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BACKGROUND
Deborah Stevenson
Deborah Stevenson, mother of two children, Samantha and Cassandra,
realized that homeschooling is what all parents do from the time children
are born, and that it was a natural thing to continue to do so. So
she did.
Deborah became involved in legal work as a result of
homeschooling her children. She became involved in protecting her
right to homeschool as a parent before she began attending law
school. She homeschooled, as well as drove her children to college,
where they took courses during the day, and went to law school at
night. She currently practices Education law and Appellate law
privately in addition to working as Executive Director of NHELD, LLC.
Ms. Stevenson formed Connecticut Citizens to Uphold the Right to Educate
(C.U.R.E.) in 1989 in order to assist all parents in the state to retain
their right to instruct their children at home without government
interference. Because she believed in the tenth amendment's provision
that all powers not specifically granted to the federal government belong
to the states and to the people, C.U.R.E. remained a state organization
protecting the rights of citizens in the state. It was not until
2003, when Deborah realized that there was a continuing effort by another
organization to actively promote the adoption of federal regulation of
homeschooling, that she decided to form National Home Education Legal
Defense. A national organization was necessary in order to inform and
assist parents in all states in halting federal regulation and retaining
authority in the states to instruct their children in freedom.
Deborah has no background in public education. She does have an
extensive background in home education, having taught both her children
since birth at home.
Ms. Stevenson also has an extensive background as a public speaker.
She spent ten years as a reporter interviewing all sorts of interesting
people from parents to Presidents. She also hosted many radio
programs on a variety of topics throughout her ten year career. As a
parent and an advocate, Deborah has been the guest on many radio and
television programs throughout Connecticut
and the country. She has also conducted many workshops on
homeschooling and the law.
You can find articles that Ms. Stevenson has published in Home Education
Magazine, Family Times, and on NHELD, LLC's website, www.NHELD, LLC.com, to
name a few.
Judy Aron
Judy Aron is a long time Homeschooling Activist. She has been
heavily involved in protecting the rights of parents: particularly
homeschoolers. She graduated from Rondout Valley High School and went on to
attend SUNY New Paltz, where she earned a BA in Economics in 1978
graduating magna cum laude with a dual minor in Business Administration and
Computer Science. After graduation she married, and worked for the
Travelers Insurance Company as a systems manager in data processing, and
after having her second child hung up the corporate suit and stayed home to
be a parent full time.
Judy is currently Research Director for National Home Education
Legal Defense. She held the position of Vice President of CT Homeschool Network. She
is also involved in civic organizations in her home town as well as working
to earn her Distinguished Toastmaster designation with Toastmasters
International.
Judy is wife to Michael Aron, and mom to 3 wonderful kids who
were homeschooled and have now gone on to pursue additional studies while
living their lives. David is a graduate of Boston University, Jeff is a
graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Rachel is pursuing her college
studies at the University of New Haven. Her hobbies include soap making,
gardening, cooking, quilting, reading, stained glasswork and some scrap
booking. She also loves politics – but sometimes she hates it, too. Judy was
a candidate for the CT State legislature in 2006 and is currently still
involved in politics and in the Liberty movement. Judy has written numerous
articles about homeschooling teens and preparing for college as part of
"College Corner" in the CT Homeschool Network monthly newsletter,
and she has also written extensively for NHELD. Some of her articles have
appeared in Home Education Magazine, Journal of College Admissions,
RadioFree West Hartford, online blogs and websites, as well as various
newspapers. She has been a guest on several radio and cable TV shows
speaking about homeschooling, parental rights, mental health testing and a
host of other issues. Judy has her own Cable TV program on West Hartford Cable TV,
entitled “What You Should Know” and also authors the weblog, “Consent Of The Governed”.
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