Heritage Board of Directors
President
Meredith Shrader and her husband of 18 years, Daniel, have lived in Greeneville since 2011. Meredith is a Physician Assistant turned homeschool mom and she and Daniel currently own and operate a local event venue, Greenwood Oaks. They stumbled into homeschooling unintentionally when their oldest child, Lily, started Kindergarten but loved it and have continued ever since. Lily is now entering 10th grade and they have two other children, Hosea (6th grade) and Janessa (1st grade). When Daniel and Meredith are not working at the venue and homeschooling they love reading, spending time outdoors and on their farm, and gardening. They have both taught various science and geography courses at Heritage through their years as members and Meredith has helped with formal planning and previously served as the Volunteer Coordinator and Treasurer for Heritage.
Vice President
Wendi Kitsteiner and her husband of 27 years, John, moved to Greeneville to permanently settle down in 2015 after living in Ft. Lauderdale, Kentucky, Minnesota, northern Florida, Turkey, the Azores, and middle Tennessee. Wendi arrived as a retired high school English teacher and a writer and editor raising their 4 young children, and John began working as an E.R. doctor in Greeneville. They immediately became a part of Heritage and have been devoted ever since. Wendi started out teaching PE and has transitioned to high school English. 2 years ago, John took over as the Biology teacher at Heritage. Their 4 children are now junior boys (Isaac and Elijah), 14-year-old Abigail, and 12-year-old Hannah. They reside on their organic permaculture farm in Bulls Gap and enjoy taking fun trips and enjoying the outdoors. In addition to teaching, Wendi is primarily in charge of facilities, new member consideration, and being very loud when her voice is needed in the gym.
Secretary
Jennifer Clendenin and her husband of 17 years, Bart, moved to Greeneville in 2015. They have been homeschooling their boys, Blake (9th grade) and Noah (6th grade), from the beginning and started attending Heritage co-op in 2017. Blake and Noah are active in Tang Soo Do as well as Lego League & Robotics and Noah in the Towering Oaks Cross Country Club. Jennifer has helped as assistant in various classes and, for the past few years, has taught the Elementary PE class. She is also active in helping with the Heritage graduation committee. Outside of co-op, Jennifer is a CrossFit coach and nutrition coach. Their family enjoys being outside and working around and on their family land.
Treasurer
Julia Denham moved with her family to Greene County three years ago in pursuit of work-life balance and a community that better shared the values of their growing family. The Denham's traded a life working at a luxury resort, Julia in accounting and Kirk as a chef, for their current residence. You may find them there with chickens, pigs, sheep, or goats in addition to their daughters Annabelle (10), Nala (8), and Lucille (1). To add to all the commotion, Julia is expecting a son to arrive in August! Julia has enjoyed teaching Cultures of the World and People of America at HHS for the past three years.
Registrar
Jennifer Yantachka came to Greeneville 11 years ago after traveling with a military family for over 30 years. With Steve, her husband of 21 years, they decided to start homeschoolnig Emily while stationed in Germany and never turned back. They both have a passion for home education and have both volunteered church youth and seniors in their communities over the years. Emily, a 2020 Heritage graduate, Ana (11th grade), and Rachel (9th grade) are their three daughters who are actively involved in cross country and volleyball. Jennifer has enjoyed teaching the Explore Greeneville class the past couple years.
Alternate/Website Administrator
Kelley Roberts and her husband, Brent, are natives of Greeneville. They have two children Riley (9th grade) and Jackson (7th grade). Kelley is a former public-school teacher turned homeschooler who has been active in Heritage Home Scholars since her oldest was in Kindergarten. She currently teaches middle school General Science and organizes the science fair. Her husband, Brent, is a construction engineer at Landmark Systems and he also leads a local chapter of Trail Life. As a family, they enjoy volunteering at church, camping, and being outdoors.