Alpha

Hi! I’m Alpha. I am an Educator and Producer—a New York transplant now based in Los Angeles—providing private instruction for students of all ages, from four-year-olds to adults. I studied Theatre as an undergraduate and earned my BA in Liberal Arts from the College of the Holy Cross.

I am a Literacy, Math, and Learning Processes Specialist, and over the past 20+ years, I have worn many hats at the prestigious Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, from clinician to Regional Manager of ForSchools to lead Professional Development Presenter. I am well-versed in Seeing Stars, Visualizing and Verbalizing, LiPS, Talkies, and On Cloud Nine (Imagery for Math).

Throughout my career, I’ve partnered with school districts in seven states, providing professional development to classroom teachers, special education teachers, SLPs, and educational therapists at more than 30 schools. I have worked extensively with remote Indigenous communities facing significant literacy challenges, most notably schools in “Bush” Alaska and on Navajo reservations in New Mexico.

I specialize in developing the underlying imagery necessary to remediate difficulties in reading, comprehension, mathematics, and language processing. I work with students diagnosed with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, CAPD, Cerebral Palsy, and Hyperlexia. I now live in the Valley in Los Angeles, offering process-based instruction to students across the county.

Next semester, I will be teaching three film courses for the San Bernardino Valley College Institute of Media Arts. When I’m not leading instruction, I’m either spending time with my spunky five-year-old daughter or producing independent film projects.