Gail Van Ryn
Gail Van Ryn has a passion for teaching students of all ages. For fifteen years before having children, she worked in physics research and then in science policy for the Department of Energy in Washington, DC. Gail was a professor of computer science and information technology for over two decades. She taught web development and online multimedia at the community college level, encouraging students to consider their messaging as well as their technical presentations. She earned double B.S. degrees in computer science and mathematics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico, and a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design from Marymount University.
Gail homeschooled both her children from preschool through high school, and both excelled at George Mason University: one with a double major in accounting and information systems/operations management, and the other with a major in English with a concentration in writing and rhetoric. Both are excelling professionally: one in government auditing and the other in technical writing. In her spare time, she enjoys attending book clubs and Bible studies, going on walks with her beagle mix, serving at her church, and helping with local Christian ministries. Gail considers it a privilege to join VSA families in Bible-based courses structured according to classical principles.
