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Patrick Baccellieri, Ed.D.
Patrick Baccellieri has over 20 years
of experience as an educator. His
background includes hands-on
classroom teaching, administration,
team building, and advanced
academic work. He is currently
Principal of Pulaski International
School in Chicago.
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Carolyn Belson, M.Ed.
Carolyn Belson is a retired
Educational Specialist in math
and science from the Chesapeake
Public Schools.
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Danny Brassell, Ph.D.
Danny Brassell has written numerous
articles for academic journals,
magazines, newspapers, textbooks,
and book chapters. He co-authored
Comprehension That Works with
Timothy Rasinski and wrote A Baker's
Dozen of Lessons Learned from the
Teaching Trenches and the upcoming
Bringing Joy into the Classroom.
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Lisa Callahan, M.A.
Lisa Callahan is currently a consultant
for Teacher Created Materials. She
provides professional development
training for teachers across the
country. Previously, she served as a
K-12 Literacy Director in Wheaton,
Illinois.
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Sally Creel, M.Ed.
Sally Creel is currently Cobb
County Schools Science Curriculum
Supervisor. In addition, she is an
educational consultant for Georgia
Department of Education, and
Kennesaw State University.
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Wendy Conklin, M.A.
Wendy Conklin, is an award-winning author, editor, educational consultant, and teacher. She trains teachers in staff development workshops across the country, writes curriculum, and has taught diverse groups of children.
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Dede Dodds, M.S.Ed.
Dede Dodds was a classroom teacher for over 25 years and a university-level instructor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA. Dede co-authored numerous books focusing on early childhood learning, literacy centers, and classroom management.
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Roberta W. Donelson
Roberta W. Donelson has over
25 years experience as an educator
including: general and special
education teacher, behavior
specialist, state/national reading
consultant, curriculum-based
measurement specialist, and
Response to Intervention specialist.
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William J. Donelson, Ed. S
William J. Donelson has over 25
years of experience as an educator,
Response to Intervention facilitator,
administrator, school psychologist,
and state/national consultant. He has
served on numerous state boards,
task forces, and development teams
for policy related to Response to
Intervention.
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Nicole Downer
Nicole Downer is a consultant for
Teacher Created Materials and
provides professional development
for teachers nationally. Formerly,
Nicole was the Elementary Literacy
Coach for Hemet USD providing
ongoing professional development
since 2008 to elementary teachers
based on student needs. She
works closely with site and district
administrators to ensure district
priorities are being supported in the
classrooms.
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Donna Erdman, M.Ed.
Donna Erdman is a contributing
author for Exploring Math and
Strategies for Teaching Mathematics.
She also authored TI Graphing
Calculator Strategies: Middle School
Math. She has conducted many
workshops as well as taught 8th
grade honors mathematics.
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Griselda Flores, M.Ed.
Griselda Flores is an Academic Officer
for Teacher Created Materials. Her
strong background in literacy and
English language instruction includes
experience as a bilingual teacher, a
consultant on ESL curriculum, and
a bilingual instructional coach. She
works directly with school districts
to provide professional development
and consultation.
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Karie Gladis, M.S.Ed.
Karie Gladis is the Chief Academic
Officer with TCM and has extensive
PD training experience with
administrators and teachers. As a
mathematics and science editor for
TCM, Karie was instrumental in the
development of many best-selling
resources.
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Linda Gojak, M.A. Ed.
Linda Gojak, M.A.Ed., is a leader
in mathematics education and has
taught mathematics at various
grade levels for over 35 years. She
has served as president of the Ohio
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
and the National Council of
Supervisors of Mathematics.
Currently, she is the Director for
Mathematics & Science Education,
Teaching & Technology at John
Carroll University.
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Judith Goodman, M.Ed.
Judith is currently a consultant for Teacher Created Materials and provides teachers nationally with professional development training. Judith has retired from Pasadena ISD after serving as an Instructional Specialist.
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Harriet Isecke, M.A.
Harriet Isecke is a consultant and
professional development provider
on best practices in literacy,
differentiated instruction, and
backward planning in Pre-K-12. She
has written curriculum material and
is the author of Backwards Planning:
Building Enduring Understanding
through Instructional Design.
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Mary Kemper, M.S.
Mary Kemper is a middle school
math specialist at Pearland
Independent School District.
She also provides staff development
and instructional materials to
math teachers as well as develops,
implements, and monitors the
district's math plan.
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Eric LeMoine, M.Ed.
Currently teaching technology-related
classes in Beaverton, Oregon,
Eric has authored, co-authored, and
edited several educational resources
including the award-winning
TechTools Resource kits series.
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Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ph.D.
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ph.D., is an
Associate Professor at the University
of Southern California, specializing
in first- and second-language
acquisition and literacy development.
She is the author of Connecting
Content and Language for English
Language Learners.
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Debby Murphy, M.Ed.
Debby Murphy is an experienced
national literacy consultant who
provides engaging training on
current literacy topics. Debby has
more than 30 years experience as
a classroom teacher and district
reading specialist. She authored the
professional resource, You Can't
Just Say It Louder!: Differentiated
Strategies for Comprehending
Nonfiction.
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Evangeline Newton, Ph.D.
Evangeline Newton is Professor
of Literacy Education and Director
of the Center for Literacy at the
University of Akron. She coauthored
the professional resource Greek
& Latin Roots: Keys to Building
Vocabulary and the Building
Vocabulary series.
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Rick M. Newton, Ph.D.
Rick Newton, Kent State University,
is Emeritus Professor of Greek and
Latin and also teaches a popular
and long-running course on
vocabulary development. He
coauthored the professional resource
Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to
Building Vocabulary and the Building
Vocabulary series.
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Maria Nichols, M.A.
Maria Nichols, a National Board Certified Teacher, is an elementary level literacy staff developer for San Diego City Schools. Previously, she was a classroom teacher for 15 years, including 3 years of professional development work at the district level.
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Bonnie Nizamis, M.Ed.
Bonnie Nizamis is an experienced
consultant and professional
development/communications
specialist. She provides consulting,
strategic planning, marketing
support, research, and professional
development to school districts,businesses, and individuals both
nationally and abroad.
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Ryan O'Donnell, M.Ed.
Ryan O'Donnell currently teaches AP World History and Web Design in Rocklin Unified School District in California. In addition, he has been the acting webmaster for the school's site since 2002. Ryan has also presented at numerous state and national conferences.
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Nancy Padak, Ed.D.
Nancy Padak is the Principal
Investigator for the Ohio Literacy
Resource Center and directs the
Reading and Writing Center at Kent
State University. She coauthored the
professional resource Greek & Latin
Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary
and the Building Vocabulary series.
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Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
Timothy Rasinski is the author of
numerous books and articles on
reading education. He is a frequent
presenter nationwide. His research on
fluency has been cited by the National
Reading Panel. He coauthored the
professional resource Greek & Latin
Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary
and the Building Vocabulary series.
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LaVonna Roth, M.S.Ed.
LaVonna Roth is a professional
development consultant to
numerous school districts. She has
received several awards, including
Florida Council for Social Studies
Outstanding Teacher of the Year,
Hillsborough County Elementary
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
and Corr Elementary Teacher of the
Year. She is author of Brain-Powered
Strategies to Engage All Learners.
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Laney Sammons, M.L.S.
Laney Sammons recently retired from
her position as Instructional Coach
at Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary
School in Forsyth, Georgia. She is
the author of Guided Math, Math
Stretches: Building Conceptual
Understanding, and Building
Mathematical Comprehension.
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Ryan Spears, M.A.
Ryan Spears teaches social studies
at the high school level at Rocklin
Unified School District. He specializes
in professional development
training, product/resource training,
and conducts presentations at
the university level and at various
conferences and school districts.
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Aubry Threlkeld, M.S.Ed.
Aubry Threlkeld is currently a
doctoral student at Harvard's
Graduate School of Education, where
his research is focused on adolescent
literacy and students with learning
disabilities. He is an independent
consultant with Teacher Created
Materials.
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Hillary Wolfe
Hillary Wolfe is an Academic Officer
for Teacher Created Materials. She
has worked with students from
grades K through 12, and served as
an instructional coach, intervention
coordinator, and media specialist.
She worked for 10 years as a
journalist and an education columnist
and has also been an Editor for
Teacher Created Materials.
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Hallie Kay Yopp, Ph.D
Hallie Kay Yopp is Professor of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton. She co-directs the 23-campus system's Center for the Advancement of Reading and is an inductee into the California Reading Hall of Fame.
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Ruth Helen Yopp, Ph.D.
Ruth Helen Yopp, Professor of
Elementary and Bilingual Education
at California State University,
Fullerton, has co-authored several
books, published numerous journal
articles, and was inducted into the
California Reading Hall of Fame
in 2000 in recognition of her
contributions to literacy.
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