Peggy Price, M.Ed., a Fellow of the prestigious Orton-Gillingham Academy, is a literacy and special education expert who leads the Stern Center’s teacher training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels. Price oversees a talented team of OG Fellows who assist her with […]
Stern Center Staff
SJ Larkspur
SJ Larkspur is passionate about providing behind-the-scenes support for the Stern Center’s mission towards literacy and learning for all. SJ holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Studio Art, and loves creating art and engaging with stories across all media. SJ lives in South Burlington with their wife, plenty of plants, […]
Demetra Kontoulis
Amy Ducey, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Amy Ducey, M.Ed., a Fellow of the prestigious Orton-Gillingham Academy, is the Assistant Director of the Orton-Gillingham Institute. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels, in addition to various literacy workshops and webinars. She teaches graduate-level courses and has created curriculum and assessment materials for universal screening and progress monitoring. […]
Laurie Andrews, MSpEd, A/OGA
Laurie is an accomplished special educator and literacy specialist. She has a master’s degree in special education from St. Joseph’s College. She worked as a reading specialist in the Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union for the past sixteen years. Laurie has training in Wilson Reading Systems and is in process to achieve her Certified level Orton-Gillingham […]
Emily Aswad, M.A.T., A/OGA
Emily graduated from Hobart and William Smith with a Master of Arts in Teaching in 2010. She started her career at a charter school in Massachusetts, where she worked as a special educator for students in grades 7 through 10 for five years. She then moved to Vermont in 2016, where she worked as a special […]
