MENTORS

Andrea Peterson began homeschooling her five amazing children in 2005 and has loved every minute of it. Andrea has an insatiable love of learning that encompasses all areas, but especially math, science, and the variety of learning styles and challenges. She has been blessed to be with ALTUS Family Liber Academy in Tucson from the beginning, and wishes everyone had access to the incredible mentoring and community they experience. Andrea loves to read, play and coach sports, be outdoors, take long road trips, and especially, do any or all of the above with her family. She loves learning and is working on a Master's in Mathematics. Andrea is incredibly excited to bring you Liber Education and to work with her close friend Katie.

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Katie Richins loves homeschooling her 6 children, and has always cared about learning, education, childhood, and particularly the power and importance of families. Katie is a founding member of ALTUS Family Liber Academy in Tucson, along with Andrea and Olivia, and feels incredibly blessed by the community, mentorship, and friendship she and her family have experienced there. She loves working with individuals and communities as a LEMI Trainer. Living back in Tucson where she grew up, Katie loves spending time with her family and friends, excellent food, sunshine, and outdoor fun - preferably all together. Katie is thrilled to work with her dear friend Andrea in bringing you Liber Education.

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Trenna Kelley began homeschooling her 2 boys in 2011 while living in central New York. Shortly after, her family moved to Texas, where she discovered TJED and LEMI. She is one of the founding Board Members of both Arlington Liber Academy and Liber Leadership Academy, where she mentored Love of Learners, Ninja Scholars, Book Clubs, and a variety of Scholar classes including Georgics, Pyramid, and Geography through Literature. Trenna has a lifelong love of learning and holds advanced degrees in both Psychology and Theology. She currently lives on a ranch in Oklahoma with her husband, two boys, and a variety of cattle, chickens, hogs, and horses. She loves reading, swimming, sailing, all things outdoorsy, and crafts. She is also very involved in her children’s passions including martial arts, 4H, and musical theatre. Trenna is very excited to return to mentoring as part of Liber Education, and bring online scholar classes to those who don’t have access to an in-person community.

Mrs. Larisa has been teaching music lessons since 2009, and is a certified Simply Music and a certified Suzuki teacher. Larisa started her love of music with her Christmas viola at age 6 and piano at age 8. Larisa is the daughter of Aneladee Milne (the co-founder of LEMI) and is a purebred TJED student! As a youth she attended all of the TJED courses offered by her commonwealth, and credits these courses for who she is today. Shakespeare Conquest taught her she has a role to play in life, Key of Liberty and Sword of Freedom taught her she can do hard things, and QUEST taught her she has a mission and how to find it! Larisa is excited to share her passion for the lessons taught in the Civil War and the World Wars and is honored to mentor Sword of Freedom and Hero Projects this year! 

Linda Stahr began her homeschooling journey in 2007 when her oldest was ready to start third grade. In 2018 Linda was introduced to LEMI, Leadership Education Mentoring Institute, training in her first project, Key of Liberty. She was absolutely hooked! Since then, Linda has trained in nearly every project; her favorites are the American History projects (Key of Liberty and Sword of Freedom. & Hero Project) and QUEST. She loves to see the lightbulb of understanding shine brightly as scholars find their own place in their educational journey. Linda has taught online since 2020, and is feels privileged to be part of scholars realizing their own life missions. It was QUEST that helped Linda realize that her personal mission is mentoring scholars in that process and helping them find how they can perpetuate freedom as they study and grow.