Meet Our Blog Contributors - Team Droolees
Mary Ann Walden
Taught in small Christian schools for 27 years in various combinations of Pre-K - Grade10. Eleven of those years were in one-room situations (Grades 1-8). For the next six years, as ED Dept. Chair of Ouachita Hills College, she trained future Christian teachers. Mrs. Walden and her husband have since retired to the beautiful Virginia mountains where she spends her time writing books for teachers and children.
Duncan Pañiagua
Math and Chemistry Teacher At a Private School in Oklahoma. Duncan is a graduate and product of Christian education.
Dr. Erin Maloney
is a mom and has been college life sciences instructor at Ouachita Hills College in Arkansas. She regularly teaches Biology, Genetics, Anatomy & Physiology, and Human Biology, and she enjoys teaching an occasional fitness class.
Her non-teaching experience includes many years of molecular biology research. When school is out for the summer, she likes to spend her time digging for fossils in eastern Wyoming.
Teresa Alberto
Was born in California, raised in Guatemala and Mississippi. She has had the experience of attending public school and a Christian academy. Her high school years taught her the importance of Christian values and to keep her eyes only on Jesus. She has always had a passion for working with young people and what better way to interact with them than through teaching!
Mary Ann Walden
Taught in small Christian schools for 27 years in various combinations of Pre-K - Grade10. Eleven of those years were in one-room situations (Grades 1-8). For the next six years, as ED Dept. Chair of Ouachita Hills College, she trained future Christian teachers. Mrs. Walden and her husband have since retired to the beautiful Virginia mountains where she spends her time writing books for teachers and children.
Duncan Pañiagua
Math and Chemistry Teacher At a Private School in Oklahoma. Duncan is a graduate and product of Christian education.
Dr. Erin Maloney
is a mom and has been college life sciences instructor at Ouachita Hills College in Arkansas. She regularly teaches Biology, Genetics, Anatomy & Physiology, and Human Biology, and she enjoys teaching an occasional fitness class.
Her non-teaching experience includes many years of molecular biology research. When school is out for the summer, she likes to spend her time digging for fossils in eastern Wyoming.
Teresa Alberto
Was born in California, raised in Guatemala and Mississippi. She has had the experience of attending public school and a Christian academy. Her high school years taught her the importance of Christian values and to keep her eyes only on Jesus. She has always had a passion for working with young people and what better way to interact with them than through teaching!
Destiny Woods
Currently teaches at an elementary school in Washington State. She teaches pre-algebra and does some small group work with students in the third and fourth grade. She also acts as a private math tutor for students between second and eighth grades.
Nicola Richardson
Sees herself as not only a teacher but also a student- currently enrolled in the school of Christ. Her greatest joys involve teaching and ministering to those who need a helping hand. She enjoys cooking, sleeping, and reading.
Raquel Soler
Raquel Soler holds a BA in Elementary Education and has taught grades 3-8, worked as a tutor, a Teacher's Aide, and also as the principal of a one-room school. She has taught children diagnosed with dyslexia and autism, and was able to help them achieve scholastic improvement over the course of the school year. Her favorite part of teaching is fostering a sense of curiosity and exploration in her students and seeing them exceed their own expectations.
Nikisha Lee
Nikisha is the co-owner of Droolees LLC and former formal educator for over 20 years. She is passionate about the concept of true education, recognizing that the majority of learning is done outside of the classroom and that there is a stark difference between school and education. Her passion has always been teaching young people to strive for excellence and not have a victim mentality. "Live to bless others" is her motto and she and her family travel worldwide, inspiring ordinary people to live extraordinary lives in utilizing all of the talents that have been given to them.
Destiny Woods
Currently teaches at an elementary school in Washington State. She teaches pre-algebra and does some small group work with students in the third and fourth grade. She also acts as a private math tutor for students between second and eighth grades.
Nicola Richardson
Sees herself as not only a teacher but also a student- currently enrolled in the school of Christ. Her greatest joys involve teaching and ministering to those who need a helping hand. She enjoys cooking, sleeping, and reading.
Raquel Soler
Raquel Soler holds a BA in Elementary Education and has taught grades 3-8, worked as a tutor, a Teacher's Aide, and also as the principal of a one-room school. She has taught children diagnosed with dyslexia and autism, and was able to help them achieve scholastic improvement over the course of the school year. Her favorite part of teaching is fostering a sense of curiosity and exploration in her students and seeing them exceed their own expectations.
Nikisha Lee
Nikisha is the co-owner of Droolees LLC and former formal educator for over 20 years. She is passionate about the concept of true education, recognizing that the majority of learning is done outside of the classroom and that there is a stark difference between school and education. Her passion has always been teaching young people to strive for excellence and not have a victim mentality. "Live to bless others" is her motto and she and her family travel worldwide, inspiring ordinary people to live extraordinary lives in utilizing all of the talents that have been given to them.