Zan Tyler has been a speaker, writer, homeschooling mother and advocate for over twenty years. She is currently an acquisitions editor for Apologia, helping the corporation develop and publish biblically-based resources that empower parents in the purpose and process of homeschooling. Zan enjoys addressing and encouraging homeschooling parents around the globe through numerous speaking engagements.

A popular author and on-line columnist, Zan has written articles that appear in a variety of publications including homeschooling magazines, the Home School Court Report, and academic journals.

Zan is the author of Seven Tools for Cultivating Your Child's Potential. Additionally, she co-authored Anyone Can Homeschool with Dr. Terry Dorian in 1996. In 1999, she appeared on NBC's Today Show with Katie Couric. The Governor of South Carolina awarded Zan the Order of the Palmetto in 1998, the highest honor a civilian can receive in that state. She has recently served as the National Grassroots Director for ParentalRights.org and as the Homeschool Editor and Resource Consultant for LifeWay.com's Web Network ( www.lifeway.com/homeschool ). For four years, she worked with B&H Publishing Group as an acquisitions editor developing a homeschool line of books and resources.

Most important to Zan and her husband Joe is that they continue to love each other and seek to serve and glorify Christ.