Sarah Abbott has been a teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum writer, coach, and educational administrator for people of all ages for over twenty-five years.  A native of Massachusetts, Sarah serves as the co-founder of the Classical Learning Consortium for New England. With her son away at college, Sarah enjoys investing in rich conversations about books, literature, art, and film.

James E. Hartley is Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, where he has taught multiple courses using the Great Books, including “Western Civilization: An Introduction Through the Great Books,” “Leadership and the Liberal Arts,” “Is Business Moral?” (developed with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities), and numerous tutorials on the Western Canon. He has received Mount Holyoke’s award for teaching, was listed in the Princeton Review’s Top 300 Professors, and was a Fulbright Fellow in Kolkata, India.

Scott B. Key has devoted his life to imparting to the next generations the value of Biblical truths, a classical education and a life lived with joy and meaning. As a recently retired Professor of Philosophy, Scott seeks to assist students, educators and professionals to think deeply and carefully about their calling from the perspective of the Christian worldview. He and his wife, Mary, home-educated their three now-adult children and have recently moved to Northfield, MA, to run the C.S. Lewis Study Center. 

Mary Pomroy Key, now leading the C.S. Lewis Study Center, believes that no experiences are mere detours; nothing is wasted. Drawing from a background in teaching Children’s Literature, counseling families, co-authoring Women and C.S. Lewis, being home-educated, along with Scott, by their three now-grown children, hosting Narnia parties, propping plays and musicals, designing kitchens, collecting antique toys and books, and loving all things British, Mary marvels at this Divinely woven tapestry called life.

Timothy Knotts is a reader of books, an apprentice to a master teacher, an amateur poet, and a lover of the beautiful.  He is the co-founder of the Classical Learning Consortium for New England and lives with his wife, Cynthia, and his four children in Windsor, Connecticut.  Occasionally, he has the opportunity to contribute to the Everyday Educator podcast and the CiRCE Institute blog.

Scott Postma lives in the panhandle of Idaho with his bride of 31 years where he serves as the president of Kepler Education—an online consortium of independent classical educators—slowly writes on his doctoral dissertation, and practices the ancient art of Tsundoku. He served as a minister for 20 years, has been an educator for nearly 30 years, and he and his wife homeschooled their four adult children. Scott blogs at scottpostma.net.

Dr. Zachary D. Schmoll is an Adjunct Professor of Humanities at Southeastern University and an Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He earned his Ph.D. in Humanities at Faulkner University and his M.A. in Apologetics from Houston Baptist University. He also serves as the Managing Editor of An Unexpected Journal, a quarterly publication of cultural and imaginative apologetics.

Heatherly Sylvia is passionate about the Word and words; her love of literature, language, and classical pedagogy is contagious. A passionate speaker, teacher, and mentor, she has a reputation for making difficult concepts approachable and practical. Heatherly is co-founder of the Classical Learning Consortium for New England and lives with her husband and two children in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.