Meet Our Team

Lead Orton-Gillingham Specialist/
Intervention Specialist
Temperance Powers
Temperance is a Level 4 Master Orton-Gillingham Instructor and Specialist with a master's degree in reading from Wilmington College. She is also a Certified Structured Literacy Specialist, a Licensed Intervention Specialist, and a Certified Dyslexia Advocate. Temperance is dedicated to helping all children achieve their full potential through effective instruction.
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Certified Orton-Gillingham Specialist
Tonya Myers
Tonya is a highly experienced Orton-Gillingham Certified Specialist (IMSE) dedicated to empowering students from kindergarten through 12th grade to become proficient readers. A Cedarville University graduate and former classroom teacher, she holds an Ohio Department of Education Professional License and a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist Certification. Tonya has also authored intermediate and advanced phonics, writing, and careers curricula. Her expertise extends to students of all grade levels, with many previous students now thriving in college.
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Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Stephanie Pennix
Stephanie is a Level I Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor providing virtual instruction. She holds a Master of Reading from Nova Southeastern University and is a certified PreK-3 teacher with 11 years of classroom experience. Stephanie is passionate about building foundational literacy skills to empower students as successful readers and writers.

Certified Level 4 Orton-Gillingham Specialist
Terri Vincent
Terri is a highly experienced elementary educator with over 25 years in the field. She is a Level 5 Comprehensive and Morphology Orton-Gillingham Instructor and a dyslexia specialist. Terri also holds a master's degree in education and a K-12 reading endorsement from Miami University.
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Speech Language Pathologist
Amy Savage
Amy has been a practicing speech language pathologist for 28 years with a wide range of experience in diverse settings. She has 18 years of experience in public schools (PK-12th grade) as well as 8 eight years in early intervention services. She received her B.S. in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology and M.S. in Speech Language Pathology from Illinois State University in 1993 and 1995 respectively. She has had the honor of presenting at OCALICON twice and has a strong interest in building relationships within the autism community.
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Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Hali Werner
Hali holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Indiana University. She possesses a Reading Level 1 license endorsement, specializing in literacy instruction for elementary students. An experienced educator with intensive Orton-Gillingham training, Hali is passionate about helping students enhance their reading skills and address learning gaps.

Intervention Specialist
ALLISON Wolfe
Allison is a licensed K-12 Intervention Specialist who holds a Master's Degree from Walden University in K-6 Literacy. Allison has 11 years of teaching experience. She is also a 200-hour yoga instructor with a focus on teaching yoga and breathing exercises to children. Allison loves reading, writing, and building positive relationships with her students.

OT/Sensory Integration Services
Jennifer Sekela
Jennifer has been a practicing occupational therapist since 2002 with a focus in pediatrics and sensory integration since 2011. She received a bachelor's of science degree in occupational therapy from Wayne State University. She specializes in sensory integration therapy, therapeutic listening, the Tummy Time method, cranial sacral therapy and has 100+ hours of training in the area of pediatric feeding, OMD and tethered oral issues.
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OT/Sensory Integration Services
Rebecca Gerwe
Rebecca has been a practicing Occupational therapist since 2018. She received a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky University, and also holds an Autism Certificate from EKU. Rebecca has completed her Cranial Sacral Level 1 training and Pediatric Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Training.
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Cheerleader
Cali
Cali is a Golden Retriever and is in charge of supporting students and cheering on their successes. Cali has been working as a therapy dog at Sensation Education 2 for several years and has intensive training from Off Leash K9 Training Center.