Meet the Team!
Leadership Team
Daniela Feldhausen
Founder, Tutor Mentor and Tutor
B.S. Business Administration (UC Berkeley, 1987)
J.D. (UC Berkeley, 1989)
M.S Special Education (U Arizona, 2020)
Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)
Orton Gillingham (IMSE, 2020)
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Daniela@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Carly Czyzyk
Tutor Mentor and Tutor
B.A. Communication Sciences & Disorders (U Central Florida)
M.A. Speech-Language Pathology (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Carly@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Crystal McCue
New Student Intake, Tutor Mentor and Tutor
B. S. Elementary Education, with Early Childhood Education endorsement
Retired elementary school teacher and reading interventionist
Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)
Orton Gillingham (IMSE, 2023)
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Crystal@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Faye Neese
Head of Operations and Tutor Mentor
M.Ed. Elementary Education (NAU, 2014)
Teaching Certificate Grades 1-6 with endorsements in Structured English Immersion, Gifted, K-3 Literacy and Dyslexia Designee
Comprehensive Dyslexia Training (PDX Reading Specialist, 2020)
LETRS trained (Lexia, 2018) [Structured Literacy, Science of Reading]
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Faye@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Laurie Warner
Head of Finance and Tutor
B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, minor Special Education (U Arizona)
Retired elementary school Special Education teacher
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Laurie@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Tutors
Anna Kazanchev
B.S. Biology (U Washington, 2022)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U Arizona, expected May 2026)
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Anna@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Annalisia Jacquez
B.S. Elementary Education with ESL endorsement (expected May 2025)
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Annalisia@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Arleth Armenta
B.S. Bilingual Education, minor Spanish (U Arizona, expected May 2025)
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Arleth@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Caitlin Cordovana
B.S. Communication Disorders (Arizona State University, 2023)
Certified Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
M.S Speech-Language Pathology student (Arizona State University, expected May 2025)
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Caitlin@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Colin Grogan
B.S. Elementary Education with ESL endorsement (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Colin@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Jake Mains
B.A. Linguistics (U of A, expected May 2025)
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Jake@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Jarman Aubry
B.S. Elementary Education, minor Spanish (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Jarman@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Kyla Allison
B.S. Early Childhood Education; Veterinary Science; and Human Development and Family Science (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Kyla@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Liz Lerma
B.S. Literacy & Learning Innovation (U Arizona, expected May 2025)
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Liz@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Madison Graham
B.S. Speech and Hearing Science (Arizona State University)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (Arizona State University, expected May 2025)
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Madison@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Melissa Romero
B.S. Neuroscience & Cognitive Science with an emphasis in Language & Communication Sciences, minor in Linguistics (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Melissa@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Rachel Ellsworth
B.S. Communication Disorders, minor Linguistics (May 2023)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (Arizona State University, expected May 2025)
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Rachel@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Regan Bakke
B.S. Elementary Education (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Regan@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Sasha Santiago
M.A. Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (U South Florida, 2020)
Ph.D. Linguistics (U Arizona, expected 2026)
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Sasha@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Shalisa Ortega
B.S. Literacy, Learning and Leadership (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Shalisa@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Shay Sargent
M.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (U Arizona, expected May 2025)
B.A. Linguistics (Iowa State, May 2023)
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Shay@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Steph Obrey
B.S. Literacy, Leadership and Innovation (U Arizona, expected May 2024)
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Steph@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Walker White
B.A. Linguistics (U Arizona, expected May 2025)
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Walker@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Xia Monet
B.S Family Studies and Human Development (U Arizona, expected 2025)
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Xia@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Independent Contractor
Kristina Mihajlovic
Tutor
B.A. Linguistics (Indiana U, 2017)
M.A. Linguistics (U Arizona, 2021)
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Mihajlovic.Kr@gmail.com