Our Board of Directors is made up of individuals who volunteer their time to help promote home educating and who, with the help of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada (HSLDA) protect the freedom to home educate throughout New Brunswick.

Board directors are elected by the HENB members for a term of two years and are able to be re-elected at the end of their current terms for a maximum of 3 consecutive terms.

Since 2001, members of the HENB board of directors have represented home educators in New Brunswick at the Annual National Home School Leadership Conferences which have been sponsored by the Home School Legal Defence Association (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education. At these conferences they have shared ideas and networked with home educator leaders from across Canada and North America.

President: Rod & Dawn Cumberland

Rod married his UNB sweetheart in 1990 and began work as a wildlife biologist for the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources in Fredericton.  In 1999, Dawn began homeschooling their oldest son Ben, and has continued to add Nathan, Emily and Katie to the mix.   After 22 years as a wildlife biologist, Rod became lead instructor on all things wildlife at the Maritime College of Forest Technology.   Dawn has spent her time helping lead the Greater Fredericton Home Educators.  In 2012, they graduated Benjamin from Cumberland Home School and Nathan and Emily followed in 2015. Currently, only Katie remains under Dawn’s tutelage. The Cumberlands run a hobby farm on Keswick Ridge and milk Ola, the family cow, daily, along with caring for turkeys, chickens, horses, and other critters.  They spend their spare time camping, playing music and are very active at Lumberjack Sports.  All are actively involved in their local church serving in various capacities. They are excited to follow God’s leading as they serve in the HENB.

Vice President: Jason & Lora Carter

Jason & Lora Carter have been happily married since 2003 and have 3 lovely daughters, Clara (10), Katie (9), and Sophie (6). They currently live near Centreville, NB. Jason worked about 15 years in horticulture and Lora had a background in agriculture. In the summer of 2011 they bought a farm based business which they operated for about three years. Jason now works full time at the local Home Hardware and Lora is a full time mom. Jason is also a member of the local volunteer fire dept. They are in their 4th year of homeschooling their three girls and love the freedom that homeschooling allows. They are active in their church and love spending quality time as a family.

Treasurer: Chris & Melanie Eigenheer

Chris was born into a Christian family and lived in Switzerland until he was 17. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 he attended high school to learn English and then went on to the University of Waterloo for Math, Physics and Computer Science. His plan was to become a high school math teacher but God interrupted his studies after two years to move to Saskatoon, SK to attend Bible College. After graduating in 1999 he started working for Correctional Service Canada as a computer programmer and database systems analyst. Chris met Melanie in 2003 and got married only 9 months later. A few years after they got married they moved to NB. In 2007 their first child Nathaniel was born. Their second son Ben’s heartbeat stopped after 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2009. Their daughter Eliana was born in 2012. Their last child, Johana (which they affectionately call their bonus baby) was born in 2014 . Both Chris and Melanie grew up attending public school but were always intrigued by the home schooling world/concept. After Nathaniel was born, Melanie spent time looking into different educational options and after thorough discussions with Chris they felt that home education was the right choice for their family. After attending their first HENB Conference in 2010, they left with a solid conviction that home education would be the only option for their family. Although Melanie does the majority of the work when it comes to the actual teaching, Chris is 100% supportive and very actively connected and involved with their children’s education.

Communications Director: Lise & Pierre Richard

Pierre and Lise Richard have been married since August 2000. They are proud parents of two kids, Claude (9) and Erica (7). They live in Dieppe and love being together whether they are playing, relaxing or learning. Pierre works as a salesman for Bell Aliant and Lise is a stay at home mom. They feel very blessed to be a homeschooling family, are looking forward to help HENB and are very excited to grow the French homeschooling community.

Social Media Director: Peter & Stephanie Bryce

Peter and Stephanie Bryce live in Quispamsis, NB and have been married since 2006.  They have three children: Rylan (11), Elissa (8) and Mireya (5).  Both Peter and Stephanie have served at their local church for the past 6 years and Stephanie has been actively involved in her local homeschool support group for 3 years.  They love the flexibility and opportunities that homeschooling creates for their family and are thankful for the time together.