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Education
B.S. Ed. Keene State College
Specialties in K-12 education and Learning Disabilities.
M.Ed. Educational Leadership, George Washington University.
Graduate training in Education for the Gifted, Keene State College.
Professional Experience
7/05: Founder of Bend Learning Center; offering educational
services to children and families with learning differences, specializing in Dyslexia and
Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
6/01-6/05: Executive Director, Stanbridge Academy, a K-12 school
for students with learning disabilities, San Mateo, CA.
7/00-8/01: Educational Consultant, private practice.
1/97-7/00: Director of Academics, Boulder Creek Academy, CEDU Schools,
Bonners Ferry, ID. Department head. Integrated academic program with social/emotional growth curriculum.
Supervised staff of seventeen. Responsible for program development, budget management, and personnel.
1992-1997: Educational Consultant, learning disabilities, Frankenberger Associates,
New Haven, CT. Learning Style and Advocacy Training; College Placement Services, Boarding School Placement.
1983-1992: Dean of Faculty, Academic Director, Instructor, Chartwell School,
a private day school serving students with Dyslexia, Seaside, California.
1976-1983: Teacher; Melbourne, Australia; Brooklyn, NY; Putney, VT;
Marlow, NH.
Teaching honors
Selected “Outstanding Teacher of the Year,” Monterey Peninsula, California.
Professional Memberships
International Dyslexia Society
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association for Educational Policy
Learning Disabilities Association
Articles published
“Learning Style and Advocacy Training,” Learning Disabilities Network Newsletter, Spring, 1994.
“Impact of Learning Differences on Emotional Growth,” Woodbury Reports: Struggling Teens, August, 2000.
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Teacher training/workshops
2004: Learning Disabilities Association, California State Conference presentation:
“Demystifying Learning Disabilities. Also, invited member of School Directors’ panel discussion.
2001: Workshop for National Conference of Academic Directors, Aspen Health Services,
“ From Assessment to Instruction.”
1997-2000: As academic director for Boulder Creek Academy, coordinated and delivered
staff training on Learning Disabilities, Interpretation of Psycho-Educational Evaluations, Multiple Intelligence,
Teaching Strategies for the Atypical Learner and, How Learning Styles Influence Social Development.
1996: Six class series for Special Education/ classroom teachers, Guilford, CT.
“Developing Literacy Skills in an Inclusion Model Classroom.”
1995: Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT, “Post-Secondary Transition Issues for
Students with Learning Disabilities.”
1995: Learning Disabilities Network Conference, Boston MA, “Making the Match:
Services and Accommodations for College Students with Learning Disabilities.”
1994: “Post-Secondary Options for College Students with Learning Disabilities,”
Wheeler School, Providence, RI.
1993: Learning Disabilities Network conference, Boston MA,
“Strategy Development for Students with Learning Disabilities.”
1993: New York City Special Education staff development,
“From Assessment to Instruction.”
1992-93: Learning Disabilities Consultant for Cheshire
Academy, Cheshire, CT.
1990 & 1991: Workshop presenter: California Central Coast
Orton Dyslexia Society.
1989: In-service on multi-sensory teaching of students with learning disabilities,
for King City, California public school district.
1989: Created and delivered series of workshops for teachers and parents
regarding students with specific learning disabilities, Homer, Alaska.
1985-1990: Directed teacher/tutor training programs, Chartwell School,
Seaside, California.
Athletic Accomplishments
Recipient of collegiate scholarship for Cross Country and Track and Field running.
Participated in and finished in the top seventh of the Boston Marathon.
References available upon request
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