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 held the position of the Senior Aquatics
Coordinator for several years and is an instructor for Red Cross and YMCA
certifications. Currently serving as the Director of
Operations & Events at YEAH and The Academy, she has worked along side several Academy tutors in Literature,
Writing Foundations, Computer Skills, and Speech & Leadership
since 2004.
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 and writing 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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