WEB Administration

Executive Director

Senae has been homeschooling since 2010 and joined WEB in 2016. She currently has two high schoolers at WEB. Senae holds two children’s yoga certifications and has a passion for helping children and teens develop self- awareness, stress management skills, coping skills, and positive self-esteem. Her pre-homeschooling experience includes childcare, management, and customer service, working as a teacher and acting assistant director at KinderCare Learning Center and local number portability representative at Verizon Wireless. Senae aims to provide a safe, supportive, inclusive environment for students, their families, and teachers at WEB. Her hobbies include reading, hiking, playing games, anything outdoors, and spending quality time with her husband, two teens, three dogs, and two cats! 

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Leslie Lutz

Director of Teaching and Curriculum

A graduate of Covenant College and the University of Arkansas, Leslie holds degrees in Middle Grades Education and Educational Leadership. She has been a mathematics and general education teacher in grades 5 through 8 in Missouri and Arkansas. In addition to her classroom experience, she has written curriculum, coached teachers and held leadership positions. Leslie is the mom to four young children and is pleased to be back in the classroom after several years at home.

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Traci Steffen

Volunteer Coordinator

Traci has been part of the Nashville area homeschool community since 2015. She holds a bachelor's degree in community health education and has worked at various non-profit organizations in Missouri and Tennessee. She has experience in domestic violence prevention/education, mentoring youth, and empowering teen moms. Traci is a classic introvert who enjoys yoga, reading, watching documentaries, learning random facts, and all things history. She has one child enrolled in middle school at WEB and another who is super excited to start in the next few years.

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Dawn Ruiz

Assistant Tutorial Director

Dawn Ruiz, PT, Cert MDT has lived in the Nashville area with her husband Carlos for nearly 20 years.  They have two awesome kids—Elena and Danny.  Dawn got her degree in physical therapy from the University of New Mexico and has been a physical therapist for 20 years.  She also holds a certification in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.  Dawn has a life-long love of learning and teaching and thinks everyone should have a little “mad scientist” in them.  She has taught adult continuing education off and on for many years and is very excited to be a part of the WEB family.  

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Becky Gore

Accountant

Becky was raised in Nashville and attended public schools.  She is wife to Stefan and mom to Maddie and Lucas.  Becky is a Belmont graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Accounting and has work experience in public accounting and large corporate tax departments. After her son was diagnosed with autism, Becky left the corporate world and worked for a time as a special education assistant, substitute teacher and later a tutor. A former homeschool parent, Becky found her passion for helping students learn math and is excited to teach Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 this year at WEB.

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