After graduating from Columbia University’s Teachers College in 1998 with a degree in Educational Psychology, I began my career in education at South School in New Canaan, Connecticut.  I initially served as a classroom teacher, then as a reading specialist for the school.  In my role, I worked with struggling readers, one-on-one and in small groups, served on the school’s child-study team, and trained classroom teachers in the psychology of language, learning, and reading.  In addition, my role included quarterly sessions dedicated to educating parents on the acquisition of language and literacy.  I also served as a member of the Tri-State Consortium, a group of educators dedicated to external peer review for the advancement of teaching and learning.  

My family and I moved to Florida in 2014 where I was introduced to NILD Educational Therapy.

“NILD therapy students become competent, confident learners.  They gain mastery over their cognitive vulnerabilities and hone their cognitive strengths for success in the classroom and life.” 

During my educational therapy training, I knew I had discovered gold.   Implementing the techniques of educational therapy into my practice, I felt like a reading specialist on steroids!

In 2018, upon returning to Connecticut from Florida, I was hired to teach Reading and Language Arts (called Tutorial) at Eagle Hill School, a nationally recognized school for students with language-based learning disabilities.  At the school, I brought into daily instruction many of the techniques from educational therapy tailored to remediate the underlying deficit areas of the learning capabilities of my students. I now use my many years of training and experience to help Fairfield and Westchester families with educational therapy, testing, and consulting.  

I am a mom, a wife, a sailor, a dog-lover, and a lifelong learner who seeks to continually grow in my knowledge and practice. I attend yearly training and conferences in the areas of educational psychology, therapy, and approaches to reading. In addition, I am continually reading and researching best practices in pedagogy and curriculum development.  

My husband Jay and I live in Riverside, Connecticut with our three children, all of whom attend the Greenwich Public Schools.