Taylor graduated from The University of Vermont in 2013 with a bachelor of science in early childhood education with a concentration in psychology. She then obtained her masters in special education from Vermont State University, Johnson Campus (formerly Johnson State College) in 2016. She has worked in many educational roles which include special educator for grades K-5 through the Burlington school district, preschool teacher, and for five years she was a therapeutic 5th/6th grade classroom teacher for students with emotional and behavioral challenges through the Howard Center. While Taylor was a classroom teacher she completed the Stern Center’s Lead to Read course. She currently holds a special education license and elementary education teaching license.
Tutoring & Instruction Team
Lindsey Neves Baillargeron, M.Ed.
Lindsey is a Massachusetts-certified reading specialist who recently taught Structured Literacy and the Humanities in the Sally Borden Program for students with language-based learning differences at Friends Academy in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Prior to her time working in a specialized program for students who have dyslexia and dysgraphia, Lindsey taught full inclusion English language arts […]
Jacqueline Labate, MA
Jacqueline Labate is a veteran educator of over 40 years. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Vermont College of Norwich University, where she focused on Women’s Studies and Education, with an emphasis on math anxiety. She has taught all levels of math from PK through adults. After a career of classroom teaching Jacqueline […]
Shelly Burgess Nicotra, MA, FIT/OGA
Shelly Burgess Nicotra earned a dual B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an M.A. from Syracuse University. She taught Art History for several years at the Syracuse University in Florence, Italy program before embarking on a career in marketing and television production in New York City. She served as the Executive Producer of the Emmy-award winning Lidia’s […]
Theresa White, MAT, A/OGA
Theresa White graduated from Providence College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. She worked as a Policy Associate at Rhode Island Kids Count for five years, where she created policy recommendations for state-wide and community-level programs to support children and families. After that, she pursued a Master’s Degree in teaching from Brown University. Before […]
Sarah Grunwell, M.Ed, A/OGA
Sarah is currently in her 11th year in education and was previously a special educator. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a Masters in Special Education. She started her career teaching in and around Montreal where she grew up and where she worked as a special educator with students in pre-k through 8th grade. She […]
