John Lane

John and Lori have been married for over 41 years and have four sons, ages 26 to 39. They met on a “blind” date while Lori was attending a fine arts competition at the university that John was attending…and well, that was “all she wrote, and here we are 45 years later.

John graduated from college with an accounting degree and had a successful career in finance and accounting in Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years. However, his passion has always been outdoor leadership and teaching young people to apply Biblical principles to every area of their lives by using everyday life, experiences, and circumstances to teach them “as they walk by the way.”  The philosophy of Artios Academies, the ministry they started in 1998, was a literal outgrowth of John and Lori’s approach to raising their own children.

John has been actively involved in developing and overseeing Artios Academies since its inception in 1998 and joined Artios full-time in 2010.  John was an actively involved homeschooling dad for 25 years, avidly interested in history, worldview, and government. He has been involved with many youth-centered activities since having children thirty-nine years ago. He was an active Boy Scout leader for eighteen years, coached various baseball teams, and led the South Park High School baseball team to their first District Championship as a high school baseball head coach.

John taught worldview, government, and history at Artios Academies and served as a campus director. He now serves as the Executive Director. He is intricately involved in planning Artios's growth, mentoring campus directors and staff around the country, and maintaining integrity to the Artios vision and mission. He actively guides the next generation of Artios leadership as they step to the plate with an even bigger and more precise vision for the future Artios Academies.

All four of John and Lori’s sons are now grown and flown with their own families, including seven grandchildren (so far). He and Lori are active grandparents in the grandchildren’s lives. John and Lori reside in the central Colorado Rockies, where they enjoy hiking, travel, and skiing. They look forward to sharing their parenting experiences and insights with others.

Lori Lane

Lori Lane is a homeschool veteran of 25 years and has been associated with the arts and education for over 42 years. She and the love of her life, John, have been married for 41 years and have four sons ranging in ages from 26 to 39.

Lori holds a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a Master’s degree in Music Education. She was a frequent competition winner, including one of four national winners of the Baldwin Piano and Organ Fellowship teaching competition, and a speaker at the National Music Teacher’s Convention in New York City. In addition, she was a panelist for two of the nationally broadcast National KTV Video conferences for private music educators across the country.

Formerly the director of Southside Private Musicians and Lane Music Development Centers in Greenville, SC, she has directed and produced many children and youth choirs and stage productions and has been a speaker at local and national music education conferences and various homeschool conferences across the country. Lori has taught history, language arts, classroom music, and theatre and has directed theatre productions in South Carolina, Georgia, and Colorado. Her favorite productions have been White Christmas, My Fair Lady, Our Town, and Jane Eyre – The Musical.  She was recently a finalist for the Charles Nelson Reilly Stage Directing, National American Prize Competition for her most recent production of Jane Eyre the Musical with Artios of Greenville.  In October of 2021, Lori was named the 2021 BJU Alumna of the Year.

Lori began the Artios Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts as an advanced-level arts program for homeschooled high school students. That program has now grown to include a complete integrated arts and academics program for K-12 and a performing and visual arts program for high schoolers.  Lori served as the National Executive Director of Artios Academies until May of 2019.  In that role, she oversaw curriculum development, the development of The Artios Home Companion Series curriculum, staff training, director training, and parent education for Artios campuses across the country. Lori is also the author of Beginning with the End in Mind.  She is excited to watch the next generation of Artios leadership stepping to the plate with an even bigger and clearer vision for Artios Academies.

All four of their sons are homeschool grads who are now grown and flown with their own families, including seven grandchildren (so far). She and John are active grandparents in their grandchildren's lives. John and Lori reside in the central Colorado Rockies, where they enjoy hiking, travel, and skiing. They look forward to sharing their parenting experiences and insights with others.