Team
Jenny Clark
Founder & CEO
Arizona native and mother of five, Jenny Clark knows full well the unique variations in how children learn. They thrive in a variety of different educational environments. Jenny grew up in Arizona, attended her local district school from K-12, and then continued on to the University of Arizona and received a BSBA in Business Economics. Today, she utilizes a variety of schooling options for her own family, and loves sharing with other families about their options and helping them find the right fit for their kids!
That’s what inspired Love Your School. Jenny wanted to create an avenue for families and schools to share more about the amazing ways Arizona kids are learning, growing, and loving their education – whether they are in district, charter, private, online, homeschool, microschool, learning pod, or receive an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship.
Lucy Willing
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Lucy is passionate about school choice and empowering families to find school options that serve them best. New to Arizona, she was amazed that a state can offer so many education possibilities for families! Lucy has a Bachelor’s in Biblical Studies from Lancaster Bible College with a focus in counseling. She is also currently working towards her MABTS at Phoenix Seminary.
Lucy worked in early childhood development programs serving children ages one to five, and also spent years tutoring and academic-mentoring students ages 14-22 in the United States, Lebanon, Slovakia, and the Netherlands. Lucy knows first-hand how important individualized education is for students and is grateful to live in Arizona where children are given the opportunity to attend a school that allows them to thrive!
Sheila Banister
Alabama Regional Director
Sheila Banister knows the power that a meaningful education can bring to one’s life. Growing up in a single-parent, impoverished family, education made a huge impact on the trajectory of her life leading her to explore the world and out of poverty.
As a military wife and mother of a blended family, Sheila has experienced the challenges that stem from limited educational options. Likewise, she has also experienced the rewards of children excelling when school choice is available. This is why she has been a school choice advocate for many years. She believes that when high expectations and competition are incorporated into the educational space everyone wins, especially children!
Sheila holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and spent nearly 15 years working across a variety of industries. The majority of her career was spent consulting with fortune 500 companies assisting them in transformational change programs helping to communicate, train and prepare employees for a new way of working. In her spare time, Sheila is an avid volunteer donating most of her time to bettering the lives of families at her church, school, and neighborhood.
