Meet Our Team

The WriteAtHome Story

Brian Wasko, Founder & President

Brian began teaching high school English in a public school in Chesapeake, VA in 1988 after graduating from the University of Virginia.

He’s the father of four homeschooled daughters and began offering weekly writing classes to the teen homeschoolers in 1994, developing his own curriculum and seeing exciting growth in their writing skills. 

In 2001, it was time for a career change and, while running on a treadmill at the YMCA, Brian got an idea. Why not take the writing courses online? The name WriteAtHome came to him too, and that's where it all began.

Since then, WriteAtHome has become an important part of the homeschooling experience for tens of thousands of students. We’ve added online literature and history classes and English Language Arts for grades four and five.

  • B.A. from the University of Virginia, 1988.

  • Ten years teaching high school English in southeastern Virginia.

  • Founded WriteAtHome in 2001.

  • Brian currently teaches our literature classes.

Melanie, CEO

Melanie graduated from the University of Virginia and homeschooled her four daughters from kindergarten until they started college. As WriteAtHome CEO, she works with charter and micro schools, oversees communication, marketing, and business development, and leads the support team. She also speaks at conferences with a focus on encouraging moms.

Gabbi, Vice President of Operations

Gabbi graduated with a degree in English and worked as the head of the English department at a local private school. As Vice President of Operations, Gabbi is in charge of enrollment, Canvas course creation, invoicing, and hiring and onboarding new writing coaches.

Beth, Vice President of Care & Coaching

Dr. Beth Meltzer is a certified life coach, blogger, and published author who has been coaching WriteatHome students for many years. For undergraduate work, she majored in English with a specialty in English literature and poetry. She also homeschooled her children. As Vice President of Care & Coaching, Beth oversees our coaching team and supports our customers by providing guidance and insight about WAH courses and homeschooling in general.