Reading and Dyslexia Tutors
Reading and Dyslexia Tutors
Meet the Team!
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Leadership Team
Daniela Feldhausen
Founder
- B.S. Business Administration (UC Berkeley, 1987)
- J.D. (UC Berkeley, 1989)
- M.S Special Education (U of A, 2020)
- Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)
- Orton Gillingham (IMSE, 2020)
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Crystal McCue
Head of Tutoring Operations
- 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
- B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, minor Special Education (U of A)
- Retired elementary school Special Education teacher
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Tutors
Anna Kazanchev
B.S. Biology (U Washington, 2022)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of A, expected May 2026)
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Faye Neese
Head of Operations and Marketing
- 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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Arleth Armenta
B.S. Bilingual Education, minor Spanish (U of A, expected May 2025)
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Jake Mains
Jarman Aubry
B.S. Elementary Education, minor Spanish (U of A, 2024)
5th Grade Teacher
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Kyla Allison
B.S. Early Childhood Education; Veterinary Science; and Human Development and Family Science (U of A, 2024)
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Liz Lerma
Rachel Ellsworth
B.S. Communication Disorders, minor Linguistics (May 2023)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (ASU, 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 A, expected 2026)
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Shalisa Ortega
M.A. Education (U of A, expected May 2025)
B.S. Literacy, Learning and Leadership (U of A, 2024)
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Shalisa@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Steph Obrey
B.S. Literacy, Leadership and Innovation (U of A, 2024)
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Steph@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com
Kristina Mihajlovic
Head of Training and Finance
-B.A. Linguistics (Indiana U, 2017)
-M.A. Linguistics (U of A, 2021)
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Kathryn Watson
B.A. Russian, minor: Linguistics (May 2021)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of A, expected May 2027)
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Micah King
B.S. Psychology (William & Mary, 2023)
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of A, expected May 2027)
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Samantha Montes
B.A. English Literature, Magna Cum Laude (May 2018)
M.A. Library and Information Science (May 2020)
M.A. Language, Reading and Culture (Dec. 2024)
Ph.D. Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (Expected Aug. 2025)
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Sarah Patterson
B.S.E. in Mild to Moderate Disability Studies, Minor in Adolescents, Community, and Education (U of A, expected May 2025)
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