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Wilson Language Training Team

Amy Desiderio

March 17, 2025

Amy Desiderio has been an educator for over 40 years. She started her Wilson and Fundations® journey in 2009 and became Wilson®-certified in 2010. In 2013, she worked at the district level supporting Special Education programs and became a Fundations trainer. She believes all children can learn to read with the proper instructional strategies and […]

Catrina Hays

July 10, 2023

Catrina received her BS from Northwestern University’s School of Speech and then her MA from the University of Arizona. She has taught students with dyslexia aged 5 through 19 using the Wilson Reading System for 22 years. She has been a Wilson Language Trainer since 2004 and works both for the local partnership, Learning Techniques, […]

Demetra Kontoulis

November 15, 2022

Marjorie Edwards, M.S.ED.

October 17, 2022

Marjorie Edwards has worked in the field of education for over 35 years and has been a Wilson Credentialed Trainer since 2004. After beginning her career as a classroom teacher, Marjorie has gone on to specialize in reading and literacy, transitioning to positions as a reading specialist. Since then, she has worked as a lead […]

Aimee Gandee

October 14, 2022

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 […]

Kristy Wysong, M.S.Ed.

September 7, 2022

Kristy received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Auburn University in Elementary Education. She has been teaching for 33 years and taught grades 1–4, focusing the last 12 years on teaching reading to struggling students and students with dyslexia. She is an in-district and on-call trainer for the Wilson Language Training company. She has been trained in Orton-Gillingham from the Michigan Dyslexia Institute and the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education.

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