Advisory Board

John enjoys hiking, botany, and identifying plants. He collects and uses herbs medicinally, as well as foraging for wild edible plants. He prepares these in delicious ways and posts about them on his blog at mountain-edibles.blogspot.com. He's also a software engineer by day. 

John and Becky Williams are the parents of five children who have been homeschooled their whole lives until college (with the youngest still high school age). Their family loves the outdoors and spending time in nature.

Claude Richards, J.D., brings varied experience in the fields of family history, law, local government, music, aviation and home repair and remodeling to Families Mentoring Families.  Two trips to Ghana have given him an appreciation for her people and culture, as well as a desire to help the work of FMF to prosper for the benefit of the people there.

Cynthia Richards is a professional musician.  She graduated in Violin Performance from Brigham Young University, having also studied European conservatory methods.  She has maintained a successful teaching studio for over fifty-five years, and has taught violin and string pedagogy at BYU and Utah Valley University.  Cynthia has developed her own curriculum for teaching stringed instruments.  For her, engaging students in musical discoveries is a source of continued creativity and reward.  She and her husband, Claude Richards, raised eight children in a home where music study was part of family life.  Her experiences in the practice room led her to write the book “How to Get Your Child to Practice Without Resorting to Violence.”