Ghena and her husband Jonathan live in Ohio with their fourteen children. They began their NCFCA journey in 2014 and have five alumni, three current competitors and a host of juniors to come. Ghena obtained her undergraduate degree in English and Theatre Secondary Education from Cedarville University. Her Master’s degree is from the University of Wyoming in Curriculum and Instruction. She has been a second-generation homeschooling mom for seventeen years, and her days straddle discussing philosophy and reading Elephant and Piggie books. Her hobbies include sneaking in pages of reading one paragraph at a time and snuggling all the littles.