Personnel
Support Group Leader Liaison
Update Editor
A homeschooling family for over ten years, Mike and Paula Anderson from Colorado Springs are blessed with three daughters. Involvement with leadership both in and out of the homeschool arena describes their lifestyle. Working with the fantastic people who volunteer at CHEC has enriched their lives!
Paula serves as the Editor for CHEC's quarterly Update magazine.
Operations Director
Mike and his wife, Roxie, have been blessed with two children, Annie and Corey, whom they have home educated since birth. After leaving the corporate real estate world in 1997, Mike opened a hot dog stand in downtown Denver and, later, a real estate brokerage from their home, allowing him to spend more time with his family. Mike’s passion is to see the Lord turn the hearts of men to their wives and children and to see them freed from the trappings of their occupations which comes at the expense of their families. The Cheneys are blessed to serve CHEC as Conference Coordinators since 2001. Mike has served as CHEC's Operations Director since January 2002.
Office Manager
Marci Walter has volunteered with Christian Home Educators of Colorado for a decade. She and her husband Tim live in the Denver Metro, where they have homeschooled their son. Marci is also active with Community Bible Study.
Board Member
Brenda Kelly and her husband Les have been shepherding the hearts of their six children toward God and focusing on character since the birth of their first son in 1985. They began formal homeschooling in 1989 and have graduated three. The Kelly family moved to Littleton, Colorado in 1991. In 2004 they pursued a life-long dream to build their own home and moved out to the eastern plains. While church remains a main focus of ministry, Brenda has been involved with CHEC since 1994: writing for the CHEC Guidebook, working on the conference team and serving as a board member.
Richard Lawrence
Board Member
Richard and his wife Debbie live in northern Colorado with their four children. They have been homeschooling their children since 1995. Richard worked as an Electrical Engineer for about 20 years. In 2005 he left his engineering job to work at home full time. Together Richard and Debbie have written 11 Christian Science books which are now published by Answers in Genesis. They also started "R and D Educational Center" to sell science and history books. Doing the work on the books with his wife has not only been a blessing to Richard, but it has also increased his understanding of the wonders God put all around us. As a family, they enjoy camping, hiking, and reading.
Board Member
Kevin, his wife Sandy, and their three children (ages 23, 19, and 9) live in rural Larimer County. Kevin's principle occupation has been providing video and multi-image production services for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. He currently serves as State Representative for House District 49. Kevin and Sandy helped found Christian Home Educators of Colorado in 1990.
Publications Coordinator
Amy Menges and her husband, David, live in Littleton with their two children (ages 17 & 13), and have been homeschooling for twelve years. In the past, Amy has run several small home businesses, including computer consulting and desktop publishing. Over ten years ago, the Lord opened doors for Amy to serve at CHEC and her family has been blessed by her being a part of this organization ever since.
President of CHEC Board
Bill Roach has served two terms as President of CHEC and has been a board member since 1996. He and his wife Shalyn have had the privilege of educating their five children at home since birth except for their youngest two who were adopted as babies. Bill is currently an agent with Farmers Insurance Group, and he enjoys the flexibility his job offers his family. He has served as Conference Coordinator and other various positions within CHEC and desires to see families grow and flourish in Colorado. In his spare time, Bill enjoys working with his son Chad on various projects at their home in Brighton.
Board Member
George is a past President of the CHEC Board. George and Tammy Sechrist live in South Jeffco, Colorado. They have always home educated their four children, ages 17, 14, 12, and 10. To the Sechrists homeschooling has always been a rewarding lifestyle. They own a small Allstate Insurance Agency, which George works at full time. George and Tammy had the privilege of developing the Junior Legislator program with the goal of helping homeschool families gain even more from the CHEC Homeschool Day at the Capitol.
Board Member
Bryan Helgesen has been blessed to be a part of the CHEC board of directors team since 2006. Bryan and his wife Jeanna live in Parker, Colorado where they home-school and disciple their five beautiful children. The Helgesen family has served in a variety of positions within CHEC and their local home-school support group. Bryan works in various technical and business leadership positions in the aerospace industry, and serves as a pastor-elder at the Mountain Christian Church in Castle Rock, CO (www.mountainchurch.org). Bryan's passion and purpose is to glorify God and bear good fruit for many generations by simply loving his wife and children.
Executive Director
Kevin Swanson is a second generation homeschooler, having graduated from his home school in 1981. He has a bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and worked in engineering and corporate management for ten years until joining CHEC in the late 1990's as executive director. He has authored numerous books including, The Second Mayflower, and Upgrade, the Ten Secrets for the Best Education for your Child. Kevin hosts the largest daily homeschool radio program in the world - Generations Radio - that airs in Colorado and online. He is married to Brenda and they homeschool five children in Elbert, Colorado.
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