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Advisors and Staff
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Tara Hernandez, Membership Director
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Eleen Kamas enjoys homeschooling her three school-aged children while the younger two come along for the ride. In a previous life, she worked in libraries, earned a doctorate in psychology and taught at the college level. She has done research on memory and cognition, including a look at what trick questions can tell us about how we recall information.
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Wes Beach operates Beach High School, a private school that assists homeschoolers and other teens in taking control of their education, and consults for the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. He has written several articles on homeschooling into college, as well as a book on post-high school opportunities. In 2005, Mr. Beach received a Distinguished Service Award from California Association for the Gifted (CAG). He has served on the Board of Directors of the HomeSchool Association of California (HSC) and is also HSC's Teen Advisor.
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Stephanie Hood, Charter/ISP Advisor
Stephanie Hood homeschooled her two children through middle school and high school. She now teaches math classes to homeschoolers and runs Bay Area Homeschool Field Trips (BAHFT). Ms. Hood has worked as a district GATE administrator and a classroom teacher in both public and Christian schools. She has also served on the Boards of California Association for the Gifted (CAG) and Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (GHF).
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Sarah Wilson, Newsletter Editor
A lover of words and learning, Sarah Wilson enjoys reading, writing, and editing. She homeschools her two boys, while driving to piano, chess, storytimes, park days, and the like. In addition to her work with the Gifted Homeschoolers Forum, Ms. Wilson is the editor of California HomeSchooler, the bimonthly magazine of HSC, as well as Committee Chairman for her son's cub scout pack, the San Jose Homeschooling Examiner, and a freelance editor. When not working with words or volunteering, she loves traveling, teaching ballroom dance, and hanging out with her family.
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Mika Gustavson, Professional Outreach Committee Member
Mika Gustavson, MA, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in helping the gifted to thrive. A certifed SENG-Model Parent Group Facilitator, she leads groups for parents of gifted, twice-exceptional, anxious and intense children, as well as providing trainings and presentations for parents, educators and other professionals on issues related to giftedness. Her articles have been published in the 2e Newsletter, the NAGC UK magazine and the California Homeschooler. She is active on the Gifted Homeschooler Forum's Professional Outreach Committee, and is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the California Association for the Gifted and MENSA. She also serves on the Community Advisory Board for Camp Summit. In her private practice, Ms. Gustavson works with individuals and families in San Jose, where she lives with her husband, son, two cats, two guinea pigs and a dog, some gifted, some 2e and all beloved.
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Madeline Goodwin, Presentation Assistant
Madeline Goodwin has been homeschooled all of her life. As a teenager she has begun taking classes at Southern Oregon University. She enjoys writing and is currently working on two different science fiction novels. Miss Goodwin spent a year as an intern for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), with a special interest in environmental policy, and a semester as Secretary for the Josephine County Renewable Energy Task Force. She completed Junior Volunteer training at Wildlife Images, a rescue and rehabilitation facility for wild animals of all kinds. She has traveled to many gifted and homeschool conferences as an assistant, and has begun giving her own presentations.
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