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Annual Report FY14
Board of Directors
Eve Pratt Hoar, ChairSarah BealWill BillingsLeslie Watson BotjerSuzanne CronkiteChris EconomouChristopher R. GannonRuthann HackettKatie D. HalseyCynthia K. Hoehl, D.H.L.Ellie Kenworthy, M.Ed.G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D.Justin MolsonJon PizzagalliBlanche Podhajski, Ph.D.Maureen PostStephen RichardsCarol StoneBrian TillSara Trimmer
Honorary Board of Directors
Bernice Stern, ChairEugene CenciGovernor Howard Dean, M.D.Governor James DouglasLewis First, M.D.Sarah Gray GundJohn HoehlArthur KreizelGovernor Madeleine KuninSenator Patrick LeahyEugene Richards IIIGovernor Peter ShumlinAnn SmallwoodBarbara SnellingPeter Stern, M.D.David Stifler, M.D.Barry StoneElizabeth Wallman
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2,446
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Students
School District Contracts
BUILDING BLOCKS Educators
Cynthia K. Hoehl Participants
Website Sessions
Scholarships
President’s MessageOctober 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 United States. 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 Dartmouth College 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
This project has been made possible in part by funding and consultation from an anonymous
foundation and the Purple Crayon Project.
Phase 1
$22,874,075
Only $5.94/Child
4 Years
4 Million Children
All Children Ready to Read
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262Total Evaluations
154Comprehensive
30Neuropsychological
13Psychological
8Child and
Adolescent
8Speech/Language
10Autism
7Social Cognition
21Academic
11Other
EvaluationsOur 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.
We welcomed Jessica O’Neil, M.D. and Feyza Basoglu, M.D., to our Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, a partnership with the University of Vermont College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. These Fellows gained valuable training about students experiencing significant challenges in school settings under the direction of Julia Molson, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist.
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.
Referral Sources
87 School/Educator
70 Family/Friend
36 Physician/FAHC
18 Stern Center Staff/Board
10 Psychologist/Psychiatrist
10 Website
6 UVM/VT Law School
6 Voc Rehab/Case
2 Attorney
2 Media/Word-of-Mouth
&
3 Canada
12 New York
215 Vermont
15 New Hampshire
3Massachusetts
3New Jersey
1 Connecticut
1 Delaware
1 Virginia
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Public School Partnerships
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.
In addition to our presence as a 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
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.
Orange Center School
Washington Village School
Williamstown Elementary School
Williamstown Middle/High School
Stern Center West Lebanon, NH
Instruction 363Total Students
246Individual Students
16Students with
multiple instructors
3Multi-Hour
13Academic Coaching
3Med-Ed/Radiology
2Diagnostic Instruction
117Supplemental
Educational Services17 Schools
Most referrals for instruction are the
result of word of mouth, our website,
or indirect advertising through articles
in the Burlington Free Press and Valley
News. One special success story was
that a multi-hour student was able
to fully return to his home school
environment.
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Electrophysiological Measures of Neuroplasticitywith Reading Interventions
National Science FoundationThree year research Grant in collaboration with Dartmouth College to investigate
brain changes following 500 hours of intensive intervention over 10 weeks
&
Dr. Donna CochDartmouthPrinciple Investigator
Dr. Blanche PodhajskiStern CenterProject Director
Michelle SzaboStern Center Project Coordinator
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Communication Services
Referral Sources
25 Family/Friend14 School5 Stern Center Staff/Board4 Therapist
3 Howard Center3 Website6 Voc Rehab/Case
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 beyond the lovely home in Burlington where the program originated.
134Total
Children Adults
21 20Individual Social
Cognitive Development
60 13Social Thinking® Groups
12 6Speech-Language
2Telepractice
92Total Participants
34Social Cognition I
5Social Cognition II
30SoCo Managing Anxiety
23SoCo Visual Methods
By invitation, Julie Erdelyi, Program Manager of Communication Services, presented at
BEST(Building Effective Support for Teaching Students with Behavioral Challenges)Killington, June 23-27, 2014
Social Matters!- Using Evidence Based Practices to Teach Interpersonal Skills, Com-munication Skills, and Self-management Skills to Students Age 3 -18
Dr. Nancy Cotton instructs a workshop in Social Thinking® at the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence within the Stern Center.
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Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence
All Professional Learning opportunities
are offered through the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence
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
for learners by extending educators’ expertise.
2,446Total Participants
42Workshops Offered
464participants
attended offered workshops
60Privately contracted
workshops and presentations
1,982participants
attended contracted workshops and presentations
Talking to Writing:Unpacking the Common Core
SymposiumDr. Charles Haynes, Professor and
Clinical Supervisor in the Communication
Sciences and Disorders Department at the
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
Health Professions, spoke to over 60 people at
the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, Vermont.
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Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence
108Total O-G
Participants
39Associate Level
15Associate Level
Practicum
39Classroom Educator
15Classroom Educator
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 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
The Stern Center is an Accredited Training Program 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.”
Peggy Price instructs an O-G Associate Level course.
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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, and provide professional learning.
Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence
Private School Partnerships
Photo credit Mater Christi
Photo source: www.greenwood.org12
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
MindPlay Virtual® Reading CoachCompanion for Educators
Mather, N., Sammons, J., Podhajski, B., & Varricchio, M.
Fall 2014 release
MindPlay Virtual® Reading CoachComprehensive Course
for EducatorsPodhajski, B., Varricchio, M., Mather, N, & Sammons, J.
2015 release
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Development
Individual donors, corporate philanthropy,
& foundation grants
combine to ensure that learners and their families can access our learning evaluations and personalized instruction. Gifts and grants also make possible special initiatives such as BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY® trainings at no cost to local early childhood providers or parents. BUILDING BLOCKS improves reading readiness for all preschoolers, especially those most at-risk of reading failure.
FY14 Development Totals$734,249
Major Foundation Support
Bernice and Milton Stern FoundationHoehl Family FoundationJack & Dorothy Byrne FoundationGerald K. and Virginia Hornung Family FoundationThe Gottesman FoundationRene Bloch FoundationThe Carmel Hill FundThe Mill FoundationThe Visionary FundThe New Hampshire Charitable FoundationThe Elizabeth Steele FundThe Vermont Community FoundationAndrew Family Charitable FoundationSCHIPTulgey Wood Foundation
Major Corporate Support
AnonymousGeneral Electric Matching GiftsHuron Consulting GroupIBMKeurig Green MountainMacy’s Main Street LandingMascoma Savings Bank FoundationNorthfield Savings BankSecured Network ServicesTD Charitable Foundation
Lead 30th Anniversary Gifts
Charles BartlettSarah Gray GundKen KreilingLois McClureThe Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation
Operations$388,370
Endowment$27,860
Restricted Operations$225,000
Restricted Program$14,000
Scholarship$79,019
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Scholar-ShopFebruary 19, 2014
Kentucky Derby PartyMay 3, 2014
Mad MarathonJuly 6, 2014
194Total scholarships
Awarded
$116,861Total Amount Awarded
$78,802Total Amount Awarded
Children
$38,059Total Amount Awarded
Adults
Evaluations$44,693 Awarded
29 Children | 30 Adults
Instruction$41,520 Awarded
77 Children | 3 Adults
Communication Services
$30,648 Awarded35 Children | 20 Adults
Our first annual Scholar-Shop
event raised funds to support the
Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for
Excellence, underwriting instruction for eligible families and
helping bring professional learning programs to educators.
Mad Marathon - July 6, 2014
“
“Dear Scholarship Committee,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 and support...over the years...that created the most important element for an adolescent, believing that he could succeed in reaching his goals.”
~ Parent
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 suggest a 65% increase in the number of awards, yielding a 15% increase in dollars awarded to date.
ResearchOur 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®
Barre (VT) Supervisory Union School District n 94% of the Early Childhood Educators rated the training as very to extremely positive.n Excellent teacher knowledge gains on post-test
Port Charlotte, Florida and Utah n Significant teacher knowledge gainsn 100% rated training as very good to excellentn 100% would recommend to other educators
NEW Three-Credit Graduate Course in June n Significant teacher knowledge gainsn Average of 83% correct on post-test
Orton-Gillingham Institute
Hyde Park, VT Elementary School
n Significant teacher knowledge gains
Union Elementary School, Montpelier, VT
n Significant teacher knowledge gains
Reading Institute, Williamstown, MA
Associate’s Level Trainingn Significant teacher knowledge gainsn 100% rated training as extremely positiven 100% would recommend to other educators
Orange North Supervisory Union, VT
Classroom Educator Trainingn Teacher knowledge gained 59% to 82%
Associate Level Trainingn Teacher knowledge gained 46% to 80%
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Marketing
Success has been the overarching goal for the Stern Center
brand. Success and how it affects each of our students links
all our departments and programs—success for our students,
success for educators, success for our staff, success for schools.
We are exceedingly grateful and most excited to have received
a special gift of $20,000 to redesign our website! The
redesign will launch us from a year of successful social media
growth to new heights improving our outreach, services, and
development!
93,275Website Sessions
Top 4 pagesProfessional Development/
BUILDING BLOCKSLearning Evaluations
CalendarMeet Our Staff
3,964Blog Visitors
340 the previous year
452Facebook “likes”
23Media Stories
includingBurlington Free Press
Valley NewsVT Digger
The Keene Sentinel
19Media Citations
2Radio Shows
Blanche PodhajskiThe Point, WNCS
Julie ErdelyiNHPR
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Financials
Grants8%
Donations15%
Special Events1%
Diagnostics14%
Instruction29%
Communication Services
9%
Professional Learning
11%
Other Income13%
FY14Split by Revenue Type
Compensation -Services
52%
Compensation -Admin, Exec
17%
Compensation -Mktg, Dev, Research
13%
Facilities10%
Supplies/Postage/Copying
3%
Marketing1% Other
4%
FY14 Split by Expense Type
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September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014
77.7% 77.8% 77.7% 78.0% 77.1% 77.5% 77.7%
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%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 B
Expense Breakdown:Program/G&A/Fund Raising
Program
G&A
F/R
19
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B
Instruction Hours (incl. Communication Services)10 Years
Financials
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B
Evaluation Units10 Years
20
September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 B
Contributions and Grants: FY09-FY15 BudgetAll Funds
Includes Hoehl Family $1M Building Donation
Excludes $231K in grants that are not recorded based on accounting principles but will impact future service revenues
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Thank you for your support
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.
In-Kind Donations
ADK PackworksArabesqueAristelle Heidi BagleyWill & Pam BillingsJenna BissetChef’s Table at The EssexCricket Radio VTGalli Gourmet ChocolatesGadue’s Dry CleaningSteve & Ruthann HackettSam & Eve HoarIBEX IBMJake’s Quechee MarketHolly JohnsonLisa Kent Ellie & Paul KenworthyMammut USALisa MarcusMicrosoft Giving CampaignKatharine Monstream Justin & Julia MolsonMontreal Canadiens North Hero House Kevin PaskietPeyton Place Blanche PodhajskiJenn ProulxThe Quechee ClubRare Essentials Seventh GenerationShelburne SupermarketSpruce MortgageWhole Health Nutrition Ed Wilkens
$100,000 +Hoehl Family FoundationBernice and Milton Stern Foundation
$25,000-$99,999The Morris & Bessie Altman FoundationCharles D. BartlettSarah Gray GundIBMLois McClure
$10,000-$24,999The Carmel Hill FundThe Jack & Dorothy Byrne FoundationChamplain Investment PartnersBlanche Podhajski & Ken Kreiling Dolores Podhajski LeConche
$2,500-$9,999Will & Pam BillingsRobert & Leslie BotjerThe Mill FoundationGene & Ann CenciGreg & Megan CluverRobert & Suzie Crews
TD Charitable FoundationThe Gottesman FoundationSam Hoar & Eve Pratt HoarElaine & Frank IttlemanJeanne E. JenkinsHolly JohnsonPaul & Ellie KenworthyJoan MartinMascoma Savings Bank FoundationLouis Polish & Deborah SchapiroShelburne Charlotte Hinesburg Interfaith
ProjectsWilliam Schubart & Kate Robinson SchubartAnn Logie SmallwoodLisa Steele
$1,000-$2,499AnonymousAnonymousJames & Cheryl AndrewTim Burke & Laurie Caswell BurkeJohn & Kathryn ConnellSuzanne & Thomas CronkiteLouis & Irene DeVivoBronwyn DunneJohn & Pat FarnhamJoyce FeldmanChris & Jan GannonGeneral Electric Matching Funds Green Mountain Coffee RoastersGrant & Lara GundKatie & David HalseyGerald & Virginia HornungHuron Consulting GroupEdward & Brynn KusiakSecured Network ServicesMain Street Landing CompanyHilary MaslowMichael Metz & Denise ShekerjianDiane MeyerJustin & Julia MolsonMount Philo FundNew Hampshire Charitable FoundationNorthfield Savings Bank FoundationDonny & Janna OsmanNicholas P. ParentPaul Post Fund of The VT Community
FoundationJon & Jennifer PizzagalliWilliam & Maureen PostDon & Sandy RendallRene Bloch FoundationGerry & Peggy ShapiroDavid & Barbara SomeroBarry & Carol StoneSara Trimmer Edward & Jill WilkensThomas & Ellen WilkinsElizabeth WoodsKenneth & Patricia Zyber
$500-$999Steve & Kristen ArmlyJohn & Barbara CoatesColdwell Banker Redpath & Co.
Paul & Nancy CottonLang McLaughry Real EstateC. Russell de Burlo, Jr.Frank & Ducky DonathDavid & Judith GayerL. Stephen & Ruthann HackettDavid & Anne HaukeGerald & Jaclyn KaminskyWalt Levering Peter MillerTim Neiley & Ellen O’BrienNH Branch International Dyslexia Assoc.PEDS ONEAllen & Bonnie Reid MartinMichael & Mary ScollinsMichael J. ShapiroSpruce Mortgage Peter & Margie SternRobert Stern Robert & Christine StillerRoger & Katherine StoneKathleen TemplinTimberlane Dental
$250-$499David & Meredith BabbottRandy & Robin BertrandBarry & Laura DaganAline DulaneyFreddie Mac FoundationMilton & Carolyn FryeAl & Barbara GrossPreston & Virginia KelseyCarl Lisman & Deb SmithSara Ann LoughranD. W. LyonsGregg & Caroline MarstonThomas & Rachel McCarthyGeoffrey Miller & Beth Buttles-MillerAaron MillerGeoff & Kate MolsonVirginia R. NeileyRobert & Patricia PhillipsDan Johnson & Lisa PizzagalliStephen ScheuHaviland & Dolores SmithDavid Stifler & Mary Allen StiflerMichael ToomeyKatherine ToomeyDavid & Carol UsherLee & Ann Van VorisSusan Scheu Woodworth
$100-$249J. C. & Margaret AbajianChristina Gay AtkinSage BagnatoMargaret Davidson BarnettChristopher L. BealBetsy BeecherSkip & Michaela BeitzelJenna BissetAsa BissetD. Michael BoardmanLinda Boardman
Julie BonannoCecelia & Keith CameronMichael & June CarreraGeoffrey CarterThomas & Christina CavinZacharie & Cynthia ClementsDavid & Cathleen CohenRichard & Rose CollettiHelen Lynne CollinsKathleen ColmanEdwin & Nancy ColodnyPhilip CondonTim & Kelley CondonP. M. & Paula CostelloJack & Marion CrewsEmily DawsonGreg & Jean DeCellScott & Catherine DonnellyKaryl & Brian DrewChristopher EconomouHope EressyLewis & Sandy FirstPaula FlahertyFusun FloydLell ForehandDonald & Suzanne FossKarl FrickeTom & Liz FryerDavid & Peggy GelinasWilliam & Valerie GrahamPatrick Thornton & Jana GranzellaSteven & Marie HagedornJohn P. HardingChip & Mary HartKathy HastingsVicki HayesJames & Mary Ellen HebertDennis & Georgia HelmichHarry & Barbara HollandCaroline HolmesEdward & Betty HortonLink & Truda JewettCliff JohnsonStar JohnsonJohn & Kimberly KaneElaine KirkpatrickLinnea & Harlan LachmanJack Leahy & Leanne Haskin-LeahyHelmut & Joan LenesCalef LetorneyAlison & William LockwoodSerge & Caroline LussiStephen & Emily MagowanLisa MarcusTed Marcy & Kim Hornung-MarcyKeith & Lucy MarstonScott & Nina McCampbellThomas & Doris McCulloughJacqueline McGlennSusan & Barton Merle-SmithBobby & Holly MillerLeonard MillerMiles & Pat MushlinNancy NugentMichael O’BrienKevin & Kristine OwensRose PelsPaul & Dorothea PenarBryn & Andrew PerkinsGreg & Diane PetersCarol Lee PhillipsSpencer & Eliza Pickard
Matthew PlasseMichael & Sherry PrehodaStephen RichardsShelley RichardsonPatrick Robins & Lisa SchambergAndrea RogersAlfred & Margaret RosaNicholas RumseyMark Saba & Karen PaulWilliam & Gail SavageMary SelbyJohn & Cindy SenningVarsha Shah & Eben SlaunwhiteChris & Judith ShawJoseph & Margaret SheehanArt & Gail ShinnersH. C. Gerhard & Sigrid SihlerDavid & Patti SmallwoodMatthew & Lori SmithHarold & Ann SnowSallie SouleGlen & Patty SpenceBarbara StephensDavid & Samantha StetsonGadue’s Dry CleaningBen & Debbie TaggardDaniel TaylorJulie ThayerTom & Sheila ThomsonFrederick TiballiBrian TillDonald VickersJohn Vogel & Judy MusicRoger WallaceJames & Bonnie WallmanLeslie & Nick WardJane WayHerbert & Angela WilkinsSam & Claire WoolSigrid WurthmannScott Yeager & Christine Packard
$50-$99GianPiero & Victoria AnelliMary M. BagnatoBrenda BalonCharles BarbieriDeborah & Starr BarnumLinda Beaumariage & Edward JodiceMarjorie BergerCathy BergeronPatricia Bertozzi-Buck & Donald BuckGerry BloombergScott & Carol BoardmanJennifer BolducBarbara BoltonAnne BrabazonAlden & Phoebe BryanMary L. BurnsBrenda BuzzellJoyce CameronLawrence & Cynthia CaronJohn T. CarpenterSally CaswellCathy ChamberlainJames & Jill CoffrinNini CraneDavid & Claire CourtneyBrian & Sherrill CrabtreePhyllis CrewsDonald & Lynn CummingsMatthew & Greta D’Agostino
Eva DanielsLinda Del HagenAnn DelaneyAllaire K. DiamondSam & Anne DixonStephen & Susan DonahueAngela DrexelDr. E.S. Emery IIIChristine EvansGeorge & Maxie EwinsGeorgina FahrerStephen & Mary FiskeBarbara ForsythSara GeboGHP Advisors, PCLillian GossAlex GrahamBarbara GreenwaldLuther & Sally HackettStephanie HackettSusan HastingsMartha F. HoarMartha HoehlMark Hoskin & Denise KilduffHouseWorksPaulette ThabaultDenise KeefeMary KehoePeter & Joyce KlinkenbergPeter & Anne KreiselAlan & Candice LaneSharon LeachCarolyn E. LongJack Long & Delight WingLeslee MacKenzieJames MadisonJoan MathewsPatrick & Jill McCaffreyPatricia McDonaldDuncan & Belle McDougallBetty McGillRobert & Mary McKearinJeffrey & Lucinda McKechnieGeorge McLaneCarol G. MillerDonald & Susan MillerFred & Alexandra MitchellDavid & Elinor MorencyJohn & Roberta MorrisonThomas & Fern MurtaghJanice Nadworny & Len LittenbergAlice OutwaterWilliam & Barbara PaganelliKevin PaskietNikhil PatelLisa C. PendolinoNancy PostDonna PoulinPatricia M. PrattPeggy PriceRobert Racusin & Sharon GoldfeinThe Reading ClinicGay ReganGail Rosenberg & Tom O’ConnorJan & Mary Jane RozendaalTim & Faith RushfordStacey SadowskyBeatrice SamuelsonRhiana M. SchenckWilliam & Wendy SchroederJocelyn Secker-WalkerLauren Shanard & David Smalley
Thank you for your supportJ. Ward & Janet StackpoleEdward StoneChris SzarekPatricia ThimmJesse Beck & Kevin VellerCordelia von ContaBrad & Wendy WatsonAl & Marti WebsterJeff & Amy WinagleWalter & Jane YusenKaren M. Zabel
Up to $50Mike AldermanBarbara AndersonAnn AudetteTheresa AverillJoan BalfeMaryalice BarkerNancy J. BarnesJo-Ann Beaudin & Paschal DeblasioLucille BedardIris BerezinEllen BessetteElizabeth BouchardJ.L. & Carol BouyeaSandy BoyerJoanne BreidensteinWilliam Scott BuckleyMolly BurkeAlicia BurrisDeborah Carland Hilary & Chris CasillasLiz & Tom CraneBetty D. CusterChristian DaBicaGeorge & Pamela DarlingBarbara L. DavenportSarah DeSilveyAnthony & Janet Di BlasiJoseph & Jennifer DickermanColette DirmaierJulia Ann ErdelyiKeven EriksenGary & Jane FarrellSheila M. FazackerleySteven & Michelle FischerMarylin FletcherFlorence Fooden & Ross MohnErnest & Charlotte GibsonKris & Marty GleasonPat & John GreeneCarleton & Jo HainesAmy HamlinArt & Mary HamlinRecille HamrellSidney Harmon & Karen Lynch-HarmonZoe HartWhitney HineLee Clark HoehnPhilip & Joan HoffDaniel & Susan HudsonSara HuffChris & Leslie HustonPriscilla Jackson
Cyndi JaretJeremy JohnstonRobert & Betty JonesDeborah KahnJill KennyRandy & Wendy KingSue KolkPhil & Louise KolvoordDeb LanguascoMary Bridget LassigRay & Charlotte LearySarah LenesMartin & Barbara LeWinterCharmian LewisCharlie & Jean LordCharles & Genevieve LotzJay Spaulding & Brittany LoveJoySandra Mackler & Martin NewmanJoan MadisonChristine Maloney & David DeBoyAllan & Jackie MarlowGeorge & Mary McGrathWallace & Angela McLeanM. Jonathan MishconAmy MoodyJames MoodyBarbara MooreLauren MorseJane NathanMark & Marilyn NeagleyChristopher PeckhamGarth & Clara PetersonJay D. PetrilloPamela PollockJenn ProulxRobert & Jane ProvostEllen Page ReidPriscilla ReidingerMalissa & David RivoireMarie RobertsSally RobinsonPat RockHenrik RossEmily RoweNancy M. RoyTheodore RumseyJack & Diane SalbinskiJames & Anne SchroederJoan ShawPeter & Gayle ShawPamela SimendingerKathryn & Saul SkrockiNicky M. StangeWilliam & Mary Jane StanleyTom Steketee & Gail KeeferShaun StephensJackson & Marissa Strayer-BentonRobyn SuarezGrace W. SweetEvelyn TatroPeter & Marie ThomasRebecca TibbettsPam TitusCeleste TruskolawskiJo-Anne Unruh & Kenneth Kramberg
Thodd & Lori Van AllenRuth WallmanJean H. WallmanConnie WalshLindsay WilcoxSandra WilleyCathy WilsonKathryn WilsonCharles & Mary Ann WolfJanet Brown-Wolff
Gifts In Memory of:
Edith de BurloC. Russell de Burlo, Jr.
Ann EmeryDr. Stan Emery
Dr. Alvin FeldmanJoyce Feldman
Dr. Buddy FloydFusun Floyd
Jean FossEllen BessetteHope EressyChristine EvansDonald & Suzanne FossMark Hoskin and Denise KilduffNH Branch International Dyslexia Assoc.Blanche Podhajski The Reading ClinicKathleen TemplinHerbert & Angela WilkinsSigrid Wurthmann
Pat MorrowMichael O’Brien
Doris PayetteBarbara Greenwald
Charles PoserDavid & Peggy Gelinas
Corinne MazelBarbara DavenportHouseworksSandra Mackler
Ethel SchildhausGHP Advisors, PCDavid & Elinor MorencyRose PelsCeleste Truskolawski
Frank SmallwoodBlanche Podhajski & Ken Kreiling Edward & Jill Wilkens
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.
Laurie Caswell BurkeSally Caswell
Paul DandurandNikhil Patel
Pat GreeneAline Dulaney
Jason GrossDavid & Samantha Stetson
Pat PizzagalliJon & Jenn PizzagalliLisa Pizzagalli
Gene & Julie RichardsSam & Claire Wool
Barry & Carol StoneGail Rosenberg & Tom O’ConnorLeonard Miller
Bernice SternMichael & June CarreraWalter & Jane Yusen
Peter & Margie SternShelley RichardsonGeoffrey Miller & Beth Buttles-Miller
Elizabeth WallmanMain Street Landing CompanyMargaret Davidson BarnettHelen Lynne Collins
Stephanie WaiteBen Taggard
Scholarship Funds
Charles D. Bartlett Scholarship EndowmentCharles Bartlett
John Connell Scholarship EndowmentAnonymousGreg & Megan CluverJohn & Kathryn ConnellTim Neiley & Ellen O’Brien
Ursula Crews Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Brian & Sherrill CrabtreeJack & Marion CrewsPhyllis CrewsRobert & Suzie CrewsPatrick & Jill McCaffrey
Thomas Peter Doremus, Jr. Memorial Annual Scholarship
Katie & David HalseySara Trimmer
William Cameron Hagedorn Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Cecelia & Keith CameronThe Carmel Hill FundSteven & Marie HagedornDennis & Georgia HelmichMary KehoeGregg & Caroline Marston
Fred & Alexandra MitchellKevin & Kristine OwensSpencer & Eliza PickardRoger Wallace
Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence Hoehl Family FoundationPeggy Price
Thanks to those who contributed funds through our first annual Scholar-Shop to benefit the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence. Those who made cash donations may not be listed.
Nancy J. BarnesRobin BertrandJenna BissetLeslie BotjerJoanne BreidensteinWilliam Scott BuckleyLaurie Caswell BurkeMary L. BurnsAlicia BurrisBrenda BuzzellJoyce CameronNini CraneBetty D. CusterGreta D’AgostinoPamela R. DarlingAllaire K. DiamondCatherine DonnellyBronwyn DunneJulia Ann ErdelyiSheila M. FazackerleyGadue’s Dry CleaningPat GreeneRuthann HackettKatie HalseyVicki HayesMartha HoehlLeslie HustonHolly JohnsonJoan MartinHilary MaslowDiane MeyerBarbara MooreLauren MorseJanna OsmanLisa C. PendolinoBryn PerkinsEliza PickardBlanche Podhajski Pamela PollockJenn ProulxSandy RendallTim RushfordDeborah SchapiroRhiana M. SchenckMichael J. ShapiroAnn SmallwoodDolores SmithEdward R. WilkensKaren M. Zabel
Dr. John LeConche Memorial Annual Scholarship
Dolores Podhajski LeConcheMichael & Mary ScollinsH. C. Gerhard & Sigrid Sihler
Herb L. Martin M.D. Memorial Scholarship Endowment
David & Peggy GelinasSerge & Caroline LussiThomas & Doris McCullough
Blanche M. Podhajski Memorial Annual Scholarship
Louis & Irene DeVivo
Podhajski Family Annual ScholarshipKen Kreiling & Blanche Podhajski
Paul Post Memorial Annual ScholarshipPaul Post Fund of The VT Community
FoundationNancy Post
Humbert L. Riva M.D. Memorial Scholarship Endowment
John & Barbara Coates
Neil Shapiro Memorial Scholarship EndowmentSara GeboAl & Barbara GrossJustin & Julia MolsonGeoff and Kate MolsonMark Saba & Karen PaulGerry & Peggy ShapiroJoseph & Margaret Sheehan
Smallwood Family Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Frank SmallwoodSam Hoar & Eve Pratt HoarCaroline HolmesDiane MeyerDavid Stifler & Mary Allen Stifler
Paul Toomey Memorial Annual ScholarshipSteve & Kristen ArmlyKatherine ToomeyMichael ToomeyLee & Ann Van Voris
Lester Wallman M.D. Memorial Annual Scholarship
Christina Gay AtkinHelen Lynne CollinsC. Russell de Burlo, Jr.Paul & Dorothea PenarJulie ThayerJames & Bonnie WallmanJean H. WallmanRuth Wallman
Stevenson H. Waltien, Jr. Memorial Annual Scholarship
Jack Leahy & Leanne Haskin-LeahyHarold & Ann SnowThomas & Ellen Wilkins
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
Stern Center Staff
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 Center for Language and Learning
is a nonprofit learning center dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Through
• high-quality direct service • professional learning • research
we are committed to enriching the lives of all learners.
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