Instructors
Beth Augsburger
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2
bethaugsburger@gmail.com
Beth Augsburger has a Bachelors of Science in Education from Eastern Mennonite University and a K-12 Math Endorsement from the University of Washington. She has taught math in both middle school and high school classrooms for more than 30 years.
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2
bethaugsburger@gmail.com
Beth Augsburger has a Bachelors of Science in Education from Eastern Mennonite University and a K-12 Math Endorsement from the University of Washington. She has taught math in both middle school and high school classrooms for more than 30 years.
Geny Calicott
Spanish 1, Spanish 2
calicotts@gmail.com
Geny Calicott was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Her complete birth name is Genevieve Marie Hernández Figueroa. During her formative years, she traveled to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Spain, and Mexico. Her B.S. is from Virginia Tech. She is happily married and has six children, all of which have been homeschooled. In addition, she has taught a variety of Spanish courses to homeschooled high school students since 2002.
Spanish 1, Spanish 2
calicotts@gmail.com
Geny Calicott was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Her complete birth name is Genevieve Marie Hernández Figueroa. During her formative years, she traveled to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Spain, and Mexico. Her B.S. is from Virginia Tech. She is happily married and has six children, all of which have been homeschooled. In addition, she has taught a variety of Spanish courses to homeschooled high school students since 2002.
Joy Cox
Pre-Algebra
joybwithu@yahoo.com
Joy Cox has a degree in education from Purdue University. She taught in various capacities before moving to Lexington, including fourth grade in Wendell, North Carolina, conversational English in Wuhan, China, and pre-school at the Indianapolis Children's Museum. In Lexington, Joy has taught at Lexington Christian Academy and at KORE Academy. Joy and her husband have two daughters.
Pre-Algebra
joybwithu@yahoo.com
Joy Cox has a degree in education from Purdue University. She taught in various capacities before moving to Lexington, including fourth grade in Wendell, North Carolina, conversational English in Wuhan, China, and pre-school at the Indianapolis Children's Museum. In Lexington, Joy has taught at Lexington Christian Academy and at KORE Academy. Joy and her husband have two daughters.
Jennifer Foster
Anatomy
jenniferfostercore@gmail.com
Jennifer Foster has a Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky. She has been a physical therapist since 1995. She has been married for over 30 years and has two sons. She has homeschooled her children for the last 15 years. Her family has been involved with the Core Program since 2017.
Anatomy
jenniferfostercore@gmail.com
Jennifer Foster has a Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky. She has been a physical therapist since 1995. She has been married for over 30 years and has two sons. She has homeschooled her children for the last 15 years. Her family has been involved with the Core Program since 2017.
Kelli Gowan
Economics & Finance
CoreEconFinance@gmail.com
Kelli Gowan has a B.S. in Management from Georgia Tech, with minors in Finance and Information Systems. She homeschools her six children, coaches homeschool robotics teams, and has taught in various co-ops. Prior to homeschooling her children, Mrs. Gowan owned a mortgage company for six years and worked as a financial planner with licenses in stocks, bonds, and insurance.
Economics & Finance
CoreEconFinance@gmail.com
Kelli Gowan has a B.S. in Management from Georgia Tech, with minors in Finance and Information Systems. She homeschools her six children, coaches homeschool robotics teams, and has taught in various co-ops. Prior to homeschooling her children, Mrs. Gowan owned a mortgage company for six years and worked as a financial planner with licenses in stocks, bonds, and insurance.
Jessica Haubenreich
Onsite Manager
coreonsitemanager@gmail.com
Jessica Haubenreich lives in Lexington with her husband, David, and their three boys. She has been homeschooling them for the last nine years.
Onsite Manager
coreonsitemanager@gmail.com
Jessica Haubenreich lives in Lexington with her husband, David, and their three boys. She has been homeschooling them for the last nine years.
Erin Leonard
Art and Music History
erin.leonard2@outlook.com
Erin Leonard holds Bachelors of Science degrees in Biology and Spanish from the University of Kentucky. She also earned a Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis in Community and Social Development from the University of Kentucky. Mrs. Leonard has worked with students in a number of capacities, including in public and private schools, churches, and community settings.
Art and Music History
erin.leonard2@outlook.com
Erin Leonard holds Bachelors of Science degrees in Biology and Spanish from the University of Kentucky. She also earned a Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis in Community and Social Development from the University of Kentucky. Mrs. Leonard has worked with students in a number of capacities, including in public and private schools, churches, and community settings.
Susan Samples
English 1, 2, and 3/4, Study Skills 101, World Geography
susansamples@hotmail.com
Susan Samples has a B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky and an M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Secondary English from the University of Kentucky. Mrs. Samples taught eleventh grade English at Lexington Christian Academy before having children. In addition to teaching her own children, she has taught English, writing, literature, and history to area homeschoolers for a number of years.
English 1, 2, and 3/4, Study Skills 101, World Geography
susansamples@hotmail.com
Susan Samples has a B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky and an M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Secondary English from the University of Kentucky. Mrs. Samples taught eleventh grade English at Lexington Christian Academy before having children. In addition to teaching her own children, she has taught English, writing, literature, and history to area homeschoolers for a number of years.
Danielle Saxton
Writing Workshop, Reading Workshop, US History
dsaxton.ky@gmail.com
Danielle Saxton has a B.A. in Secondary English Education, in addition to an M.A. in Secondary English Education, both from the University of Kentucky. She has taught junior English at Henry Clay High School and worked with the 4-H program in Scott County, and she now stays home with her daughter.
Writing Workshop, Reading Workshop, US History
dsaxton.ky@gmail.com
Danielle Saxton has a B.A. in Secondary English Education, in addition to an M.A. in Secondary English Education, both from the University of Kentucky. She has taught junior English at Henry Clay High School and worked with the 4-H program in Scott County, and she now stays home with her daughter.
Kimberly Taylor
Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics
coreteachertaylor@gmail.com
Mrs. Taylor has received a BS in Chemistry and a BS in Microbiology from Alderson Broaddus College. She pursued her graduate work at UK in the field of Microbiology and Immunology. She worked for a private research firm investigating monoclonal antibodies to brain and breast cancer and ran a thyroid cancer lab at UK. She has papers published in Clinical and Experimental Metastasis and Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Mrs. Taylor has been married for 30+ years and has 4 children. She was a homeschooling mom for 20 years and just graduated her youngest in 2019. She has taught in multiple homeschool co-ops and academic centers at all age levels for 24+ years concentrating on high school physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics for the last 15.
Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics
coreteachertaylor@gmail.com
Mrs. Taylor has received a BS in Chemistry and a BS in Microbiology from Alderson Broaddus College. She pursued her graduate work at UK in the field of Microbiology and Immunology. She worked for a private research firm investigating monoclonal antibodies to brain and breast cancer and ran a thyroid cancer lab at UK. She has papers published in Clinical and Experimental Metastasis and Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Mrs. Taylor has been married for 30+ years and has 4 children. She was a homeschooling mom for 20 years and just graduated her youngest in 2019. She has taught in multiple homeschool co-ops and academic centers at all age levels for 24+ years concentrating on high school physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics for the last 15.
Reid Thomas Jr.
Church History and Major Worldviews, Ancient and Western Civilizations, Civics and Government, Public Speaking and Truth Seeking, Bible Survey, World Geography
reidsthomasjr@gmail.com
Reid Thomas Jr. obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Houghton College (Major: Sociology, Minors: Communication and History) and then earned a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Seminary in Preaching and Leadership as part of the Beeson Pastor Program. Having pastored churches in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, he brings more than 20 years of pastoral experience to the classroom. In addition to the Core Program, he is an instructor for Indiana Wesleyan University (online and on-site) and Oklahoma Wesleyan University (online). Reid and his wife Amy, who both homeschooled, have 2 children.
Church History and Major Worldviews, Ancient and Western Civilizations, Civics and Government, Public Speaking and Truth Seeking, Bible Survey, World Geography
reidsthomasjr@gmail.com
Reid Thomas Jr. obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Houghton College (Major: Sociology, Minors: Communication and History) and then earned a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Seminary in Preaching and Leadership as part of the Beeson Pastor Program. Having pastored churches in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, he brings more than 20 years of pastoral experience to the classroom. In addition to the Core Program, he is an instructor for Indiana Wesleyan University (online and on-site) and Oklahoma Wesleyan University (online). Reid and his wife Amy, who both homeschooled, have 2 children.
