ALTA Leadership

Officers & Board of Directors 

Officers

Linda Gladden, LDT, CALT

Board Position: President
Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 1992
Company / School Name: Private Practice / TX ALTA Past President
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA members share a passion for helping individuals with dyslexia and are committed to maintaining the highest level of professional training and practice. ALTA members represent the gold standard for providing effective intervention for those with dyslexia.

Michelle Qazi, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Board Position: President-Elect
Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2012
Company / School Name: Boulder Valley School District
What I Love About ALTA: The focus of ALTA is on children. Everything ALTA does has children at its center.

Cherie Howell, M.Ed., LDT, CALT

Board Position: Secretary
Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2005
Company / School Name: Texas ESC Dyslexia Network
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA is dedicated to changing the lives of individuals with dyslexia. I love being part of an organization committed to the highest standards of excellence in the science of teaching reading. ALTA members share a common bond and work together toward a goal of continuous improvement.

Kayla Reggio, M.Ed.,CALT-QI

Board Position: Treasurer
Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2012
Company / School Name: Dyslexia Resource Center and Louisiana Key Academy
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA is comprised of an amazing group of professionals that uphold the highest standards in regards to educating individuals with dyslexia. I love being a part of a community that encourages me to continue to learn and grow professionally, values collaborative input and puts the interests of dyslexia education first. I value the opportunity ALTA provides to its members to continue their education and connect with other dyslexia professionals in our unified mission of serving our bright and intelligent students.

Vice Presidents

Anna Middleton, Ph.D., CALT

Board Position: VP Academic Affairs
Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2008
Company / School Name: Scottish Rite for Children
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA is committed to attaining the best possible outcomes for children with reading difficulties. This is achieved by setting rigorous standards for instructional excellence and supporting the practicable integration of scientific evidence into therapy.

John Hodges, M.A., CALT

Board Position: VP Outreach
Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2012
Company / School Name: June Shelton School
What I Love About ALTA: I love ALTA’s dedication and high standards in training and certification, making it a reliable and well-respected source for the dyslexic community. I love knowing I can recommend any ALTA-certified professional, and a student will be getting the best quality help they need. As someone with dyslexia, I have experienced first-hand the impact dyslexia therapy can have on a person’s life, so I love being a part of the ALTA community – which is truly making a difference for those with dyslexia.

Missy Schraeder, Ph.D., CALT-QI

Board Position: VP Standards
Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2010
Company / School Name: The Dubard School for Language Disorders
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA provides an outstanding resource for people looking for quality services for individuals with dyslexia. ALTA allows me, as a professional, to network with other like-minded people to share ideas. ALTA provides opportunities for continuing education which leads to professional growth.

Patricia Elkins, M.S.Ed., LDT, CALT

Board Position: VP Practice
Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2017
Company / School Name: Little Rock Christian Academy
What I Love About ALTA: As a therapist, I appreciate the standards that are in place to ensure that each Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) has completed a rigorous training program, and completed supervised clinical teaching hours that consisted of detailed observations from their qualified instructor, as well as passing a qualifying exam. The members of ALTA care deeply about the remediation of written language issues in individuals and never stop improving their therapy practices. ALTA members network and consult with each other to provide the best services for their clients. If your loved one struggles with dyslexia, I recommend that you seek remediation from a member of ALTA.

Lynne Fitzhugh, Ph.D., CALT-QI

Board Position: Past President
Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 1993
Company / School Name: Colorado Literacy and Learning Center/Colorado College
What I Love About ALTA: ALTA represents the highest standards in the intersection of the fields of dyslexia, reading, linguistics, psychology, and literacy. ALTA members share a common bond in their commitment to excellence in their own education, and to making a difference in the lives of those who struggle with reading.

Board of Directors

Karmyn Reimer, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2012
Company / School Name: Little Axe Public School
What I Love About ALTA: I love that I have support from colleagues who are passionate about teaching kids to read.   I love that I have a place to collaborate with leaders from across the states. The benefits of membership far outweigh what other organizations have to offer. 

Cyndi Meeks, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2019
Company / School Name: Smithville Middle School
What I Love About ALTA: I love the level of professionalism this organization has!  I love the networking and the endless possibilities for change in the lives of all students.

Perry Stokes, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2004
Company / School Name: Rawson-Saunders
What I Love About ALTA: I cherish the fact that ALTA has certified me at the QI level. I am so very proud of these long sought-after credentials vouched for by ALTA. I am honored to affiliate with this professional organization of my peers and colleagues. Because I am connected to this widely known and well-respected organization, I confidently believe that I am raising the level of academic language therapy excellence I offer my students. At the same time, I am maximizing the value of the structured language training I provide to teachers, tutors and future academic language therapists.

Samantha Bailes, M.S., CALT

Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 2017
Company / School Name: Vienna Dyslexia
What I Love About ALTA: I love the community of dedicated professionals that ALTA fosters.  We share resources, ideas, and knowledge to ensure that we continue to uphold the high standards that our ALTA membership indicates.  Parents and other practitioners can rest assured that ALTA professionals strive to be the best in our field.

Margie B. Gillis, Ed.D., CALT

Term: 2021-2023
ALTA Member Since: 1988
Company / School Name: Literacy How, Inc.
What I Love About ALTA: I love ALTA because of its rich history and the diversity of its members. As my primary professional organization, I have stayed connected with many members and value collaborating with them.

Mary Gilroy, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 1992
Company / School Name: Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico
What I Love About ALTA: I love and honor the wisdom and foresight of those who established ALTA in the 1980s. Through the efforts of these pioneers, today we have a network of highly-skilled academic language practitioners and therapists throughout the country, serving individuals with dyslexia in all types of settings, and impacting the teaching of reading and spelling at all levels.

Candi Sellers, M.Ed., F/AOGPE, CALT-QI

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2011
Company / School Name: The Instruction Hub
What I Love About ALTA: What I love about ALTA is the community of like-minded professionals committed to the highest standard of training and therapy. The shared camaraderie within ALTA and with other experts in our field only advances the mission of supporting bright learners who need specialized intervention. I value the dedication of ALTA members to furthering their practice and knowledge to provide effective intervention.

Dawn Vaughn, M.Ed., CALT-QI

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2009
Company / School Name: Payne Education Center
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Noel Leif, BSE, CALT-ICALP

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2013
Company / School Name: Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning
What I Love About ALTA: I love know that ALTA has a deep history of helping struggling students all while creating a specialized group of educators who hold the same high standard for themselves and those within the organization.

Megan Pinchback, MBA, LDT, CALT

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 2011
Company / School Name: Dyslexia on Demand
What I Love About ALTA: The ALTA board is a unique voice for the certifying standards of those who are equipped to best serve students with dyslexia. In a nation of large variability in qualifications, it is a cohesive gold standard ensuring the highest grade of dyslexia credentialing. Every member is passionate about changing the lives of students. 

Tammy Kofford, M.S.Ed., C-SLDS, CALT-QI

Term: 2022-2024
ALTA Member Since: 1999
Company / School Name:Fundamental Learning Center
What I Love About ALTA: I love getting to know other CALPs, CALTs, and Qualified Instructors from all over the nation who have the same mission and passion for helping students who struggle with dyslexia become successful readers. I love sharing ideas and hearing about what is happening in higher education and legislation in other states. It is empowering to know that you are not alone in your mission when you belong to an organization like ALTA.

Past Presidents

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