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Homeschool Louisiana Board Members

President – Christopher & Ashley Chin
president@homeschoollouisiana.org
Chris and Ashley live in New Orleans and have four sons and one daughter.  They have homeschooled their kids for nine years, and their family enjoys anything related to health, fitness, sports, and outdoors. Chris operates and manages a family dry cleaning and laundry service business, and has a degree from Tulane University in Economics and Finance (1989).   more info here
Directory of Business Development – Bill and Rachel Bass
bill.bass@homeschoollouisiana.org
Bill and Rachel Bass are both natives of Baton Rouge. Bill graduated in engineering from Louisiana Tech University, and owns a business that manufactures industrial video systems.  Rachel graduated from LSU and worked in sales and marketing before staying at home to educate their four children.  more info here
Homeschool Legal Counsel – Kristie Cross, JD
legislative@homeschoollouisiana.org
Acting as our Legislative Liaison since 2015, Kristie graduated from LSU in 1989 with a BA in Political Science and then from LSU Law School in 1992.  She has homeschooled her four (4) children since 2001 and two (2) of her children have graduated from LSU and she currently has 2 children attending LSU.  She lives in Baton Rouge.
Director of Communications – Jay & Karla Curtis
secretary@homeschoollouisiana.org
Jay and Karla Curtis live in West Monroe, where they homeschool their two children. Both are graduates of the University of Louisiana at Monroe; Jay in Radio/TV/Film Production, and Karla in Pharmacy. Karla works part-time at a regional hospital as a pharmacist, and Jay manages two radio stations at ULM.  more info here
Director of Support Group Development – John & Jodie Ellis
homeschoollouisiana@gmail.com
John and Jodie Ellis currently live in Metairie Louisiana. We have four children two adult children, two children who are being homeschooled. We started the homeschool journey 10 years ago. We have a grandchild that they hope to see homeschooled one day too. John served in the United States Marine corps and is now a disabled veteran.  more info here
Director of Legislative Affairs – Andre & Jessie Leger
homeschoollouisiana@gmail.com
Andre and Jessie Leger live in Mandeville, LA. They are parents of five children, affectionately known as the Fab Five. They began homeschooling back in the dark ages, before the internet, and 23 years later have graduated all of their children and three nieces from their home. Andre has a BA in Psychology from LSU and is an Information Systems Technology Specialist at Ochsner Health Systems.  more info here
Director of Leadership Development – Roger & Jan Smith
treasurer@homeschoollouisiana.org
Roger Smith, M.D. is married to Jan Caldwell Smith and has four adult children who were all homeschooled. Though the Smiths have no children at home, they have sought to remain involved with Homeschool Louisiana to “give back” for all the years they were strengthened by the work of Homeschool Louisiana.  more info here
Director of Development – John and Beverly Telifaro
Director of Finance – Wayne and Susan Theall

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