LifeQuest Instructor Bios
LifeQuest instructors come from a broad range of backgrounds and fields of expertise. Master gardeners, physicians, college professors and artists - all LifeQuest instructors volunteer their time and talents to share their knowledge with our members every term.
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Sylvia Amsler
Has taught yoga at the Yoga Studio of Little Rock.
Anthropology Instructor at UALR
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June Brown
Began teaching Tai Chi at LifeQuest in 2018. Born in West Memphis, Arkansas. Education in pharmacy. Enjoys reading, exercise, and volunteering for LifeQuest and the Patrick Hayes Center.
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Louise Carlisle
Experienced oil painter who has taught at LifeQuest since 2019. Won Best of Show Gold Award in 2020 from the Arkansas League of Artists Members Show.
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Wayne Chapman
Began teaching at LifeQuest in 2018. Retired professor of Theatre & Dance from UALR, he has a degrees from University of Arizona, and a PhD from the University of Utah. Drawing from his background and varied interests, he incorporates film, poetry, music, dance, and spoken word and dramatic scenes in many of his LifeQuest classes.
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Mark Clark
Mark Clark is a retired PC(USA) pastor and lawyer. He practiced trial law in Arkansas and Texas and served as pastor in churches in North Carolina and South Carolina. He is on the adjunct faculty of the U.A.L.R. Bowen School of Law and presently teaches several classes, including Law & Religion.
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Retired Music Instructor from UALR, he began teaching at LifeQuest in 2018. He has degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music as well as a Master's in Social Work. He has taught about the history of jazz piano, jazz piano instruction, and composition. His class includes several of his original compositions.
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Carol Culpepper
Owner and Senior Dog Behavior and Training Consultant at Paws Mahal where they train pets and their people. She has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and has always been immersed in the learning of animal behavior and husbandry. Her animal training experience includes; dogs, horses and tigers. She began sharing her passion with LifeQuest in the summer of 2022.
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John Deering
Editorial Cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Syndicated Cartoonist for Creators Syndicate, Sculptor for Deering Studio. He studied Art at Truman Alston Studio and University of Arkansas at Little Rock. John had a unique childhood growing up in a fire station and is the only instructor to have been bitten by a piranha and a monkey that we know of.
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Ann Filiatreau
Retired teacher from Little Rock Public Schools
Hendrix College BA, emphasis on art and education. UCA, MSE with certifications in early childhood education and gifted and talented education.
Became a CZT Certified Zentangle Teacher in 2016. I trained in Providence RI with the creators of the Zentangle Method. -
Ansley Fleming
Former Director of Music at First United Methodist Church, Little Rock, and College Organist and Adjunct Instructor of organ and piano at Hendrix College. Retired in 2014, he has assisted Nancy Fleming with her LifeQuest classes since 2015. He holds degrees in organ from the University of Oklahoma and in piano from Oklahoma City University. He has done doctoral work at the University of Illinois. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he enjoys cooking, traveling, playing the piano, and his dogs, Teddy Bear and Lola.
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Nancy Fleming
Professor Emerita at Hendrix College where she was on the faculty for 28 years. Directed the choir and taught music courses. Retired in 2014, began teaching at LifeQuest in 2015. Has taught many music courses at LifeQuest accompanied by her husband, Ansley Fleming, on the piano. A member of the LifeQuest Board of Directors. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Nancy enjoys traveling, reading and dogs.
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Charlie Frith
Began teaching at LifeQuest in 2000. Retired from Toxicology Pathology Associates. DVM from Auburn University and PhD in Veterinary Pathology and Toxicology from Colorado State University. Loves photography, reading, and gadgets, especially Apple products.
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Liam Hankins Hull
Liam Hankins Hull has managed the kitchen at Buckhorn Camp and Retreat Center in Colorado. He graduated from Hendrix College with a BA in Religious Studies. He is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member with the Cooking Matters team at the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. Summer 2022 will be the first time Liam teaches at LifeQuest.
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Abigail Hollar
Born in Indiana, Abigail attended Perdue University and got her B.S. in Financial Counseling & Planning. She worked more than ten years at Conger Wealth Management. She looks forward to teaching her first LifeQuest class in the summer of 2022.
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Judy Langford-Brodie
Retired Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Has taught at LifeQuest since 2018 and has been a scrapbooker and stamper hobbyist since 1994. Loves travel, crafting, and sports (GO HOGS!).
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Ellen Lowitz
Ellen has been teaching Mah Jongg since Fall 2010 for LifeQuest. Originally from New Orleans, she has degrees in Elementary Education and a Master's in Audiology. She has been an avid Mah Jongg enthusiast for over 40 years and has taught the game to players all over the world.
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Has taught with LifeQuest since at least 2015. A professional writer, artist, film critic, and author, he is also the Movie/Style Editor/Columnist for Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
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John Mize
Began teaching at LifeQuest with the Digital Learning Group in 2019. Retired IT Strategy and Planning Consultant at Capgemini. Degree from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
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Jody Musgrove
Retired from Pulaski Academy in 2017, he received his B.A. and M.A. in History and Political Science from UCA. He has won multiple awards for teaching and inducted into the UCA Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. His love of art has included visiting many museums around the world and created a collection of masks for multiple countries.
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Pamela Padgett
Retired from the US Army and still a practicing CRNA, Pamela Padgett is owner of Conway Canine Companions. She is certified as a Canine Nose Work Instructor through National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW). Her first time sharing her passion with LifeQuest is during the summer of 2022. She teaches class in AKC Scent Work and UKC Nose Work. Several of her students have passed their odor recognition tests with NACSW.
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Rosemary Rogers
Has attended LifeQuest classes for many years and began facilitating Great Books in 2019.
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Jeanne Rollberg
Jeanne Rollberg is a genealogy specialist. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society as well as a writer for "AncestryCloud" Blog and "Sweden & America" magazine. She taught at University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 1983-2016 as an Associate Professor of Journalism. Her B.A. in History and M.A. in Journalism helps her investigations into family history. She was born on Halloween and used to be a competitive ballroom dancer.
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Karen Sherman
Born and educated in Iowa, Karen has lived in Mexico and El Salvador, immersing herself in the Spanish language. She enjoys gardening and swing dance and is excited about teaching Beginning Spanish at LifeQuest.
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Fred Silva
Born in Oklahoma City, OK. Senior Consultant, Arkana Laboratories, Little Rock, Arkansas. MD from Univ. of Oklahoma
Started in 1980 giving lectures on science topics and related theological overlaps, Enjoys reading, music, watching football and old movies. Began teaching for LifeQuest in 2012. -
Suzanne Yung
Has taught Tai Chi Northern Wu style at LifeQuest since 2019.