New to the THEO Friday Adventures teaching staff in 2022!
My name is McKenna Masters, and I am a THEO student. I will be co-teaching the music and movement class at Friday Adventures. I love all things music and theatre, and I am thrilled to see what God is going to do in this class this year.
Michael Hayes
Michael Hayes <hayesmic20@gmail.com>
After graduating from Stephen F. Austin State University, I worked in the government sector for three years while pursuing a Master of Science in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas. Upon graduation, I switched careers into the insurance industry where I have worked since.
When our first daughter was born in 1999, my wife decided she wanted to stop teaching and stay home with our daughter. It was at that time I began teaching part-time for Collin College as an Associate Faculty member in 2000 to supplement the income loss. God was very much a part of this plan. He has more than supplemented our income through the years while at the same time allowing me to enjoy my passion of government and teaching.
My family includes my beautiful wife, Cari, who is a stay at home mom. Our first daughter, Macailey, is a student at Oklahoma State University pursing a Veterinary Medicine degree. Our second daughter, Kinley, is a student at THEO and Collin College. Our family also includes two young men, Devante and Dylan, to whom we fostered during their senior years in high school. As far as critters, we have 5 dogs and 6 chickens.
Contact Professor Harvey at mharvey@collin.edu
Miss Gibson attended RHSA (Richardson Homeschool Association) all through elementary and middle school. She then attended Town North (or The Green Roof Co-op) for all 4 years of high school and graduated in 2018. She also attended THEO her Junior and Senior year. After graduating, she became a student at Collin College. she joined the Sign Language Interpreter Program, and graduated in August, 2021.
Miss Gibson has always loved working with kids. She has helped at a summer Bible camp, taught piano, worked in childcare at her church, assisted at a Vacation Bible School for deaf kids, etc.
She has been a nanny for several families and is now a teacher. She taught last year at Friday Adventures and is teaching again this year. She can’t wait to see what the Lord has next for her!
Contact:
Phone – (972)765-0449
Email – ms.gibson.asl@gmail.com
I have had the opportunity to explore many purposes from the Lord over the years, and I am so grateful for each experience that has led to where I am today. I was born and raised in Austin, TX where I grew up getting to volunteer at a school for students with special needs and working several jobs in childcare and afterschool facilities. I have had a love for working with children for as long as I can remember! I also did several years of modeling which sparked my interest in the art of photography. I attended college and graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies. I met my husband in Lubbock and we moved to the Dallas area, where we met our church family and have spent time volunteering in the children’s and teen ministries. I taught in Plano ISD in both a high school and a middle school as a Special Education teacher for several years. Six months after our second child was born, my husband and I decided that I should be a stay-at-home mama to our then 2-year-old son, and daughter. What a blessing that time was to get to spend so much time with our kiddos in their early years. However, we never thought that homeschool life would be a part of our story! Our children attended elementary school in Wylie ISD and during that time, I opened my business, Lindsey Buerger Photography. Working as a business owner and a portrait photographer, I have learned so much, I have met so many incredible people, and I have gained confidence and learned that it is so important to share our gifts that can bring joy to others with the world. During my son’s 5th grade year, the Lord started calling our family to homeschool him and boy am I so glad that we trusted Him because our children are thriving and loving learning! Our son is now in the 7th grade and our daughter is in her first year of homeschool in 5th grade. The THEO community has been such a blessing to them this year, and I am excited to get to participate as well, teaching photography. I can’t wait to meet you! You can see some of my photography work at www.LindseyBuergerPhotography.com where I primarily work with high school seniors!
Jean Booker
Email: jeanbooker@theo.solutions
Website: https://jeanbooker.my.canva.site/jean-booker
Growing up in South Houston, I was the daughter of a small business man. My family was largely unchurched and graduating from high school was seen as an accomplishment. I was the first and only member of my family to go to and graduate from college. While in college, I met my future husband. He and his group of friends shared Christ’s love and grace with me, and it was not long before I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Throughout my college years, I devoured the Bible. I wanted to know everything within the pages of God’s word. I began college with the hopes of being a high school math teacher, but as my relationship with the Lord grew, he closed that door and opened another. I went to work for a telecommunications company teaching a proprietary database system to new hires and writing teaching materials for employees. Seven years later, the Lord closed that door and opened the door to motherhood and homeschooling. My oldest child struggled through school with several cognitive weaknesses and spent years in cognitive therapy. I learned to adapt my teaching style to her ever changing day-to-day strengths. I have become a very patient teacher, and I believe that every student has the ability to learn if we can tap into their strengths and help them overcome their weaknesses. My educational strengths have always been math and science, and I would be honored to share my passion of these subjects with your student. It has been my experience that the Lord uses my enthusiasm for these subjects to motivate students to enjoy learning these subjects as well.
Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude) from Texas Woman’s University in Mathematics (1992)
Bell Northern Research (Research division of Nortel Networks Inc.) 5 years – Technical Trainer
Ericsson 2 years – Network Course Developer
Homeschooling Wife and Mom – homeschooling since 2000, 4 children, married since 1990
Children’s ministry teacher and leader – 15 years
Jail Ministry teacher and leader – 3 years
PATH Coop Teacher and Board member (including Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCalculus, Chemistry) – 7 years
THEO teacher since 2017. Currently teaching Calculus, Chemistry and Physics at THEO