Peggy Ployhar, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, is a leader in the homeschooling community and popular speaker on home educating diverse learners. This physicist turned home educator left a lucrative career in the medical device industry to teach the struggling learners in her own home, which eventually turned into a lifetime calling. Peggy founded SPED Homeschool in 2017 and now leads an organization that empowers thousands of families across the globe each year to create specialized home education plans. Peggy is also the host of the very popular live broadcast and podcast, Empowering Homeschool Conversations, a weekly talk show where her guests address relevant issues related to customizing homeschooling for unique learners.

Peggy is the former: -Texas Home School Coalition Special Needs Team Lead -Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators Special Needs Coordinator -Mothers of Preschoolers Area Coordinator for MN, ND and SD

She is certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors, trained as a Precept Bible Study leader, cancer survivor, and a professional aerial silks performer and instructor at her other business, Eternal Aerial Arts LLC.

In her rare spare time, Peggy enjoys vegan/gluten-free cooking, paddle boarding, and hiking. She and her husband Doug live in League City, TX, and after 19 years of homeschooling have now graduated all three of their children from their home school.