Who We Are
Professionals in the Field of Learning Disabilities
Our Staff

Alison Brindle, MA, FCMA (UK) (she/her)
Executive Director

Julie Yocom Armstrong (she/her) - Honours BA, B.Ed, OCT# 200817
Special Education Specialist

Amna Azhar, B.Comm (she/her)
Communication and Events Coordinator
Program Staff
Instructional Remediation

Debbie Levy Stock- BA, BEd, RECE, OCT,C/O-G (she/her)
Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Fran O’Donnell (they/them)
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Trisha Salisbury, OG Tutor
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Afshan Parvaiz, BA, Certified OG (she/her)
Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Shazia Kamal, Associate OG (she/her)
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Reading Rocks Program

Samantha Sweet (she/her) - Hon. B.Sc., Hon. B.Ed., OCT #666228
Spec. Ed Specialist
Assistive Technology Program

Ryan Hamilton, MEd, OCT (he/him)
Assistive Technology Program Facilitator
Mastering Mathematics

Brittini Ogden (she/her) - B.Sc., B.Ed, OCT #671069
Math
Social Skills Program

Olivia Fong (she/her)
Social Skills Program Facilitator
Next Steps Jr and Sr

Elle Morgan (she/her) Hon. BA, RSSW
Next Steps Facilitator
Executive Functioning Program

Steve Staois (OCT)
Executive Functioning Program Facilitator
Operations and IT

Tim Hewitson (He/them) - BASc., B.Ed., OCT
Operations Manager
IT Support

Jordan Handley-Passalacqua (She/Her)
Operations Assistant
Join Us Today!
We are a registered charitable organization that does not receive any government funding to support our initiatives. Your gift will help us to ensure we can continue providing our programs and services to support those who are impacted by Learning Disabilities in Halton and Hamilton.