Annual Report FY14 Board of Directors

Eve Pratt Hoar, Chair Sarah Beal Will Billings Students Leslie Watson Botjer 759 Suzanne Cronkite Chris Economou Christopher R. Gannon Ruthann Hackett Katie D. Halsey Cynthia K. Hoehl, D.H.L. School District Contracts Ellie Kenworthy, M.Ed. 18 G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D. Justin Molson Jon Pizzagalli Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D. Maureen Post BUILDING BLOCKS Stephen Richards 421 Educators Carol Stone Brian Till Sara Trimmer

Cynthia K. Hoehl Honorary Board of Directors Participants 2,446 Bernice Stern, Chair Eugene Cenci Governor , M.D. Governor James Douglas Lewis First, M.D. Website Sessions Sarah Gray Gund 93,000 John Hoehl Arthur Kreizel Governor Senator Patrick Leahy Eugene Richards III Governor Scholarships Ann Smallwood 110 Peter Stern, M.D. David Stifler, M.D. Barry Stone Elizabeth Wallman President’s Message

October 16, 2014

Dear Friends,

FY14 marked our thirtieth anniversary, a deserved reason to celebrate and grow. Thirty years certainly reflects organizational maturity and change to sustain. A lot has happened over three decades in the world of learning. The most remarkable changes have been in terms of brain science and its impact on how we teach and learn. These changes have propelled our Vision to serve all learners and reduce the stigma on those whose learning differences present educational challenges. The Stern Center in 2044 will be an even greater beneficiary of neuroscience discoveries and our goal is to assure sustainability for this amazing organization over the next 30 years.

You will notice a new look to our Annual Report this year. What you will read in these pages not only summarizes the year across our core services of evaluations, instruction, professional learning, communication services and research but also highlights special projects that merit a spotlight. Informed change considers currency, collaboration, and science. We feel fortunate to have had a year that embraced both celebration and sustainability to assure that the Stern Center’s mission to make magic happen for all kinds of learners continues.

We were pleased to end the year balancing revenues with expenses, yielding an increase of $20K in net assets. This outcome was especially welcome given that FY14 posed challenges for service revenues. Development, key to our nonprofit sustenance, once again procured donor support for operations, scholarships and endowment. A decline in program grants was offset by a federal grant from NSF for $204K and a cultivated indirect gift of $27K for professional learning through the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence.

FY14 saw the completion of our BUILDING BLOCKS national expansion plan to meet the needs of millions of children in child care throughout the . We are grateful to an anonymous foundation and the Purple Crayon Project for supporting the development of this $22.8 million project with not just dollars but passion and advocacy. The next step is working on funding opportunities to enable the plan to become a reality so that it can reach the 4 million children targeted for literacy preparation over the next 4 years.

The Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence shone this year, championing outstanding professional learning opportunities for educators at all levels. Its significant growth in FY14 included major initiatives such as the extension of a robust professional learning project at Orange North Supervisory Union, a multi-year plan for Mater Christi School, which includes both comprehensive staff development and onsite services, and the design of a collaborative language consultation program at Greenwood School for middle and high school boys with dyslexia.

Also in the spotlight is our partnership grant with from the National Science Foundation – Electrophysiological Measures of Neuroplasticity with Reading Intervention. This three year project will study 8- and 9-year old children’s responses to Stern Center reading instruction using electrophysiological recording techniques. Not only will this project extend our research knowledge about brain changes in reading but it will also document the effects of Stern Center best practices.

Another way to share the science of instruction with educators is through our new relationship with MindPlay® Virtual Reading Coach. We coauthored Companion and Comprehensive Courses, which began development during FY14. The Companion, a basic course in literacy best practices for teachers, will debut this fall. The Comprehensive Course for preservice and inservice education will be completed in 2015. These products introduce a third revenue stream to the Stern Center.

We thank all of you who have played such important roles at the Stern Center in the past thirty years. Programs we have achieved together have taken advantage of advances in neuroscience. We can only imagine what the next thirty years will hold. The Executive Team has begun brainstorming as we consider a three year strategic planning process towards that end. We look forward to your evolving with us as we journey forward addressing the needs of beautiful brains and changing lives!

Warm regards,

Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D. President Building Blocks FOR LITERACY ® Expansion Plan

Phase 1

4 Years

4 Million Children

$22,874,075

Only $5.94/Child

All Children Ready to Read

This project has been made possible in part by funding and consultation from an anonymous foundation and the Purple Crayon Project. 4 Evaluations 262 Total Evaluations Our evaluation program continues to offer multidisciplinary services to all kinds of learners. Working with individuals, parents, and school teams, evaluators customize instructional and social opportunities to maximize learner strengths and address educational needs. 154 Comprehensive We were pleased to welcome Eileen Harris, Psy.D, NCSP to serve as Program Manager. Dr. Harris is on a sabbatical from her position as a school psychologist, evaluator, and consultant on matching learners to curriculum and academic outcomes. 30 Neuropsychological 13 & Psychological We welcomed Jessica O’Neil, M.D. and Feyza Basoglu, M.D., 8 to our Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, a partnership Child and with the University of College of Medicine Department of Adolescent Psychiatry. These Fellows gained valuable training about students experiencing significant challenges in school settings under the direction of Julia Molson, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist. 8 Speech/Language

3 15 Referral Sources Canada New Hampshire 10 215 87 School/Educator Autism Vermont 12 70 Family/Friend New York 36 Physician/FAHC 7 18 Stern Center Staff/Board Social Cognition 10 Psychologist/Psychiatrist 1 Virginia 10 Website 1 6 UVM/VT Law School 21 Connecticut Academic 6 Voc Rehab/Case 3 2 Attorney 3 New Jersey Massachusetts 2 Media/Word-of-Mouth 11 1 Other Delaware 5 Public School Partnerships

Orange Center School

Orange North Supervisory Union is now in year 3 of a robust professional learning initiative. We began developing a common language for structured literacy with our T•I•M•E for Teachers™ course for the K-3rd grade teachers in all three elementary schools in the district.

Washington Village School In addition to our presence as a School

Williamstown Elementary School Improvement Coach within one school, we worked with the middle – high school teachers to apply universal strategic application across content areas.

We provided the Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator program this summer and will be mentoring throughout the school

Williamstown Middle/High School year. Finally, we developed a structured summer course for special educators to expand their collaboration with general education teachers. Kudos to the leadership and dedicated teachers who dedicated themselves to such a robust and integrated program of study.

Stern Center West Lebanon, NH Instruction 363 Total Students 246 Individual Students 16 Students with multiple instructors 3 Multi-Hour 13 Most referrals for instruction are the Academic Coaching result of word of mouth, our website, or indirect advertising through articles 3 Med-Ed/Radiology in the Burlington Free Press and Valley News. One special success story was 2 that a multi-hour student was able Diagnostic Instruction to fully return to his home school environment. 117 Supplemental Educational Services 17 Schools

7 Electrophysiological Measures of Neuroplasticity with Reading Interventions

&

National Science Foundation Three year research Grant in collaboration with Dartmouth College to investigate brain changes following 500 hours of intensive intervention over 10 weeks

Dr. Donna Coch Dr. Blanche Podhajski Michelle Szabo Dartmouth Stern Center Stern Center Principle Investigator Project Director Project Coordinator

8 Communication 134 Services Total Children Adults The number of Communication Services students seen this year, 134 in all, includes a record number of participants in our summer Camp Compass program. This figure of 41 students more than doubles last year’s 18 students. As a consequence, we added two additional sites 21 20 beyond the lovely home in Burlington where the program originated. Individual Social Cognitive Development Referral Sources 25 Family/Friend 3 Howard Center 13 60 ® 14 School 3 Website Social Thinking Groups 5 Stern Center Staff/Board 6 Voc Rehab/Case 4 Therapist 12 6 Speech-Language 2 Telepractice

92 Total Participants 34 Social Cognition I

Dr. Nancy Cotton instructs a workshop in Social Thinking® at the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence within the Stern Center. 5 Social Cognition II By invitation, Julie Erdelyi, Program Manager of Communication Services, presented at 30 BEST SoCo Managing Anxiety (Building Effective Support for Teaching Students with Behavioral Challenges) Killington, June 23-27, 2014 23 Social Matters!- Using Evidence Based Practices to Teach Interpersonal Skills, Com- SoCo Visual Methods munication Skills, and Self-management Skills to Students Age 3 -18 9 Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence

All Professional Learning opportunities 2,446 are offered through the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence Total Participants within the Stern Center. The Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence offers scholarships to teachers and partial underwriting for school-based professional learning partnerships to improve outcomes 42 for learners by extending educators’ expertise. Workshops Offered Symposium 464 Dr. Charles Haynes, Professor and participants Clinical Supervisor in the Communication attended offered Sciences and Disorders Department at the workshops Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, spoke to over 60 people at 60 the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, Vermont. Privately contracted workshops and Talking to Writing: presentations Unpacking the Common Core 1,982 participants attended contracted workshops and presentations

10 Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence

108 Total O-G Participants 39 Associate Level 15 Peggy Price instructs an O-G Associate Level course. Associate Level Practicum

“I am working with a small group of third grade students who are not receiving any special-education services , but were identified last June as struggling readers. If I did not have this training and practicum, these four 39 Classroom Educator students would not be receiving this crucial support. They look forward to our O-G lessons, as do I! The Orton-Gillingham approach has given me great insight into my students’ strengths and weaknesses...” ~ Teacher, past participant 15 The Stern Center is an Classroom Educator Accredited Training Program Practicum for Orton-Gillingham Academy. We offer the Associate Level and Classroom Educator courses.

This year, instruction was conducted at the Stern Center and at the Reading Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Participants came from Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and as far away as Oman. One teacher commented, “This is the first year that I have truly felt that my instruction has been effective in

teaching students how to read.” 11 Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence Private School Partnerships

Photo credit Mater Christi

Mater Christi School is an exquisite example of how development, professional learning, assessment and instruction combine for total school enhancement. Mater Christi staff requested that the Stern Center help them customize instruction to maximize success for their student body. A generous donor heard of this interest and funded them to work with the Stern Center. Administrators, educators and staff came together to share their goals, which drove design of the program.

Stern Center Campus at Mater Christi Learning Evaluations Customized Instruction Observations

The Greenwood School, for middle and high school boys with dyslexia, located in Putney, VT, began a partnership with us to advance their vision for the future. They recently extended their highly recognized programs for middle school boys with dyslexia to include students at the high school level. Staff changes also inspired them to develop a model for on-site language collaboration by the Stern Center to assess program implementation, monitor progress, Photo source: www.greenwood.org 12 and provide professional learning. MindPlay Virtual® Reading Coach Companion for Educators

Mather, N., Sammons, J., Podhajski, B., & Varricchio, M. Fall 2014 release

MindPlay Virtual® Reading Coach Comprehensive Course for Educators

Podhajski, B., Varricchio, M., Mather, N, & Sammons, J. 2015 release

Table of Contents

Introduction/Research Review

How the Language Works Part A: Phonological Awareness for Reading and Spelling Part B: Phonemes

Reading and Spelling Development

Phonics and Morphology

Fluency

Vocabulary

Comprehension

13 Development

Major Foundation Support

Bernice and Milton Stern Foundation Hoehl Family Foundation Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation Gerald K. and Virginia Hornung Family Foundation The Gottesman Foundation Rene Bloch Foundation The Carmel Hill Fund The Mill Foundation The Visionary Fund The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation The Elizabeth Steele Fund The Vermont Community Foundation Andrew Family Charitable Foundation SCHIP Tulgey Wood Foundation Individual donors,

Major Corporate Support corporate philanthropy,

Anonymous & foundation grants General Electric Matching Gifts Huron Consulting Group IBM combine to ensure that learners and their families can access our Keurig Green Mountain Macy’s learning evaluations and personalized instruction. Gifts and grants Main Street Landing also make possible special initiatives such as BUILDING BLOCKS Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation FOR LITERACY® trainings at no cost to local early childhood Northfield Savings Bank providers or parents. BUILDING BLOCKS improves reading readiness Secured Network Services for all preschoolers, especially those most at-risk of reading failure. TD Charitable Foundation

FY14 Development Totals

$734,249 Endowment Lead 30th Anniversary Gifts $27,860

Charles Bartlett Restricted Operations Sarah Gray Gund $225,000 Ken Kreiling Lois McClure The Morris & Bessie Altman Operations Foundation $388,370

Restricted Program $14,000 Scholarship $79,019 14 Scholar-Shop February 19, 2014

Kentucky Derby Party May 3, 2014

Mad Marathon July 6, 2014

Our first annualScholar-Shop event raised funds to support the 194 Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Total scholarships Awarded Excellence, underwriting instruction for eligible families and helping bring professional learning programs to educators. $116,861 Mad Marathon - July 6, 2014 Total Amount Awarded $78,802 Total Amount Awarded “ Children $38,059 Total Amount Awarded “Dear Scholarship Committee, Adults My son was evaluated at the Stern Center three times over eight years... scholarship helped to pay the cost...These evaluations have made a tremendous difference for my son...Thank you for the excellent services Evaluations and support...over the years...that created the most important element for $44,693 Awarded an adolescent, believing that he could succeed in reaching his goals.” 29 Children | 30 Adults ~ Parent Instruction $41,520 Awarded 77 Children | 3 Adults Establishment of our Ad Hoc Scholarship Committee enabled us to promote increased accessibility to scholarship awards by elevating the minimum income requirement and award amount. Early projections Communication suggest a 65% increase in the number of awards, yielding a 15% Services increase in dollars awarded to date. $30,648 Awarded 35 Children | 20 Adults Research

Our research is concentrated on program evaluation. It is essential that we conduct quality studies of program impact on teacher knowledge as that is the single greatest factor influencing student learning. Educators participating in our Professional Learning courses depend on our reputation for research-proven best practices.

New this year, we are conducting program evaluation as a service to school teams. Two major projects illustrate our research data:

BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® Orton-Gillingham Institute

Barre (VT) Supervisory Union School Hyde Park, VT Elementary School District n Significant teacher knowledge gains n 94% of the Early Childhood Educators rated the training as very to extremely positive. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, VT n Excellent teacher knowledge gains on post-test n Significant teacher knowledge gains

Port Charlotte, Florida and Utah Reading Institute, Williamstown, MA

n Significant teacher knowledge gains Associate’s Level Training n 100% rated training as very good to excellent n Significantteacher knowledge gains n 100% would recommend to other educators n 100% rated training as extremely positive n 100% would recommend to other educators NEW Three-Credit Graduate Course in June Orange North Supervisory Union, VT

n Significant teacher knowledge gains Classroom Educator Training n Average of 83% correct on post-test n Teacher knowledge gained 59% to 82%

Associate Level Training n Teacher knowledge gained 46% to 80%

16 Marketing 93,275 Website Sessions Top 4 pages Professional Development/ has been the overarching goal for the Stern Center BUILDING BLOCKS Success Learning Evaluations brand. Success and how it affects each of our students links Calendar Meet Our Staff all our departments and programs—success for our students, success for educators, success for our staff, success for schools. 3,964 We are exceedingly grateful and most excited to have received Blog Visitors a special gift of $20,000 to redesign our website! The 340 the previous year redesign will launch us from a year of successful social media growth to new heights improving our outreach, services, and development! 452 Facebook “likes”

23 Media Stories including Burlington Free Press Valley News VT Digger The Keene Sentinel

19 Media Citations

2 Radio Shows

Blanche Podhajski The Point, WNCS

Julie Erdelyi NHPR

17 Financials

FY14 Split by Revenue Type Grants Other Income 8% 13% Donations 15% Professional Learning 11% Special Events 1%

Communication Diagnostics Services 14% 9%

Instruction 29%

FY14 Split by Expense Type

Supplies/Postage/ Marketing Copying 1% Other 3% 4% Facilities 10%

Compensation - Services Compensation - 52% Mktg, Dev, Research 13%

Compensation - Admin, Exec 17%

18 September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014

Expense Breakdown: Program/G&A/Fund Raising 90.0%

77.7% 77.8% 77.7% 78.0% 77.1% 77.5% 77.7% 80.0%

70.0%

60.0%

50.0% Program G&A 40.0% F/R

30.0%

20.0% 12.4% 12.3% 12.3% 12.0% 12.3% 11.9% 12.0% 9.9% 9.9% 10.0% 10.0% 10.6% 10.6% 10.3% 10.0%

0.0% FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 B

19 Financials

Instruction Hours (incl. Communication Services) 10 Years 25000

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0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B

Evaluation Units 10 Years 500

450

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0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B

20 September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014

Contributions and Grants: FY09-FY15 Budget All Funds

$2,500,000

Includes Hoehl Family $1M Building Donation

$2,000,000

$1,500,000 Excludes $231K in grants that are not recorded based on accounting principles but will impact future service revenues $1,000,000

$500,000

$0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B

21 Thank you for your support

In-Kind Donations TD Charitable Foundation Paul & Nancy Cotton The Gottesman Foundation Lang McLaughry Real Estate ADK Packworks Sam Hoar & Eve Pratt Hoar C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. Arabesque Elaine & Frank Ittleman Frank & Ducky Donath Aristelle Jeanne E. Jenkins David & Judith Gayer Heidi Bagley Holly Johnson L. Stephen & Ruthann Hackett Will & Pam Billings Paul & Ellie Kenworthy David & Anne Hauke Jenna Bisset Joan Martin Gerald & Jaclyn Kaminsky Chef’s Table at The Essex Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation Walt Levering Cricket Radio VT Louis Polish & Deborah Schapiro Peter Miller Galli Gourmet Chocolates Shelburne Charlotte Hinesburg Interfaith Tim Neiley & Ellen O’Brien Gadue’s Dry Cleaning Projects NH Branch International Dyslexia Assoc. Steve & Ruthann Hackett William Schubart & Kate Robinson Schubart PEDS ONE Sam & Eve Hoar Ann Logie Smallwood Allen & Bonnie Reid Martin IBEX Lisa Steele Michael & Mary Scollins IBM Michael J. Shapiro Jake’s Quechee Market $1,000-$2,499 Spruce Mortgage Holly Johnson Anonymous Peter & Margie Stern Lisa Kent Anonymous Robert Stern Ellie & Paul Kenworthy James & Cheryl Andrew Robert & Christine Stiller Mammut USA Tim Burke & Laurie Caswell Burke Roger & Katherine Stone Lisa Marcus John & Kathryn Connell Kathleen Templin Microsoft Giving Campaign Suzanne & Thomas Cronkite Timberlane Dental Katharine Monstream Louis & Irene DeVivo Justin & Julia Molson Bronwyn Dunne $250-$499 Montreal Canadiens John & Pat Farnham David & Meredith Babbott North Hero House Joyce Feldman Randy & Robin Bertrand Kevin Paskiet Chris & Jan Gannon Barry & Laura Dagan Peyton Place General Electric Matching Funds Aline Dulaney Blanche Podhajski Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Freddie Mac Foundation Jenn Proulx Grant & Lara Gund Milton & Carolyn Frye The Quechee Club Katie & David Halsey Al & Barbara Gross Rare Essentials Gerald & Virginia Hornung Preston & Virginia Kelsey Seventh Generation Huron Consulting Group Carl Lisman & Deb Smith Shelburne Supermarket Edward & Brynn Kusiak Sara Ann Loughran Spruce Mortgage Secured Network Services D. W. Lyons Whole Health Nutrition Main Street Landing Company Gregg & Caroline Marston Ed Wilkens Hilary Maslow Thomas & Rachel McCarthy Michael Metz & Denise Shekerjian Geoffrey Miller & Beth Buttles-Miller $100,000 + Diane Meyer Aaron Miller Hoehl Family Foundation Justin & Julia Molson Geoff & Kate Molson Bernice and Milton Stern Foundation Mount Philo Fund Virginia R. Neiley New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Robert & Patricia Phillips $25,000-$99,999 Northfield Savings Bank Foundation Dan Johnson & Lisa Pizzagalli The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation Donny & Janna Osman Stephen Scheu Charles D. Bartlett Nicholas P. Parent Haviland & Dolores Smith Sarah Gray Gund Paul Post Fund of The VT Community David Stifler & Mary Allen Stifler IBM Foundation Michael Toomey Lois McClure Jon & Jennifer Pizzagalli Katherine Toomey William & Maureen Post David & Carol Usher Don & Sandy Rendall Lee & Ann Van Voris $10,000-$24,999 Rene Bloch Foundation Susan Scheu Woodworth The Carmel Hill Fund Gerry & Peggy Shapiro The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation David & Barbara Somero Champlain Investment Partners $100-$249 Barry & Carol Stone J. C. & Margaret Abajian Blanche Podhajski & Ken Kreiling Sara Trimmer Dolores Podhajski LeConche Christina Gay Atkin Edward & Jill Wilkens Sage Bagnato Thomas & Ellen Wilkins Margaret Davidson Barnett $2,500-$9,999 Elizabeth Woods Christopher L. Beal Will & Pam Billings Kenneth & Patricia Zyber Betsy Beecher Robert & Leslie Botjer Skip & Michaela Beitzel The Mill Foundation $500-$999 Jenna Bisset Gene & Ann Cenci Steve & Kristen Armly Asa Bisset Greg & Megan Cluver John & Barbara Coates D. Michael Boardman Robert & Suzie Crews Coldwell Banker Redpath & Co. Linda Boardman

We thank all those who made gifts supporting all kinds of learners. If we have inadvertently omitted any names, we apologize and ask you to contact us with the correction. This listing includes donations received during our FY14: September 1, 2013- August 31, 2014. Julie Bonanno Matthew Plasse Eva Daniels Cecelia & Keith Cameron Michael & Sherry Prehoda Linda Del Hagen Michael & June Carrera Stephen Richards Ann Delaney Geoffrey Carter Shelley Richardson Allaire K. Diamond Thomas & Christina Cavin Patrick Robins & Lisa Schamberg Sam & Anne Dixon Zacharie & Cynthia Clements Andrea Rogers Stephen & Susan Donahue David & Cathleen Cohen Alfred & Margaret Rosa Angela Drexel Richard & Rose Colletti Nicholas Rumsey Dr. E.S. Emery III Helen Lynne Collins Mark Saba & Karen Paul Christine Evans Kathleen Colman William & Gail Savage George & Maxie Ewins Edwin & Nancy Colodny Mary Selby Georgina Fahrer Philip Condon John & Cindy Senning Stephen & Mary Fiske Tim & Kelley Condon Varsha Shah & Eben Slaunwhite Barbara Forsyth P. M. & Paula Costello Chris & Judith Shaw Sara Gebo Jack & Marion Crews Joseph & Margaret Sheehan GHP Advisors, PC Emily Dawson Art & Gail Shinners Lillian Goss Greg & Jean DeCell H. C. Gerhard & Sigrid Sihler Alex Graham Scott & Catherine Donnelly David & Patti Smallwood Barbara Greenwald Karyl & Brian Drew Matthew & Lori Smith Luther & Sally Hackett Christopher Economou Harold & Ann Snow Stephanie Hackett Hope Eressy Sallie Soule Susan Hastings Lewis & Sandy First Glen & Patty Spence Martha F. Hoar Paula Flaherty Barbara Stephens Martha Hoehl Fusun Floyd David & Samantha Stetson Mark Hoskin & Denise Kilduff Lell Forehand Gadue’s Dry Cleaning HouseWorks Donald & Suzanne Foss Ben & Debbie Taggard Paulette Thabault Karl Fricke Daniel Taylor Denise Keefe Tom & Liz Fryer Julie Thayer Mary Kehoe David & Peggy Gelinas Tom & Sheila Thomson Peter & Joyce Klinkenberg William & Valerie Graham Frederick Tiballi Peter & Anne Kreisel Patrick Thornton & Jana Granzella Brian Till Alan & Candice Lane Steven & Marie Hagedorn Donald Vickers Sharon Leach John P. Harding John Vogel & Judy Music Carolyn E. Long Chip & Mary Hart Roger Wallace Jack Long & Delight Wing Kathy Hastings James & Bonnie Wallman Leslee MacKenzie Vicki Hayes Leslie & Nick Ward James Madison James & Mary Ellen Hebert Jane Way Joan Mathews Dennis & Georgia Helmich Herbert & Angela Wilkins Patrick & Jill McCaffrey Harry & Barbara Holland Sam & Claire Wool Patricia McDonald Caroline Holmes Sigrid Wurthmann Duncan & Belle McDougall Edward & Betty Horton Scott Yeager & Christine Packard Betty McGill Link & Truda Jewett Robert & Mary McKearin Cliff Johnson $50-$99 Jeffrey & Lucinda McKechnie Star Johnson GianPiero & Victoria Anelli George McLane John & Kimberly Kane Mary M. Bagnato Carol G. Miller Elaine Kirkpatrick Brenda Balon Donald & Susan Miller Linnea & Harlan Lachman Charles Barbieri Fred & Alexandra Mitchell Jack Leahy & Leanne Haskin-Leahy Deborah & Starr Barnum David & Elinor Morency Helmut & Joan Lenes Linda Beaumariage & Edward Jodice John & Roberta Morrison Calef Letorney Marjorie Berger Thomas & Fern Murtagh Alison & William Lockwood Cathy Bergeron Janice Nadworny & Len Littenberg Serge & Caroline Lussi Patricia Bertozzi-Buck & Donald Buck Alice Outwater Stephen & Emily Magowan Gerry Bloomberg William & Barbara Paganelli Lisa Marcus Scott & Carol Boardman Kevin Paskiet Ted Marcy & Kim Hornung-Marcy Jennifer Bolduc Nikhil Patel Keith & Lucy Marston Barbara Bolton Lisa C. Pendolino Scott & Nina McCampbell Anne Brabazon Nancy Post Thomas & Doris McCullough Alden & Phoebe Bryan Donna Poulin Jacqueline McGlenn Mary L. Burns Patricia M. Pratt Susan & Barton Merle-Smith Brenda Buzzell Peggy Price Bobby & Holly Miller Joyce Cameron Robert Racusin & Sharon Goldfein Leonard Miller Lawrence & Cynthia Caron The Reading Clinic Miles & Pat Mushlin John T. Carpenter Gay Regan Nancy Nugent Sally Caswell Gail Rosenberg & Tom O’Connor Michael O’Brien Cathy Chamberlain Jan & Mary Jane Rozendaal Kevin & Kristine Owens James & Jill Coffrin Tim & Faith Rushford Rose Pels Nini Crane Stacey Sadowsky Paul & Dorothea Penar David & Claire Courtney Beatrice Samuelson Bryn & Andrew Perkins Brian & Sherrill Crabtree Rhiana M. Schenck Greg & Diane Peters Phyllis Crews William & Wendy Schroeder Carol Lee Phillips Donald & Lynn Cummings Jocelyn Secker-Walker Spencer & Eliza Pickard Matthew & Greta D’Agostino Lauren Shanard & David Smalley Thank you for your support

J. Ward & Janet Stackpole Cyndi Jaret Thodd & Lori Van Allen Edward Stone Jeremy Johnston Ruth Wallman Chris Szarek Robert & Betty Jones Jean H. Wallman Patricia Thimm Deborah Kahn Connie Walsh Jesse Beck & Kevin Veller Jill Kenny Lindsay Wilcox Cordelia von Conta Randy & Wendy King Sandra Willey Brad & Wendy Watson Sue Kolk Cathy Wilson Al & Marti Webster Phil & Louise Kolvoord Kathryn Wilson Jeff & Amy Winagle Deb Languasco Charles & Mary Ann Wolf Walter & Jane Yusen Mary Bridget Lassig Janet Brown-Wolff Karen M. Zabel Ray & Charlotte Leary Sarah Lenes Gifts In Memory of: Up to $50 Martin & Barbara LeWinter Charmian Lewis Mike Alderman Edith de Burlo Charlie & Jean Lord Barbara Anderson C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. Ann Audette Charles & Genevieve Lotz Jay Spaulding & Brittany LoveJoy Theresa Averill Ann Emery Sandra Mackler & Martin Newman Joan Balfe Dr. Stan Emery Maryalice Barker Joan Madison Christine Maloney & David DeBoy Nancy J. Barnes Dr. Alvin Feldman Allan & Jackie Marlow Jo-Ann Beaudin & Paschal Deblasio Joyce Feldman Lucille Bedard George & Mary McGrath Wallace & Angela McLean Iris Berezin Dr. Buddy Floyd M. Jonathan Mishcon Ellen Bessette Fusun Floyd Elizabeth Bouchard Amy Moody James Moody J.L. & Carol Bouyea Jean Foss Barbara Moore Sandy Boyer Ellen Bessette Lauren Morse Joanne Breidenstein Hope Eressy Jane Nathan William Scott Buckley Christine Evans Mark & Marilyn Neagley Molly Burke Donald & Suzanne Foss Christopher Peckham Alicia Burris Mark Hoskin and Denise Kilduff Garth & Clara Peterson Deborah Carland NH Branch International Dyslexia Assoc. Jay D. Petrillo Hilary & Chris Casillas Blanche Podhajski Pamela Pollock Liz & Tom Crane The Reading Clinic Jenn Proulx Betty D. Custer Kathleen Templin Robert & Jane Provost Christian DaBica Herbert & Angela Wilkins Ellen Page Reid George & Pamela Darling Sigrid Wurthmann Barbara L. Davenport Priscilla Reidinger Malissa & David Rivoire Sarah DeSilvey Pat Morrow Marie Roberts Anthony & Janet Di Blasi Michael O’Brien Joseph & Jennifer Dickerman Sally Robinson Pat Rock Colette Dirmaier Doris Payette Henrik Ross Julia Ann Erdelyi Barbara Greenwald Keven Eriksen Emily Rowe Nancy M. Roy Gary & Jane Farrell Charles Poser Theodore Rumsey Sheila M. Fazackerley David & Peggy Gelinas Steven & Michelle Fischer Jack & Diane Salbinski James & Anne Schroeder Marylin Fletcher Corinne Mazel Joan Shaw Florence Fooden & Ross Mohn Barbara Davenport Peter & Gayle Shaw Ernest & Charlotte Gibson Houseworks Pamela Simendinger Kris & Marty Gleason Sandra Mackler Pat & John Greene Kathryn & Saul Skrocki Nicky M. Stange Carleton & Jo Haines Ethel Schildhaus William & Mary Jane Stanley Amy Hamlin GHP Advisors, PC Tom Steketee & Gail Keefer Art & Mary Hamlin David & Elinor Morency Shaun Stephens Recille Hamrell Rose Pels Jackson & Marissa Strayer-Benton Sidney Harmon & Karen Lynch-Harmon Celeste Truskolawski Zoe Hart Robyn Suarez Grace W. Sweet Whitney Hine Frank Smallwood Evelyn Tatro Lee Clark Hoehn Blanche Podhajski & Ken Kreiling Peter & Marie Thomas Philip & Joan Hoff Edward & Jill Wilkens Daniel & Susan Hudson Rebecca Tibbetts Sara Huff Pam Titus Chris & Leslie Huston Celeste Truskolawski Priscilla Jackson Jo-Anne Unruh & Kenneth Kramberg Gifts in Honor of:

We thank all those who made gifts supporting all kinds of learners. If we have inadvertently omitted any names, we apologize and ask you to contact us with the correction. This listing includes donations received during our FY14: September 1, 2013- August 31, 2014. Fred & Alexandra Mitchell Herb L. Martin M.D. Memorial Scholarship Laurie Caswell Burke Kevin & Kristine Owens Endowment Sally Caswell Spencer & Eliza Pickard David & Peggy Gelinas Roger Wallace Serge & Caroline Lussi Paul Dandurand Thomas & Doris McCullough Nikhil Patel Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence Hoehl Family Foundation Blanche M. Podhajski Memorial Annual Pat Greene Peggy Price Scholarship Aline Dulaney Louis & Irene DeVivo Thanks to those who contributed funds through Jason Gross our first annual Scholar-Shop to benefit the Podhajski Family Annual Scholarship David & Samantha Stetson Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence. Those Ken Kreiling & Blanche Podhajski who made cash donations may not be listed. Pat Pizzagalli Paul Post Memorial Annual Scholarship Jon & Jenn Pizzagalli Nancy J. Barnes Paul Post Fund of The VT Community Lisa Pizzagalli Robin Bertrand Foundation Jenna Bisset Nancy Post Gene & Julie Richards Leslie Botjer Sam & Claire Wool Joanne Breidenstein Humbert L. Riva M.D. Memorial Scholarship William Scott Buckley Endowment Barry & Carol Stone Laurie Caswell Burke John & Barbara Coates Gail Rosenberg & Tom O’Connor Mary L. Burns Leonard Miller Alicia Burris Neil Shapiro Memorial Scholarship Endowment Brenda Buzzell Sara Gebo Bernice Stern Joyce Cameron Al & Barbara Gross Michael & June Carrera Nini Crane Justin & Julia Molson Walter & Jane Yusen Betty D. Custer Geoff and Kate Molson Greta D’Agostino Mark Saba & Karen Paul Peter & Margie Stern Pamela R. Darling Gerry & Peggy Shapiro Shelley Richardson Allaire K. Diamond Joseph & Margaret Sheehan Geoffrey Miller & Beth Buttles-Miller Catherine Donnelly Bronwyn Dunne Smallwood Family Scholarship Endowment Elizabeth Wallman Julia Ann Erdelyi in Memory of Frank Smallwood Main Street Landing Company Sheila M. Fazackerley Sam Hoar & Eve Pratt Hoar Margaret Davidson Barnett Gadue’s Dry Cleaning Caroline Holmes Helen Lynne Collins Pat Greene Diane Meyer Ruthann Hackett David Stifler & Mary Allen Stifler Stephanie Waite Katie Halsey Ben Taggard Vicki Hayes Paul Toomey Memorial Annual Scholarship Martha Hoehl Steve & Kristen Armly Leslie Huston Katherine Toomey Scholarship Funds Holly Johnson Michael Toomey Joan Martin Lee & Ann Van Voris Charles D. Bartlett Scholarship Endowment Hilary Maslow Charles Bartlett Diane Meyer Lester Wallman M.D. Memorial Annual Barbara Moore Scholarship John Connell Scholarship Endowment Lauren Morse Christina Gay Atkin Anonymous Janna Osman Helen Lynne Collins Greg & Megan Cluver Lisa C. Pendolino C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. John & Kathryn Connell Bryn Perkins Paul & Dorothea Penar Tim Neiley & Ellen O’Brien Eliza Pickard Julie Thayer Blanche Podhajski James & Bonnie Wallman Ursula Crews Memorial Scholarship Pamela Pollock Jean H. Wallman Endowment Jenn Proulx Ruth Wallman Brian & Sherrill Crabtree Sandy Rendall Jack & Marion Crews Tim Rushford Stevenson H. Waltien, Jr. Memorial Annual Phyllis Crews Deborah Schapiro Scholarship Robert & Suzie Crews Rhiana M. Schenck Jack Leahy & Leanne Haskin-Leahy Patrick & Jill McCaffrey Michael J. Shapiro Harold & Ann Snow Ann Smallwood Thomas & Ellen Wilkins Thomas Peter Doremus, Jr. Memorial Annual Dolores Smith Scholarship Edward R. Wilkens Katie & David Halsey Karen M. Zabel Sara Trimmer Dr. John LeConche Memorial Annual William Cameron Hagedorn Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Endowment Dolores Podhajski LeConche Cecelia & Keith Cameron Michael & Mary Scollins The Carmel Hill Fund H. C. Gerhard & Sigrid Sihler Steven & Marie Hagedorn Dennis & Georgia Helmich Mary Kehoe Gregg & Caroline Marston Stern Center Staff

Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D. President Teresa Adone, M.A. Executive Assistant to the President Katie Ahern, M.Ed. Instructor Molly Andres, B.A. Communications Coordinator Sage Bagnato, M.Ed. Evaluator Robin Bertrand, B.A. Development Coordinator Ashley Besaw, M.Ed. Instructor Pamela Billings, M.A. Instructor Jenna Bisset, M.Ed. Instructor Laura Bonazinga, M.S. Instructor Kathryn Bousquet, M.A. Instructor Sandy Boyer, M.Ed. Instructor Alicia Burris, B.S. Instructor Sarah Butler, M.Ed. Instructor Brenda Buzzell, M.Ed. Building Blocks Coordinator Laurie Caswell-Burke, M.Ed. Development Officer Kellie Charron, M.A. Instructor Christina Colletti, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Fellow Paula Costello, M.Ed. Instructor Nancy Cotton, Psy.D. Instructor Greta D’Agostino, B.A. Evaluation Intake Scheduler Nancy Daniels, M.Ed. Instructor Emily Dawson, B.A. Human Resource Generalist Anne Demars, M.Ed. Instructor Mary Dennison, M.A. Instructor Patty Durham, A.S. Instruction Intake Scheduler Julie Erdelyi, M.A. Program Manager Communication Services Judy Finkle-Charnoff, A.S. Instruction Intake Scheduler Barbara Forsyth, A.A. Accounts Manager Tara Fortner, Ed.D. Evaluator Jean Foss, M.Ed. Professional Learning Provider Pat Greene, B.A. Instructor Barbara Greenwald, M.Ed. Instructor Mary Guarino, B.A. Instructor Bethany Halliday, M.A. Instructor Janet Harwood, M.A. Instructor Vicki Hayes, M.S. Coordinator of SES/Instruction Kelsey Higgins, B.S. Instructor Sarah Hildebrand, M.A. Instructor Wayne Hinson, M.S. Instructor Alexandra Houston Instructor Sara Huff, D. Mus. Instructor, Evaluator Frances Ingram, M.A. Evaluator Jessica Jablonski, M.A. Speech-Language Pathologist Leslie Johnson, M.A. Instructor Danielle Kent, B.S. Speech-Language Pathologist Juliet King, M.Ed. Professional Learning Provider Jacie Knapp, M.Ed. Instructor Rachel Lapidow, B.A. Professional Learning Assistant Sharon Leach, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist Kate Linnea, Ph.D. Evaluator Suzanne Loring, M.A. Communications Coordinator Lisa Marcus, B.S. Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant Denise McCord, M.A. Instructor Deborah McDougall, M.Ed. Instructor Jennifer McMannon, M.Ed. Instructor Kathleen McMullan, M.A. Instructor Diane Meyer, Ph.D. Grant Writer Julia Molson, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist Barbara Moore, B.S. Research Associate Lauren Morse, B.S. Instructor, SES Coordinator Sandy Murphy, B.A. Instructor Jane Nathan, Ph.D. Research Director Nancy Nugent, B.A. Receptionist Linnea Oosterman, B.A. Professional Learning Assistant Janna Osman, M.Ed. Vice President for Programs Kevin Paskiet, M.S. IT Manager Joyce Pregent Communications Intake Scheduler Peggy Price, M.Ed. Professional Learning Provider Elaine Proper, M.Ed. Instructor Jenn Proulx, B.S. Marketing Coordinator Sandy Rendall, M.B.A. Communications Director Susan Rooney, M.A. Instructor Colleen Schuster, M.Ed. Instructor Michael Shapiro, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer Chris Shaw, M.Ed. Instructor Shaun Stephens, M.S. Speech-Language Pathologist Janet Stewart, M.Ed. Professional Learning Provider Jessica Stoehr, B.A. Executive Assistant to the President Miriam Stoll, Ph.D. Evaluator David Szabo, M.S.Ed. Instructor Michelle Szabo, M.S.Ed. Program Manager for Instruction Evelyn Tatro, M.Ed. Instructor Rebecca Tobey, M.Ed. Instructor Elizabeth Towle, M.Div. Instructor Lori Van Allen, M.S. Evaluator Marilyn Varricchio, M.Ed. Evaluator Stefanie Waite, M.Ed. Interim Program Manager for Evaluation Daniel Welch Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant Carol Wieland, M.S. Instructor Ed Wilkens, Ed.D. Development Director Katie Willard, M.S., SLP-CCC Speech-Language Pathologist Coreen Woodbury, M.S., SLP-CCC Speech-Language Pathologist Because All Great Minds Don’t Think Alike Stern Cent er for La nguage a nd L earning is a nonprofit learning center dedicat ed to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Through

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