Leadership Team


Daniela Feldhausen
Founder and Tutor
- B.S. Business Administration (UC Berkeley, 1987)
- J.D. (UC Berkeley, 1989)
- M.S. Special Education (U of Arizona, 2020)
- Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)
- Orton Gillingham (IMSE, 2020)
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Crystal McCue
Head of Tutoring 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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Laurie Warner
Educational Consultant and Tutor
- B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, minor Special Education (U of Arizona)
- Retired elementary school Special Education teacher
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Laurie@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Jarman Aubry
- B.S. Elementary Education, minor Spanish (U of Arizona, 2024)
- 5th Grade Teacher
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Jarman@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Kyla Allison
B.S. Early Childhood Education; Veterinary Science; and Human Development and F-Family Science (U of Arizona, 2024)
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Liz Lerma
B.S. Literacy & Learning Innovation (U of Arizona, expected May 2025)
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Jake Mains

Rachel Ellsworth
- B.S. Communication Disorders, minor Linguistics (May 2023)
- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (Arizona State U, expected May 2025)
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Sasha Santiago
- M.A. Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (U South Florida, 2020)
- Ph.D. Linguistics (U of Arizona, expected 2026)
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Sasha@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Shalisa Ortega
- M.A. Education (U of Arizona, expected May 2025)
- B.S. Literacy, Learning and Leadership (U of A, 2024)
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Shalisa@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Kristina Mihajlovic
Head of Operations and Tutor
-B.A. Linguistics (Indiana U, 2017)
-M.A. Linguistics (U of Arizona, 2021)
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Kathryn Watson
- B.A. Russian, minor: Linguistics (U of South Carolina, Columbia, May 2021)
- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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Kathryn@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Micah King
- B.S. Psychology (William & Mary, 2023)
- Former Special Education reading teacher
- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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All of our tutors are future educators, speech-language pathologists, and linguists and are fully trained in the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham. They're all passionate and enthusiastic about helping their students succeed!
Our leadership team consists of education professionals and linguists, all fully trained in the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham. We all work directly with students in addition to running the company - because helping kids become fluent readers and good spellers is what we love to do!

Caitlin Cordovana
- B.S. Communication Disorders, minor Family and Human Development (May 2023)
- Certified Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (May 2023)
- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (ASU, expected May 2025)
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Caitlin@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Melissa Romero
B.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, emphasis in Language and Communication Science (U of Arizona, May 2024)
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Colin Grogan
- B.A. Elementary Education, ESL Endorsement (U of Arizona, May 2024)
- 1st Grade Teacher
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