Teacher Bios

Melissa Jones melissajones@stonetablestudygroup.org --Algebra, Geometry, Personal Finance. 

Melissa, wife to Tim for twenty-seven years and mom to two daughters, ages 23 and 21, had the great pleasure of homeschooling for fifteen years. She earned her bachelor's degree in math education from Southwest Baptist University. Her favorite things include spending time with family and other moms, as well as traveling and ministering at her church. She is looking forward to her ninth year of teaching with Stone Table. 

Susan Reilly susanreilly@stonetablestudygroup.org --JH and Secondary Art, Board Leadership. 

Susan, wife to Bill and mother of five, has homeschooled her children for the past twenty-five years. She studied electronics technologies in college and worked in an electronics design and manufacturing company until starting her family.  In her many years of teaching, she has most enjoyed modeling and teaching "how to learn", so that students might gain the tools necessary to learn anything inside-out. Her greatest desire in life is to be a faithful daughter to her Father in Heaven, serving him in both her home and the community.  This year Susan is teaching JH and Secondary Art.

Bill Reilly billreilly@stonetablestudygroup.org --Computer Science. 

Bill is an IT professional with over 35 years of experience in various areas of technologies ranging from electronics design to computer programming.  He holds an Associate's Degree in Computer Science Technology from the Community College of the Air Force and attended UMKC’s Computer Science Engineering program. Bill has taught STSG's Electronic course for three years and Computer Science class in the 22/23 school year.  Bill is passionate about the education of technology skills and enjoys passing on his knowledge to participating students.

Kim Wegley kimwegley@stonetablestudygroup.org --Chemistry, Physics, 1800s Classical History, Board Leadership.  

Kim has homeschooled her three children (ages 20, 18, and 16) for over a decade, teaching in various homeschool programs. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State, and she has been married to Brian, a chemical engineer, since 2002. Her daughter is currently studying electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S & T. Kim wants to inspire a love of learning, admiring the beauty and complexity of God's orderly creation, which consistently obeys the laws of physics and chemistry with mathematical precision. When she is not too busy watching her sons’ KC East Lions track, cross country or Metro Homeschool Robotics events, she enjoys reading, hiking, camping, and traveling to interesting historical places since she has traveled extensively in other countries.

Adrienne Golubski adriennegolubski@stonetablestudygroup.org --PE and Memory Games (Classical Co-op), Board Leadership. 

Adrienne graduated from Hannibal LaGrange College with her bachelor's degree in elementary education, and from Central Christian College of the Bible with her Bachelor's of Biblical Studies. She has always enjoyed motivating students and seeing them grow into who God has made them to be. Before having kids, she taught girls exercise classes for church youth, worked at Curves, taught a reading initiative at the public school, and substitute taught. With the support of her husband, she now homeschools and motivates their 4 girls, ages 15, 13, 11, and 8. She has enjoyed teaching PE, Memory Games, Health, 4-6th Literature and Language, and Exploratory Centers. 

Marci Anzalone marcianzalone@stonetablestudygroup.org --American Sign Language. 

Marci has been married to her husband, Tim, for 27 years. They have two children, Keelin (23) who is the children's director at her church, and Kai (21) who is a police officer.  She homeschooled them both and they also attended STSG. Marci works part-time as a sign language interpreter doing freelance interpreting and works at Sorenson Communications as a Video Relay Interpreter.  She graduated from the Interpreting program at Johnson County Community College in 1997 with an AA degree. She holds the highest certification level in both KS and MO. She has been interpreting for 28 years and still loves it! Marci loves spending time with friends and family, being involved at her church, and playing games in her free time. She is passionate about sign language and is excited to pass that love of the language on to her students. This will be her 7th year teaching at STSG. 

Sarah Hinkle sarahhinkle@stonetablestudygroup.org –-Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). 

Sarah has been married to her husband, Douglas, for 19 years. They have 3 children, Noah (17), Hannah (14), and Micah (7). Graduating from UCM with her bachelor’s degree and Missouri certification to teach Middle School Language Arts, she loves to motivate student learning. Sarah has worked with the IEW writing curriculum for nine years either teaching in a co-op setting or previously to her children. When she is not teaching, she can be found walking, biking, hiking, or cheering on her children in soccer, cross-country mountain biking, or volleyball. She is excited to teach IEW this year.  

Holly Owen hollyowen@stonetablestudygroup.org --Cooking, Baking, Board Leadership. 

Holly has two amazing children - Victoria (23) and Christian (15), and one awesome son-in-law, Noah. She has been homeschooling since 2014 and has taught at STSG since January 2019. She studied Elementary and Early Childhood Education in college, has a heart for teaching children, and has been doing so in various capacities for over 20 years. She enjoys working alongside students in hands-on learning experiences, and wants to help them find life-long learning to be fun! Holly also shares her love of service and events by working as an event coordinator at a large non-profit. Her favorite thing to do in her spare time is spending time with her family, whether they are enjoying (very competitive) family game nights, watching movies together, or traveling for their various activities. 

Sara Hutchinson sarahutchinson@stonetablestudygroup.org --JH Math, Pre-Algebra. 

Sara received her B.A. in Psychology from Southwest Baptist University (GO BEARCATS!!!) and has enjoyed working with troubled teens, special needs adults, and attorneys.  Many of the skills required were similar.  :)  Stone Table has been game-changing for her homeschooling family, both because of the academic support and because of the relationships.  This is her sixth year teaching at STSG, her third year teaching Pre-Algebra, and her first teaching Math-U-See Zeta to Junior High students.  Recognizing that so many kids feel completely defeated when it comes to math, she loves to encourage and cheer her students’ progress.  She, her husband of 25 years, and their two children live in Harrisonville, MO, where Sara rarely cooks, often loses things, and relies daily on God’s grace.   

Sarah Welch sarahwelch@stonetablestudygroup.org --Spanish, Music Appreciation.

Sarah Welch graduated from Bob Jones University with a BS in Music Education and after getting married, lived in Independence for 16 years after her husband graduated seminary there. Now she and her husband and four children reside in the Northland of Kansas City. Before she was married, she taught Junior High and High school ELA and Spanish in the public and private school setting. Since 2010 she has homeschooled her children and substitute taught at her alma mater in the Northland. She has traveled on five mission trips including many parts of South America and Spain and has a heart for Hispanic people and their culture. She enjoys gardening, music, and playing with her two dogs Roxy and Sunny. 

Johanna Scott johannascott@stonetablestudygroup.org --Science in Classical Co-op and JH. 

Johanna is amazed at how God has put this world together, which makes it so rewarding to share this joy and wonder with students. She comes from a teaching background, having taught grades 2, 3, and 6 in the public school system. Johanna has an amazing husband and four great, fun, inquisitive kids. You might witness her using accents and reader’s theater scripts to help her teach, as she has a love for acting and stage drama. Her favorite activity is praying for people and helping them experience the love of Jesus! She hopes to share that and her love of learning with your children as well. 

Christy Berry christyberry@stonetablestudygroup.org --Story of the World (history) Classical Co-op. 

Christy and her husband Tim live in Raytown with their three children and have been homeschooling for 10 years. Christy graduated from UMKC with a BA in art education, specializing in painting and fiber art. She taught art and fiber art for 6 years at Brighton Academy before taking a break after her second child was born. She loves to encourage students in creativity and experimentation with different art media. She’s also an avid reader and loves historical fiction middle-grade novels. 

Jessica Rankin jessicarankin@stonetablestudygroup.org --Writing Courses, Debate, Speech, Physical Science. 

Jessica has been married to her husband, Matthew, for 23 years. Before starting their family, she received a B.S. in Scientific and Technical Communication and spent a portion of her college years in the study of Electrical Engineering. She has been homeschooling their four children—Ainsley 19 (Graduated and at Missouri State), Andrew 16, Asa 12, and Adaire 10—for 15 years. “We homeschool because we feel strongly that it is our job as parents to equip our children with the knowledge of God so that they have a strong foundation, stand firm, and learn a worldview that is rooted in Christ Jesus.” Jessica is excited to help students within STSG explore the beauty and skill of writing, science, debate, and public speaking this year. Outside of teaching she enjoys hiking, kayaking, cooking, researching, and spending time with her family and friends. She is excited to teach a third year at STSG. 

Amber Prohaska  amberprohaska@stonetablestudygroup.org --Senior High Sciences.

Amber has been homeschooling for 8 years. She has 5 kids (Elle, Alex, Will, Graham, and Ben), and has been married to her husband, Mike, for 20 years. She holds an AA, and both a Bachelor's and Master's of Science in Nursing. She primarily stays home to homeschool these days. In her free time, she loves horseback riding, camping, and hiking, as well as taking her kids to the park and spending time with friends. She has taught science classes in another co-op in the past, and is excited to teach again at STSG!

Edie Mohn ediemohn@stonetablestudygroup.org -–US History, Board Leadership.

Edie and her husband Daniel have three amazing kids ages 24, 16, & 5. Edie has homeschooled their children for the past 16 years, while her husband Daniel owns and operates their Heating and Cooling company.  They're living their dream on a few acres in Oak Grove, Missouri. Edie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biblical Counseling from Covenant Bible College and Seminary. Her greatest love is Jesus and she has a heart for bringing up the next generation in the love and admonition of the Lord. Edie enjoys Christ-centered, family-style learning where together the teaching comes alongside life as in Deuteronomy 6:5-9. She enjoys Bible study, hospitality, gardening, cooking, connecting with her family, being a cheerleader for her sons’ sports, seeking out beauty and wonder with her children, spending time in nature, learning new skills, and working alongside her husband on their property. This will be Edie's 9th year with Stone Table and she's excited for what this season will bring. 

Kari Godshall karigodshall@stonetablestudygroup.org --5th-6th Literature & Language, Drama in Classical Co-op. 

Kari has been married to Adam, pastor of Grace Bible Church, for 24 years. She's had the privilege to homeschool all 6 of her children for the past 19 years. Her favorite aspects of teaching have been doing read-aloud books, working through catechisms and Bible truths together, fun projects together along the way, a lot of music and extracurricular activities!  She is most passionate about music and has taught a music class for the past 2 years at Stone Table.  She has also enjoyed drama and putting together group speeches over the years.  She’ll look forward to a new chapter at Classical Co op with the Drama classes. Kari teaches piano lessons on the side, but also enjoys catching up with other moms (here at co-op) and women in her church family. Spending time with her 1 married daughter/son-in-law, 2 adult daughters, 2 teenage gals, 1 son, Evan, and especially her hubby are some of the greatest blessings from the Lord.  

Rachel Conner rachelconner@stonetablestudygroup.org --1800s Classical Literature, Worldview. 

Rachel loves words, books, and the process of writing! She holds a bachelor's of journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, and worked as the Assistant Art Director of Salt Water Sportsman Magazine in Boston, before beginning the patchwork of houses and jobs of her adult life. During that time, she has been a better-than-Mary-Poppins nanny, a supermarket price-slashing warrior (think Wonderwoman in the canned goods aisle), the organizer of ten family moves to five states, and the wrangler of 10,000 homeschool books on 25 subjects. That is to say, she has homeschooled her kids since 2008 and has been married to Brett, an Air Force veteran and M.I.T. graduate, since 1999. Her oldest child is a graduate of Missouri S&T, and her second is a student at the University of Missouri. The youngest is in high school and attends the Stone Table along with her. If she could do absolutely anything, Rachel would deliver a stand-up comedy routine to an audience of a thousand, attend a ball at Netherfield with all the characters of Pride and Prejudice, and paint a fence with Mark Twain even if she had to pay him for the privilege and help every person on this planet to see that Jesus is the best friend anyone could ever have.

Becki Tucker beckitucker@stonetablestudygroup.org –-Classical Co-op Drama.  

Becki has been married to her husband Paul for 15 years and they have 6 precious kiddos, ages 14 down to 5.  Both Becki and Paul grew up in homeschooled families and were excited to begin their homeschool journey 10 years ago.  One of Becki’s favorite aspects of homeschooling has always been read-aloud books because it’s something the whole family can participate in.  With a background in speech and drama, doing all the voices for all the different characters is something her children delight in.  During her “free” time Becki is a passionate runner, enjoys long walks with her family, and takes care of their 5-acre property, 4 cats, 1 new puppy and 18 chickens (having grown up in NYC this has all been a new and thrilling journey!)  This will be her second year teaching at Stone Table and she is excited to impart a love for theater to each child that enters her classroom.    

Sahsha Kochanowicz sahshakochanowicz@stonetablestudygroup.org –-Photography.

Sahsha has been homeschooling for 4 years. She has 6 kids (Mason, Anya, Leeland, Evy, Buz, and Wylla), and has been married to her husband, Mark, for 17 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Pensacola Christian College. She taught 3rd grade in a school for one year but decided to focus on her family as God gave her children. She is a self-taught photographer of over 10 years and is passionate about teaching others manual mode and how to think outside the box while having fun creating art in this form. In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband, photography, hiking, and gardening in her urban garden, as well as road trips with her family and spending time with friends. She has privately mentored aspiring photographers and is excited to utilize her love for the craft for the first time at STSG! 

Jaime Silvernail  jaimesilvernail@stonetablestudygroup.org -–Crochet for a Cause. 

Jaime has been married to Isaac for twenty-three years and is the mother of four or five kids ~give or take a few.  Jaime has been homeschooling for 14 years and has taught a variety of subjects in classical communities and homeschool cooperatives for the past 11 years. Her favorite part of homeschooling has been watching her children grow in spirit and knowledge while getting to see their eyes light up and their smiles brighten when something they’ve worked so hard on finally clicks. She enjoys cooking, crocheting, and knitting, as well as reading and cherishing time with her youngest daughter, Danae, the last bird in the nest. This is Jaime’s second year teaching at STSG and she’s looking forward to working alongside students to create hand-made treasures to share with those in need. 

Darla Mentesana darlamentesana@stonetablestudygroup.org –-Handicrafts, Feathered Friends, What's Bugging You? in Classical Co-op 

Darla has been married for 34 years and has homeschooled all four of her children. She has been teaching in children’s ministry since 1999 and the last 7 years as the Children’s Ministry Director.  She loves teaching children -especially about Jesus- and helping them develop a foundation in their faith. She loves planning special events (weddings, birthdays, showers, etc), fishing, crafts, and being at the lake.  Most importantly, she loves spending time with her family. She is excited to be teaching at STSG this year. 

Nadia Cook nadiacook@stonetablestudygroup.org –-Preschool

Nadia is a single mom to two wonderful boys, ages 4 and 8. Nadia grew up in a homeschooled family and has enjoyed embarking on the homeschool journey with her kiddos. Nadia has been working with kids for over 15 years, beginning in children's ministry at her church to working at a summer camp for kids to becoming the children’s and youth coordinator at her church. Nadia has since dedicated her time to homeschooling and working as an EMT. She is very excited and looking forward to teaching the preschoolers this year at STSG. 

Lori Chally lorichally@stonetablestudygroup.org--History Through Art, Explorers/U.S. History. 

In 2024, Lori and her husband Aaron celebrated their 25th anniversary by planning a trip to Korea and Japan (that they will definitely take “when life slows down.”) She studied theology and secondary education in college, and has enjoyed teaching children of all ages as well as adults, in various scholastic and ministry contexts over the years. She has had the privilege of homeschooling her own children (23, 21, 16, 14) since 2010. Now that her students are older, Lori has been able to focus on her second career as an interior designer, where she specializes in space planning and project management. She and her family are thankful (except sometimes in the heat of August) to be living on a small hobby farm with chickens, sheep, and two extra-friendly farm cats. The cats are in charge. 

Debra Ryser debraryser@stonetablestudygroup.org--LV2 Book Club. 

Debra has had a variety of life experiences. Growing up in South Dakota, she graduated from Black Hills State University with a BS in Psychology (with a side of serious downhill skiing). Early jobs ranged from walking beans to bank telling to measuring trees for the US Forest Service. She spent a few adventurous summers working in Alaska and Yellowstone NP and also worked for Americorp at an elementary school in Minnesota. A transformative faith journey led her to mission training which included travel to Mongolia and Thailand. Settling in KC, she met her husband, Chris, at church and spent a decade doing admin work at KU Hospital. Now a mom to Jacob, Debra still enjoys hiking through the woods, ethnic food, and backyard wiffle ball with her family.

Daneil Barnes daneilbarnes@stonetablestudygroup.org--Yearbook. 

Daneil Barnes received a one-year youth ministry diploma through Teens for Christ in Wisconsin. It was an intensive 41 credit hr and full-time youth ministry program. She moved to Kansas City and pursued more courses through Calvary Bible College. Daneil met her husband at camp, and 3 years later they were married. Matt Barnes was the chaplain at a dorm-in High School in South Dakota where she took on the One Act director position, secretary, and study hall supervisor, and counseled the young ladies while there. They moved back to the KC area about 20 years ago. They have 4 sons (Elijah & Gideon have already graduated, Titus (18) & Luke (16)). She has been homeschooling for 15 years. It has not been easy, her boys have varying degrees of dyslexia alongside herself, but a worthy challenge. She has a passion for sharing Christ with others and has worked alongside her husband with their youth group for the past 15 years. She has taught art, sewing & needlework, science, and creative writing. She loves the challenges that come with teens and bringing people together to accomplish a goal. 

Kim Compton kimcompton@stonetablestudygroup.org--Sports History. 

Kim Compton has been homeschooling for 5 years.  She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 20 years and is the mom to one son, Ryan age 13. She graduated with honors from UCM with a Bachelor of Science in General Recreation.   She and her family love to travel and engage in cultural culinary delights.  When at home she lives on the family farm with her parents.  With Kim’s love of history and Ryan’s love of sports, combining their passions into a  Sports History class seemed only natural.  Kim has served in many roles at church including children and youth director.  She has spent many hours subbing in local private schools and is excited about the opportunity to serve the families at STSG.   

Dawn Walton  dawnwalton@stonetablestudygroup.org--French.

Dawn is new to homeschooling, but not new to education.  She has taught French for 32 years and still loves to share her passion for the language and culture with students.  She is married with four children, the youngest graduating from KU in May. Her four grandchildren (#5 on the way!) are the highlight of her life.  Traveling, scrapbooking, serving at church and spending time with her family are just a few things she does to keep busy in her semi-retired life. 

Becky Berezoski beckyberezoski@stonetablestudygroup.org--LV1 Book Club, Dyslexic Tutoring. 

Becky has been married to her husband Daniel for 17 years and they have 4 boys together (Noah 15, Luke 14, Caleb 12, and Jude 7).  After she received her Bachelor’s from Texas A&M University in education, she has been teaching kids ever since.  She first began in the traditional classroom with 2nd graders and then moved on to homeschooling her own children for the past 10 years, teaching at various co-ops along the way.  One of her greatest joys is reading and she loves to teach kids to read, engage in wonderful stories, and get them excited about books.  After having 2 children diagnosed with dyslexia she got her Orton Gillingham certification to better serve her children and be able to help other children with reading difficulties.  She enjoys coaching cheer and track for the Lions and watching her boys play sports.  

Stacy Reeder stacyreeder@stonetablestudygroup.org--Geography and International Cooking. 

Stacy is excited to dive into world geography with you and is thankful you have chosen this class. Geography is one of her most loved subjects. She is a child of God, married for 21 years to my husband Andrew Reeder, with three children (20,16,14), and no pets (don’t hold that against her). She loves to travel and experience new places and cultures. Mission’s work has been a call on her heart from the Lord, which has led her to Haiti 6 years in a row from 2013-2018. In the past 16 years, she has taught in her church as a Sunday school teacher, youth leader, GA’s leader, Awana leader (all ages), Nursery worker, apologetics teacher, bible study teacher, women’s director, and event coordinator. She has been homeschooling 2 of her children for the last 5 years. This will be my first year at Stone Table. She enjoys reading, Paddleboarding, and time near water.

Yanelin Egerton  yanelinegerton@stonetablestudygroup.org--Classical Co-op Spanish.

Yanelin Egerton is a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the Caribbean.  She has been homeschooling for 12 years and has been married for 18 years. Yanelin graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Language Education.  She likes the outdoors and spending time with family. 

Jen Wright --World histories, U.S. History. (2017-2025)

Mrs. Wright is no longer teaching with us after 2025. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Wright, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Shanna Pennington --CC and JH History, SA Geography instructor. (2016-2024)

Mrs. Pennington is no longer teaching with us after 2024. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Pennington, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Jenn Driskell --Art in both Secondary and Classical Co-op. 

Mrs. Driskell is no longer teaching with us after 2025. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Driskell, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Joanna Petsch –-Music Appreciation instructor (2024)

Mrs. Petsch is no longer teaching with us after 2024. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Petsch, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Shari Goring --Junior/Senior High science instructor (2016 - 2023)

Mrs. Goring is no longer teaching with us after 2023. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past seven years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Goring, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Amanda Love --Writing instructor (2016 - 2024) 

Mrs. Love is no longer teaching with us after 2024. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Love, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students! 

Jamesina Kittle --Junior high science, 4th-6th grade science, intermediate Art, and drama instructor (2016-2024) 

Mrs. Kittle is no longer teaching with us after 2024. We are grateful for her commitment to STSG over the past years.  If you would like to reach out to Mrs. Kittle, please email admin, and we will share your correspondence with her. She will miss her students!