Mandi Arneman

Mandi Arneman is a homeschool mom of 2 kids. She has homeschooled her kids since the beginning. Now has a 9th and 5th grader. She has helped other homeschool moms organize and run co-op classes in her previous home state.

Cherylann Barbour

Cherylann Barbour is a Christian, happily married to Donny Barbour. They have a blended family of 6, with 3 adult children and 3 children still at home. They have been homeschooling since 2020. They are looking for a new church that has a strong children's/youth ministry, as theirs is almost an hour away.
Cherylann has BAs in US History and Southern Culture from UNC-Chapel Hill. She loves history, reading, diy projects, gardening, baking/cooking, swimming, traveling and painting. She owns a small business making/refurbishing furniture, making home decor projects, and making raised garden beds and other outdoor garden and furniture projects.
Her daughter, Lorelai, will be assisting her in her class(es) this semester. Lorelai loves being active and being outdoors. She babysits, helps her mom with her business and wants to be a cardiovascular surgeon.

Amy Barr

Amy Barr is so very blessed to be at home with her wonderful husband David and her amazing daughter Samantha. Amy retired from the library after thirty years. Homeschooling was always one of her family’s goals, and continues to be a priority. Amy and her family are members at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Burlington. She is a Precinct judge for Alamance Board of Elections, volunteers for Meals on Wheels and literally wrote the book on Graham. Amy shares her love of learning in all aspects of life. She especially enjoys local history, genealogy, gardening and baking.

Lynn Chavis

Lynn Chavis is a believer and follower of Jesus Christ.  She is a Lumbee Indian and NC native, happily married to Jason, mother of three, and a homeschool educator.  This is her 5th year homeschooling her 11th grade son, 9th grade daughter, and her 3rd grade daughter.  Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UNC-Pembroke and a Masters of Public Health in Health Education from UNC-Greensboro.  She enjoys teaching from a Biblical point of view.  This is Lynn’s 5th year teaching at Archway.  Lynn believes that helping students learn and develop socially, spiritually, safely, and independently in a friendly, academic, and enrichment focused environment makes homeschooling an easier transition for many families.  Her 9th grade daughter, Joy, will be assisting her as a teacher cadet in classes this year. She attends Bethel Baptist with her family, loves making crafts and doing creative projects, as well as playing basketball and the piano. Joy has experience babysitting, working with children at Awana and teaching at Archway.  She hopes to be a missionary teacher one day.

Amiee Helbert

Amiee Helbert is a stay at home mom to an awesome daugther and wife to an amazing husband, homeschooling for the last 5 years. She enjoys baking, decorating cakes and cookies, crochet and all things DIY.  

Matthew Gunter

He is a former Marine and currently works as a power generation field service technician. He has two stepchildren who he helps with their school work across all subjects .He also teaches and gives aiding advice to co workers. He strives to teach and educate those who need it most to the best of his ability.

Leslie Cain

Leslie Cain is a Christian homeschooling Mom to 6 kids, 4 boys and 2 girls. Two her children have graduated from their homeschool in recent years. She has a passion for blended families and serving others. With many life experiences she holds several certifications in Health Sciences and Photographic Art. Leslie is a local professional newborn and child photographer. She also loves capturing memories of her own family, Coaching Baseball, and being a Mimi to her grandbabies.

Nina Otterness

Nina Otterness graduated in 2012 from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Studio Art and a concentration in ceramics. After graduation she was a research collaborator with Professor Nam at UNC Chapel Hill for 2 years. She has taught ceramics at the Carborro Arts Center since 2014.
From 2012-2015 she was a counselor at the Chapel Hill YMCA supervising elementary and middle school after-school students. She also taught the YMCA's Team Time classes for homeschoolers at this time.

Brandi Robbins

Brandi has been a Registered Nurse for 10 years, she has experience in all ages from neonatal to geriatric. She previously was a program director for the Salvation Army and led bible school, plays, junior church and youth programs and sometimes Sunday school. Brandi and her husband Nick have been homeschooling their son for two years and this year their daughter also joined their homeschool. Nick (her husband) will also be assisting her. He works for Labcorp and previously was youth pastor at their church. They have two kids that attend Archway. In their free time they enjoy camping and traveling.

Michelle Canada 

Michelle is a homeschooling mother of 4 children, ranging from ages 4-17. She has 17 years experience in healthcare as a nurse assistant and secretary. She also has a Certificate in Medical Billing, Coding & Insurance and Associate's Degrees in both Medical Office Administration and Medical Auditing. Michelle left her 17 year healthcare career in 2019 to care for her husband, Don, after he suffered a severe logging accident and realized shortly after that more than a career, she wanted to pursue intently caring for her family, and teaching her children instead. She now enjoys homeschooling, building a homestead, gardening, cooking from scratch, food preservation, crafts and crocheting, along with owning her own cleaning business, and in-home bakery.

Latoya Castro

Latoya Castro is a stay-at-home mom, that homeschools five daughters. She has experience working and running a daycare. She has her early childhood credentials, a Bachelors's in Computer Information Systems, and a Masters' in Business and Marketing Education. She taught middle and high school grades for fifteen years. She loves working with students and watching them learn.

Sandi Green

Sandi Green has been homeschooling for more than a decade. She has also been a teacher/ board member at Archway for 6 years. She has 2 Master’s degrees in Movement Science ( Kinesiology and NeuroPhysiology). She will be working together with her 14 yr old daughter ( Jaryn ) to plan and teach a class.

Holly Potter

Holly has always wanted to be a teacher, from playing school in the playroom to finally becoming a 3rd grade teacher in North Carolina. After 17 years as a public school teacher, she is living her dream of homeschooling her two sons, while tutoring dyslexic students in the evenings. God has given her many blessings and she strongly believes in giving some back to her community.

Jessica Embry

Jessica Embry is an educational consultant and homeschooling mom of three children ages 15, 8, and 4.  She a professional speaker and homeschool advocate.   Jessica is honored to be serving on the Archway board this year as well as co-teaching with Lynn Chavis.  Her daughter Naomi will be helping her Math class as well as assisting in other Archway classes.  Jessica was homeschooled growing up along with her three siblings and has her Masters in Education.   She has been assisting and teaching homeschool classes since she was age 17 as well as private tutoring.

Emily Palethorpe

Emily Palethorpe taught music in the Durham Public
Schools for thirteen years at Hillandale Elementary School,
followed by several years at Trinity School of Durham and
Chapel Hill.

She has also taught music classes at Archway, beginning
the year it was formed. Additionally, she taught English
literacy through drama and music at Elon Elementary
School. She and her husband Chandler are thankful for
their four children, ranging from ages 9 to 21. This August
marked their 25th wedding anniversary! They give glory to
Lord Jesus for all their blessings.

Christie Moser

Christie Moser has an A.A.S. degree in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing. She also has an A.A.S. degree with honors in Graphic Art and Advertising Design, and a certificate with honors in Computer Graphics. Working part-time as a graphic designer, Christie balances life homeschooling daughters, Sidney Clay and Mallory. Christie is the founder of Haven of Hope and Healing, a pregnancy and infant loss center, which she and her husband, Darrell, started after their son was stillborn full-term in 2002. Growing up, Christie enjoyed being in the kitchen helping her mom and learning from her as she entertained with countless parties and family gatherings. Now, Christie enjoys doing the same with her daughters. Expressing her creativity and hospitality through “3 Curly Girls,” Christie offers graphic design services, handmade invitations, party planning, and more.

Rebecca Wilson 

Rebecca grew up in the homeschool community, married and has four children. She has early childhood experience, leading cub scouts, and homeschooling for the last 8 years. She loves teaching and working with kids through hands-on crafting fun. She loves making memories with her family and reading books.