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Carol T. Miller

 

Carol T. Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is the Director of Social Bridges.  She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work, and a Bachelor's Degree in Education/Drama Therapy, Florida license #SW7648.        

Ms. Miller has worked with children for over 25 years in a variety of therapeutic settings.  She has practiced drama therapy in psychiatric hospitals; conducted therapy groups in schools, served as a therapist and administrator at a community mental health center, and has been the director of a parenting center in Central Florida.

In addition to developing the curriculum for Social Bridges, administering the program and facilitating groups, Ms. Miller provides individual /family social coaching and counseling.

 

Dr. Judith Levin
Through Solutions for Children and Families, LLC, Dr. Levin developed the curriculum for Social Bridges in conjunction with Carol Miller.  In the past, Dr. Levin facilitated social skill groups and presented seminars to parents and teachers.  Dr. Levin is now the program head for Early Childhood Education at the University of Central Florida's College of Education.  She now serves as a consultant for Social Bridges on an as needed basis.

Milaura B. Spelman

Milaura Spelman is a Speech/Language Pathologist and Reading Remediation Specialist.  She holds both a Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology.  Mrs. Spelman is certified by the Florida Department of Education in Speech/Language Pathology, Reading, Exceptional Student Education, Pre-K-3 Instruction and English to Speakers of Other Languages.  She is also a certified Wilson Reading Instructor, a method of teaching children with dyslexia.  Mrs. Spelman is on the Board of Directors for the Florida Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
 
Mrs. Spelman has worked with children and adolescents in educational and private practice settings.  She was a self-contained language teacher in the Orange and Seminole County Public School Systems for five years, providing academic and language instruction to students with language based learning disabilities.  She has also worked as a school based itinerant speech/language therapist and as a mentor to new self-contained language teachers.  Mrs. Spelman has extensive experience working with children with receptive/expressive language disorders, pragmatic/social skill deficits, learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, and Asperger's Syndrome. 
 
In addition to being a lead facilitator for Social Bridges since 2006, Mrs. Spelman has a private practice providing speech/language therapy and reading remediation to students of all ages.  Additional information can be found at her website: www.spelmanreadingtherapy.com

Wendy Cox Blair

Wendy Cox Blair is a dual certified teacher in Elementary Education and Exceptional Student Education.  Wendy has taught students of all ages and abilities for 30 years in Pennsylvania, Washington, and Florida.  She currently holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Human Services with a specialty in Counseling Children and Adolescents.  Wendy is currently employed with LifeSkills Academy as their Lead Teacher.  Her experience in providing a sensory smart learning environment helps her students reach their fullest academic and social potential.

Mrs. Blair has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2009.

Gretchen Davis
Gretchen Davis is a licensed Speech/Language Pathologist.  She holds both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders.  For the past eight years she has worked in the public school setting serving elementary aged children in both the self contained and itinerant therapy settings.  In addition to the public schools, Mrs. Davis has also provided speech and language therapy to private clients. 

Mrs. Davis has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2007. 

Emily Foote
Emily Foote holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.  Mrs. Foote has worked with children and their families in a variety of settings for over 15 years; most recently as a Guidance Counselor supporting children with exceptionalities in an inclusive preschool.  Mrs. Foote spent many years working with elementary and middle school aged children providing individual and group counseling, social skills training and education and support to parents. 

Mrs. Foote has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2006.
 

Kimberly Gordon

Kimberly Gordon has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology.  Ms. Gordon has been employed for the past 9 years in the private school sector.  She has excelled as a classroom teacher working with many socially challenged students due to a variety of causes including diagnosed and undiagnosed behavioral, medical, and general health related issues.  She has also worked as a private tutor for families with children in K-3rd grades, specializing in beginning reading and comprehension advancement.

Ms. Gordon has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2007.

Elise Kelly

Elise Kelly has a Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Exceptional Education with a minor in Psychology.  Mrs. Kelly has worked for the past 16 years in the public school system in elementary, middle and high school settings.  She has worked as a classroom teacher working with students with a variety of disabilities.  She has also worked as an inclusion specialist, a compliance monitor, a curriculum resource teacher and a trainer.  As an inclusion specialist, Mrs. Kelly has worked closely with general educators, administrators, and special education teachers to ensure that students with disabilities are successful in the general education classroom both socially and academically.  Mrs. Kelly is currently working as a staffing specialist for Seminole County Public Schools.

Mrs. Kelly has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2004.
 

Barbra Resnick

Barbra Resnick holds a Master's Degree of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas - Austin and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology  and Spanish from Brandeis University.  She has worked with families in the Juvenile Justice department and has practiced group, individual, and family therapy in Austin, Texas. 

Ms. Resnick has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2003.

Jill Schaffer

Jill Schaffer holds a Master's Degree in Counselor Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.  She is certified as an Addictions Prevention Professional by the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association.  She was awarded Professional of the Year by the same organization in 1997.

Mrs. Schaffer has worked with children and their families for 13 years in a variety of settings. She has worked in elementary, middle and high schools. Primarily, Ms. Schaffer worked as a prevention and early intervention counselor and Program Coordinator in Alternative Education Programs within the Osceola, Orange and Hillsborough County School Systems.  She has experience with individual, group and family short term counseling.  Ms. Schaffer is trained in the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Program and has conducted parenting classes. 

Mrs. Schaffer has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2003.

Rachel Slavkin
Rachel M. Slavkin holds both a Master's and a Bachelor's degree in Special Education, and a Supervisor of Special Education Certification.

Mrs. Slavkin has worked with children and adults with special needs for over 15 years in school and camp settings.  In addition to being an adjunct faculty member at Seminole Community College, she has conducted private tutoring for individuals with special needs in her home.  As an inclusion specialist in the public school setting she helped to facilitate an inclusion program for students with significant needs and has presented an inclusion model at several professional conferences.

Mrs. Slavkin has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2007.

Angela Zambaux

Mrs. Zambaux holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education.  She began her career teaching Pre-K Autistic classes and has taught every type of exceptionality at every level.  She is currently in her 18th year of working in public education.  Currently, Mrs. Zambaux is a principal at a local elementary school. 

Mrs. Zambaux has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2008.
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