About Us
Our Mission
The mission of Heartland Education Reformation Organization (HERO) is to form partnerships between churches and Christian educators in order to have a greater impact with families in their congregation and community. Their joint efforts will help to reform education by launching and supporting innovative Christian schools, (or Creative Christian Learning Environments, CCLEs) as an alternative to public education.
HERO is a project of Heartland Christian Ministries Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering churches to transform communities through faith-based education.
Our Name
Network
HERO provides the necessary resources and connections for those who want to start or support a CCLE. Our network is comprised of pastors, congregations, community leaders, concerned parents, donors, or any Christian who is ready to serve on the mission field of education in their own local community.
Impact
HERO serves Christian educators and their supporting churches so that they can provide high quality faith-based educational models as alternatives for families in their congregation and community.
Value
Families are desperate for alternatives to public school and are seeking school options that align with their faith and values. Many families cannot homeschool full time and cannot afford traditional, costly private Christian schools. So what is a family to do?
The HERO network offers the alternatives that families are looking for. By launching and supporting smaller, more simplified or hybrid school models (Creative Christian Learning Environments, CCLE), HERO provides the solution for families who want to flee from toxic environments and the government’s agenda and see their children flourish in a faith-filled, Christian environment.
Meet the Board of Heartland Christian Ministries Association
Brandon Wallace
President
Brandon Wallace serves as President of Heartland Christian Ministries Association (HCMA), where he provides strategic leadership and support for the overall vision and direction of the organization. He works closely with HCMA leadership to ensure operational clarity, and long-term sustainability.
Brandon brings extensive business and operational experience from his career in the acoustic and vibration control industry. He currently works as General Manager, overseeing companywide operations of a multi-million-dollar company. Throughout his career, he has developed deep insight into business development and operational leadership, —experience he now leverages to strengthen HCMA’s leadership and effectiveness.
Outside of his professional and ministry roles, Brandon is an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoys the outdoors, and values time spent with his wife, Dalena, and their six children.
Dalena Wallace
Vice President
Dalena Wallace is an education entrepreneur and connector focused on strengthening partnerships between churches, schools, and families. She serves as Vice President of HCMA and is the Founder and Director of the Heartland Education Reformation Organization (HERO), where she works closely with pastors to help churches engage meaningfully in Christian education.
A longtime homeschooling mom of six, Dalena founded the Apollos Homeschool Co-op and served as its director for over five years. She understands firsthand the challenge of faithfully balancing family life while pursuing a deep calling to serve other families who need access to Christian education. She has successfully built strong networks of innovative educators across the state of Kansas and currently operates AIM High, a hybrid microschool. She also leads AIM Educational Collaborative LLC, supporting leaders who are building Autonomous, Innovative, and Missional education models.
Judith Harverson
Secretary
Judith Harverson serves as Secretary of Heartland Christian Ministries Association (HCMA), providing faithful administrative support and organization to advance the ministry’s mission. She has over 25 years of working experience with corporate and small business bookkeeping and administrative management, along with having assisted in the start up of several small businesses. She eagerly applies her various skills to ensure HCMA operates with clarity and integrity and enjoys using her detail-oriented gifts to help keep the ministry organized and moving forward.
Judith is a Colorado native who recently transplanted to Kansas; along with her family - fulfilling their lifelong dream of living on a farm. She is a homeschooling mother of four. She thoroughly enjoys gardening, caring for their animals, and embracing a lifestyle rooted in stewardship and faith. Her love of God, nature, and animals, along with travel and exploring other cultures and cuisine, have always been at the heart of her homeschooling endeavors. Judith has always valued having the choice and freedom to teach her children in innovative, unconventional, and out of the box ways. Teaming up with HMCA and the HERO Project has been an exciting endeavor and she is so thankful to be able to come alongside a great ministry that aims to support, encourage and equip others to be innovative in education as well!
Meet The HERO Team
Our team is dedicated and passionate about making high-quality Christian education accessible for more people!
Matt Lowry
Producer & Videographer for The HERO Film
