Board of Directors

Kelly Polyakov
Director of Baltimore Homeschool Community Center

Kelly Polyakov has a Master's Degree in English and Creative Writing from Hollins University.  She has taught creative writing and a variety of Language Arts classes at Hollins University, Fort Garrison Elementary School, and BHCC.  Kelly has had poetry and short stories published locally and nationally and was an editor for the Baltimore Review and a freelance writer.  Before starting Baltimore Homeschool Community Center, she ran the after school programs at  Fort Garrison.  Kelly homeschools her two boys Ben and Elijah. 

Marla Scheman
Director of Maryland Homeschool Reviews/ BHCC Schedule Coordinator

Marla Scheman is a homeschooling mom of 3 kids, whom she has been homeschooling since 2003. Marla volunteers with BHCC scheduling classes, keeping the calendar and classes organized, and many administrative duties. Before homeschooling her kids, Marla has worked for various companies as a manager and bookkeeper. Marla was also a photographer for a glamour photography studio and a model management company.  She is married to Erich Scheman.  The family has 2 dogs, 2 cats and 3 rabbits.

Michelle Fewer
Director of Public Relations

Michelle Fewer has a BA in English from Tulane University and an MA in Teaching from Towson State University. Michelle left a career as a high school English teacher in 2001 to start a pet sitting business, which she currently owns and operates in Columbia, MD.  She previously taught knitting & needle arts, preschool PE, and Marine Biology at the Baltimore Homeschool  Community Center and is looking forward to teaching a Literature in Musicals course in the Fall of 2012.  Aside from teaching, Michelle is the Director of Community and Public Relations for BHCC, and also does the bookkeeping.  She is married to John Fewer, Jr and her family of 4 resides in Granite, Maryland.