Elizabeth Keenan (she/her), M.Ed., Associate/OGA, is a Structured Literacy Coach for Lead to Read and provides consulting services to schools around Vermont. She holds a Special Educator (K-age 21) teaching license in Vermont, and is certified at the Associate level from the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Prior to joining the Stern Center in 2020, Elizabeth established Keenan […]
Professional Learning Team
Nancy Mather, Ph.D.
Nancy Mather is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona in Tucson in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an educational consultant. She has published numerous articles and books and conducts workshops on assessment and instruction both nationally and […]
Aimee Gandee
Aimee Gandee holds her B.A. in Special Education and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education both earned from the University of Florida. She has taught in public and private schools, in both general education and special education settings. She has worked with students preschool aged up through high school. In her current role as Director of […]
Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D.
Dr. Podhajski founded the Stern Center in 1983 with a clear vision to empower all learners to reach their potential. Her passion to achieve three key goals remains a driving force behind everything the Stern Center does: to provide direct instruction and evaluations of the highest quality for learners of all ages, to create professional […]
Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA, is the Director of the Orton-Gillingham Institute at the Stern Center. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels in addition to a broad array of OG workshops and webinars. Price oversees a talented team of OG Fellows who assist her with district-wide consulting and providing […]
Pamela Reynolds
After teaching in public and independent school classrooms, Pam recognized that there were many bright children who had difficulty learning to read and write. To learn more, she sought training at The Carroll School – a school dedicated to educating the dyslexic student. After training, she became a tutor at the school working with students first through eighth grades. […]