  Board of Advisors Robin Church, Ed.D. - Kennedy Krieger Institute Dr. Church is the Assistant Vice President for Education and the Executive Director of Kennedy Krieger School programs, which include two private school campuses and four public/private partnership schools. Kennedy Krieger School is a nationally recognized "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" and is a leader in providing model programs of innovative education for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of learning, neurological and developmental disabilities. Dr. Church holds a Masters degree from Teachers College of Columbia University and a doctorate from The Johns Hopkins University. She is an associate professor of education at The Johns Hopkins University where she helps prepare graduate students for leadership positions in special education. She is on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disability Association of America, and the National Association of Private Special Education Centers. She has also served on the Maryland State Department of Education State Management Team for Career Connections High School Reform Initiatives. Guinevere Eden, Ph.D. - International Dyslexia Association; Center for the Study of Learning Dr. Eden is Director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center and is a national leader in the scientific, neurobiological research of dyslexia and reading. Using functional brain imaging technology, Dr. Eden and her colleagues are investigating the neurobiological representation of reading in dyslexic individuals, and how reading is impacted by instructions or mode of communication. She is a director and officer of the International Dyslexia Association and serves on the editorial boards of the Annals of Dyslexia, Dyslexia, and Human Brain Mapping. Dr. Eden has served as a permanent member of a standing NIH Study Section. She holds a bacheloršs degree in physiology from University College London and a doctorate in physiology from Oxford University. Margaret R. Harrington, Ed.D. - New York City public schools; Victory Schools Dr. Harrington is currently the chief operating officer of Victory Schools, one of the nation's premier charter school and educational service organizations. She was formerly the chief executive of school programs and support services (grades K-12) for the New York City school system. In this capacity, Dr. Harrington directed all special education services and supervised all high schools in New York City. She has received 19 "Educator of the Year" and other awards from various city, national and international associations. Dr. Harrington has been nationally recognized for her work in high school program design. Her creation of the Campus Magnet High Schools in New York has been widely studied by academic researchers, the American Federation of Teachers and the New York City Board of Education as a model of whole school reform. Dr. Harrington holds a Masters degree in social sciences from Brooklyn College and earned her doctorate in educational administration from Fordham University. Pearl R. Kane, Ed.D. - Teachers College, Columbia University Dr. Kane is an associate professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and serves as the director of the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Education at Teachers College. Over the past 25 years, the Klingenstein Center has established itself as the nation's premier program for study, research, and leadership development in independent school education. The Center now sponsors five major programs tailored for young teachers, aspiring leaders, current administrators, and heads of school from around the world. Dr. Kane has been active on several national boards including Editorial Projects, which publishes Education Week and Teacher Magazine. Dr. Kane holds a Master of Arts degree from Smith College and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University. Katherine K. Merseth, Ed.D. - Harvard University Graduate School of Education Dr. Merseth is the director of teacher education programs and is a senior lecturer at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. She was the founding executive director of the Harvard Children's Initiative, a University-wide program focusing on the needs of children. At HGSE, Merseth is the founding director of the School Leadership Program, and the Teaching and Curriculum and Mid-career Math & Science Teacher Education Programs. She was the principal investigator of the Mathematics Case Development Project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and coprincipal investigator of the Teacher Education Addressing Mathematics and Science in Boston and Cambridge Project, also funded by the NSF. Dr. Merseth holds a doctorate in education from Harvard University and a Masters in mathematics from Boston College. Matthew Moyer - National Geographic Matt Moyer is one of the nation's rising young photojournalists. He is currently on assignment for National Geographic, and has previously worked for The New York Times, Newsweek, the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and The Guardian. Mr. Moyer has won several awards in the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition, including for his work covering child labor in Cairo, Egypt. Over the course of his career he has photographed critical and groundbreaking stories including New York City on September 11, 2001 and the Iraq war. His work has appeared in several books including The Best of Photojournalism 1997 and Report from Ground Zero, as well as exhibits in New York and Washington, D.C. Mr. Moyer holds a Bachelors degree from Syracuse University in Photojournalism and Sociology. Claire Nissenbaum, M.A. - Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center Claire Nissenbaum is founder of the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center, a nationally accredited training program for dyslexia teachers and tutors located in Rockville, MD. Ms. Nissenbaum has over 30 years experience working in the field of language-based learning differences. She was a principal in the TRI-Services National Institute of Dyslexia for 15 years, and is currently a board member of the International Multisensory Structured Language Association; a Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the 32 Scottish Rite Masons Children's Center. Ms. Nissenbaum is a frequent presenter at national conferences of the International Dyslexia Association and was also an invited chapter author for the first graduate level text book in the field, Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills. She holds a Master's degree from Hunter College. Lou Salza, M.Ed. - ASSETS School Lou Salza is the head of school at ASSETS School in Honolulu, HI. ASSETS is an independent school serving over 400 gifted, dyslexic, and gifted-dyslexic students in grades K-12. Mr. Salza is highly regarded nationally for his expertise in independent school management and dyslexia education. He serves on the boards of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and is a past-president of the Learning Disabilities Network in Hingham, MA. Since 1973, Mr. Salza has served students in private and public schools, in both special and general education programs. Mr. Salza began his career in an alternative public high school before serving as teacher, tutor and administrator for 14 years at Landmark School for dyslexic students in Prides Crossing, MA. Mr. Salza holds a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Massachusetts and a Master's degree in education (reading and language) from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. - William Stixrud and Associates William Stixrud is director of William Stixrud and Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland. A licensed psychologist who has been in private practice as a neuropsychologist since 1985, Dr. Stixrud specializes in the evaluation of children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities, and in the promotion of self-esteem in children. Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Stixrud served as a staff neuropsychologist at the Children's National Medical Center and the Georgetown University Medical School. He currently is a member of the Clinical Neuropsychology Supervisory Faculty at Children's National Medical Center and holds an appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical School. He has also served as a consultant to the Division of Neuropsychiatry at the National Institutes of Health. A frequent lecturer on topics related to neuropsychological assessment, learning and executive disorders, brain development, stress, motivation, and sleep, Dr. Stixrud is the author of a book, Plain Talk About Early Development, and has authored book chapters and/or articles on children with epilepsy, adolescent brain development, self esteem, and homework. Nancy Streim, Ph.D - University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education Dr. Streim is associate dean for graduate and professional education and a senior research investigator at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. Dr. Streim's primary responsibilities revolve around Penn's extensive university/school partnerships. She guides the development of the new University of Pennsylvania Partnership School, a University-assisted, demonstration public K-8 school. Her research interests focus on the reform of public education and on the role of professional development in improving teaching and learning. Current projects include development of the Philadelphia Beginning Teachers Network, a partnership with IBM and the Philadelphia School District to support new teachers; creation of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership; and leadership of the Penn-Merck Collaborative for the Enhancement of Science Education, a professional development program to improve science teaching in elementary and middle schools. Dr. Streim holds a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters in education from SUNY Brockport. Abigail Wiebenson - Lowell School Ms. Wiebenson stepped down in June after 19 years as Head of Lowell School. She will be staying on half-time as Director Emerita, working on special projects. She currently serves on the boards of The Barker Foundation and Edmund Burke School. She also served two terms on the board of AISGW (the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington) and on the faculty of NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Summer Diversity Institute. Prior to coming to Lowell, Abigail worked for 10 years in the Lower School administration at Georgetown Day School. She is the mother of three grown sons and has two grandsons. Janet Wintrol - The Ivymount School Ms. Wintrol is director of Ivymount School Programs in Rockville, MD. The Ivymount School serves children with serious developmental delays, learning disabilities, communication disorders, autism, and/or multiple handicaps. It has been twice named by the U.S. Department of Education as a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" and continues to develop new special education programs in response to community needs, most recently the Katharine Maddux Early Learning Center for at-risk pre-school students. Ms. Wintrol has 36 years of experience in regular and special education programs in Maryland and Washington, DC. Her experience includes classroom instruction, course and workshop development, graduate school instruction, educational consultation, staff development, program development, and school administration. Ms. Wintrol serves on the Ivymount board of directors, and is on the board of the Maryland Association of Non-Public Special Education Facilities (MANSEF), for which she served two years as President. She is a member of the Special Education Advisory Board at Towson University. |
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