Dr. John Mark Reynolds (plenary speaker) is the President of The Saint Constantine School and a member of the Board of Directors of Orthodox Christian School Association (OCSA). He is also a faculty member at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, a Fellow of the Center For Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute, and the former provost of Houston Christian University. He was the founder and director of the Torrey Honors College, the Socratic, great books-centered honors program at Biola University. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, where he wrote his dissertation analyzing cosmology and psychology in Plato’s Timaeus. Dr. Reynolds is the author of numerous books, including When Athens Met Jerusalem: an Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought and is the editor of The Great Books Reader. He is a frequent blogger and lecturer on a wide range of topics including ancient philosophy, classical and home education, politics, faith, and virtue.

John Mark attends St. George Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas. An avid technophile, the lights, thermostat, speakers, and computers in his house can all be controlled by his phone and voice control, to both cool and disastrous effect. He loves Disneyland, Star Trek, and the Green Bay Packers. John Mark and his wife Hope have four adult children: L.D., Mary Kate, Ian, and Jane.

Heidi White (workshop leader), M.A., is a homeschooling mother, classical educator, podcaster, and author. She teaches Upper School Humanities at St. Hild School in Colorado Springs. She is the author of the forthcoming The Divided Soul: Reuniting Duty and Desire in Literature and Life. Heidi is a contributing speaker, consultant, and Atrium instructor at the Circe Institute and a weekly contributor on fiction, poetry, and Shakespeare on the Close Reads Podcast Network. She writes fiction, poetry, and essays, and she speaks about literature, education, and the Christian imagination. She is a parishioner at Holy Theophany Orthodox Church in Colorado Springs, and she lives in the woods with her husband and children.

Adam Lockridge (workshop leader) has contributed to the renewal of classical Christian education as a teacher and leader for nearly fifteen years. He served as the Director of St. Raphael School, an online program for homeschooling students, where he took a lead role in designing a K-12 Orthodox classical curriculum. He currently serves as the Headmaster of Mount Tabor School of the Liberal Arts, the parish school of St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Adam has frequently taught courses in logic, rhetoric, and the Great Books; he currently teaches elementary nature studies and serves as a mentor with the Stanley Herzog Foundation on their SchoolBox platform to support the growth of other Orthodox parish school startups.