Baltimore Speakers List

2010 Speaker Line-up

As we re-orient our focus to be more homeschooling specific, the 2010 NACHE seminar will be smaller than our typical conference. Talks and workshops will occur on Saturday the 19th, and there will not be an exhibitors hall for this year. NACHE 2011 will see a full house of vendors, and an inspiring and resourceful speaker line up.

	Mrs. Kimberly Hahn has been married to Scott since 1979. They have six children: Michael, Gabriel, Hannah, Jeremiah, Joseph, and David. Kimberly has been a full-time, stay-at-home Mom since their firstborn's arrival. Currently, she home schools her younger children. She enjoys speaking with Scott, but ministry is a priority after family commitments. Kimberly became a Catholic at the Easter Vigil of 1990 in Joliet, Illinois, after a difficult struggle during the four years following Scott's entrance into the Catholic Church. She has completed a book with Scott on their journey into the Catholic Church entitled Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism. It has been translated into Spanish, French, Czech, Polish, Chinese, Italian, German and Dutch. In addition to Rome Sweet Home, Kimberly's newest books are Chosen and Cherished: Biblical Wisdom for Your Marriage and Life Giving Love: Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage published by Servant Publications. She has contributed chapters to Catholic for A Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God, Catholic for A Reason II: Scripture and the Mother of God, Catholic for A Reason III: Scripture and the Eucharist, Catholic for A Reason IV: Scripture and the Mystery of Marriage and Family Life, and The Gift of Femininity. She has also co-authored a book on Catholic home education with Mary Hasson entitled Catholic Education - Homeward Bound: A Guide to Home Schooling. Kimberly's educational background includes a Bachelors of Arts in Communication Arts from Grove City College in Grove City, PA, in May of 1979 (magna cum laude), followed by a Masters of Arts in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in May, 1982 (magna cum laude). During past school years, Kimberly led a weekly Bible study at Franciscan University. Her studies on the Mysteries of the Rosary, Proverbs 31, Knowing the Will of God, Finances, Praying from the Hearth, Dating and Courtship, and Women of Hope are available on audiocassette through St. Joseph Communications as are many of her talks on topics related to family life and the Catholic faith.
	Maria Barrows has been married to Greg Barrows for almost 25 years. Together they have 7 children ages 24 to 6. Maria started homeschooling in 1994 and they have chosen to homeschool through high school for all of their children. Their oldest child graduated last year from Ave Maria University in Florida. Maria and Greg will have three of their children in college next year. Maria has been a Mother of Divine Grace Consultant since 2005.
	Laura Berquist
	Father Matt Buening
	Patrick Cusick and his wife Joanne have 6 children with 5 at schooled at home and one in high school. Pat is an electrical engineer and avid home remodeler and actually built the one-room school house where the children are educated by Joanne. He has been on the NACHE/EXPO Host Committee for a number of years and serves his parish as a member of the Parish Council. Patrick and Joanne are a Sponsor Couple for Catholic marriage preparation and Promoters for Natural Family Planning. Pat and Jo reside in Catonsville, Maryland.
	Dr. Tod Davis is a developmental optometrist with over 25 years of clinical experience. Dr. Davis was a Fellow at the Gesell Institute of Child Development, Yale University, in 1980. Dr. Davis treats developmental vision difficulties associated with learning disabilities, autism, developmental delays, and head injuries. Strabismus (eye turn), amblyopia (lazy eye), and other conditions are routinely treated. Our vision therapy program is state-of-the-art. We utilize new technologies and procedures including the use of ambient prism lenses, 3-D projection systems, and HTS computerized vision therapy activities. We offer educational seminars and in-services to parent and professional groups on a variety of topics such as vision-related learning problems and vision and autism.
	Originally from Iowa, Msgr. John Dietzenbach was ordained in 1980 as a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He received a BA in Philosophy and Business Administration from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa before entering the seminary. In 1978 he earned an MA in Divinity from St. Mary's College and Seminary. Previous to his assignment in 2009 to the Church of the Resurrection he was the pastor at St. Peter's in Libertytown, where he oversaw the design and construction of the new church building. Msgr. John serves on several diocesan committees and presently is a member of the presbyteral counsel of Baltimore. He is a Consulter for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a Vicar Forane for the South Central Region for the Seton Vicariate.
	Cecilia Sam Fatzinger has been married to Rob for 21 years, and is the mother of 12 kids ranging from 9 months to 20 years of age. She and her husband have always homeschooled all their children. Her children attend St Peter the Rock two day tutorial for highschool. Her oldest just graduated with honors from UMBC with a 4.0 and debt free!!!
	Laura Garcia , who is the mother of 5 children ages 25 to 11, has been home-schooling for the last 13 years, and has been the leader of the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta TORCH for the past 10 years. She is a member of the South Carroll Covenant Keepers Co-op and the Christiana Home School Academy, where she has taught Spanish and other subjects. Laura and her husband Ivan are Sponsor Couples for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and are the founders of the Corpus Christi Foundation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Education and a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from Temple University.
	Dr. Stephen Lay is the director of music at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City, Maryland. He has been working in the Catholic Church as pianist, organist and choir director for more than thirteen years. Raised Methodist, he converted and entered the Catholic Church in 2004. In the fall of 2006 Stephen earned his Doctoral of Musical Arts in vocal accompanying from the Catholic University of America. Stephen also enjoys composing and performing his own music for the church. He has composed psalms, ritual music and hymns for use within the Mass as well as several pieces intended to be listened to and enjoyed outside the Liturgy. Stephen has been married for nearly seventeen years and has three children.
	Sara Pileggi and her husband Tony are parents of 5 children and live in Columbia Maryland. Sara is a Montessori teacher and a trained catechist for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. She teaches the Good Shepherd program at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia, Maryland. She has homeschooled four of her children through high school with her fifth child just entering high school this fall. Her oldest daughter is a Chiropractor practicing in Florida. Her youngest daughter will be attending Catholic University this fall as part of the honors program and the School of Music as a Music Performance major. Her 16 year old son attends Howard Community College and is part of the math honors program there. Sara is a Director for St. Michael's Academy, a home school coop located in Howard County, Maryland.
	Matthew Pinto is the founder and president of Ascension Press and Luminous Media, a co-founder of CatholicExchange.com, and a best-selling author of a variety of works including Did Adam and Eve have Belly Buttons?, the creator of the Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards, co-editor of the Amazing Grace Series, and co-author of A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About the Passion of the Christ. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs explaining and defending the Catholic Faith, and has conducted seminars on a variety of Catholic issues throughout the country. Matt and his wife, Maryanne, live in Pennsylvania, and are the parents of four boys. For more information about Matt and his company, visit www.ascensionpress.com.
	Father Larry Swink was ordained to the priesthood on May 27th 2006. He has served as a parochial vicar at St. Mary of the Mills for the last three years and the Chaplain of Pallotti High School. Fr. Larry went to the Resurrection Church (where the conference is being held) until he was in third grade and then moved and grew up in Silver Spring, MD. He is the eldest of ten children and joined the seminary at the age of twenty five after working as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley for a couple of years. Fr. Larry went to college at the University of Dallas where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Philosophy and lettered in baseball. He attended Immaculate Conception Seminary where he received a Masters in Divinity. He loves the Eucharist, the Pope, and Our Lady!