Our Instructors

 

Patricia Reed
Instructor

Favorite Book: An American Summer by Frank Deford

Hobbies: Reading

Favorite Literary Quote: "You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." - Paul Sweeney

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: Helping people learn to read is the most rewarding thing in the world! Reading is my favorite thing and to open that door for others is an amazing gift.

Heather Walker
Instructor

Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Hobbies: Reading, cooking/baking, writing, exploring with my kiddos

Favorite Literary Quote: "The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." - J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: WILDD is a place where amazing students learn how to understand the language and where they can find a love of reading. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

Jill Irwin
Instructor

Favorite Book: There But For The by Ali Smith

Hobbies: Camping and cooking

Favorite Literary Quote: Lewis Carroll's' explanation of the word Jabberwock: “[…] the Anglo-Saxon word ‘wocer’ or ‘wocor’ signifies ‘offspring’ or ‘fruit’. Taking ‘jabber’ in its ordinary acceptation of ‘excited and voluble discussion’, this would give the meaning of ‘the result of much excited and voluble discussion’.”

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I love words and I love to share them. I also love working with other people. It's a match made in heaven!

Rachel Hackler
Instructor

Favorite Book: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Hobbies: Travelling, reading, and dancing

Favorite Literary Quote: "Do or do not, there is no try." - Star Wars

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I love watching my clients grow. They start out so unsure, but before they know it, they are reading books smoothly and spelling giant words like a breeze! I love being a part of that journey.

Lynn Lund
Instructor

Favorite Book: The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Hobbies: Yoga, Mah Jong, Swimming

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Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: The students! And the staff is so supportive; always there to help.

Kara Sturdy
Instructor

Favorite Book: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Hobbies: To invent, create and/or fix things

Favorite Literary Quote: "The best treasure to discover is the potential in others and the greatest gift to give to the world is to help them reach it!"

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I believe that a dyslexic person is a gifted person who is a champion of change, and it is my goal to give the world as many champions of change that I can! 

Rebecca Goeke
Instructor

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Hobbies: Writing, singing, scrapbooking, historical docent

Favorite Literary Quote: "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.” Chinese proverb

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I enjoy the opportunity to teach and work with students one-on-one, which enables us to expand and explore learning together as a team.

Mandolyn Knapp
Instructor

Favorite Book: The Call of the Wild by Jack London and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Hobbies: Riding and training horses, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, playing the piano and guitar, reading

Favorite Literary Quote: "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.  Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved." -Helen Keller

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I enjoy working at WILDD because I have the opportunity to help others read and understand language.  By helping students one-on-one, I can provide a custom learning environment. Their success is my success, which in turn is the success of our future. 

Johnna Sparks
Instructor

Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Harry Potter Series,

Hobbies: Spending time outdoors with my family, reading, traveling, & trying new restaurants.

Favorite Literary Quote: "I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.” - Gandalf, the Fellowship of the Ring.

Why I Enjoy Working at WILDD: I enjoy working at WILDD because I get to assist students in a one-on-one setting to strengthen their reading skills. The joy students experience when a once challenging task becomes second nature is contagious, and it brings me so much happiness to be a part of that experience.

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