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Tutors at CHA

​At Christiana, tutoring positions are usually filled by moms or dads of students. We do have several dedicated and wonderful tutors who do not have children in the program.  In the elementary and middle school years, we are not looking for tutors who have degrees in education, but rather moms with a both an interest in teaching and a passion for a particular subject matter.  Perhaps they have worked in the field or excelled in the subject matter in their own schooling. The Department Chairs have developed a Scope and Sequence and provide curriculum and syllabus development help. 

We do hire outside tutors to fill the positions when necessary.  In the high school years, the criteria for tutors change.  Tutors will have more education and expertise in the subjects they are teaching at CHA in the 9th grade and above.  For example, we have math tutors that come to us from the community, from  McDaniel and have some moms who studied math in college. These individuals have built our math program over the years. 

We do not expect every family to provide a parent to tutor classes. We also welcome families where moms (or dads) don’t want to teach but prefer to pay the tuition and drop off their child/ren.  Parents who are not tutors are asked to volunteer as POPS (Parents on Patrol) throughout the year in order to help the program run smoothly. 

Tutors and Staff                                                      (2020-2021 School Year)

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​Erika Lynn Adam
Latin IV Tutor, 12th Grade Music Theory Tutor, Pre-Thesis and Thesis Tutor, and Foreign Language Chair
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Erika has been homeschooling for ten years and has been at CHA for ten years as well. Erika was a music major at Towson (Cello and Voice), but also minored in French and Spanish.  When not homeschooling, she teaches music at Coffey Music and Carroll Community College. She has taught Latin, Spanish and Logic at Christiana.  ​

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Maria Andrews 
Office Manager


Maria homeschool for 16 years and is entering her 14th year at CHA. She enjoys being part of the CHA community, volunteering and being involved with activities. She is the CHA fundraising 'guru' and has led many several fundraising projects.This will be her 4th year working in the office and helping to oversee the day to day operations at CHA. She looks forward to serving our families in this new role.

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Stacy Baxter
Chief of Operations and Director of Finance
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Stacy has been at CHA since 2014.  She has a Business Degree from Shepherd University and is the Financial and Facility Director for CHA along with handling anything technical.  She spends her free time traveling with her family, watching her 2 daughters in sports, volunteering and giving back to the community.  Stacy loves CHA and the benefit of the hybrid approach.

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Meagan Bohlen
3rd Grade Latin Tutor, Latin Primer A-1 Tutor

Bio coming soon!

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Nicolette Coffey
6th Grade Science Tutor and Science Department Chair, and Board Member

Nicolette is entering her fourth year at CHA. She and her husband have two children.  Together they are attempting to pour the love of Jesus, a love for learning, and a healthy dose of humility into their kids.  She is an experienced educator and has taught in the various disciplines. Science is one of her favorites! She has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (grades 1-8) and a Master of Science in Educational Administration. Having taught in private and public traditional schools, there was always "something" missing. Hybrid homeschooling with a Christian perspective in the classical method was the answer!  Her life verse is Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."

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Kathy Craig
1st Grade Tutor

Bio coming soon!



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Lari Craig
3rd Grade Handwriting Tutor, Saxon 3 Math Tutor, and 3rd & 4th Grade History Tutor


Lari has been homeschooling and a part of CHA for 6 years.  She is going into her fourth year of tutoring at the school.  She is a wife and mother to 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl.  She has 4 of her children in the program at CHA.  She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Care Management and a Business Administration minor from Towson University.  Prior to having children, she worked as the Activity Director at a nursing home in Williamsport, MD.  Once she had her first child, she became a stay at home mom and has poured her time into raising and educating their 4 children.  In her free time, she enjoys crafting and has started a small side business selling her crafts.  She enjoys being able to assist in the education of the 3rd graders at CHA.  A favorite Bible verse is Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”


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Tina Dubyoski 
Saxon 7/6 Tutor

Tina homeschooled her 8 children for 28 years and helped to launch CHA in 2001. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a B.S. in Biochemistry and took postgraduate courses in computer science. At CHA she served as the Assistant Administrator and as a board member for 16 years, as well as the Math department head and Science department head for that period of time. She currently teaches the Saxon 7/6 Math class and tutors math outside of CHA. She loves to help students learn that math can be fun. One of her favorite verses is "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."  Phil 4:13

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Jean Fielding
12th Grade Great Books Tutor & 12th Grade History & Civics Tutor
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This is Jean’s fifth year at CHA! She has been homeschooling her children for the last twelve years. Jean received a B.S. in Gerontology with a minor in Philosophical Ethics from King’s College and a M.S. in Gerontology with a focus on Aging Policy from the University of Southern California. She enjoys lifelong learning, cooking, reading, gardening, playing the viola, all things French and the outdoors. “The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family. The family is placed at the center of the great struggle between good and                                 evil, between life and death, between love and all that is opposed to love.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                -- Saint John Paul the Great

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Dianna Garrison
Kindergarten Tutor

Diana homeschooled for 13 years and has been teaching at CHA for 14 years. She is a self-taught teacher and has had great 'on the job training.' In her 'former' life, she has served as a librarian and also as a secretary with the FBI in Washington, DC. Her favorite verse is "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

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Christine Giles
5th & 7th Grade Science Tutor, 4th Grade History Tutor, and Saxon 5/4 Tutor


​Bio coming soon!

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Laura Hamilton
2nd Grade Tutor
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Is a mother of four and grandmother of eight. She has been teaching for 26 years, seventeen of which have been with grade 2 at Christiana. She has a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and is the Dean of the Preschool – Grade 2 department. She has homeschooled her youngest daughter for 8 years and greatly values the mission and resulting positive fruits of Classical Education. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is  excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” Phil. 4:8​




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Sherrie Harrison
7th & 8th Grade Grammar & Writing Tutor, Accredited IEW Instructor, Board Member

Sherrie has been homeschooling for 21 years, 18 of which she has worked to help develop CHA since its inception, including forming and overseeing the grammar and writing program. She is still currently the Grammar and Writing Department Chair and is accredited as a Registered Instructor through the Institute for Excellence in Writing. In her time outside of CHA, she is also a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and has worked for United Cerebral Palsy, Kernan Hospital, Therafit Rehab, and Theragro, Inc.  Her favorite Bible verse is “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths."    
 

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Allison Jenkins
Director of Marketing, Office Secretary, 5th, 6th & 7th Grade Art

Allison is in her 8th year of homeschooling and is entering her 4th year of teaching.  She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and studied Journalism and Spanish. She has four children in the program K, 1st, 9th, and 12th.  When not helping make sure CHA's office is running smoothly, Allison is an amateur cake artist whose cakes have garnered awards in regional competitions.  One of her favorite Bible verses is from the Beatitudes "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." 

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​Bill Jenkins
9th Grade Great Books Tutor, Senior Leadership, Logic II Tutor, and Headmaster

Bill is in his 8th year of homeschooling, but has been at CHA for 11 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University and an Masters of Divinity from Reformed Episcopal Seminary, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in church history and liturgical music. He is also a piano teacher and enjoys baseball, football and basketball. A favorite hobby is talking with teenagers and drinking tea while discussing Religion, Politics and Money! A favorite Bible verse is "we shall see him as he is" I John 3:2

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Jennifer Jurkiewicz
Pre-School Tutor

Bio coming soon!

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Carrie Knauer
English 9 tutor

Carrie is in her third year of homeschooling. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a minor in American studies. Prior to becoming a parent, Carrie worked as a full-time reporter at the Carroll County Times for 11 years, focusing on agriculture, the environment and West Carroll. As she grew to be the senior reporter for the newspaper, she trained many new reporters and led a collaborative series in the newspaper each year. She continues to freelance with the Carroll County Times, namely through her weekly cooking column where she writes about one of her favorite hobbies, trying new recipes and cooking from scratch. ​

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Eileen Lohrmann
7th Grade History Tutor


Eileen graduated from Franciscan Univ (Steubenville) in 1985 in Psychology and Theology.. She married and started a family soon after. Over the years, she has worked as a Baltimore County Senior Center asst, taught NFP at St. Agnes Hospital, and ran a home day care. She has also volunteered as a counselor in the Catonsville Pregnancy Center, and enjoys leading Bible Studies. Homeschooling for the last  22 years, she helped CHA 'launch' in 2001 and has served on the board and as History Dept. Chair. She also teaches 7th grade history and has five children who have graduated from CHA.  In addition, they adopted a little girl from                                        China five years ago, and she is a fifth grader at CHA. Eileen greatly believes in the mission of CHA to assist                                        families in their God-given ability to be the primary educators of their children. 

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Julia McCall
10th Grade English Tutor, Kindergarten, 3rd & 4th Grade Art Appreciation Tutor, and English Department Chair

Julia McCall has been teaching for over 12 years. She received her Bachelors of Science in English at Frostburg State University. She has been a homeschooling parent for four years. McCall has a 7 year old daughter and an almost 4year old son. She has been married for 12 years. She has been published for poetry, fiction, and her byline has appeared in the Carroll County Times and Carroll Magazine. “There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind.”
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​Sam McCarthy 
8th Grade History Tutor, Latin III Tutor, and 10th Grade Logic III Tutor

Bio Coming Soon!

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Jared McNabb
11th Grade & 12th Grade Rhetoric Tutor, 11th Grade Great Books Tutor

Jared is the father of three boys, preschool age and younger. He received a B.S. from Lancaster Bible College, and an M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary. Besides tutoring, Jared is a minister at St. Paul’s Church, located outside of Manchester, Md. His passions and interests include theology of all stripes, the Bible being applied to all of life, cooking, gardening, and third-way and household economics. He firmly believes that the game of baseball is one of the greatest fruits of Christendom.  A favorite verse is 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 “This light momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not for the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 

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​Beth McQuin
4th Grade Grammar & Writing Tutor

Bio coming soon!

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Becky Paschal
1st Grade Math Tutor, Pre-Algebra Tutor, and Math Department Chair

Bio coming soon!

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Sadie Peterson
9th Grade Science tutor & Geometry Tutor

Sadie is in her eighth year of homeschooling and her seventh year at CHA. She completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Maryland and Masters in Science Education at Montana State and has taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade at a private Catholic School near Washington, DC. When not homeschooling her children at home, she uses her talents at CHA to help children gain a love of science.

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Kelli Renfro
Kindergarten Assistant, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Music Tutor

Bio Coming Soon!

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Erinn Rhoad
7th Grade Music Tutor


Erinn is a wife and mother of six, five boys and one girl and is in her fifth year of homeschooling at CHA. Prior to homeschooling, she taught for Carroll county public schools as a special education teacher for students with autism and in NJ as a special education teacher for students with cognitive disabilities. She is Maryland state certified to teach k-12 English,reading specialist, special ed k-12, regular ed k-8. She has a B.S in Special Education and a M.A in English Literature. She tutors third grade grammar and writing at CHA and loves to see the students learn. Erinn hopes to leave the world better than she found it through practicing His virtues by truly living the faith. 

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Abby Sharbach
3rd Grade Grammar & Writing Tutor

Abby describes herself first and foremost as a lover of Christ but says “you never know what God will do with your fiat.” Spending most of their twenties getting through Protestant seminary while starting a family, Abby and her husband Albert have led a life focused on ministry. After a fruitful ten years in the Anglican church, the family became Roman Catholic in 2009. 
While serving in Baltimore, Abby began and directed a Montessori catechetical program, started an outreach program for opioid addicts, planned and led retreats, helped with marriage formation, mentored women, led Bible studies, and planned countless parish events.   She believes her ministry is an expression of the feminine genius. Also a lover of books and children, Abby has surrounded herself with both as an English teacher and mother of nine. Over the years Abby has worked as a reading and writing teacher and director of religious education while also homeschooling.  More recently, she has taught Great Books, religion, writing, and rhetoric at a classical tutorial. Abby takes delight in working with the next generation of Catholic female leaders as they embrace their gifts and express their own fiats. “God is glorified in the diversity of gifts and callings expressed in his people.  Just as a garden is more beautiful when it contains a medley of texture and color, so God’s Church is more beautiful when we each embrace and nurture our unique gifts and calling.  God’s kingdom comes through you, as you are fully you.” -Abby Scharbach



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Galadriel Simons
3rd Grade Science Tutor, Saxon 6/5 Tutor, Latin Primer A-2 Tutor Tutor

Bio coming soon!

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Suzanne Spohn
8th Grade Science

Bio Coming Soon!


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Louis Stachowiak
Precalculus Tutor & Chemistry Tutor

Louis homeschooled his daughter for 12 years and this is his third year tutoring at CHA.  He has been a teacher at Sylvan Learning Center for 13 years, as well as privately tutored and instructed various disciplines including reading and study skills, all levels of Mathematics up through Trigonometry and Calculus and has also conducted SAT test prep seminars.  He was a previous teacher and Board of Child Care for The Strawbridge School, and also taught High School Mathematics, curriculum development and was a mentor for new teachers. He received his teaching certification through Maryland Public Schools in Mathematics.

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​​Laura Staley
5th & 6th Grade Grammar/Writing Tutor, Middle/High School Latin I Tutor, Board Member, Dean of Lower School


Laura is one of our longest homeschooling moms, having homeschooled for 22 years. Her children have all graduated, but she continues to enjoy teaching children at CHA where she has been for nine years! Laura has taught herself new subjects while at CHA and loves finding creative ways to help students learn those subjects! She especially enjoys being part of something significant and 'bigger than herself' at CHA.

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Joanna Trail
3rd & 4th Grade Music

Bio coming soon!

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Anna Troiani
Algebra I Tutor, 8th Grade Logic I Tutor, & SAT Prep Tutor

Bio Coming Soon!

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Tracey Willet
5th and 6th Grade History Tutor, 5th, 6th & 7th Grade Music Appreciation Tutor, History Department Coordinator, & Board Member

Tracey has been homeschooling at CHA since 2014. She has a Bachelor of Arts in International Literature and Culture from Washington College and completed graduate classes at Central Connecticut State University. At first, Tracey was intimidated by homeschooling as it seemed a "daunting task." After visiting public and private schools, a friend recommended CHA... they knew after their first day that CHA was a good fit for them! Tracey is also a writer and has had devotions published by The Upper Room and Focus on the Family.

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​Monika Williams
5th Grade Latin Tutor
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Monika homeschooled for 11 years and has been at CHA for 14 years. She has taught middle school Latin for seven years! She has a Master of Divinity and taught German to high school students for a number of years. A favorite Bible verse is "Being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ." Phil. 1:6

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