President

Name: Alison Martín

Homeschooling Organizations:

Cofounder CHEC 1996
Cofounder WEAVER - 1997
Leader or Co-leader WEAVER various years
Cofounder T'CHERs - 1999
T'CHERs Board Member - 1999 to present

Family: Husband, Richard, "fishes" and sells oysters and clams in Boquerón. Two teenaged sons: Riali and Chayen.

Town: Boquerón, PR since 1988.  Originally from Rhinebeck, NY.

Homeschooling: We started homeschooling in 1995. Although our homeschooling has been eclectic over the years, Riali and Chayen are currently studying with a distance learning program, Penn Foster High School.

Vice President

Name: María Luisa Inserni

Homeschooling Organizations:

Cofounder CHEC 1996
Cofounder WEAVER - 1997
Cofounder T'CHERs - 1999
T'CHERs Board Member and Legal Advisor - 1999 to present

Family: Husband, Juan Reguero, is an attorney.   Three teenagers: Nika, Jan Paul, and Katia

Town: Aguadilla, PR.

Homeschooling: We started homeschooling in 1994.  We use the Waldorf method via Oak Meadow, but have added our own twist of eclectic homeschooling over the years.

Secretary

Name: Glorie Acevedo

Homeschooling Organizations:

T'CHERs Secretary - 2006 to present
CasaEscuela Member
GAMES Member

Family: Husband, Francisco, works at a pharmaceutical industry, Twins: Ian Gabriel and Diego Alejandro (preschoolers)

Town: Rio Grande, PR

Homeschooling: We started in 2005, when the twins were 7 months old, with the Glen Doman method.  We will soon be switching to the Montessori method.

Treasurer

Name: Mayté Perelló Colón

Homeschooling Organizations:

OEHPRI Co-founder and Treasurer 2002
T'CHERs member since 2002
NACH Co-founder 2005
NACH Leader since 2006
T'CHERs Board Member since 2006

Family: Husband, Oscar, works in the propane gas industry. Two children: Oscar Antonio (14), and Carolina Isabel (11)

Town: Barceloneta, PR

Homeschooling: We began in 2002. All these years have been very eclectic with some influence from the Delayed Academics Approach by Raymond Moore.

Member at Large

Name: Rocío López Venegas

Homeschooling Organizations:

T'CHERs member since 2002
T'CHERs Vice President 2005 to 2006
CasaEscuela PR Founder – 2005
CasaEscuela PR  President – 2005- Present

Family: Husband, Jose, owns a small business-Architectural Welders and Fabricators. Has 3 children: Jose Rafael - 10 yrs Alberto José - 6 yrs Carlos Gerardo - 1 yr

Town: Loíza, PR

Homeschooling: We have been homeschooling since 2001. We tried several teaching methods. In the early years we used Glen Doman approach, then Montessori, then Waldorf, then eclectic ( a bit of everything), and right now we are Unschooling with a bit of structure for Math and Spanish classes.

Member at Large

Name: Luz Nereida (Nery) Martínez

Homeschooling Organizations:
Co-leader de NACH desde 2006
Member of T'CHERs and its Translations Committee since 2006

Family: Her husband, José Ulises Ramos, is an electrician and works with an environmental company in San Juan, PR. They have one teenaged daughter, Nathalie Nicole (13).

Town: Arecibo, PR

Homeschooling: We started homeschooling in 2006, using PACES (School of Tomorrow), but over time we have moved toward a more eclectic educational approach.



Member at Large

Nombre: Mayra Rodríguez

Homeschooling Organizations:
Member of T'CHERs and its Translations Committee since 2006
Member of CasaEscuela since 2006.

Family: Her husband, Manuel, works in the music industry and is a professor. They have two preschool aged children, Pablo (5) and Lucas (3).

Town: Luquillo, PR. Originally from San Juan

Homeschooling: We started homeschooling in 2006. We have been very eclectic and flexible in adapting and changing our teaching approach to that which best fits the children in the different subjects.