Workshop Speakers

I have a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a certification in Early Childhood education. I have taught overseas in private education as well as in public education in the States. I have served in Children and Family Ministry for over 15 years and I am currently the Director of Church Ministries, a Connected Families Parent Coach and have a Connected Families partnership with our church in Murrells Inlet. I teach Connected Families courses and speak in workshops around the region. I partner with Motorvate Kids, a pediatric occupational therapy group in Myrtle Beach; HopeDiscipleship a Biblical counseling 503c non-profit and various other schools and churches in the area.

Bachelor of Science, Biology
Post-Graduate Teacher Training & Licensure
Home Educator (29 years)
Communications Coach, Institute for Cultural Communicators (10 years)
Homeschool Consultant, Home-Based Educator’s Accrediting Association (3 years)

Registered Nurse since 1996, Board Certified Nurse Coach since 2023, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach since 2023, and lots of experience with difficult teenagers, exhausted/frustrated parents, teen suicide, ADHD, & Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Corrie: M.A. Marriage and Family Counseling; Alan: Licensed Architect
Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches since 2021
Connected Families Parent Coach Trainers
Homeschool family with 4 kids
Served overseas

I hold an Associate of Arts degree from William Tyndale College, Biblical Lay Counselor certification from Moody Bible Institute, and have received public speaking training from Speak Up and She Speaks.

Master’s of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Primary Care
Bachelor’s of Science, Biology
SPACE-trained (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)

-Certified Parent Coach
-Certified Speaker
-Certified Elementary Educator turned Homeschool Veteran
-Mom of two young adults and one teen
-Experience with adoption, ADHD, and Learning Challenges
-An enthusiastic, engaging, and warm presentation style

BS in English Education
Home Educator

Connected Families Certified Parent Coach
Masters of Counselling

Connected Families Certified Parent Coach since 2022
Licensed Early Childhood Teacher
Certified in ARC Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Additional training in TBRI, Conscious Discipline, and Interplay Play Therapy
Mom of two adult children
Helped raise two girls with extensive developmental trauma

In addition to being a CF Certified Parent Coach, I am also the Women’s Ministry Director at Kenmore Alliance Church, and mother of three young adults. My parenting journey was a bumpy one, eventually landing me on my face before God. I have found a tremendous amount of hope and guidance from Connected Families, and it is my desire to pass that on to other parents who are looking for the same thing!