Beth
Maahs-Hoagberg, M.Ed.
Currently an Educational Director
of The Highlands School, she is a graduate of Michigan State University
with a B.S. in elementary education, she received her Masters in
Education in Reading and Language Disabilities from Loyola College
in 1977 after the birth of her daughter.
Ms. Maahs-Hoagberg proudly states: "I am the parent of a learning
disabled daughter, age 28." Her own experience with her daughter
drew Ms. Maahs-Hoagberg to become a respected expert in the field
of educating children needing alternate teaching methods to succeed
and in guiding parents to have those needs met within the public
schools per federal and state mandated guidelines.
Ms. Maahs-Hoagberg established the Harford County Chapter of the
Learning Disabilities Association in 1975 and served as its Charter
President for six years. A year later, she was the founder of the
Preschool Enrichment Program (P.E.P.) located at Christ Our King
Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. P.E.P. was a private therapeutic
nursery school for children with speech and language disorders and
who upon entering formal schooling run a high risk of having learning
disabilities.
Ms. Maahs-Hoagberg has been a private language arts tutor for 25+
years and is a member of the International Dyslexia Association,
Dyslexia Tutoring Program, and the Baltimore Tutoring Network.
Annette
Maurits
Ms. Maurits is currently a Parent
Educator for Parents Place of Maryland, a state-wide information
center for parents of handicapped children. She is a parent of a
handicapped child, tutor of learning disabled students, and is an
advocate for children with learning disabilities. Ms. Maurits utilizes
her 40+ years of experience in education to assist students, teachers,
and parents.
Ms. Maurits is the Past President of the Learning Disabilities Association
of Harford County, Past Vice President of Learning Disabilities
Association of Maryland, former Director of Christ Our King Co-op
Nursery, and past President of the National Hemophilia Foundation,
Maryland Chapter.
Ms. Maurits' concern for children has been evident through her membership
in The Council for Exceptional Children, The Reading Council, Dyslexia
Tutoring Program, the International Dyslexia Association, and service
on various committees; assisting Harford and Baltimore County Public
School P.T.A.'s with coordination of Disability Awareness Programs;
Harford Community College's Special Education Planning Advisory
Committee and Harford County Public Schools' Special Education Long
Range Planning Task Force.
Joanne
S. Parrott
Currently a Delegate to the
Maryland General Assembly, she completed her term as President of
the Harford County Council from 1994-1998. She was first elected
to the Harford County Council in 1986 and re-elected in 1990. Her
efforts on behalf of children with learning disabilities spans over
20 years. Drawing from her own family experiences, she has assisted
families with knowing the rights of learning disabled children within
the public school system. The Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs
recognized her work with the "Outstanding Education Achievement
Award for Volunteer Work: Learning Disabilities@" three consecutive
years.
Ms. Parrott has been a speaker for the Maryland State Department
of Education/Office of Special Education courses: Teaching Students
with Special Needs - High School and Middle School; and The Parent
Viewpoint - Teaching Children with Special Needs.
Ms. Parrott has stated that "Programs for the learning disabled
[student] must be strengthened to meet their needs and to build
self-esteem, so they in turn can become productive members of society."
Ms. Parrott's advocacy for children is also evident through her
work as Chair of the Child Sex Abuse Treatment Center Task Force
and FEMA - Harford County Emergency Food and Shelter Board; member
of various committees of the United Way of Central Maryland; the
YMCA Board of Managers of Harford County; and the Harford County
Commission on Disabilities working with a parent group whose children
are deaf or hearing impaired.
Vicki
Whitaker, M.Ed.
Currently an Educational Director
of The Highlands School, she received a B.S. in Physical Therapy
from the Medical College of Virginia and a Master of Education Degree
in Reading from Towson State University. Ms. Whitaker is an educator
who has spent many years teaching children and adults in various
capacities: volunteer, therapist, and private tutor.
The founder of the Achievement Center, Inc. in 1992, she has provided
a highly individualized tutorial service for students who perform
below their academic potential in all academic subjects due to processing
difficulties.
Her expertise includes teaching "underachievers," as well
as reading and math disabled students. She has successfully assisted
children of all ages who have various reading and learning difficulties.
She also has provided instruction for students who have "dropped-out"
of high school, providing services so that these students can successfully
acquire their General Education Diploma (GED).
Ms. Whitaker's memberships include: International Dyslexia Association
and Children with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.).
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