Susan K. Stewart

Speaker and Writer

Susan K. Stewart

Growing up in a family that moved on average once a year, it didn't take Susan long to learn that communication was the way to make friends and influence people. Never a shy little girl, Susan began her career in front of an audience at the age of six performing ballet. Not long after that she started writing poems, stories, and newsletters that were carefully drawn by hand.

In junior high, Susan learned the power of speech when she became active in school politics and debate teams. She continued speaking, debating, and writing through college.

Susan became a stringer for Sacramento Bee and Sacramento Union covering high school events in her sophomore year. By the age of seventeen she was working for the Livermore Herald and News in Livermore, California.

Born in Yuba City, California, Susan now calls the mountains of Tehachapi, California home, where she put down roots after marrying Bob in 1971. Their three children, Karen, Leo, and Bryon, were raised in the rural community.

Being eight months pregnant with their second child, Susan waddled onto the stage to receive her diploma from California State University, Bakersfield. She earned a bachelors degree in Liberal Studies and a Multiple Subject teaching credential.

After teaching in public and private schools for five years, Susan and her husband, Bob, began teaching their children at home in 1981. All three of their children graduated from their homeschool and have been launched from the nest.

The Stewarts owned and operated Highland Christian Schools for over ten years. A private school to meet the needs of families teaching at home. Susan also served as Membership Director for Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA) for fifteen years and now is Prayer Partner chairman.

Affiliations

· Writers of Kern

· California Writers Club

· American Christian Writers

· Writers Information Network

· National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and NAMI, Kern County Chapter

NAMI Family-to-Family teacher

· Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA) - Charter Member

Teaches Certified Parent Educator Certificate (CPEC) classes

· CLASS graduate, 2004