retirement in 2015.

I started teaching as a side interest in 1985, teaching Electronics to adults at the local vo-tech through their evening classes program.  I continued that until 1995 when the school ended their program due to changes in their educational offerings.  In 2014, they restarted their Adult Electronics program and I once again began teaching.  With my retirement from the Engineering world, I really wanted to continue imparting my knowledge to a new generation and hopefully spark some interest in the Technical Sciences, where a great future can be had for those willing to follow that path.  When the opportunity came along to teach through Aspire, I gladly accepted.  I look forward to hopefully inspiring all who come through my classroom.

Hello, my name is Tammy Eggers, and I am excited to be teaching at Aspire again this year! I have a heart for kids with Special Needs and Learning Disabilities and I spent several years at Bixby Schools working with amazing kids that fall into that category, and At Risk kids. I left Bixby to homeschool our youngest and am so very thankful for groups like Aspire that give our daughter an opportunity to still be in a “school” setting, and give me an opportunity to learn and share with other homeschool parents through Faith-based learning. God presented his plan for us to be able to homeschool and it's been an amazing ride so far. 
My husband, Eric, and I are a blended family of his three girls and my three girls. (And four grandsons!)  They range from age 32 down to 14, and our oldest and youngest (our bookends) are adopted. We live in Broken Arrow with our youngest daughter, Alexis, our four adopted dogs, two crazy cats, and seven chickens. One of our girls lives in Texas, one in OKC, and four in the Tulsa area.

Hola! My name is Monica Ehrman and I was born in Puerto Rico. My family came to live in the continental United States when I was three. When I started kindergarten I only spoke Spanish, but today you would never know English is my second language. My husband and I have six children of which two are still at home. We have been children’s pastors, youth pastors, small group leaders and married group leaders. Being a native Spanish speaker gives me unique insights for teaching this beautiful language. I look forward to a fabuloso school year!

Hello! My name is Angela Fallis and I am the Beauty Basic teacher here at Aspire Academy. This will be by 2nd year teaching. I have a passion teaching the world of cosmetology.  I have been married to my husband for 19 years and we have 3 boys that we homeschool. I have been a licensed Cosmetologist for 20 years. I love all things beauty! I look forward to teaching your students this year! 

Hi! My name is Johanna Feamster. I am wife to Michael Feamster and mother to four sweet children. This is our first year at Aspire and we couldn’t be more excited! I am very happy to get back in to the classroom to teach Spanish! I grew up learning Spanish in school from a young age and got my bachelors in Spanish. I lived abroad for a semester during my university years and then post-studies, I lived in Spain as a missionary, teaching Spanish to immigrants. After coming back to the States, I have taught Spanish in many different schools and to all ages. Most recently, when we began homeschooling, I have created a bilingual environment in our home! All this to say, I absolutely love the language and I am so happy to get to share it with others!

Samantha Floyd is a homeschooling mom of 12 years. She met Matt, her husband of nearly 19 years, at the Baptist Collegiate Ministries at Northeastern State University. Together they have four beautiful daughters: Natalie-16, Brook-14, Rylan-12, and Lauren-8. Samantha has a passion for all things grammar, spelling, and language arts! In her spare time, she greatly enjoys watching her daughters play sports, coaching basketball or volleyball, reading, and playing games with her family. She has served in many different capacities at Aspire, but genuinely enjoys her role as tutor at Aspire Academy the most!

I have played violin professionally in Tulsa for 20 years. Homeshooled our 4 children. I love reading and learning, history and our two acres in Sand Springs where we try to garden and keep chickens, dogs and horses. 

As a violin teacher I pay attention to the hand position and try to build up the technique of playing the violin. 

My name is Sarah Gollotte and I live with my architect husband and three kids on a family farm in Rogers County. We moved to Oklahoma from Atlanta, GA 8 years ago to be the 4th generation living on our family land. I have had a passion for education and teaching from a young age and received my elementary education degree from Oral Roberts University. I also have an MBA with a focus in non-profit management. I have 15 years of homeschooling and teaching experience, which includes teaching elementary and middle school co-op classes and teaching 4th grade public school. When I am not teaching or homeschooling, my hobbies include gardening, my mini horses, and traveling with my kids (we are trying to see all 50 states!). I am excited to be tutoring at Aspire Academy.

Hello, I'm Marie Greenly. My husband and I have spent most of our lives in Oklahoma, where we have raised and homeschooled our four children for the past 18 years. In 2008, I proudly earned my BS in Finance from Oklahoma State University. Go Pokes!

I am delighted to be teaching IEW once again this year. With 5 years of experience in teaching IEW, I am passionate about helping children develop their writing structure, style, and confidence. This marks our 7th year being part of the Aspire community, and I am thrilled to continue this journey with all of you!

I live on the edge of Broken Arrow with my husband and two boys. I love the outdoors, especially hiking, biking, and traveling with my family. I attended Baptist Bible College and  TCC. I have an associate in Child Development and Biblical studies.   I love learning about the world God created!!

Ruthetta Henderson has taught elementary grades in private schools across the Tulsa Metro Area for over 20 years. She has also spent 7 years as a Reading Specialist for Tulsa Public Schools.  She retired in 2014, but then returned to teaching and joined Aspire Academy in 2018.  She is a favorite teacher of our elementary students and parents!

Ruthetta was married for 40 years when she lost her precious husband, Dwight, 6 years ago.  She spends her free time traveling with friends and visiting her son, daughter-in-law, and 2 sweet grandkids!

Hi! My name is Sara James and I am excited to be a Claritas Classical tutor again this year at Aspire Academy! I met my husband over 20 years ago at Oklahoma Baptist University, where I got my Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. I taught in public schools for several years until the Lord laid homeschooling on our hearts, and that has been my main focus ever since! I have been teaching our kids at home for 15 years now, and our oldest has graduated and is now proudly serving in the United States Marine Corps! I love homeschooling and the flexibility that comes with it! I also enjoy cooking, going on vacations with my family, and learning new homemaking skills to serve my family and church. I am looking forward to another fun year of learning together at Aspire Academy!

Hello, my name is Leeca (pronounced Lee-sha) Jenkins, and I am thrilled to partner with Aspire families again this school year.

My incredible husband and I have been married for over 22 years. Together we are raising three extraordinary teenagers. Before motherhood, I graduated from Cameron University with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. Finding my niche in the field of counseling, I later graduated from ORU with a master's degree in Christian Counseling. I was blessed to spend a handful of years providing therapeutic counseling services in community mental health. In past seasons of marriage and family life, our family has enjoyed serving the local church in various pastoral roles. Shepherding our own children in the home, however, is my favorite ministry of all time. One of our greatest surprises in parenting was the decision to homeschool 9 years ago. Gratefully, I continue to marvel at God’s supply of grace, love, and power for the journey.

I believe God has AMAZING things in store for Aspire students and look forward to another fun year together!

My name is Allie Kent. My husband Paul and I have two children, Joanna (6) and Louie (4.) This will be our third year at Aspire Academy, and I’m excited to be teaching pre-k! I received a degree in elementary education from NSU in 2013. I love children and I enjoy serving in the preschool department at our church. In my spare time you can find me spending time with my family, trying a new coffee drink, baking, or playing a game.

I got my BS degree in Elementary Ed from NSU back in May of 2001 with some special certifications in Middle Level Mathematics and Early Childhood. I taught for 2 years in the public school system before having our first child. We decided for me to stay at home with her and eventually pursue homeschooling. We now have 6 children ranging from 19 down to 9. Our oldest graduated this last school year and will be working and pursuing a degree as a Vet Tech. Our 5 other children keep us busy with participating in NOAH Football, Track and XC. When we aren’t traveling to the many sporting events, we enjoy being outside, raising chickens, growing a garden, fishing, hunting and playing with our 2 English Shepherds. As a family, we are looking forward to our first year at Aspire.

My name is Stephanie  King and I’m 37 years old. I was born and raised in Sapulpa, Ok and have stayed here all my life. We recently purchased some land in Bristow and plan to move there this year. I can’t wait for that new adventure! I live in Sapulpa now with my husband, Leslie, and our 3 kids. Aspyn is an 8th grader turning 14, Haeven is graduating this year and will finish her cosmetology program at central tech, and Leslie III is going to be joining me in the 3rd grade Classical Claritas class. We have a Portuguese water dog named Alfie and a Sulcata tortoise named Shelly. I am currently the 3rd-5th grade teacher at our local church and also a youth group leader on Wednesday nights. I am a barber/ cosmetologist by trade and worked in that field for over 16 years, focused on Barbering. I have always had a passion for children and have worked as a substitute teacher since the year after I graduated highschool in 2005, on and off. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to teach at Aspire this year!

Allison Leach has a BS degree in Graphic Design from John Brown University and a MS degree in Mass Communications from Oklahoma State. She spent six years in the product packaging and design industry with Dayspring Greeting Cards and Walmart. While working at Walmart she traveled to China and saw firsthand the effects of communism and believes strongly in teaching our future generation the importance of freedom and liberty. Her career then shifted to teaching at OSU for four years as a Graphic Design assistant professor. Allison chose to leave her career path at OSU five years ago to homeschool her own children because she believes strongly in passing on Christian values to future generations and enjoys helping kids discover their own creative talents. Allison loves the state she grew up in (Oklahoma), and the free country she was born into. She has a passion to educate the next generation to see the value in preserving our land that was founded in “God we Trust.”Her passion and experience in teaching along with her creative skill sets creates an enjoyable and hands-on learning experience for your student.

Hello! My name is Erin Lee and I will be teaching 2nd Grade Claritas Classical this year at Aspire! I grew up in Verdigris, Oklahoma and graduated Oklahoma Christian University with a BS degree in Nursing. I worked in the field for 10 years and have stayed at home with my kiddos the past 5 years. I’ve homeschooled my children for 8 years, with the first 7 being involved in a Classical Conversations community. This will be our 2nd year at Aspire, and my first year teaching! My husband and I have been married 17 years and now live in Broken Arrow with our 4 children, Devin, Raegan, Dawson, and Makenna. Outside of school our family is very involved in our church, my daughter and I have a candle making business, I’m a unit leader with my daughter’s American Heritage Girls troop, and my older two love being in theater. I love gardening, baking, and learning new skills around the home. I am so excited about this school year and I know we will have fun and learn so much together!

Jeanette Lord is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, with a BA in Oral Communications. She homeschooled her step-daughter through the high school years and her youngest for all school years. Her family moved from Oklahoma City to Broken Arrow in 2014. She has previously led homeschool elementary and junior high co-op classes in art, geography, novel writing, and government, along with high school classes in ancient history, American history, American literature and Christian literature. Jeanette also taught AWANA counsel time for 5 years. GA’s for 3 years, and has led numerous ladies Bible studies. Along with teaching, her hobbies include sewing, scrapbooking, hiking and spending time with family and friends. Her newest addition to her family, a smooth collie/greyhound/lab male dog, gets her outside for walks and playing ball.

I have lived a majority of my life in Texas and Oklahoma, and have lived in Tulsa longer than I've lived anywhere else. I have a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from OSU which is where I met my wonderful husband. We have 3 kids that I have homeschooled from the beginning. They have three very different learning styles which has taught me a lot about creative teaching styles. I am a big believer that learning should be fun!
When I'm not teaching, I am volunteering. I do a lot with my church's preschool and children's programs, as well as volunteering with activities my kids are involved in.

Hello, my name is Samantha Martinez! I am certified in Elementary Education from Northeastern State University and I have a masters in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. I have always had a passion for teaching and working with kids. I was a public school teacher for four years before coming to Aspire. My husband Ty and I have been married five years and have a baby girl named Berkley. We have two fur babies, Minnie and Prada. We love going to the lake, golfing, camping, and spending time as a family.

We arrived in Tulsa in 1980 and have been here ever since. I graduated from Kansas University and fell in love with being a teacher.

I love teaching and helping children explore the world  and find learning can be fun. I want them to see how important they are and that God’s good thoughts towards them are like the sand grains on a beach, to many to be numbered.

We homeschooled our 4 children through high school.  During those homeschool years I started and ran Tulsa Academic Co-op, a cooperative of over 200 students for k-12 grades. I am a founding board member  of the NOAH Jaguars homeschool sports.

I have substituted as public-school teacher and had a long-term para position in special education and worked as a senior caregiver.

I currently partner with Go Global travel as a travel guide for homeschool students and their family. I  also organize domestic travel for senior adults. Exploring  life and the world through learning, teaching, and traveling are always fun.  God has place me in a perfect place here at Aspire for me to serve you and your children as a third-grade core teacher.

Hi, I am Amy Mullet and I am so exited to be teaching at Aspire Academy this year. This is my families third year at Aspire but our 8th year to homeschool. We love the freedom that we have gained through homeschooling and the wonderful friendships we have found at Aspire. I grew up in Ft.Gibson, OK but have called the Owasso area home for the last 10 years. I have 3 kids who are 17, 13 and 12 and attend Aspire. They are all involved in sports and while it keeps me busy I absolutely love it. I enjoy being outside as much as I can in the summer with lots of pool days, hiking in the fall and movie nights in the winter. We travel as much as we can and love to explore new places. We love our pets and have cats, dogs and even a snake. We attend Collinsville Baptist Tabernacle where my kids are now all in youth group! I have taught classes at our previous co-op and have experience with all ages. I love to help kids learn by being creative. While I love books and reading I think we can also teach hands on through art, games, discussion, culinary, and experiments. So while we will have bookwork we will also have lots of other ways we are leaning all year depending on the age and class. I look forward to a wonderful school year and can’t wait to meet your kids!

My name is Sarah Mullins. Broken Arrow has been my hometown my entire life. I graduated from Oral Roberts University with elementary and early childhood certifications. The past 14 years, I have taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades at Broken Arrow Public Schools. My husband Kyle and I have a son, Preston, and a German Shepherd/Lab mix named Kistler. My husband is an avid fisherman so most of our free time is spent bass fishing! Kistler loves to go with us! We also love all things outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

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Roger Nimmo taught High School Science for 21 years. He taught AP Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Earth Science, General Science, and Anatomy/Physiology.

He has a passion for this topic and has spent about 4,000 hours studying the evidence for and against the Theory of Evolution. Mr. Nimmo believes everyone who takes this class will increase their faith in God and His Word. The knowledge they gain will keep them from the unbelief they might pick up from the secular education they receive from the world.

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Guten Tag! My name is Frau Ulrike, and I'm thrilled to join Aspire as the German Teacher this coming school year. In the last twenty years, I founded/directed a homeschooling support organization in Pennsylvania, recently retired as a paraprofessional at Jenks Public Schools, provide private tutoring, and am the Kinderdeutsch teacher at the German-American Society in Tulsa. With German being the largest American ethnic group and the language being the most widely-spoken in Europe, I look forward to teaching German culture, grammar, and conversation.

Hey! My name is Krystle Reed. I’ve been married for 19 years and have two kids, grades 10th and 6th. I work full time for Advocates for Africa and we own an electrical company. Tbh- I do not have a degree in education and you definitely don’t want me teaching your kids in math, LOL…(don’t worry, they didn’t offer me that class, )
I attended bible school and cosmetology school and have been youth pastoring or other pastoral roles for the last 14 years until God began shifting our heart into missions and I am in Uganda and Rwanda many times a year 💗

My heart is to have a FUN, safe and loving classroom for your kids!

Fun facts: I love gardening and my chickens. I HATE paper straws and Ostriches scare me!

Calista is so excited to be teaching at Academy again! She and her husband Aaron live in Broken Arrow with their 3 daughters, Addyline, Kennedy, and Eliana, and their two dogs. They love watching movies, going to new places, cooking and gardening together. Calista has an Associates in Biblical Literature and years upon years of experience working with children, teens, and their families! Calista has volunteered on worship teams, as a troop leader for Girl Scouts, and as a PTA secretary. She has worked on staff for a couple different churches in shared roles as youth pastor and associate pastor. Her favorite parts of ministry so far are leading a teen girls Bible study and women's Bible study, and teaching the PreK and Kindergarten classes on Sunday mornings. Her favorite part of homeschooling and teaching is seeing children's eyes light up and posture change when they figure out something new. She also just loves their curiosity and learning what they think about things!

Hello I’m Heather Rogers and will be teaching 4th Grade Claritas Classical and Elementary Classical Music and Art Appreciation.

I have been married to my husband Mike for 19 years.  We met at church camp as cabin leaders 24 years ago and the rest is history. We work side by side and hate being a part from each other.  I have a dental and banking background but have been blessed to be a stay-at-home mom for 16 years  other than going back to dental assisting for 1 year… I soon realized my heart was at home and not in the work field.  We have 3 kids, Cadence 16, Canaan 14, and Kiersten 10.  I have been homeschooling them for 3 years and can’t imagine doing anything else.  Before  homeschooling I was the PTO president at their elementary school and also substituted every chance I got.

My passions are God, my family, singing, gardening, and bird watching. We have 4 dogs. (2 yorkies and 2 hounds)

Worship is where it’s at for me!! When I worship walls come down and it’s where my healing takes place. I started singing at church with my mom when I was about 2 years old. My dad, mom, brother and I use to travel around as a family and sing when I was younger. I sure miss those days!! 

In the spring and summer you will find me in the dirt working in my flower beds and/or sitting on the porch with Mike sipping coffee and watching birds.

God knew what he was doing when he made my birthday fall in April.  Spring is truly my favorite time of year.

In late summer/fall you’ll find us on the Noah Jaguars side lines cheering on our girls or watching our son play football. I love watching our kids do what they love.  Seeing them happy and in their zone makes my heart smile.

I LOVE JESUS, TACOS, coffee, and chocolate covered strawberries!!!!

My name is Carrie Russell. I am originally from Southern California where I worked as a paramedic in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. I also volunteered on the helicopter team for search and rescue. After having my first child in 2006, I relocated to Oklahoma to pursue a career as a registered nurse. 

My name is Pam Searcy. I am originally from Wisconsin, but 24 years ago, I met a handsome Okie in uniform that convinced me to follow him wherever the Army sent him. We’ve been married for 22 years now and have four pretty amazing children. I have been homeschooling for 13 years and, this year, we will be graduating our first child. We moved to Broken Arrow seven years ago and Aspire was one of the first homeschooling groups we reached out to. I am incredibly thankful to have found this amazing community that has helped my children transition to their final move ‘home’. I am an avid reader and a huge math nerd. Though my degree is in Early Childhood Education and Development, I have found as I have gotten older that I really love teaching the older kids. This year at Aspire I will be teaching some of the Jr. High Math classes, Algebra 1, and several Literature classes. I am looking forward to getting to know you and your children.

Tiffanie Smith has a BA in Psychology from OSU and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic. She found her passion in teaching when she was a teen and began teaching competitive cheer, competitive gymnastics and recreational gymnastics to children of all ages. She taught Anatomy and Physiology classes at a college in Arkansas. Currently she is completing a four year homeopathy program out of the UK. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three teenagers, traveling, hiking, camping, working out, photography, reading and the beach.
Four years ago, she began teaching Theatre Games and Improv at a homeschool co-op. One of her favorite things about teaching; rather it is her own children, children at the gym, college students, or improv students, is seeing their face light up when they are proud of themselves for achieving something they have been working hard for or when they push themselves out of their comfort zone and try something new. She is a passionate believer that children need to be encouraged and taught in an uplifting and positive environment and strives to provide that for her students.

Juhls and her husband Michael with their son Hunter live near Keystone Lake. After substitute teaching for several years at her son's grade school she decided to home-educate in 2016. As well as being a homeschool mom, Juhls was a Boy Scout leader during her son’s journey to Eagle Scout and also ran a homeschool group for seven years until Hunter’s graduation in 2023. Juhls is an art instructor and has also taught performance, physical education, Oklahoma history, business for teens, critical thinking, life skills, writing, and a variety of other courses. She has been an Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Curriculum Consultant and Registered Instructor since 2020. Juhls has a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and an Associate’s Degree in Fashion.

My name is Sue Stenberg, and this will be my 2nd year teaching at Aspire.  I am a “retired” homeschool mom –  we taught 4 of our 5 children for 15 years, graduating all of them from our school, Anderslokken Christian Academy, between 2000-2010.

I have also homeschooled two of my grandchildren for three years. Some folks might know me from BiblioMania – I took it over from the founder in 1998.

I attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa and majored in instrumental music education. I completed my Bachelor of Music Education in 1979, and taught music in Iowa for several years before we moved to Ohio. I have taught in Sunday School in our churches from 1980 on until just a few years ago – mostly in newborn to 5 years old. From 1984 on, I was a fulltime mom, raising our 5 children. We moved to Tulsa in 1987. In 1995, our eldest daughter requested that we homeschool her, our second daughter added to that request, and that was the beginning of our homeschool journey. Over the years, I have found that I LOVE teaching history, government, worldviews, and Bible. I have taught citizenship classes in Boy Scouts, and have served as a merit badge counselor, merit badge coordinator, and secretary in multiple Boy Scout troops in the area. My husband and I have also played our instruments (trumpet & French horn for Andy, flute and piccolo for me) in every church we have attended – including Eastwood Baptist – since 1979.

When there is a bit of spare time, I love to do genealogy, read, sew, knit, crochet, and do embroidery. My favorite is Norwegian Hardanger, but I love all forms of needlework.

I am married with two children, and we all live on a farm in Claremore. I am a lifelong student and have taught various subjects from a young age. I Taught my own martial arts class when I was 15 years of age. I have been a student of multiple styles in the martial arts over the years. I hold advanced rank in several styles. I have studied with many excellent instructors and teachers. I try to pass on this honorable tradition with my own students. I am an Oklahoma native, from the Claremore area. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree for graphic design in 99 from NSU. I worked as a artist in multiple disciplines. Ceramics, metals, plastics, blown glass, wood, and mixed mediums. I have had many occupations and apprenticeships over the years. I have worked as a teacher, museum preparator, welder, carpenter, graphic designer, glass blower, and many other things I just wanted to learn to do. I try to bring all these experiences to the students I work with and let them know that all skills are valuable, and many are parallel. We never know what adventure will be waiting for us when we set our feet on the path to education! My goal is to bless the young people with patience and guidance I was so graciously and lovingly provided.

My name is Michael Sutton. I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life. I graduated from Glenpool High School and received my Bachelor’s in Art for Journalism from Oklahoma State University. In my distant past I worked at Ackerman McQueen in their commercial production department where we produced commercials for Six Flags, LeapFrog  educational toys, and Oklahoma Tourism.  Later I transitioned to Energy News Live, a branded internet new broadcast focused on energy news, and stock market information. Later I was employed at Winner Communications, where I worked closely with non-traditional sports (soccer, bowling, horse racing, rodeo/ bull riding, outdoor programming) on the ESPN family of networks. Currently I am the replay operator for Lucas Oil Racing Television, covering ARCA, Late Model Dirt, ASCS, and POWERi open wheel sprint race cars. I run camera and scorebug for home Oklahoma State University television sports broadcasts.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, collecting comic books, photography/ videography, and road trips with my wife and 3 children. I am also and avid podcast listener, and have attempted production of a Twilight Zone, and Golden Girls recap show with my nine-year-old daughter, which after only 1 episode, met rave reviews.

We are currently on hiatus due to my cohost’s contract negotiations.

I am a Skiatook native who went to school to be a chemical engineer and drastically changed course to become a chef. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Letters degree, I went on to earn a culinary degree from OSU. I have been married to my Army veteran husband, Chris, for 16 years and we have three children-Grayson, Laurel, and Talia. We were blessed to be stationed in Italy for a few years while in the Army and had the opportunity to travel all around Europe and parts of Africa. When not at school, I am very active at church, particularly with the youth group. My family and I love to be outdoors and spending time together camping. My hobbies include DIY home projects, reading, crocheting, and weightlifting. This is my eighth year homeschooling my three children, and we just finished our first year at Aspire. I am passionate about making good food and teaching others that the kitchen is a fun place to be. I am looking forward to spending time in the kitchen with your students!

My name is Jenesa Wheeler. I’ve lived most of my life in Broken Arrow. My husband, Chris and I have 3 grown children, one son and two daughters who are all married. Our son & daughter in law have 2 little girls so we are proud grand parents. Things I enjoy are spending time with my family, having game nights, going on trips, shopping, baking, watching the kids play sports, and volunteering at church. My daughter is a 4th grade teacher for Broken Arrow public schools and I love volunteering in her classroom. My niece and nephews have attended Aspire for several years now. I thought teaching at Aspire would be something I would really enjoy because I love kids. I’m looking forward to this coming school year.

Hi! I am thrilled to be joining the Aspire team this year. I graduated with honors from NSU with a B.A. English Education in 2018. I went on to teach at Puterbaugh Middle School in McAlester for several years prior to having my oldest son. Once he was born, I chose a different path and have been a stay at home mom. I’ve always wanted to homeschool my kids, but I have missed teaching. I am so excited to get the best of both worlds!