Instructors
Holly Anderson
Holly Anderson, born and raised in Kitsap County, has a heart to introduce Christ
and make Him known in all that she teaches. She received her teaching certification from Seattle
Pacific University in 1996. Since then, she has taught at King’s West, now known as Crosspoint,
homeschooled her six children for most of their formal educational years, and taught Algebra 1, 2,
and Geometry at Kitsap Sound Learning, a homeschool assistance program. She loves to travel,
especially for missions, and is also certified to teach English as a Second Language to non-English
speakers. Aside from teaching, she is the owner of Sound Margins Bookkeeping, LLC, a virtual
bookkeeping business.
Karen Deming
Karen Deming is an award-winning author and illustrator. She is best known for her most recent
publication: "Zuzu's Petals, A Dream of 'It's a Wonderful Life.'" She is also the author and illustrator
of “Do you know God made you?” which has traveled the globe through 'World Outreach Ministry
Foundation' to Africa and to Asia through 'Wycliffe Bible Translators.' She has been interviewed for
Guideposts and Story Monsters, Ink magazines and has been a guest on KLAY 1180 Christian radio.
Her passion for writing children's books has led her to teach the craft of storytelling in the classroom at
First Class Kitsap Co-op and now at LifeCrest Learning.
Learn more about Karen by visiting: www.karendeming.com
Karen Kilpatrick
Karen Kilpatrick is excited to be joining LifeCrest! She received her B.A. in Graphic Design in 1993
and worked in the animation industry for 8 years. For the past 20 years, she has continued to work
as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator while homeschooling and graduating her 3 children.
She has taught beginning and intermediate level drawing & design classes to homeschool students
throughout the years. She loves studying and teaching God’s word as well as inspiring students to
discover their artistic abilities and how we can reflect our creative Creator.
Portfolio: https://
Anna McCausland
Anna is an experienced educator with over 22 years in public schools, holding a Master of Arts in
Education from Pacific Lutheran University, where she graduated on the Dean’s List. She began
her career teaching Language Arts and Social Studies before specializing in Math, later serving as
Math Department Head and contributing to leadership initiatives including the Building Leadership
Team and School Improvement Plan. Anna also supported STEM programs and coordinated a
Math Mentor Program for five years. In addition to her professional work, she homeschooled her
four children.
Carla Strunk
Carla is a former homeschool mom. Her homeschool journey began in 2002 and continued until
the graduation of her youngest in 2019. When two of her five sons took an Institute for
Excellence in Writing class at their homeschool co-op, she learned the writing system alongside
them. Through helping her own children, she discovered a love for writing and grammar. Carla
later taught Student Writing Intensive B at First Class Kitsap co-op and continued to teach IEW
classes for the next five years. As much as Carla enjoys writing, she will tell you the best part
about teaching homeschoolers is getting to know the students.