With a heart for lifelong learning and passion to follow the Lord’s call in her life, Dr. Kathryn V. Hontz has more than four decades of experience in the education field. She has dedicated her life to teaching and has had opportunity to work with children from nursery ages through to adult educators seeking to strengthen their classroom practices. Her professional experiences have found her involved in the professional childcare industry, homeschooling cooperatives, preschool programs, public and Christian schools. In the church community she can be found volunteering in the nursery, working with children’s church programs, supporting Sunday School classes and volunteering during VBS week. Her resume includes a bachelor’s degree in education from Penn State University, a masters in Middle School literacy from Wilkes University and a PhD in the Philosophy of Education, with a concentration in curriculum and instruction from Northcentral University. While pursuing higher education she has had the opportunity to gain a PA Level II K-8 education certification, NJ K-6 education certification and ESL certification. She is a National Writing Fellow, a certified STEAM educator, and a certified teacher coach and mentor. Near and dear to her heart are her children and grandchildren, whom she prays will come to walk with the Lord in a personal way. Her prayer for the children’s ministry at Mount Bethel Church is that together, our community may seek to raise up a generation of lifelong disciples who will transform tomorrow’s world for Christ.