Who We Are
Professionals in the Field of Learning Differences
Our Staff
Administrative Support

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

Amna Azhar, B.Comm (she/her)
Communication and Events Manager

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

Jordan Handley-Passalacqua (She/Her)
Communication Assistant
Program Staff
Instructional Remediation

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

Jessica Schiff
Next Steps Facilitator

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

Carlie Lukasik (she/her) - BA, MSc (c)
Research Coordinator

Olivia Fong (she/her)
Social Skills Program Facilitator

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

Steve Staois (OCT)
Executive Functioning Program Facilitator
Orton-Gillingham Educators

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

Melissa Williamson
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor

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

Melissa Papaioannou
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Derek Walker
Associate Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Black Youth Diverse Learners Project

Colleen Ford
Research Coordinator

Tamera Ekpoh
Research Coordinator
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.