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Dr. Tom English has directed major environmental programs for IBM, GE, JPL, EPS, and the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. He led the Manufacturing Group's effort to voluntarily reduce toxic environmental releases by 86%. William Reilly, former Administrator of the U.S. EPA, stated that, "This reduction led the entire world." He was the architect of the California Clean Air Act, which resulted in bringing California much cleaner air while saving several billion dollars. 

Dr. English managed high-level nuclear waste programs for President Carter's Office of Science and Technology Policy; the Government of Sweden; NASA; and the California Energy Commission. At the U.S. EPA, he directed an $80 million per year Energy & Environment Program. He also directed an epidemiological study of 40,000 people. He managed the recovery program to fix the F-111 fighter/bomber after the wings fell off the aircraft. His academic background includes a postdoctoral MS in environmental engineering with a minor in preventative medicine, a Ph.D. and MS in electrical engineering, and a BS in physics. He taught environmental courses at six universities. Tom founded the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church's Creation Care Team and further the Presbyterian Church to adapt a policy: "On Preserving Biodiversity and Halting Mass Extinction." He has given eight White House presentations, and has lectured at over a hundred universities. He and his wife, Jan, live in San Diego, California. They have four adult children and eight grandchildren.

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Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg where he specialized in paleomagnetism and the early plate tectonic history of South Africa. He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego, where he focused on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and conducted geological research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID).

In his role at Discovery Institute, Dr. Luskin works as Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture, where he helps direct the ID 3.0 Research Program, and assists and defends scientists, educators, and students who seek to freely study, research, and teach about the scientific debate over Darwinian evolution and ID.

If you want to see the “Long Story Short” videos that Dr. Casey references, you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/@LongStoryShortVideos/videos.  Cynthia watched a few of them and was giggling along.  They’re great!

Dr. Casey Luskin has written extensively and contributed to many additional books and articles.  For a full list of books by Dr. Casey, check out this link: https://caseyluskin.com/books/. 

You can also see Dr. Casey speak about intelligent design through video as well, found at this link: https://caseyluskin.com/videos/

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Founder & Owner | Kristen Miele
Kristen Miele has been educating youth on the topic of sex for over a decade. She’s taught in hundreds of diverse settings including 2 different countries. Kristen has experience teaching ages 3 and up on content related to sex and sexuality. Kristen has a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Community Health from the University of Illinois. She has also been a Certified Health Education Specialist (NCHEC) since 2016. The vision for Sex Ed Reclaimed came to her in November 2021 and it became an LLC in 2022. She’s been married to Anthony since 2012. They live in Columbus, Ohio with a young daughter and their cats. They previously lived in Honduras as overseas workers teaching and providing medical care.

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To break the cycle of silence about sex in the Christian world as Sex Ed Reclaimed, LLC becomes the premier choice for adults seeking to honestly engage the next generation.

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Sex Ed Reclaimed
Christian Online Sex Ed Courses | Sex Ed Reclaimed

Founder & Owner | Kristen Miele
Kristen Miele has been educating youth on the topic of sex for over a decade. She’s taught in hundreds of diverse settings including 2 different countries. Kristen has experience teaching ages 3 and up on content related to sex and sexuality. Kristen has a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Community Health from the University of Illinois. She has also been a Certified Health Education Specialist (NCHEC) since 2016. The vision for Sex Ed Reclaimed came to her in November 2021 and it became an LLC in 2022. She’s been married to Anthony since 2012. They live in Columbus, Ohio with a young daughter and their cats. They previously lived in Honduras as overseas workers teaching and providing medical care.

Mission
To empower and encourage families to have consistent, honest conversations while accessing God-honoring sexual health education because God calls us to disciple the next generation.

Vision
To break the cycle of silence about sex in the Christian world as Sex Ed Reclaimed, LLC becomes the premier choice for adults seeking to honestly engage the next generation.

www.sexedreclaimed.com

https://www.facebook.com/SEdReclaimed

https://www.instagram.com/sexedreclaimed/

Sarah Bianchi has pastored alongside her husband Jeff for 20 years, spending their first 13 in the city of Boston at Antioch Brighton and the last 7 at All Peoples Church in San Diego, CA. Sarah has devoted her time to counseling individuals and families. Her business, Relationship-Matters, helps individuals grow in spiritual and mental health through individual, couple, & group care. Sarah and Jeff have four wonderful children- Jude, Jake, Liv, and Lux. 

Sarah says, “I ♥ Jesus, my husband, encouraging families, parenting our incredible group of 4 kids, long runs, & early mornings with God!”

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Why was the Barbie movie so popular, why is there a negative bias towards men in culture right now, and how did we get here: A conversation with Dr. Abigail Feely on feminism, Christianity, & pop culture

Dr. Abigail Feely teaches history courses at American River College in Sacramento, CA and also at Jessup University, a Christian university in Rocklin, CA. Abbey’s specialty is in US Women's History and her favorite topics to teach are women and popular culture, civil rights, and women in the Church. She also loves raising her two amazing teenage daughters!

Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg where he specialized in paleomagnetism and the early plate tectonic history of South Africa. He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego, where he focused on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and conducted geological research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID).

In his role at Discovery Institute, Dr. Luskin works as Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture, where he helps direct the ID 3.0 Research Program, and assists and defends scientists, educators, and students who seek to freely study, research, and teach about the scientific debate over Darwinian evolution and ID.

If you want to see the “Long Story Short” videos that Dr. Casey references, you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/@LongStoryShortVideos/videos.  Cynthia watched a few of them and was giggling along.  They’re great!

Dr. Casey Luskin has written extensively and contributed to many additional books and articles.  For a full list of books by Dr. Casey, check out this link: https://caseyluskin.com/books/. 

You can also see Dr. Casey speak about intelligent design through video as well, found at this link: https://caseyluskin.com/videos/