Meet our Instructors

American and World History

Economics and Government

Current Events

Clay Broussard

Clay Broussard has a BA in Economics from the University of Texas and a MA in Religious Studies from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He has spent over 30 years in the professional world as a sales and operations leader in the IT Services Industry. He is currently in the position of Supply Chain Executive at DXC Technology, a $16B USD global services company and has traveled extensively with his job. He is passionate about Freedom, Education, Christianity, History, Economics and Politics and has taken an active role in teaching his own children as well as others.

Mr. Broussard has eight (ages 12-28) children and 7 grandchildren and counting with his beloved wife of 29 plus years, Stacy. He has served as a pastor, elder and men’s ministry leader in various churches as well as taught numerous small group Bible studies and lay-seminary classes in a large church setting. He is currently attending Providence City Church in Charlotte. While living in North Carolina for 23 years (14 in Raleigh), and falling in love with the state he now calls home, he is and forever will be, a Texan!

Composition and Literature

Sara Rhew

Sara Rhew is a veteran teacher with an extensive twenty-five year track record of successfully educating students of all ages. Nineteen years of that time has been spent instructing in homeschool co-ops exclusively. She is passionate about teaching both writing and literature and loves to help students learn to express themselves through writing.

Sara’s goal is to combine her range of experience and her enthusiasm for literature and writing with her passion for equipping each individual student to step forward in the plan God has for their life. She is thrilled to see how her student’s writing can grow and blossom over time. Prior to teaching in the homeschool community, she earned a B.A. in Management from UNC-Chapel Hill and instructed for many years within the medical industry, specifically cardiology.

In addition to teaching, Sara is dedicated to helping students prepare for college-level work and often mentors students and parents on curriculum, transcripts, and dual enrollment. A native North Carolinian, Sara grew up in the Asheville area. She and her husband Lance have four children, and her family is blessed to attend Christ Community Mooresville. Sara enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, politics, flower gardening, holistic health and nutrition, and classic movies.

Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry

Shari Kaiser

A lifelong interest in learning led my husband and I to homeschooling. It has been a pleasure to

be personally involved in molding the individual strengths and personalities each of our children were

given to prepare them to serve God’s purpose. We have four successful homeschool graduates.

I became actively involved in the homeschool community in 1995. I served as Director of a

support group (GRACE) for 13 years and Director of an area association (CHEA) for 8 years. These

opportunities allowed me to interact with many fellow homeschoolers, both those seasoned in the

journey as well as those just starting out. We all enjoyed learning from and supporting each other. I

continue to enjoy serving as a mentor when the opportunity arises.

I have also been able to share my strong interest in science with the community since 2007,

beginning with Chemistry classes. I’ve taught science classes in a variety of enrichment facilities in the

greater Charlotte area annually since then.

I look forward each year to helping my students see that science is fascinating, fun and

understandable.

Anatomy & Physiology

Lisa Barna

My husband and I have four children. They were all home educated from day 1 and Pathway was an integral part of our lives beginning in the fall of 2010. During our time at Pathway, I taught anatomy and physiology for 7+ years and served in leadership for 4 years. My husband and I are very active members of our church and our 5 grandchildren (all under 3 years of age), who live close by, are the littlest loves of our lives!

I began my college career at Va. Tech as an accounting major, but soon realized the business world was not for me. I transferred to VCU in Richmond, VA for a year to catch up on my sciences. This is where I fell in love with Anatomy and Physiology. I went on to earn a B.S. in Dental Hygiene and another B.S. in Healthcare Management, both from the Medical College of Virginia. During my time in Dental Hygiene School, I was able to take a more detailed anatomy course concentrating in head and neck anatomy. I can not convey to you the awe I experienced from the opportunity to participate in cadaver dissections.

My desire is to give your student a basic understanding of the parts of the human body (anatomy) and how the human body functions (physiology) as a unique creation, “fearfully and wonderfully made” Psalm 139:14. I look forward to returning to Pathway, once again, teaching what I love to your children! It is my firm belief that this course will benefit students contemplating a healthcare field of study as well as those desiring an understanding of the human body for their own personal knowledge. The information they learn will benefit them beyond measure as they continue to walk the path of life that God has planned for them as unique individuals.

Spanish 1 and 2

Maria L. Rivera

Maria L. Rivera earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Spanish.

She retired as a Spanish teacher from the North Carolina Public Education System, with twenty seven years of experience. She has dedicated her time teaching Spanish I, II IV and AP.

One of her favorite hobbies is traveling and learning the culture of other countries. During her time working as a Spanish teacher she had the opportunity to take her students to Costa Rica, Spain and Morocco.

Also, she had the opportunity to serve the Lord for fifteen years as Sunday school director and teach in a Hispanic church. Currently Maria and her family are attending Grace Covenant Church. Maria enjoys serving in church as a Spanish translator and working in different ministries serving the community.

This will be her second year teaching Spanish I and Spanish II to our high school students. She looks forward to continuing to be part of the Pathway Christian Co-op team and sharing her knowledge of the Spanish language and culture with our students.

American Sign Language

Alexis Johnson

Alexis Johnson attended The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and has her Bachelor’s of Science in K-12 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teaching with a dual certification in K-12 Special Education.

Throughout Alexis’ career, she has been in various educational settings including regular education classes, full immersion classes, self-contained special education classes, ASL teaching classes, itinerary teaching positions, classroom teacher for the Deaf/hard of hearing, and teaching at a residential school for the Deaf and Blind.

All of these experiences have allowed Alexis to learn about the individual needs of students, specifically Deaf and hard of hearing. She is able to create engaging and hands-on lessons that make learning fun. She has had the opportunity to write her own curriculum for various events in their church like Vacation Bible School and Sunday School. Alexis’ passion is in the classroom and meeting students’ needs at whatever level they need her.

Alexis has grown up in Troutman, NC where she went to the local elementary, middle, and high school. She and her husband grew up together and had similar testimonies to the Lord’s faithfulness. They now reside in Conover, NC where Alexis’ husband serves as the Youth Pastor at a local church. Serving the Lord through signing, in the Deaf/hard of hearing community, and everything related to it has been Alexis’ ministry for the past several years.

Apologetics - Biblical Worldview

Kurt Lawrence

Kurt Lawrence has a BS in Agronomy from Colorado State University and a Master of Forestry from North Carolina State University. For 15 years he served the Southern Baptist Convention as Agricultural Missionary to Thailand. Returning to the US, he began his career as an educator earning teaching certification while teaching through North Carolina’s lateral entry program. He improved his skills by earning National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. He taught exploring courses in Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Career Decisions at Northwest Cabarrus STEM Middle School for 23 years. He retired at the end of the school year in 2020.

Kurt’s experiences living in a culture very different from the US and his time working in a Public School setting have made him aware of worldview as a significant part of student development from the parents’ home to living in the world. Apologetics provides tools to analyze different worldviews from a logical perspective. Kurt hopes that our study of Apologetics and Worldview will strengthen his students' Christian foundation as they prepare for life in a job or in college.

Kurt has been married to Judy since 1977. They have two daughters and two granddaughters. Kurt and Judy are members at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

Gavel Club - Toastmasters

Leslie Goggin

I am a wife, mom, and home educator. My husband and I have been married for 28 years. We have two amazing children (teenagers) that I have taught for the past 11 years.

I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and taught in the public schools for 10 years. Then I took a step away from the classroom to travel and work with my husband at Joe Gibbs Racing for 4 years. After that I was blessed to become a stay at home mom. Throughout the years of being at home I had the opportunity to be the Family Ministry Coordinator at Journey church where I served the families on a weekly basis, trained and scheduled our volunteers and organized several baby dedication events. I also work seasonally as the Hiring Manager for a wonderful children’s consignment sale, SailAgain.

Our family has been a part of Journey church for 20 years. Throughout that time I have served as a volunteer for the KidStreet ministry, been on staff, went on several mission trips to serve with the Appalachia Service Project and currently on the leadership team for our Women’s Ministry. This summer our whole family will be going with our church to Huanuco,Peru and partner with a non-profit called Paz y Esperanza.

Last year my daughter started at Pathway and I was luckily assigned to assist with the Gavel Club. I loved it! It has been a joy to see the students grow in skill and confidence. I personally loved taking speech class in both high school and college and seeing it done in this fun format is great! I am excited to have the opportunity to teach the class next year. My desire is to encourage your child to grow in confidence and skill while presenting in front of a group of their peers.

Personal Finance

Stephen Clark

Stephen Clark has a BA in Pastoral Ministries from Pensacola Christian College and an MBA from Montreat College.

He has over 24 years of experience in the Financial Services industry and currently is a Risk Manager within the Wealth and Investment Management business at Wells Fargo Bank in Charlotte, NC.

He has been a long time homeschool parent, filling the very vital role of supportive spouse. He has 3 children, all who are or have been a part of Pathway.

He has been an involved member of Lake Norman Baptist Church for 23 years serving as an adult and youth Sunday School teacher, as a participant on many committees, and has been a member of the worship band playing guitar. He chaperoned at the LNBC Student Ministries summer camp during 2022 and 2023.