Meet The Team

Katie Fowle, M.Ed, believes each child can learn to read and reach their full potential when given the proper support and consistent relationship. Katie draws on her nineteen years of teaching and specialized training in Orton Gillingham to design personalized lessons that empower children's confidence and success in school no matter where they live in the world.

 

Katie holds a Master's of Education in curriculum and instruction, a professional teaching license from the State of Virginia, and a post-master's dyslexia graduate certificate from the University of Florida.

Janelle has worked as an international special educator across Asia & Africa for over a decade. In Malaysia, she was a founding board member of SENIA’s local chapter (SENIM). Additionally, at The British School of Kuala Lumpur, she established and served as the Head of Learning Support & Inclusion Department. Bridging the classroom to the real world, she founded chapters of Best Buddies International in China & Malaysia.

 

Janelle holds a Master’s of Education in Special Education from Vanderbilt University (USA), and a professional teaching license from the State of Virginia. She is trained in a multitude of Orton Gillingham interventions and is a Wilson® certified educator. She is also a member of the International Dyslexia Association.

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When not wrangling her own 3 kids or very social bobtail cat Gogo, she runs a lot, reads, explores, creates and drinks Matcha tea.

Kelly Coleman started tutoring when she was a junior in high school and has been doing so ever since.  She attended the University of Pittsburgh where she majored in English Literature and minored in psychology and statistics.  She continued on at the University of Pittsburgh to earn her Masters of Art in Teaching degree.  She has spent 15 years in the classroom and is passionate about helping students find their learning style and growing their confidence in the classroom. At her last school, she was a founder of a support center for kids who wanted to take their first honors or AP class. She worked on teaching organizational and study strategies, so that all kids had the same opportunity to take and excel in upper level classes.

 

Outside of the classroom, she has attended training sessions for executive functioning, social emotional learning, self-esteem coaching, project based learning, and approaches to the digital SAT.  She has worked in college admissions for several universities in the past and currently does work with College Board.

 

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs, Schenley and Eberly, named for places on Pitt's campuses.  She has written and published two books. She enjoys swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding.  You can also find her obsessing over Taylor Swift lyrics and clues.

Sarah is trained in Orton-Gillingham by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (ISME) in both the Comprehensive and Morphology curriculums. She has over 15 years of experience teaching in classrooms and has had her own reading practice since 2021. Her undergraduate degree is from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and Master's degree in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in gifted education as well as an endorsement as a School Library Media Specialist from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. She is certified by the state of Virginia to teach grades pre-K-6, gifted education, and high school government.

 

When not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband, three sons, and my 2 golden retrievers, Luna and June! She loves to read, travel, exercise, bake, and do pottery.

Kirsten has 14 years of experience as an educator in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Rwanda, and Slovenia. She holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education from Elon University in North Carolina and a master’s degree in literacy from Concordia University in Wisconsin. She is a licensed K-6 teacher and reading specialist in Virginia. Kirsten has taught first, second, and fourth grades, worked as an elementary librarian, and is currently a homeroom parent, PTO Secretary, and a member of the Advisory Board at her daughter’s international school. She is qualified to provide Orton-Gillingham multisensory reading instruction. 

 

Besides teaching, Kirsten enjoys reading, hand embroidery, and exploring Slovenia with her husband and daughter.

Christine Spilker, M.A, has been working in her profession for 26 years and has taught in Honduras, Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Michigan, California, and Maryland. In addition to working with school-aged students with special needs, she has 13 years of experience teaching and mentoring college students. As a life-long learner, Christine seeks to model what learning looks like for her students. She is motivated to help learners know they are valuable by creating a personalized process of guidance and development to move them from what is towards what can be.

 

Christine holds a Master’s degree in Child Development from Michigan State University along with two Bachelor degrees in Elementary/Special Education and German. She holds professional teaching licenses in Michigan and California. 

Lisa has worked as a school counselor for over twenty years, internationally in the United Arab Emirates, Austria, and Thailand, and stateside in Oregon, Utah, and Maryland, including three years as a virtual school counselor. She graduated with her M.A. in Counseling from George Fox University and holds a School Counseling License in Maryland. She has extensive experience working with families in transition and additional training in a range of areas; including, self
regulation, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and strategies for increasing executive function skills.

 

Lisa thrives on creating individualized support to help each child embrace their gifts and learn new skills.
 

When not working with students, Lisa is an avid trail runner, Ironman athlete, traveler and enjoys trying new foods and coffee shops all over the world.