About the Author

Christie McLean has worked as a teacher for CCHS Academy since its opening and as a private teacher and tutor for over 7 years in a wide variety of subjects including: English, literature, history, arithmetic, algebra 1&2, Spanish, Bible, GED prep, and interior design at a large range of grade levels from Pre-K to college. She has a Tutor I certification from the College Reading and Learning Association.

She graduated suma cum laude with a 4.0 from Stephen F. Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in interior design as the Highest Ranking Senior of the graduating class. She also has an Associate of Arts degree from Mountain View, and has received numerous honors and awards during her time in both colleges including: the designation of Honors Scholar, special honors recognition in English, Spanish, and service learning, the Outstanding Student Award nomination, listings on the President’s Honor Roll and the National Dean’s List, Outstanding Academic Achievement in Interior Design, a variety of awards in the 2002 and 2004 ASID Spring Show for design projects, and the Outstanding Major in Interior Design designation.

She was born into a missionary home in Colombia, South America, and spent the first eleven years of her life overseas. She has been married for nearly seven years to the current editorial cartooninst for the Today Newspapers, and is the mother of a five-year-old son, a three-year-old daughter, and a nine-month-old baby boy.

Being home-schooled throughout jr. high and high school, she highly respects the huge advantage it affords students for excellence in education and superior college and life preparation. Her love for teaching and wide range of subject background, life experience, and teaching styles helps provide students with a dynamic, exciting environment in which to discover knowledge.