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Academic Staff

Lindsey Miersma, Academic Coordinator. Lindsey returns to Heartlight for her second stint as a staff member after living residentially in 2007/08. After her first journey at Heartlight, she returned to her home state of California and spent time working as a pre-school teacher in San Diego and perfecting her hobbies of piano, board games, and Frisbee. Now we’re thrilled to have her back at Heartlight to serve as the Academic Coordinator. She brings an energetic, easygoing, and patient personality to the staff and says, “I love seeing kids grow and change and learn more about themselves.”

Debra Fetherlin, Academic Assistant. After living in house as a residential staff at South, Deb moved to Colorado and got married.  She spent time teaching in the classroom in Colorado Springs and working alongside her husband Dave with their church youth group, and then they moved to Longview in the summer of 2007.  Deb obtained her Social Studies Education degree from Asbury College in Wilmore, KY. She and Dave have two sons, Samuel and Titus.  Deb’s passion to encourage teenagers to pursue a better life for themselves enables her to challenge and stretch their character as they grow into the young adults they desire to be.

Jane Fidler-- Teacher, is originally from East Aurora, New York. She attended State University of New York at Buffalo where she received a B.A in Secondary English and a Masters in Reading K-12. Jane has had 12 years experience with teaching in the public schools located in New York as well as Texas. At Heartlight she is the English and History teacher for South and East houses. In her free time Jane enjoys reading, writing and photography. She is motivated to help children succeed.

Tamryn Weber – Teacher, Tamryn joined the Heartlight staff after teaching for 2 ½ years in the Hallsville/Longview school districts.  She is very familiar with the program due to friends, Dave and Deb Fetherlin, and also has taught several of the residents that attended public school. She attended Azusa Pacific University in California where she obtained her M.A. in Education with an emphasis on Teaching. Now she and her husband Jon, an admissions counselor at LeTourneau University, live in the Longview area with their infant son, Esmond.  In her free time, Tamryn enjoys being active in her local church, reading, cooking, and spending time with family.

Roni Mills, Teacher. A Hallsville native, Roni graduated from Hallsville HS and then graduated from East Texas Baptist University majoring in Education-Mathematics. Roni and her husband have three children, Wesley (5), Samuel (3) and Daniel (2). Roni is very passionate about teaching and loves to help students succeed in both life and in math. In her free time, Roni enjoys spending time scrapbooking, waterskiing, boating and camping.