Friends of Homer Forest School

PRESIDENT

Dr. Kay Sturm is an educator, mother, and resident of Anchor Point, Alaska. She supports schools and teachers nationally in Project-Based Learning (PBL), school systems development, and long-term strategic planning. She is a certified K-12 Special Education teacher and taught Middle School and High School. She earned her Doctorate of Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California in 2017 with a focus on Facilitating Meaningful Learning in a PBL Environment.

SECRETARY

McKenzie Daigle is a freelance marketer in Homer, Alaska. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with her degree in Modern Languages & Literatures, as well as her TESL (Teach English as a Second Language) certificate. She has close ties with the commercial fishing world and loves to spend a couple weeks every year on the water. Her favorite days typically involve long hours outside with her dog.

TREASURER

Stephanie Morem is a business coach and education consultant in Honolulu, HI. Stephanie holds an M.S. in K-12 Education and has over 15 years of versatile experience in public and private sectors, ranging from teaching to co-founding a public-charter middle school to coaching district leaders nationwide. As a self-reflective, life-long learner, she is committed to having a positive impact on the world by leading individuals and organizations to strategic excellence through defined leadership and operational fluency.

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Hanna Young is a mother and educator, born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She is the owner and lead teacher at Tiny Trees Early Childhood Lifeways Program in Homer, Alaska . She is a community member of the Paul Banks Elementary Site Council. She is the former Executive Director of Kachemak Kids Early Learning Center and a former teacher at Homer Headstart. She is passionate about supporting families in the journey of parenting and facilitates Simplicity Parenting and Soul of Discipline courses.

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Jeanne Anderson has lived in Homer for 9 years with her husband and two children. She owns K-Bay Kids LLC which provides pediatric occupational therapy services on the Kenai Peninsula. She loves being outside and instilling the value of an outdoor education in her own children as well as in her community.

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David Kaufmann is a potter, father, and partner. He taught nearly a decade of high school art before rearranging life with a larger emphasis on making with his hands. He holds an MFA in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz where he practiced creative problem solving, intellectual stretching, and the art of giving and receiving feedback. David lives in Fritz Creek, AK where he and his partner, Willow Jones, raise their two children and cultivate animal and vegetable abundance in addition to both of their handmade pursuits.

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Travis Brown is a father who lives and was raised in Homer, Alaska. He graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy. He has worked for the City of Homer for over 10 years in several roles including public safety and community development and served on a board of directors for the Homer Hockey Association. He spends time skiing, playing & refereeing hockey in the winter and fishing & gardening in the summer.

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Hayley Walters is a parent of a child who loves the forest. She has a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and has taught in Alaska, New Mexico, Colorado, and California. She has worked as an instructional coach and teacher at 3 charter schools.

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