Amanda Friedman is currently a full time private educator who creates individualized lesson plans tailored to students interests and needs so they can reach their academic potential. Formerly, Amanda spent five years as a literacy specialist at Avenues: The World School at their New York Campus. She worked specifically with first and second grade students and coached classroom teachers in reading, writing workshops and the Orton-Gillingham Method. Prior to Avenues, Amanda spent eight years teaching public school in the Bronx. She began her career teaching fourth grade for four years and then taught as a special education teacher support services provider. While in this role, Amanda provided academic support and developed individualized education plans for students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.
During her time in the Bronx and at Avenues, Amanda mentored and coached younger teachers and formed close bonds with teachers, families and school staff. She learned how to reach all students regardless of the number of students in the class, by individualizing instruction and making every lesson as fun as possible.
Prior to her work in the Bronx, Amanda Friedman received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in Social Work. She then earned her Master’s Degree in Childhood and Special Education and Literacy from Touro College. Additionally she has a certificate in early childhood ages birth through grade 2 and is trained in the Orton-Gillingham Method. She spent a summer teaching elementary school in South Africa and had 45 students in her class. Amanda truly enjoys teaching, which is always evident in her lessons.
Erin Sauchelli Farrell graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in International Affairs and Spanish, and with honors from New York University with a dual MA in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and Teaching English as a Second Language. She draws on experience from her career in advertising and marketing, as well teaching different subjects and age levels, to help support students in language and literacy development. Erin loves to travel and spent several semesters abroad during her time in undergraduate and graduate school.
Lana Bunning is a lifelong learner and has a passion for sharing her love of education with her students. After earning a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Education from the University at Albany, she began her career with the New York City Department of Education. She has been a public school teacher for over eight years where she has taught math, science, and many other 
Vanessa Khemlani is a NYS-certified teacher with a dual master’s degree in early childhood education and early childhood special education. Vanessa cares deeply about child development and how best to support growth and learning at every stage. For over eighteen years, she has worked in classrooms and homes in New York City, Long Island, and Lower Westchester. She specializes in cooperative learning, supportive interventions, multi-sensory lesson plans, differentiated instruction, organizational skills, social / emotional skill development, literacy instruction, and classroom curriculum support for early childhood and elementary school students.
Pamela Burns’s passion for elementary education is realized every day as a Kindergarten teacher at a public school in Boca Raton, Florida, were she is the team leader for kindergarten. She has successfully worked with a wide range of students from primary through intermediate grades across the Boca Raton area.