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

Dana Herzberg, M.Ed.

Jennifer Ellerbee, M.Ed.

Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed, C-SLDT

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed

Kris Shen, M.Ed.

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

Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.

Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS
Foundations & Lower School Core Team
(Grades 1/2) | (Grades 3-5)

Adrienne Springfield, BA

Alyssa Hall, BA

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed

Kate Wilkes, B.Ed.

Mackenzie Day

Olivia Nieves, BAE

Shannon Ostrowski, BA

Sheridan Geller, MA, WDT, C-SLDS
Middle School Core Team
(Grades 6-8)

Alula T. Berhane, M.Ed

Amanda Burke, BA, WDT, C-SLDS

Anthony Carter, BS

Caylin Kacmarcik, M.Ed.

Karen Turner, BS

Kelsey Sartain

Kris Shen, M.Ed.

Rachael Franks, BA

Samantha Clark, M.Ed

Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS
High School Core Team
(Grades 9-12)

Barry Boulanger, BA

Bob Murphy, BS

Jennifer Nimlo-Edmonds, BA

Joy Ivy, M. Ed

Leigh Stapinski, BS, MA

Lucas Keller, BA

Marcus Shaw, BA, MS.Ed, MBA, MSML

Mike DeLaura, MA

Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.
FLEX Intervention Team

Alyssa Hall, BA

Amanda Burke, BA, WDT, C-SLDS

Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP

Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed, C-SLDT

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed

Lisa Duran Salomon, BS, WDP

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

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

Samantha Clark, M.Ed

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

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

Sheridan Geller, MA, WDT, C-SLDS

Tiffany Thompson, BA, WDP
Wellness Team

Lillian Metsch, BA

Michaela Sands, MSW

Shawna DeLaura
Lower & Middle School Specials
(Physical Education, Cooking, & Art)

Cady Maharaj, M.Ed

Lea Byrnes, BA

Reid Blakey

Shawna DeLaura
Administrative Team

Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP

Devante Evans

Drew Hoffman, BS

Erin Galusha, BA

Jake Sanders, BASc

Jeanine DeRozieres

Jeff Pedler

Jessica Wilhelmsen, BA

Kim Hogan

Reid Blakey

Tara Prewitt

Tracie Glover Hawxhurst, BA
On-Site Contracted Speech & Occupational Therapists

Angela Reynolds, MA, OTR/L

Joann McFee, MS, OTR/L

Kimberly Lloyd, MS, CCC-SLP

Leah Thompson, BS, SLPA
Resident Critter Team

Dobby

Murdock

Penny

Rae

Roger

Rory
