Ms. Amy Baumhoefner has earned a B.A. in English and Communications from Alma College, Alma MI. Since high school, she has won awards for her short stories and poetry, some of which have been published. She has taught children and young adults
since 1999 at the YMCA where she is currently the Senior Aquatics
Coordinator and an instructor for Red Cross and YMCA
certifications. Since 2004, she has worked with several Academy tutors in Literature, Computer Skills, and Speech & Leadership and has assisted with various aspects of Writing Foundations, Inc.
Ms. Baumhoefner was home educated through high school graduation, was on the YEAH Board of Directors for six years, and was a founding member of The Academy in 1999. Her goals in teaching literature
are to infuse a love for the written word in the hearts and minds of her students so that they will forever search for and appreciate great works for all ages, from the past and the present.
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