Arizona's private dyslexia school
The Jones-Gordon School
Paradise Valley, Arizona
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The Jones-Gordon Team
We have the best of the best!
Team
Our teachers are educated, smart, talented, creative, skilled, dynamic, and above all, positive role models for our students!
Professional Development
We attract and retain the best of the best and invest heavily in their professional development. We provide a supportive professional environment that nourishes our teachers’ strengths, gifts, and talents and allows them to leverage these unique advantages in their classrooms each and every day to the benefit of our students.
Experience
JGS teachers have many decades of combined experience in regular, gifted, and special education. They are experts with implementing numerous instructional strategies for diverse learners and incorporating executive function and social skills instruction into daily lessons.
We all agree that constant adaptation, flexibility, and evaluation are the core to effectively teaching.
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Want to Join our team?
If you’re an amazing teacher with a passion for educating incredible kids who learn differently…
Visit our careers page.
School Leadership
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Adrienne Springfield, BA
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Dana Herzberg, M.Ed.
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Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed.
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Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed
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Kris Shen, M.Ed.
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Melissa Wiegand, M.Ed., CALT, C-SLDS, WDT, WCT
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Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.
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Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS
Foundations & Lower School Core Team
(Grades 1/2) | (Grades 3-5)
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Adrienne Springfield, BA
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Alyssa Hall, BA
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Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed
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Kate Wilkes, B.Ed.
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Mackenzie Day
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Olivia Nieves, BAE
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Shannon Ostrowski, BA
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Sheridan Geller, MA, WDT
Middle School Core Team
(Grades 6-8)
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Alula T. Berhane, M.Ed
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Amanda Burke, BA, WDT
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Anthony Carter, BS
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Caylin Kacmarcik, M.Ed.
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Karen Turner, BS
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Kelsey Sartain
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Kris Shen, M.Ed.
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Rachael Franks, BA
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Samantha Clark, M.Ed
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Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT
High School Core Team
(Grades 9-12)
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Barry Boulanger, BA
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Bob Murphy, BS
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Jennifer Nimlo-Edmonds, BA
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Joy Ivy, M. Ed
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Leigh Stapinski, BS, MA
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Lucas Keller, BA
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Marcus Shaw, BA, MS.Ed, MBA, MSML
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Mike DeLaura, MA
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Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.
FLEX Intervention Team
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Alyssa Hall, BA
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Amanda Burke, BA, WDT
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Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP
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Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed.
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Lisa Duran Salomon, BS, WDP
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Melissa Wiegand, M.Ed., CALT, C-SLDS, WDT, WCT
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Rose Waage, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS
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Samantha Clark, M.Ed
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Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT
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Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS
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Tiffany Thompson, BA
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Tiffany Wells, BS
Wellness Team
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Lillian Metsch, BA
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Michaela Sands, MSW
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Shawna DeLaura
Lower & Middle School Specials
(Physical Education, Cooking, & Art)
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Cady Maharaj, M.Ed
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Lea Byrnes, BA
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Reid Blakey
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Shawna DeLaura
Administrative Team
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Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP
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Devante Evans
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Drew Hoffman, BS
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Emily Hsu, BAE, MTESOL
![Arizona's private dyslexia school.](https://jonesgordon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jake-Sanders-250.png)
Jake Sanders, BASc
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Jeanine DeRozieres
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Jeff Pedler
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Jessica Wilhelmsen, BA
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Kim Hogan
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Reid Blakey
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Tara Prewitt
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Tracie Glover Hawxhurst, BA
On-Site Contracted Speech & Occupational Therapists
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Angela Reynolds, MA, OTR/L
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Joann McFee, MS, OTR/L
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Kimberly Lloyd, MS, CCC-SLP
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Leah Thompson, BS, SLPA
Resident Critter Team
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Dobby
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Murdock
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Penny
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Rae
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Roger
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Rory
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