Our Team
Hannah Hicks | Director
Hannah Hicks is the director at Learn Together Lowcountry where she leads the coordination of efforts for this vibrant community. Hannah has business ownership and management experience to equip her in this task but proclaims that homeschooling and home management have been the most fulfilling, if not most challenging management tasks she’s encountered. She and her husband have four children who also participate in LTL (except for the now college-kid) and other homeschool activities. In addition to LTL, Hannah organizes local field trips with Lowcountry Field Trips for the homeschool community and offers various IT and event management services to local homeschool and church groups. She believes that there is no greater privilege or mission than to share the truth of Jesus’ love for us in that he died for our sins so that we may have life. This is the purpose of our work here.
Sandra Rangel | Assistant Director
Sandra Rangel is a homeschool mom of two and both of her children enjoy learning at LTL! She strongly believes in hands-on learning and encouraging students to reach attainable goals! This is exactly why she enjoys the challenge of homeschooling her own children as well as aiding in the LTL ministry with fellow homeschool moms! Being grounded in her faith along with her commitment to teaching helps to align well with the LTL’s priorities for educating students! Over the past 10 years, she has served in extensive leadership roles in a behavioral health hospital and engaged in numerous volunteer opportunities including President of the Georgia Therapeutic Recreation Association, Chair of the Service Excellence Committee, and member of the committee for American Suicide Prevention Awareness for 3 years.
Additionally, Sandra serves as an adjunct instructor for Georgia Southern University. She strongly believes in servant leadership and attempts to live out this key work-related value. Through persistence and dedication, she knows the impact that leading by example has on productivity and commitment. This guides her homeschool teaching philosophy, delivery of therapeutic services, and ability to be a positive team member.
Sandra Rangel, MS, CTRS
Heather Kruszka | Nursery Director
My name is Heather Kruszka and I’m the Nursery Director at Learn Together Lowcountry. I’m a homeschool mom of three ages 14, 11, and 4. We have been homeschooling for 6 years now. I’ve worked with children my entire life! I’m the oldest sibling of seven sisters. I’ve taken childcare classes beginning in high school.
I’ve volunteered in my church nursery for the past six years. I am currently the Children’s Ministry Director for my church. I’m a tutor for Classical Conversations in Bluffton and I’m raising three kids! I look forward to spending time with your littles and doing all the things babies and toddlers love to do!
Jayna DiGenova | Teaching & Leadership
After growing up and working in Ohio, my family moved to the Lowcountry in 2005. We have been here for a little over sixteen (16) years now and I cannot imagine a better place in which God could have blessed us to live on this Earthly journey.
I was a public school teacher for almost 17 years, fifteen (15) of those working with and teaching the deaf. We took many trips to Gallaudet University and to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf during my teaching time in Ohio and about half of my students earned college degrees at some level, the highest being a Master’s Degree. I’m very proud of my former students and all they have accomplished!
When my daughter Eva was born in 2008, I knew immediately that I would homeschool. Eva is entering her 7th year of homeschooling, mostly with Classical Conversations. It has been such a great journey and I often find myself realizing just how quickly this time is moving. This is our 4th year with Learn Together Lowcountry and 100% it is STILL our favorite day of the week!
We are thrilled to be a part of the Learn Together Lowcountry Community!
Katie Seitzinger | Teaching & Leadership
My name is Katie Seitzinger and I have been teaching my kids at home for 3 years. I have a BA in Visual Arts and I love to share my joy of creating! While my skills are stronger with pencil drawing and three-dimensional forms, I enjoy digging in with my students and trying new things.
I also love finding the beauty that God has made in the world around us and pointing our students to His craftsmanship.
I look forward to meeting parents and students and sharing my love of art with you this year!
Johnnie Garrett | Teaching & Leadership
My name is Johnnie Garrett. I just completed my first year of homeschooling and I’m so grateful for LTL. A little about me. I’m originally from Pittsburgh, PA (go Steelers!) and I moved here 15 years ago. I’ve been in church since I was two and I gave my life to the Lord when I was nine years old. At a kid’s camp, they showed us the crucifixion scene from the “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” At that moment, I finally realized the weight of what Jesus had done for me. I began to cry and asked the Lord to save me and I have been following Him ever since. I attended and graduated from a private Christian school. I attended Carlow College and received my degree in Social Work. After graduation, I worked in foster care and adoption for over 10 years. I met my husband, John, in 2008 and we were married in August 2009. We have beautiful, twin boys named Caleb and Isaiah. Isaiah was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old. We have had struggles but he is an amazing little boy and so is his brother. The Lord has blessed us so much! We are so grateful to be apart of this wonderful ministry.
Eleana Fielding | Teaching & Leadership
My name is Eleana Fielding. I am originally from Long Island, New York but have lived in multiple states before residing in South Carolina with my husband, Ross and daughter, Madison. I have a BS in Baking and Pastry Arts from Johnson & Wales University.
While we lived in Utah, I worked as the Pastry Chef & Production Manager for the University of Utah and this is where my daughter, Madison, was born. She turned 1 in Illinois, where Ross’ job in the military took us. This is where I started my own business and food truck. Our whole family has learned about ‘food truck life’ and we all have fond memories of working on the truck! Once we learned that we would be moving to South Carolina, I was very excited to be closer to family again, and we are happy to call Bluffton home. After working for a few years at USCB campus, I have decided to take a new direction in my career once we decided to homeschool this past year.
I am excited to teach kindergarten for Highlands Latin School, and two classes at Learn Together Lowcountry this year. God has blessed me in this new endeavor and I am excited to learn and grow with this new path that He has me on.
Marion Bohn | Teaching & Leadership
Marion is a native of the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, where she grew up in Chesapeake, attended Tidewater Bible College in Virginia Beach, and earned Bachelor’s degrees in both history and political science from Christopher Newport University in Newport News. She is going into her 11th year of homeschooling her 4 awesome kids, ages 13, 12, 6, and 4 with Classical Conversations in Bluffton. The Bohn family actively attends Christian Renewal Church in Hilton Head. They love music, sports, going to the beach, and hanging out as a family.
Marion is currently seeking her Master of Divinity degree from Regent University, after which she plans on full time ministry. She is passionate about worshipping Jesus and living to seek the Father heart of God. She is excited to have more fun with the Bible class this year as they memorize scripture, and dig into God’s Word for Truth and revelation of how wonderful He is, all the while learning to apply it to their lives as children.
Steven Libman | Teaching & Leadership
Steven Libman is one of the Managing Partners of Integrity Holdings Group, a privately held real estate investment firm with over $150mm in assets under management. Prior to Integrity, Steven began as a Realtor, and then flipped almost 1,000 properties in the residential real estate space. After getting burnt out in a very transactional, highly taxed business model, IHG moved into the multifamily and self storage space to create passive, tax advantaged income for themselves and their investors.
Steven has contributed and been recognized by a number of different industry publications including Forbes, and the Top 100 in Real Estate. IHG also runs a donor advised fund where it carves out a percentage of company income to create passive income for non profits around the world.
Steven has a B.A. from Boston University.
Meggie Armeni | Teaching & Leadership
Bio is coming soon!
Sarah Bates | Teaching, Leadership, and Board Member
Sarah is a loving wife, and mother of 4 great boys. She and her family served for 10 years in Bangladesh as missionaries and are now living here in the Lowcountry. Sarah has a passion for communicating the Good News of Jesus to kids in a way that they understand so that they can begin to grasp His great love for them and it’s relevance to their lives.
Desiree Eonta | Teaching & Leadership
Desiree Eonta is a daughter first, wife second, and mom to three beautiful littles. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she attended The University of Pittsburgh and graduated with a major in Marketing and minor in HR. It wasn’t until after college that Desiree decided to pursue her passion for fitness and studied to become a Certified Personal Trainer. She has worked in fitness – gym setting or personal training – ever since!
Five years ago, her husband was offered a job in Hilton Head- where they ultimately felt led to move and continue to raise their family of now five. Just two years ago, Desiree felt the tug to pull their daughter into homeschooling and thus their homeschooling adventure began! She loves spending Sundays volunteering and attending at their home church, training at Burn Bootcamp- and if you catch her with a few minutes on her hands, you can find her at home playing with her kiddos or out for a run. Volunteering with her church’s kids ministry is one of her favorite things to do, and she cannot wait to love on and share the gospel with your favorite little people as well.
Jen Yeager | Teaching and Leadership
Bio coming soon!
Ashley Trexler | Teaching & Leadership
Ashley Trexler has been sharing her writing professionally for over a decade now. Originally in sales, she transitioned to writing—and growing online businesses—after discovering a passion for the power of storytelling.
Ashley is a former freelance writer and ghostwriter who made a name for herself as a “viral” writer (when that was a thing). She remains dedicated to writing with connection and purpose. Mentored by some of the top online writers and marketers, her work has since been featured worldwide, from The Washington Post to the New Zealand Herald. She continues to help small businesses harness their origin story to expand their customer reach and retention. Currently, she works part-time as a web consultant and copywriter.
Ashley is an active election worker in Beaufort County. She enjoys homeschooling her daughter, world travel, & promoting allyship on her parenting platform. When home, her greatest pleasures are writing, consulting, meditating, and gardening.
Kristi Wyatt | Theatre Director
Kristi is originally from Danville, Kentucky and graduated with a BA in Sociology from the University of Kentucky. As a military spouse she spent more than twenty years moving from place to place and coast. Kristi’s family relocated to Bluffton when her husband John retired from the Marines in 2017.
She homeschools her 3 daughters 14, 11 and 6 and has been doing so for 8 years.
She recently accepted a teaching position at Highlands Latin School Beaufort as a preschool teacher. She feels her faith is her guide stone and is thankful every day for the many opportunities and doors that have been opened to her since relocating to Bluffton, including the opportunity to join LTL as a family and then as a teacher.
Brian Senft | Teaching & Leadership
My name is Brian Senft. I am an Aerospace Structures Engineer who provides assistance for Depot level maintenance of F/A-18 aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. I have Bachelors and Masters degrees of science from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. I look forward to seeing you in class and look forward to sharing my love of aircraft, spacecraft, and science!
Carter Thielemier | Teaching and Leadership
I am Carter Thielemier, a self taught “tech wiz” with experience in building desktops, websites, Wi-Fi networks and more. I am currently pursuing Web Development and am an advocate for Right To Repair. My homeschool education has been through Classical Conversations for 11 years. Along with technology, I have a passion for sharing knowledge which is something I hope to achieve through LTL.
Cris Richardson | Teaching, Tutoring, & Leadership
Cris Richardson grew up in a military family, moving frequently, but has lived her adult years in the Carolinas. She attended Erskine College, where she met her husband, Matt. The couple originally believed that God was leading them to serve in foreign missions, but His plans were different and new avenues opened instead. Matt and Cris came to Beaufort County in 2001 and to Bluffton in 2004. Cris taught in private schools until earning a Masters of Education from the University of South Carolina. She loved working with students in the Bluffton area until leaving the classroom in order to care for the health needs of her child. Cris has two sons and has homeschooled both of them from preschool on. She currently serves as a writer and editor for Moving Beyond the Page curriculum, as an officer for a non-profit group called Mastokids, and of course, as a homeschool mom! Cris’s greatest pleasure in education is helping students see their own God-given potential and uniqueness, and showing them new ways of learning, understanding, and discovering. That mission field imagined years ago may have closed, but trusting in the Lord’s wisdom and goodness, Cris finds joy in living the call to serve others in the mission field called “right here.”
Lisa Zabak | Teaching and Leadership
My name is Lisa Zabak and I am originally from Chesterland, Ohio. I have a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University. In 2016 my husband and I decided we needed a change of scenery and moved our family to the beautiful town of Bluffton. When we moved here I became a stay at home mom and last year I started homeschooling my oldest daughter, who is now 7. We are continuing on that path this year, along with my youngest who just turned 6. God has blessed me beyond measure on this journey and I look forward to seeing what He has in store for me.
Ana Soulios | Coaching & Leadership
In NYC, Ana studied acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Actor’s Institute, The Acting Studio, and under other professional actors who also taught the craft. By studying different techniques she draws from a variety of practical approaches. She combines elements of the Meisner Method, character and script analysis, as well as improvisation to teach actors how to develop skills that help make a compelling performance. Working off each other actors find their voices, rhythms, and emotions. They build imaginative relationships while also making real ones. Ana had the pleasure of creating many original characters and giving them organic life. She has performed in many plays, appeared on television, films, and in videos, and has done a local commercial as well. However, she is most blessed by playing the role of mom to her three incredible kids who have given her the greatest lessons in life. By teaching she hopes to pass on what she has learned about acting and how to make wise and godly choices. Theatre brings people together and you never know who might find their calling in the performing arts!