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| John Lynn, Instructor INDIANA Although he passes for a youthful 50 and is constantly “carded” when asking for Senior discounts, John A. Lynn was actually born on November 10, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is still “growing up,” but he got progressively taller in Indianapolis until graduating from Park School for Boys (not a reform school) in 1961. Faced with the alternatives of military service, work, starvation, or college, he chose Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and, despite attending classes sporadically, escaped with a B.A. in Economics in 1965, much to the chagrin of his professors, some of whom have since been institutionalized. John did earn nine varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and football at Kenyon, and would have had more but for the fact there was no letter given for throwing water bags off the fraternity roof. He then enlisted in the Army (ours) and went to Infantry Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Georgia. By the grace of God he was commissioned in a non-Infantry branch and was not sent to Viet Nam. Instead, he became the Sports Officer for the 82d Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, where he served his two-year tour of duty before being discharged as a First Lieutenant. He still wonders why he jumped out of perfectly good airplanes, but someone had to bring the volleyballs. John had planned to work in the front office for the Los Angeles Dodgers after his military service, but during his Army stint, he developed a passion for the Lord Jesus Christ and the Word of God. From 1968 until 1987, he served as a minister in an interdenominational Christian organization, where he held a number of key leadership positions, including the CEO at their small college in Kansas. In 1987 he was fired by that organization for exposing corruption among his peers, and immediately helped to found Christian Educational Services (now Spirit & Truth Fellowship International), based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He served as the president of CES until 2000, and continues to play a vital role in the ministry. In the past 40 years, John has authored or co-authored about a dozen books, and has taught the Word of God for countless hours in all 50 states and on six continents. He can’t wait to get to Antarctica. In 2001, during a leave of absence year from the ministry, John reconnected with his old friend Tim Jantzi and began to teach the Strategies For Success SAT prep course. He has since taught nearly 1000 students and has made SFS the most popular SAT prep course in Indianapolis. Coupled with the precision of the SFS strategies, John’s zany humor has the local Talking Mother Network buzzing, as in: “We had to drag my son to your class, and he came home raving about it. He said you’re insane, but he loved it!” John lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Elizabeth, and has one daughter and two grandchildren, who live in Denver, Colorado. |  | ||||||||||||
| Mike Harmon, Instructor SOUTH CAROLINA Mike Harmon is a Psychology and Education gradute of the University of South Carolina located in Columbia, South Carolina where he was a member of the Men's Varsity Soccer Team. Mike presently teaches at Hammond School in Columbia and coaches soccer. He has teaching experience with special needs students and SAT Prep courses. Ralf Ingwersen, Instructor FLORIDA Mr. Ingwersen has been with Jantzi Test Prep for over 8 years. He is the Southeast Region Manager and presents the "Strategies For Success" course throughout the country, primarily in North Florida and South Carolina. He began teaching in the midst of a successful broadcasting career as both a morning radio personality and a TV Sports Director. He and his wife and 2 children live in St Augustine and the family also owns and operates "Puddin' and Pie" Bakery. 904.377.8437 |   | ||||||||||||
Jeff Poretto BOSTON Jeff has been teaching and tutoring for over 20 years. He started his career as a High School Mathematics teacher before entering the Engineering and Project Management fields but has never lost his love for teaching. |  | ||||||||||||
