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Leadership Team

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Our Tutors

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Daniela Feldhausen

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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Daniela@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Crystal McCue

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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Crystal@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

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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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Laurie@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

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Tutors

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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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Faye@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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Kristina@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

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Jake Mains

B.A. Linguistics (U of A, expected December 2024)
 

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Jake@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Jarman Aubry

Jarman Aubry

B.S. Elementary Education, minor Spanish (U of A,  2024) 

5th Grade Teacher

 

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Jarman@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Kyla Allison

Kyla Allison

B.S. Early Childhood Education; Veterinary Science; and Human Development and Family Science (U of A,  2024) 

 

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Kyla@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Liz Lerma

Liz Lerma

B.S. Literacy & Learning Innovation (U of A, expected May 2025) 
 

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Liz@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Rachel Ellsworth

Rachel Ellsworth

B.S. Communication Disorders, minor Linguistics (May 2023)

M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (ASU, expected May 2025)

 

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Rachel@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Sasha Santiago

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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Sasha@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Shalisa Ortega

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

Kristina Mihajlovic

Kristina Mihajlovic  

Head of Training and Finance

-B.A. Linguistics (Indiana U, 2017)
-M.A. Linguistics (U of A, 2021)

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Kristina@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Kathryn Watson

Kathryn Watson

B.A. Russian, minor: Linguistics (May 2021)

M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of A, expected May 2027)

 

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Kathryn@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Micah King

Micah King

B.S. Psychology (William & Mary, 2023)

M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of A, expected May 2027)

 

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Micah@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

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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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Sarah@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Faye Neese

Faye Neese

Head of Operations and Marketing

- M.Ed. Elementary Education (NAU, 2014)
- Teaching Certificate Grades 1-8 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

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