Hometown

• Winter Park, FL

Educational Background: 

• Bachelor of Science in Podiatric Medicine
• Montessori Early Childhood Certification
• International Baccalaureate Trained – Primary Years Program

Previous Work / Teaching Experience:

• Substitute Teacher – Park Maitland School and Parke House Academy
• Primary Teacher – Whitby School, Greenwich, CT
• Lead Montessori Teacher – Alcott Montessori School, Scarsdale, NY

Specialized Training / Area of Expertise:

• Orton-Gillingham 60-Hour Associate Level trained through the Orton-Gillingham Academy
• Orton-Gillingham based training (PAF) – Windward School, NY
• Reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition
• Early childhood educator with over 20 years of teaching experience 

What I Do at EtB:

• Orton-Gillingham
• Academic support in reading, comprehension, and math

Hobbies: 

• Cooking/baking
• Yoga
• Volunteering
• Reading

Favorite:

• Food: Love to eat all cuisines and I particularly enjoy Asian food
• Color: I love pink!

Where you might find me in my free time: 

• Reading, spending time with my family and entertaining. 

What inspires my work with students: 

• I am passionate about empowering emergent readers to reach their full potential. I became interested in teaching reading when I realized that not all young children learn the same way. There is always a way to help a struggling reader – we just need to find the right key to unlock their learning journeys.