Susan Beatty and Karen Woodfin Middleton are two veteran homeschool moms who co-founded Christian Home Educators Association (CHEA) of California in 1982. Karen was one of the "homeschool pioneers" and has graduated all of her children. Susan served on the CHEA Board of Directors and as CHEA's general manager until 2017. She and her husband have graduated all of their children from homeschool as well.