Bio:   I attended Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana, and earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I taught elementary school for 11 years and simultaneously completed graduate work at Shippensburg University in the field of Special Education. During that time, I was convinced that educators could do something more for students with learning disabilities; I believed there had to be a way of helping weaknesses get stronger, rather than just accommodating and modifying materials and their environment. In 2006, I attended the NILD Conference with a friend, and I was hooked! I completed Level I Training the next summer, and I have never considered any other approach to the field of Special Education. My husband and I live in Hagerstown, MD, and enjoy biking the Rail Trail and C&O Canal tow path and traveling. We also enjoy our nieces and nephews and the "grand" nieces and nephews they so graciously share with us. My whole career has been in Christian Education where I am blessed to be able to share the love of our Lord Jesus with all of my students. I believe it is by inviting Him into each educational therapy session that real transformation happens.

Bio:   Colleen is a NILD Educational Therapist, and an Equipping Minds Cognitive Therapist, with over 20 years of experience in the field of Education. She has a B.A. degree in Child Development and a M.Ed. in Special Education. She is crendentialed in general education, learning disabilities, reading/language arts specialist, and math (grades 6-9). In addition she received training in Orton-Gillingham when she worked at a learning center in CT, and was a part-time Education Instructor at Central Piedmont Community College in NC.

Bio:   I have a bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Towson University. I am a mom of 6 (2 biological and 4 through foster care). I homeschooled my 2 oldest children and taught at our homeschool co-op for 7 years. I have a great interest in neurodivergent learning, brain science, and learning how to learn. I am currently working at Redeemer Classical Christian School as an NILD educational therapist.