Master's in Human Services

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Nathalia Gordon holds a Master's in Human Services, and has been a Human Services Program Development Specialist for 30 years with Maryland agencies, including Healthy Start and Maryland Family Network. She has more recently become a Professional Life Coach. She began her career by offering support services to children, then expanded her services to include families. She is passionate about helping those who've been marginalized to have opportunities and support to overcome adversity. On our advisory board, Ms. Gordon is our Quality Assurance Specialist. She enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family in nature.​

School Psychologist

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Sharon Flynn is a School Psychologist who has been working in the City Schools since 1996. She is currently assigned to schools at the pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade level. Sharon has also been working as a Learning Consultant at the Dyslexia Tutoring Program since 2011. Sharon explores developing meaningful relationships with her students. She believes in recognizing individual
strengths and capitalizing on these qualities to help students thrive. She also enjoys
teaching students valuable coping skills, facilitating social and skills groups. In her free
time, she loves to practice yoga, read, explore new places, garden and spend time with
her husband and her beagle.

Doctor of Natural Medicine

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After initially pivoting from her career in business, Dr. Suffield
became an educator with a keen focus on leadership. From
her position as a teacher, she became a department head,
and then a Superintendent of a Canadian school district for 5
years. She further expanded her reach, becoming an
Assistant Superintendent for a school board that oversaw
thirty schools for another 5 years. She loves brain-based
learning, creative thinking or ‘thinking about thinking,’ and
fun, interactive, experiential learning. Dr. Suffield was so impressed with Dianne's ability to make complex subjects understandable to the public that she became a member of The Skill Builders Society Imprint Advisory Board.

Clinical Social Worker

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Naomi has been a social worker since 1995. She has spent her career working with disadvantaged individuals of many ages. Between working in foster care, and with special needs children and struggling families, to working within  community mental health with adults and children, Naomi has learned many techniques to assist individuals with regulating their emotions. Many of the techniques provided in the "Reset for wellness" program enhance techniques Naomi has taught. Dianne provides excellent resources to help the individuals in these populations. Naomi enjoys walks with her family and her granddogs, going into the forest, and taking pictures of wildlife and nature.