OCHEC Convention

Henry was born in Taiwan and grew up an atheist and evolutionist. After moving to Costa Rica at the age of 12 and to Toronto at the age of 15, he heard the gospel. As his many doubts and questions were answered one by one, the truth dawned on him- there is a God, and He is the God of the Bible. Contrary to other worldviews, Christianity is based on solid scientific, historical, and archaeological evidence. Henry graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School and works as a family doctor. He regularly preaches and teaches apologetics topics at churches, fellowships, schools, and conferences. He is looking forward to meeting you and answering your questions!

Sarah has spent the past 20 years homeschooling her seven children, guiding them from preschool through high school. She embraces a relaxed, unschooling approach, tailoring learning experiences to each child’s unique needs and strengths.

Beyond homeschooling, Sarah is a small-time farmer who enjoys growing and preserving her own food. When she’s not teaching or tending her farm, she loves playing soccer, reading, and canning. Passionate about helping other families, she shares her experiences to support fellow homeschoolers, ensuring they feel heard and know they are not alone on this journey.

Educator, museum curator and TV producer / host, Ian has traveled all over North America conducting both scientific research and speaking on the Creation / Evolution topic since 1990. He is also the producer and host of Genesis Week, a weekly TV show broadcast internationally since 2013. He collected and built the first Creation Science museum in Canada and has spoken at churches, schools, Bible camps and VBS’s bringing his dinosaurs and displays with him wherever he went. He’ll be bringing his dinosaurs again and some of the latest research into dinosaur blood found preserved in dinosaur bones – research which you can do at home.

Jason and Alli have been married for 20 years, homeschooling their 10 kids for many of those years (well, mostly Alli). He speaks to parents encouraging them to be intentional in their most important organization – their family! He recently released a wholesome fiction book for kids, “Danger in the Jungle”, and his comical new book, “Yes, Dear…I’m Watching Them: True Stories of Injury and Adventure from the Frontlines of Dadhood”. He co-hosts the Helping Men Thrive podcast and supervises the care of pigs, hens, cows and vegetables on their hobby farm in southern Saskatchewan. He can be found at HEYDADS.ca.

Taucha has spent years volunteering in the community with organizations that serve marginalized folk. All members of the church are called to be “family on mission” – inviting our friends, neighbours and acquaintances into deeper meaningful relationships so that they can experience the loving hands and feet of Jesus at work in their lives. Eventually she adopted internationally 4 times, asking God to send her the ones who needed her…because adoption isn’t primarily about parents ‘needing’ kids, but kids needing families. Her children have varying abilities, but they are 100% a blessing to her and our community!! She began homeschooling her oldest at age 4 and she just turned 18 (and is still homeschooling)! It was perfectly natural to homeschool the rest as they came along…

Daughter of the King | Homeschool Leader | Advocate for Families

Catherine Dellerba is a wife of 26 years, mother of four (ages 15–22), and a dedicated homeschool leader. Born in South Africa, she lived there for 30 years before moving to Canada as a missionary. After 12 years in corporate upper management, she chose to homeschool her children, with two now graduated. She leads a GTA homeschool group serving 120 families, has experience in Dual Enrollment (DE), and has run for provincial and municipal office. Passionate about justice, she works with human trafficking survivors, serves in a National Pro-Life group, and currently works part-time for a Christian non-profit.

Jake and Heather learned about and committed to homeschooling when their eldest son was just months old from a homeschool conference. They have homeschooled their four boys from birth to high school completion. Three have gone to university and have obtained engineering degrees. One has since transitioned to become a Pastor. The non-engineer has his own timber framing business. 

Their passion for homeschooling has resulted in working with OCHEC for over 30 years. Jake is Executive Director and Convention Coordinator. Heather is a board member, Office Administrator and is a vital assistant to the convention committee.

Klaske and her husband, Bill, have been married for over 37 years. They have 6 children and 14 grandchildren. For the past 32 years, she has been involved with the homeschooling community – homeschooling from kindergarten through high school with one teenage son now nearing completion of his high school years.

Klaske has a heart for lending a listening ear and encouraging and those struggling in their homeschooling journey. She is an executive board member of TEACH, the homeschool support group in Brantford, is actively involved in her church community and has recently started tutoring a few other homeschooled children. She enjoys gardening and spending time with the kids and grandkids.

Lucas Spicer, a Christ-follower since childhood, has been married to the love of his life, Viviana, for almost 13 years. He is currently a daddy to six children, but thanks to the beautiful and bittersweet ministry of foster care, he has parented more than 20 kids (birth through teens) over the last eight years. He enjoys playing an active role in supporting home education in their family, and thanks to his flexible job as an ER physician, he frequently enjoys many day-time hours with his kiddos. He enjoys sports, board games, a good cup of coffee, and his love language is making people laugh.

Vanessa Brobbel, a veteran homeschool mom & artist, works alongside her husband Floyd (CEO) for a ministry called The Voice of the Martyrs Canada. Much of her work involves speaking at and developing events, educational and special projects, women’s ministry and writing monthly VOM magazine Table Talk unit studies for families. For the past 24 years she has spoken at conferences & women’s retreats across Canada in this capacity. This ministry purposes to create an awareness of the persecution leveled against Christians around the world, while actively providing tools to mentor the Body of Christ both domestically and internationally to grow through adversity.