Potential: A power within each child that waits and waits and waits to get activated so it can make a wonderful difference in his or her life.
The principals and strategies presented in Top 20 Parents have activated the potential of people of all ages. In Top 20 Parents they are presented for parents of children eight years old and younger. These easily understood and immediately applicable tools will activate our children's potential to become happy, responsible and emotionally healthy.
Paul Bernabei directs Noble Ventures, an effort assisting schools, businesses, churches and organizations in developing their potential. He has been an educator in Twin Cities schools for 32 years, has conducted hundreds of retreats for youth and adults, and directs Share-a-Life, a program that provides housing and support for pregnant women in crisis. A graduate of St. John's University and the University of St. Thomas, Paul and his wife Paula, a kindergarten teacher, have four daughters.
Sharon H. Kaniess has worked with early childhood, elementary and high school students for 20 years. She has taught in St. Paul's Early Childhood Family Education Program for 15 years. A graduate of Dr. Martin Luther College and Concordia University, she has a Masters of Education and is an Early Childhood and School-Age Trainers Association Credentialed Trainer.
She and her husband, Daniel, live in St. Paul, with a daughter and son.
Elaine Rilley has been a parent educator in St. Paul's ECFE Program for 23 years. She also taught junior and senior high students for 22 years. Elaine holds a Parent Educator License. She is a graduate of Mary Grove College and has done graduate work at the University of Minnesota and Hamline University. Elaine and her husband, Jim, live in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.
Tom Cody has committed his professional life to education, serving as a grade school and high school math teacher since 1974. He has been instrumental in developing innovative curriculum programs at Cretin-Derham Hall High School where he has also coached several athletic teams. Agraduate of Colorado State University, Tom and his wife Judy, a fifth grade teacher, have three sons.