Meet Our Teachers

Miriah Phelps

Classes: Exploratory Music K-2 & K3-5

Ms. Miriah is a certified Suzuki Method violin teacher and has been teaching privately for over 15 years. She teaches guitar, ukulele and fiddle in many folk music camps around the state including Alaska City Folk Arts, Cordova 4H Music Camp and Dancing with the Spirit. She also taught the Violin Suzuki Club and Orchestra at the Rilke Schule Charter School from 2019- 2023. She loves being a part of the Anchorage music community by hosting workshops for festivals, making up songs and putting on recitals with her students. She also performs locally with the Super Saturated Sugar Strings. You can check out what she’s been up to at: https://www.miriahmaymusic.com/blog.

Kimberly Williams

Classes: K-5 Math Classes

Email: kawilliams907@gmail.com

My name is Kimberly Williams, and I’m so excited to be teaching Math and Language Arts at East Anchorage Homeschool. I’ve spent most of my life in our wonderful state. I love Alaska! But I also love to travel anywhere I will find sun and warm weather. I have a wonderful husband and thirteen-year-old boy/girl twins and a cat, named Lily. I’m an Alaska state-certified teacher. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education, English, and a graduate certificate in Elementary Education. I’ve taught 7th and 8th grade Language Arts and Reading, and I taught second grade before homeschooling my own children. When I’m not teaching, I love to read, sew, do arts & crafts, hike, go camping and exploring, and travel to my favorite sunny places. I’m looking forward to a great school year!

Ember Hightower

Classes: K-5 Science classes & Intro to Reading

Email: emberdaugherty@gmail.com

Mrs. Ember Hightower taught Preschool to 2nd grade for 5 years in Illinois before moving to Alaska in 2024 after getting married. During 2025, she completed her bachelor’s in Human Services with a minor in Early Childhood Education. She has always had a passion for teaching and spent the summer interning at a local Head Start and Beacon Hill, a family support center for youth in the foster system. Ms. Ember loves hiking and exploring nature and learning new board games. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, embroidery, and serving the students at True North Church. Ms. Ember will be teaching a hands-on Science class for K-5th, as well as Intro to Reading for Kindergarten. She is so excited to meet her future students and their parents and take this new journey with them.

Anna Roys

Classes: ELA Tutoring K-12

Email: roys.anna@gmail.com

Anchorage is Ms. Roys hometown. Graduating from Alaska Pacific University, she earned a dual major in Elementary Education K-8 and Liberal Studies, a pre-law degree. She possesses an Alaskan Lifetime/Retired Teacher Certificate for K-8 Education, English and Social Studies. Her family entirely homeschooled their two youngest kids; she loves homeschooling. She sponsored/advised homeschool families and taught small group classes for ten years as an ASD teacher at Family Partnership until she retired in 2022. She is excited about fostering students’ love of learning and using student interest and diagnostic data from IXL.com to guide lesson planning, thereby improving their academic performances.

Judy Goetz

Classes: Tutoring K-12

Email: judygoetz9@gmail.com

Ms. Judy worked as a substitute teacher with ASD for seven years and has been tutoring students for the past five years. She is passionate about helping students reach their educational goals, because when students feel confident and successful academically, learning becomes much more enjoyable.

She enjoys working with students of all ages, abilities, and subject areas. Her tutoring approach focuses on one-on-one, hands-on learning. She begins by identifying what a student already understands and then build from there, guiding them forward as both a teacher and mentor.

Fernando Calahorrano

Classes: Spanish Classes

Email: TBD

Fernando is a lifelong, born and raised Chicagoan with strong Spanish family roots that continue to shape his identity and love for culture and community.

He has a passion for teaching Spanish and especially enjoys working with kids, helping them build confidence as they learn and grow. Watching students succeed and develop a love for language is one of the most rewarding parts of what he does.

Outside the classroom, Fernando is a proud Chicago sports fan—especially the Chicago Cubs. If you want to make him feel at home, start a conversation about Chicago sports!

TBD

Classes: Art & Home Ec Classes

Email: TBD

info coming soon!