Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| LERN Staff | |
| Ayumi Amama | Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Ayumi always enjoyed cooking. Since she started making rolled omelets at 7 years old, she has continued learning new techniques and developing new recipes. Ayumi has also taken calligraphy lessons in Japan for about eight years and is trained in architectural design. She enjoys sharing Japanese culture. |
| Michael Amama | |
| Carol Barta | Carol Barta is a founding member of the Flint Hills Resilience Coalition and certified permaculturist. |
| Becky Behling | Becky has taught Awareness Through Movement® lessons for ten years. She is certified as a practitioner by the Feldenkrais Guild of North America. She is also certified by the American Council on exercise as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor and has been teaching a variety of classes since 1987. |
| Wyatt Black | |
| Adolfo Blanco | I have been playing for about 8 years both text based DnD and in person/online call DnD. I run over 3 different campaigns for people across the world with one of them being The #1 Podcast in Kansas, The Nat 1 Podcast. |
| Ted Cable | Ted Cable is Professor Emeritus of Park Management and Conservation at Kansas State University. He has authored 14 books, several book chapters, four scenic byway video scripts, and more than 250 articles, reports, and presentations dealing with nature, travel, and heritage interpretation. Four of his 14 books deal specifically with birds and Dr. Cable has birded in all 50 states and on every continent. He has seen more than 4,000 species of birds globally and more than 440 species in Kansas. He has received teaching awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and was named Kansas Wildlife Federation Communicator of the Year in addition to many teachings, student advising, and faculty mentoring awards from Kansas State University. He received the National Association for Interpretation’s Master of Interpretation Award and in 2000 he received their highest honor by being named a Fellow of the National Association for Interpretation. In 2020 the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration awarded Ted the Park and Recreation Legend Award. |
| Craig Coffman | Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 30 years experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars have been offered live through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs nationwide for over 30 years. Over 30,000 students have attended these popular classes. Now the classes are offered exclusively online and they are more popular than ever. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. |
| Melissa Copp | |
| Body First | |
| Monica Franco | Monica Franco Franco is an English-Spanish teacher who works in a public high school. Monica has over ten years of experience teaching foreign languages and is a K-State alum who lives in Equador. |
| Shannon Gorres | Shannon Gorres, MDiv, MA and ANFT Nature Therapy guide is a counselor integrating neuroscience, trauma healing, mindfulness, embodiment, and mysticism. She offers sacred connection and deep love for the world. |
| Amy Gross | |
| Gaige Huber | |
| Jake Huber | Jake is a Marine Corps veteran with a wide range of skills—truly a “Jake of all trades.” With over 20 years of D&D experience and 400+ professionally run sessions since 2018 (including a successful podcast), he brings creativity, hands-on expertise, and immersive storytelling to every class. Whether you're learning D&D, prop creation, animal keeping, martial arts, military skills, or more, you can count on Jake to deliver engaging, high-value instruction every time. |
| Mindy Huber | I currently work as a Level 4 Special Education Teacher. I received both my undergraduate and graduate degrees through Kansas State University. Prior to teaching I worked as a paraprofessional for several years and I worked for 3.5 years with adults with disabilities; supporting individuals with disabilities is a passion of mine is a part of my every day life. |
| Manhattan Jewish Congregation Bakers | |
| David Jones | David is an AHIP-certified independent insurance agent focused on Medicare-related products and services. |
| Jane Kim | Jane Kim is a certified Korean language instructor who has a passion for sharing Korean culture. |
| Andra McCowen | Andra McCowen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Manhattan about 7 years ago. She has loved cooking all of her life, and learned how to do so at an early age from her dad. She is has lived all over the world and uses those global influences to spice up her meals! |
| Aliah Mestrovich Seay | |
| Naho Nagai | |
| Debbie Newton | Debbie has been a certified yoga teacher (CYT) since 2007. |
| Joshua O'Crowley | |
| Robyn O'Crowley | |
| Gloria Park | |
| Terri Pearson | Terri is a certified health coach through Revelation Wellness and certified coach through the Federal Internal Coach Training Program. Health and coaching are deep passions for her. |
| Emily Pierson | Based in the Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas, Emily Pierson is a Licensed Fiduciary and Healthcare Advocate. With over a decade of dedication to Medicare and Health insurance education, she empowers individuals, families, seniors and veterans with compassionate, transparent, and unbiased guidance. Emily represents all major carriers and offers personalized support to help all clients find coverage that best fits their health needs, financial goals, lifestyle and unique circumstances. Outside of work, Emily enjoys watching her children compete in collegiate sports and spending time outdoors with her husband and family. |
| Little Apple Pilates | Little Apple Pilates is a fitness boutique that specializes in alternative fitness. Traditionally weight lifting and cardio such as running have been available to the masses. For those who need more instruction, personalized class workouts, and innovative methodologies, we are for you. People often joke that we provide workouts for people who don't like to workout. However, we also can give you an edge in your performance and biomechanics if you are concerned about injury prevention and care or if you have an injury. We are a small community where we know our students by name. |
| Mariah Raybern | |
| Noor Rizvi | Dr. Rizvi has a PhD in English Language Teaching/Applied Linguistics. She is currently working as an English faculty member at Kansas State University, teaching Expository Writing. Dr. Rizvi is from India and was also a recipient of the Fulbright Program at the University of Kansas, where she taught two semesters of the Hindi language program. She loves teaching, sharing about different cultures, and exploring them. She also enjoys hiking and nature exploration. |
| Paige Romaine | Paige Romaine is a veteran, mixologist, and mobile bar owner passionate about crafting creative drink experiences. She brings energy, expertise, and a love for community to every class she teaches. |
| Regdar Roxley | |
| Karen Schroeder | Karen Schroeder, karen@karenschroederphotography.com, specializes in family, senior and pet photography. She also provides businesses with branding photography and business portraits. |
| John Schwartz | |
| Vaishali Sharda | Born and raised in northern India, Vaishali moved to the US to work on her PhD. She grew up watching her mother cook everything from scratch in the small town they lived in. Her passion for cooking grew when she met her husband who is an avid foodie. She blogs about her adventures in the kitchen at www.kitchendocs.com and works at K State as faculty in climate and water resources management. |
| Lucas Shivers | Growing up with huge farm gardens in rural Kansas, Lucas has been an avid gardener since his days in 4-H and FFA. He's an educator and can't wait to work with you to find success as a great gardener. |
| Katie Smith | |
| Neal Strathman | Hello, I am a retired 22-year-Veteran of the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves. I started my appreciation of whiskey (American and Irish) and whisky (Scottish, Canadian, or Japanese) shortly after turning 21 while stationed near Seattle. It was a great benefit having disposable income that I could use to explore more expensive Scotches, Ryes, Irish whiskeys, and Bourbons. I joined the Navy Reserves at the age of 30 where I was deployed to Japan several times assisting in radiation surveys after the Fukashima reactor accident and shipyard maintenance. It was here that I discovered the possibility of good whisky being made in any place where care is taken to ensure quality. I am grateful for the ability to share my passion for great drinks with friends and family. |
| Rachel Wahle | |
| Tiffany Wood |
