South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools
Board of Directors
James C. Carper, Ph.D.
is a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of South Carolina. In 1986-88 he served under Bill Bennett in the US Department of Education, and in 1995-96 he served as the Education Advisor for Governor David M. Beasley. Jim served as an advisor to the SCAIHS Board from 1991-95 and in 1997 became a member of the board. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the National Home Education Research Institute. On December 10, 2010, he was appointed to the Education Transition Assessment Team for South Carolina's new Superintendent of Education, Dr. Mick Zais. Jim and his wife, Kathy, home schooled from 1986-2001 when their younger daughter graduated with the SCAIHS Class of 2001. They have two daughters.
William Mark Posey, Ph.D. (Secretary)
is a licensed school psychologist and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He also maintained a private practice and has tested home-schooled students for over nine years. It was because of his contact with these students and their parents that Mark and his wife, Allaire, decided to home school. They began in 2003 when the twins were in kindergarten. All four are now school age—all enrolled in SCAIHS. Mark joined the Board in2005 and currently serves as Secretary.
Raymond L. Sheen (Treasurer)
is President of the consulting firm, Product & Process Innovations, Inc. He is a veteran business leader with over 20 years of engineering management, quality management, and project management experience. Ray and his wife, Holly, home schooled their two daughters from birth through high school. Ray served on the statewide home schooling organization boards of Connecticut (TEACH) and Iowa (NICHE) and joined the SCAIHS Board in 2001. He currently serves as Treasurer. Ray also serves on the Advisory Board of the National Home Education Research Institute.
Joseph E. Tyler (Chairman)
graduated from USC with a Management Science major. Joe is Project Manager and Speaker for Apologia Educational Ministries speaking to home-school parents nationally and internationally. He is one of the founding board members of SCAIHS serving continually since 1990 and is the Chairman. He and his wife, Zan, have three children and home schooled from 1984-2005 when their youngest graduated with the SCAIHS Class of 2005.
Zan Peters Tyler
is the founder and former president of SCAIHS. She has worked tirelessly for nearly two decades in both the judicial and legislative arenas in South Carolina to effect positive change for home-schooling families. Zan has served on numerous panels, committees, and boards in both the public and private sectors, including the South Carolina Goals 2000 Panel and the Advisory Board for the National Center for Home Education. Zan coauthored the book Anyone Can Homeschool and authored the book 7 Tools for Cultivating Your Child’s Potential. Today, besides being an author, Zan is the Director of Apologia Press, A Division of Apologia Educational Ministries.
William C. Wood, Jr. (Vice Chairman)
is an attorney with Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough Law Firm. Bill and his wife, Tammy, joined SCAIHS in 1997 and their eldest daughter graduated with honors with the SCAIHS Class of 2005 and their second daughter graduated in 2008. The longevity of their home school was extended by the addition of their youngest five (four girls and one boy) who were all adopted from China. Bill joined the SCAIHS Board in 2005 and currently serves as Vice Chairman.