{"id":4989,"date":"2025-05-22T13:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/?page_id=4989"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:06:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-effect-dots nfd-theme-light nfd-bg-surface nfd-wb-team__team-7 is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm nfd-text-balance wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-huge nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet Our Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-f9bd05ee\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-lg has-text-align-center\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/author-bios\/\">Educational Renaissance authors<\/a> are gifted speakers. They regularly train teachers at their local schools and instruct at regional and national events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-lg has-text-align-center\">In addition to presenting at the annual conferences of ACCS, SCL, and CiRCE, our partners also visit local schools to provide in-depth training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-y-2xl wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"930\" data-attachment-id=\"4695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/contact-us\/screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10-33-46-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1048%2C952&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1048,952\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-03-31 at 10.33.46\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1024%2C930&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C930&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=768%2C698&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.33.46%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=1048&amp;ssl=1 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-0 wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-485824cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-relative nfd-gap-0 nfd-pt-xs -nfd-top-0.5 nfd-border-primary wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:4px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-primary nfd-text-md has-text-align-left\"><strong>Jason Barney<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-pretty nfd-text-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">Jason Barney&nbsp;<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">is the Principal of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coramdeo-in.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coram Deo Academy in Carmel, IN<\/a>. In 2012, Hillsdale College awarded him the Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He completed his MA in Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton College, where he received the<\/span> Tenney Award in New Testament Studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9760934e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"nfd-rounded-sm wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/about\/img_8617-2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2048%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8617-2 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5170\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:353px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8617-2-1-scaled.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-0 wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-485824cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-relative nfd-gap-0 nfd-pt-xs -nfd-top-0.5 nfd-border-primary wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:4px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-primary nfd-text-md has-text-align-left\"><strong>Dr. Patrick Egan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-pretty nfd-text-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">Patrick Egan is the Academic Dean at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claphamschool.org\/patrick-egan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clapham School<\/a>. He previously served as an administrator at Providence Classical Christian Academy in St. Louis, MO. He earned a B.Mus. in Music History and Literature from Illinois State, an M.Div. and Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Ph.D. from St. Andrews, Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9760934e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"nfd-rounded-sm wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" data-attachment-id=\"4694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/educationalrenaissance.com\/contact-us\/screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10-31-18-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1144%2C1110&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1144,1110\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-03-31 at 10.31.18\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=300%2C291&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1024%2C994&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C994&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4694\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C994&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=300%2C291&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=768%2C745&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationalrenaissance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-10.31.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=1144&amp;ssl=1 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-0 wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-485824cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-relative nfd-gap-0 nfd-pt-xs -nfd-top-0.5 nfd-border-primary wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-width:4px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-primary nfd-text-md has-text-align-left\"><strong>Kolby Atchison<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-pretty nfd-text-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">Kolby Atchison is Head of School at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claphamschool.org\/\">Clapham School<\/a>&nbsp;in Wheaton, Illinois. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Biola University and his MA in Systematic Theology from Wheaton College. While at Biola, Kolby studied Great Books in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biola.edu\/torrey\">Torrey Honors College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9760934e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Team Our Educational Renaissance authors are gifted speakers. They regularly train teachers at their local schools and instruct at regional and national events. In addition to presenting at the annual conferences of ACCS, SCL, and CiRCE, our partners also visit local schools to provide in-depth training. 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