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Speaker |
Title |
Kaitlin Zara |
Myth Busters: A Reminder to All Moms That Slow Schooling Still Counts |
Kristi Moore, Ph.D. |
Resetting your Homeschool Focus for a Fresh Start |
Jenny Bales |
Rooted in Love, Blooming in Wisdom |
MEET THE SPEAKERS

Jenny Bales
Topic: Rooted in Love, Blooming in Wisdom
About Jenny: Jenny Bales is a Catholic Homeschooling Consultant whose mission is to help you become a confident homeschooling mom and actually enjoy homeschooling! She has
helped make homeschooling work for over 100 families through her professional consulting services in just the past 4 years. She also provides online courses,
masterclasses, and a group coaching membership, all specifically designed for Catholic homeschooling moms.
Through homeschooling her own 4 children for the past 17 years, Jenny learned early on that the community and advice of fellow Catholic homeschooling moms was
essential to getting through the tough days and the rough seasons. Her goal now is to be the mom that others were to her – cheering you on, sharing advice, and leading
families closer to the Lord.
Before having children, Jenny was an English/Language Arts public school teacher and a Catholic youth minister, experiences which inspire her to reflect on homeschooling
through the lens of our incredible Catholic faith. When she is not homeschooling her two remaining students or talking about homeschooling, she is likely to be found
coordinating homeschool gatherings in her North Texas community, devouring detective novels, completing jigsaw puzzles, or watching college football, usually while drinking a
cup of tea!
You can connect with Jenny and grab her freebies at www.heartofamother.net

Kaitlin Zara
Topic: Myth Busters: A Reminder to All Moms That Slow Schooling Still Counts
About Kaitlin: Kaitlin Zara is the proud mother of two boys and wife to her husband, Joe. The affectionally self proclaimed “unexpected homeschooler” found her way into this beautiful calling after earning degrees in childhood education and literacy and teaching public school in New York. Her God-given gift of inspiring, teaching, and nurturing children now shines through as she lovingly serves her family each day.
It is both an honor and a blessing for Kaitlin to connect with the homeschooling community as the host the Homeschooling Saints Podcast ( season seven). She is excited to engage with our audience as she shares wisdom and inspiration with families on this incredible journey of homeschooling.
Kaitlin would love to hear from you! She can be reached on Instagram @KaitlinMZara and via email at [email protected].

Kristi Moore, Ph. D.
Topic: Resetting your Homeschool Focus for a Fresh Start
About Kristi: Dr. Kristi Moore earned her PhD in Educational and Developmental Psychology from the University of Florida and is currently an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Applied Psychology program at Angelo State University. She specializes in child and adolescent development and learning and motivation.
Dr. Moore has been teaching psychology since 2009. She enjoys fulfilling her vocation as a wife and mother while her husband serves in the military. Dr. Moore and her husband are licensed foster parents and they homeschool their four children.