Office Staff

Samantha joined the LDANR office staff in August 2015 as a Program Coordinator. In April 2016 she became interim Executive Director before taking on the Executive Director role permanently in April 2018. Sam has been involved with LDANR for a number of years in roles such as program volunteer, facilitator, summer student, and research assistant. Following teacher’s college, Sam studied learning disabilities as a graduate student at Brock University.

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Emily joined the LDANR office staff in October 2018 as a Program Coordinator. Emily has been involved with the LDANR for a number of years in both a volunteer and staff capacity. Emily has a Bachelor degree in Sociology and has extensive experience supporting children and youth with learning disabilities.

Emily is responsible for coordinating the following LDANR programs: Reading Rocks, B.E.S.T., CHAMPS, and S.L.A.M. Summer Camp.

Madeline began as a Volunteer with LDA Durham and then as a Math Tutor with LDA Niagara before coming into the role as the Math Programs Coordinator. She has a degree in psychology and is working through her Masters in Education where she has focused her effort on examining psychosocial difficulties, math anxiety, and exceptionalities. She also has hands-on experience tutoring and supporting children who have various learning difficulties.

Madeline is responsible for coordinating LDANR’s math programming.

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