Terri L. Hedrick, M.S.

Owner & Administrator

Terri is a homeschooling mom and long-time homeschool consultant and coach. Her daughters are both gifted students and in high school. Her eldest is  about to graduate from high school and has recently accepted a significant scholarship to study organ at a nearby school. Her youngest  is a rising senior who published her first book and was recently accepted to a  three-year college-alternative writing program for authors. 

Terri has been an educator all of her life, has a master's degree in Education from The College of St. Rose in Albany, NY, and has worked with students of all ages from pre-k to college level  with varying types of abilities from ASD students to DHH students.

Terri's passion is helping individual families find what works for the whole family so as to enjoy the homeschooling life while raising well-rounded students who develop a life-long love of learning.

To read what families are saying about working with Terri, visit her website Homeschool in Florida. 

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Stephanie Pack

Special Education Consultant 

Stephanie Pack is a homeschool mom of two wonderful teens, patriotic veteran’s wife and passionate teacher.  She received her undergraduate degree in Elementary and Special Education from Florida Southern in 1995.  

Their family homeschool journey began in 2011 when her daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia during first grade and needed more individualized instruction than she was able to receive in the classroom setting.  Each year since, the blessing and love of homeschooling only grows.  Stephanie has learned invaluable professional wisdom and perspective from her homeschool community and been inspired and encouraged all along the way.  

Currently, she is studying toward her masters in Special Education at the University of Florida having completed the Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia within that program this summer.  Blessings continue to unfold within this journey of homeschooling. The invitation from Terri to join Life Learning Academy and help other families is an exciting new opportunity.  

Whitney Chrisman

Speech Language Consultant ​

Whitney Chrisman, is an ASHA (American Speech Hearing Association) certified and licensed speech language pathologist. She is the creator and owner of Communications Express, LLC.

Whitney received her Bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and audiology at West Virginia University, and went on to receive her Master's degree in speech-language pathology at University of Akron. 


During her professional career, Whitney has had the honor to work with a variety of populations and disorders. She has gained experience working as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of settings including private practices, schools, homes, and online. 


Whitney has had the opportunity to professionally work with various diagnoses including receptive and expressive language delays and disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, and pragmatic language disorders. She fell in love with speech therapy after volunteering in Africa as an assistant, helping students with their speech. There she worked at a school, volunteering her services to children with autism, having speech, language, and social delays and disorders. 


In her free time, Whitney enjoys spending time with her 6 cats and 1 dog. She absolutely adores animals!

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We  can also recommend a FL licensed psychologist for families seeking a child ADHD or Autism diagnostic evaluation.