Prior to working at TKS Marc served as the Practicum Coordinator for the Department Special-Education at the University of Virginia and assisted in advising undergraduates enrolled in the Department  of Special-Education while in graduate school. While continuing his education in Administration and Supervision at UVA he taught continuing education classes in Northern Virginia. After leaving

Jody started her teaching career at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Clinic as special education teacher in a Baltimore city school before moving and enrolling in her graduate program at the University of Pittsburgh. Jody taught full-time for two years at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in both in-patient and residential settings during her graduate

Upon completing her PhD at the University Virginia, Deborah served as the Assistant Director of the Center for Survey Research at UVa. Additionally, she works with Independent Educational Services conducting employee engagement surveys with Independent Schools such as Keswick School. Deborah is also part of the General Faculty of the University and teaches a course

In high school, Terru tutored special needs elementary school children at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In college, she worked at a halfway house for adults with mental illness and also at the Central Virginia Training Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. “I came to TKS fresh out of college and newly married. Even back then I

Gene earned a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Mary Baldwin College. Gene wrote his Master’s thesis on Mindfulness as a Special Education tool. “I was drawn to this field because I really enjoy

Jennifer went to the University of Virginia where she earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She taught students with emotional disabilities in Fairfax County, VA, where she taught seventh grade at Burke Center, a public day school in Burke, VA., and launched a satellite program for students with emotional disabilities at Oak Hill Elementary

John started work at New Dominion School in 1994 after graduating from Wake Forest University. He worked there for four and a half years before leaving to help found The Discovery School. He worked at The Discovery School for twenty-two years as a Program Director and Director. He took on more of an ownership role

Melissa started working at TKS after graduating from college. She had previously worked doing psychological research contributing to longitudinal studies focused on early-detection for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Virginia Tech and UVA and running summer camps for a local country club. Melissa started at TKS as a Teacher’s Aide and then was a Dorm Counselor

Prior to working at TKS, Tom worked as a summer camp counselor for five summers at Camp Overlook in the Shenandoah Valley. After spending several years as part of the TKS residential team, Tom returned to school at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Tom returned to JMU to earn