Arizona's private dyslexia school

The Jones-Gordon School

 

Paradise Valley, Arizona

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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School Leadership

Adrienne Springfield, BA

Picture of Dana Herzberg; owner & founder of the Jones-Gordon School.

Dana Herzberg, M.Ed.

Jennifer Ellerbee, M.Ed.

Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed, C-SLCT

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed, WDP

Kris Shen, M.Ed.

Marcus Shaw, MS.Ed, MBA, MSML

Melissa Wiegand, M.Ed., CALT, C-SLDS, WDT, WCT

Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Foundations & Lower School Core Team

(Grades 1/2)  |  (Grades 3-5)

Darcey Ulvila, M.S.Ed.

Kate Wilkes, B.Ed.

Mackenzie Day

Olivia Nieves, BAE

Shannon Ostrowski, BA

Tory Kendall, B.Ed.

Middle School Core Team

(Grades 6-8)

Picture of teacher, Alula Berhane

Alula T. Berhane, M.Ed

Anthony Carter, BS

Caylin Kacmarcik, M.Ed.

Kelsey Sartain

Laurie Burckhardt, M.A.

Sheridan Geller, MA, WDT, C-SLDS

High School Core Team

(Grades 9-12)

Allison Clark, M.A.Ed.

Barry Boulanger, BA

Joy Ivy, M. Ed

Lucas Keller, BA

Marie Martin, B.S.

Mike DeLaura, MA

Mike Sarraino, M.A.Ed., NBCT

Nicole DePalma M.Ed., M.A.

FLEX Intervention Team

Amanda Burke, BA, WDT, C-SLDS

Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP

Lauren Nolan, M.Ed., WDT

Lisa Duran Salomon, BS, WDP

Rose Waage, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Tiffany Thompson, BA, WDP

Wellness Team

Jeanine DeRozieres

Lillian Metsch, BA

Michaela Sands, MSW

School Specials

Cady Maharaj, M.Ed

Lea Byrnes, BA

Reid Blakey

Administrative Team

Barrett Lanigan, BA

Jake Sanders, BASc

Jeff Pedler

Jessica Wilhelmsen, BA

Kim Hogan

Kyle Wilhelmsen, CSPO, C.Prog

Tara Prewitt

Tracie Glover Hawxhurst, BA

Speech & Occupational Therapists

Angela Reynolds, MA, OTR/L

Joann McFee, MS, OTR/L

Kimberly Lloyd, MS, CCC-SLP

Lexi Naughton, MS CCC-SLP

Resident Critter Team

Bubba

Murdock

Reggie

Roger

Titan