Our Tutors

Our only asset is our tutors. We owe our success to their devotion and professionalism. Our reputation rests entirely on their shoulders. The Cornerstone board carefully screens all applicants. All tutors must have classroom experience and be qualified to teach in their discipline.

Mrs. Christina Boord

Mrs. Boord graduated from Frostburg State University in 1993 with a BS in Chemistry.  She then went on to acquire a Maryland teaching certificate.  She taught Chemistry and  Honors Chemistry at Arundel H.S. for 2 years and at Severna Park H.S. for 3 years before resigning to take care of her family.  She is currently a stay at home mom with 4 children and a Chemistry tutor for Tutor.com.  She joined Cornerstone in 2008 and is thrilled to once again be in a classroom setting sharing her love of Chemistry.

Mrs. Angie Clement

Mrs. Angie Clement is the Cornerstone Latin teacher.  She has a B.A. in English and an M.A.T. in Latin from the University of Virginia.  She has been teaching at Cornerstone since 1996.  The mother of six children, she is currently home-schooling her three youngest.

Mrs. Cindy Herndon

Mrs. Cindy Herndon graduated from Frostburg State in 1976 with a degree in English and Education.  She then began a career teaching in junior high.  After 5 years, she moved to a parochial high school.  After 14 years in the traditional classroom, she became a stay at home mom, to be followed by a home school mom which she has done for the past 17 years.  She joined Cornerstone in 1999 where she teaches composition/elements of literature, American literature, and the American Novel and Drama.

Col. William Holmes

Colonel Holmes, US Army (Retired), 32 years active duty holds a B.A. in European History, an M.A. in Diplomatic History, and an M.S. in International Relations.  In addition to 13 years in commercial real estate development, Col. Holmes also taught special education, 6th grade math and science for two years at Crofton Middle School. He has been a tutor in US History, World History, and American Government/Basic Economics at Cornerstone since 2001.

Mrs. Amy Jenkins

Mrs. Amy Jenkins graduated from The Ohio State University earning a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Computer and Information Science Engineering.  She then worked at IBM for 11 years in logic design, technical sales, and network management consulting and education.  She has been a Cornerstone math tutor since 1997, using her skills to tutor from pre-algebra through calculus.  She and her family are active members of Faith Community Church.  She is married with three children.

Mr. Don Luce

Mr. Don Luce graduated with a B.S. in Secondary Education from Slippery Rock
University.  He earned a M. Ed in Secondary Education from the University of
Pittsburgh.  He has taught science for 35 years, including 25 years in Anne
Arundel County Schools.  He is married, with two married daughters.  He is a
member of Severna Park EP Church and has been tutoring at Cornerstone since
2005.

Mrs. Carolyn Meesuk

Mrs. Carolyn Meesuk earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA, in 1991.  While there, she was a
lab assistant for programming classes and did some individual math
tutoring.  She worked for three years at the Naval Research Center,
doing software support for scientists at the Backgrounds Data Center. 
She is currently a stay-at-home mom and attends Faith Community Church
of Gambrills.  She has been tutoring at Cornerstone since 2003.

Mrs. Shelly Pearre

Mrs. Shelly Pearre received a Bachelor's in biology from Western Maryland College. She then worked at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) which is a DNA sequencing lab in Rockville, MD. After working at TIGR, she went to graduate school where she earned a Master's degree and Maryland teacher certification in secondary education. She was employed with Carroll County Public Schools at Liberty High School for two years. Since Fall of 2005, she has enjoyed working with the students at Cornerstone and looks forward to teaching biology again during the upcoming school year.  Currently she is also enjoying her time at home with her two young children.

Mrs. Chris Schaeffer

Mrs. Schaeffer’s college studies (ASN, RN, BS) led her into nursing, with her emphasis on epidemiology and disease control. She and her husband Steve (& one son) served as missionaries in Papua New Guinea from 1989-1993. After returning to the USA Mrs. Schaeffer specialized in hospice nursing and home educating her three sons. Due to a long history of globe trotting with her diplomat parents and her own travels as a missionary in Oceania, her natural interest in geography led to an intense study of grade school and then high school geography. She has used many of the materials that have come along in recent years to help her develop her unique way of teaching World Regional Geography. Mrs. Schaeffer has been tutoring at Cornerstone since the fall of 2006.

Mrs. Diane Sillaman

Mrs. Diane Sillaman began homeschooling her four children in 1987, and has successfully graduated two. She earned a B.S. in Mathematics Secondary Education from Asbury College in KY, and taught for five years in the public school system. She has been tutoring at Cornerstone since the fall of 2001. Mrs. Sillaman's strengths lie in explaining the concepts of mathematics in simple terms. She has successfully tutored many students having trouble in math and gotten them up and flying on their own. She loves high schoolers, home schoolers, and math.

Mrs. Jennifer Smith

Mrs. Jennifer Smith graduated from Geneva College in 1997 with a BS in Chemistry and a Pennsylvania teaching certificate. She then taught Chemistry, AP Chemistry, and Physical Science at Southern H. S. in Anne Arundel County for 8 years before resigning to start a family. While waiting for her son Liam to be born, Mrs. Smith took a position teaching science with Severn Classical Tutorial. She enjoys working with home school students and their families and is thrilled to be able to still teach science while caring for her family. She has been teaching Chemistry at Cornerstone since 2007.

Mrs. Megan Swartz

Mrs. Megan Swartz studied English Language and Literature at Grove City
College and the University of Maryland (UM), where she received a
Master's in Composition and Rhetoric. While studying at UM, she taught
Introduction to Academic Writing, a rhetoric-based writing course for
freshmen. She has been tutoring at Cornerstone since 2005. She and her
husband are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Bowie. She has
two young children.

Mrs. Flo Wolfe

Mrs. Wolfe graduated from Houghton College in New York with a major in
English and minors in Spanish, Speech, and Psychology, and later received
an M.Ed. in counseling from Loyola College in Baltimore.  After having
taught in both public and Christian schools 7-12, colleges and grad school, Mrs. Wolfe "retired," but continues at Cornerstone, where she been tutoring since 1999.  She is also on staff as a counselor and Women's Ministry Director at Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church and runs College Consulting Services from her home.
In her spare time, she enjoys singing, reading, speaking at conferences,
and stealing away to a log cabin in western Maryland.