Meet Team LGM

ANA VARGAS

BEA MAGSALIN-MANUEL

HSUHWEN CHOU

JESS GUSEY

CHANTELLE KOONTZ

MARIANA MASTRACCHIO

RACHAEL DEBRUIN

ROSANNA PENA

SIMONE MORADI

TARA RICE

RACHEL WHITELEY

MIN JUNG HWANG

  • CFO

    Ana is from the Dominican Republic, and you can still find her roots throughout her beautifully decorated home and table. She homeschools her two children, enjoying the outdoors. If you need a thrifting buddy, she is the gal for you. Just make sure to bring her a cup of coffee.

  • DIGITAL CREATOR

    Bio from Bea:

    Bea is from the Philippines but spent almost half of her life living as an expat in United Arab Emirates - Dubai then Abu Dhabi with her husband and two (2) sons. She spend most of her time homeschooling her sons and working as a senior quantity surveyor. If she has plenty of time, she enjoys camping outdoors, strolling the beach, watercolor painting, or reading her growing TBR stack. Bea loves art, graphics and history, and she will never say no for a chocolate treat or warm cup of chai latte!

  • “MOM’S BOOK CHAT” SHEPHERD

    Chantelle is a homeschooling mom of 3, living on a few acres in eastern Colorado. She dreams of being a shepherdess to support her love of fiber arts, like spinning, knitting, and weaving. She can often be found marveling in the little wonders of God’s creation or tucked away listening to an audiobook with a chocolate treat.

  • MEMBER CARE

    Hsuehwen is a mom of three precocious boys, living in suburban area of Northeast NJ. She has one son in private school and is homeshooling the other two. Hsuehwen is a health nut. She enjoys baking nutritious snacks, listening to podcasts, and eating rice noodles.

  • SD2: “PRAYER+FASTING” SHEPHERD

    Jess loves homeschooling her five children in her home state of Michigan. When not hanging out with her family or helping her husband run their home business you will find her outside, especially in her garden, or curled up with a book and a cup of chai. When you want Jess’ attention, just mention chocolate and she’ll come running.

  • BOARD DIRECTOR

    Mariana is a busy baseball mom of 2 active boys (who wishes she was a soccer mom). She is from Brazil and relishes mentoring new Charlotte Mason homechool moms in her native country. Tip: If you’d like to become instant friends with Mariana, just bring her a nice, cup of hot coffee.

  • FOUNDER & BOARD DIRECTOR

    Min is a pastor’s wife (a full-time job on its own!) and homeschooling mama to 4 tender-hearted children. She is also an artist for Truth and Beauty Studio. She gets excited for her mornings with Jesus, and is deeply grateful for each day’s gift of being with her family. Tip to become fast friends: Spend a day among flowers, with paints, a mug of chai, and few words, savoring sehnsucht.

  • SD3: “SERVICE TO OTHERS” SHEPHERD & NEURODIVERSITY TRIBE FACILITATOR

    Rachael is a busy mama of seven children, now grandmother, and still in the throes of homeschooling her younger ones. She calls Southwestern Ontario, Canada, her home. Rachael is passionate about prayer, reading, sushi, hazelnut lattes, and chasing birds out in the wild.

  • COMMUNITY MANAGER

    Rachel is mama to 5 precious children, most with special needs. She lives in northeastern Indiana, USA. When not homeschooling or serving with her husband at their new church plant, you can often find Rachel reading from her large TBR stack and working on a crochet project.

  • COMMUNICATIONS

    Rosanna is a mother of four beautiful children, including an extremely energetic, cuddly son with Down’s Syndrome. Her eldest attends school, while she homeschools the others. When Rosanna is not chasing after her youngest, you’ll find her making her house a home or training to run a marathon with her husband.

  • EVENTS HOSPITALITY

    Simone is from Brazil and enjoys showing Brazilian hospitality to all her friends. As she homeschools her 2 creative girls, Simone also runs her own catering company and continues to fill every space she enters with her warm, exuberant, contagious joy (and coffee).

  • SD1: “DATE WITH JESUS” SHEPHERD

    Tara is from Guam and an island girl at heart, but now enjoys four seasons in northern Michigan! As she homeschools her younger children, Tara also loves helping new moms from pregnancy and beyond. You can find her outdoors, trying something new, or reading a book, with a matcha latte in hand.