Consultant Biographies

 

Michelle R. Davis, M. Ed.

Director & Educational Consultant

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Ms. Davis is an experienced special educator, leader and teacher trainer with over a decade of experience in public school systems and expertise in learning, attention, and behavior disorders.  She is a skilled advocate who seeks to secure services and school placements that meet individual needs and prepare children for success in life.  At James Madison and Johns Hopkins Universities, she was awarded with honors and earned recognition for excellence in study.  Ms. Davis has been recognized as an outstanding special educator and behavioral specialist with practical experience in program design and instruction of students who have been identified with ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger Syndrome, autism, emotional disabilities, neurological impairments and gifted/talented abilities.Ms. Davis and her colleague Rich Weinfeld are authors of a new self-help book on parent advocacy.

 

Eric A. Levine, Ed. D.

Educational Consultant

Dr. Levine is an experienced special educator, staff trainer, university professor, school administrator and program developer with over twenty years experience working with children with disabilities.  He has earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership at The George Washington University.  He as worked in both public and private special education programs throughout his career.  He has specials in developing programs and services for children with multiple disabilities in a variety of settings.  He is known for being innovative in his approach to identifying services that meet the needs of children in a way that permits children to best utilize their strengths and abilities.  Dr. Levine is a strong advocate for children and their families and believes in a collaborative approach to solving problems that permits children to be successful in school.

 

Amy B. Mounce, MA

Educational Consultant

Ms. Mounce, an experienced special educator, university instructor and educator trainer, offers expertise in both theory and practice. As a teacher in public and private institutions, she has worked collaboratively with families and educators, using quantitative and qualitative inputs, to create educational programs that meet the needs of individual students. Ms. Mounce has earned a Master's degree in Learning Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University, a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from American University and currently pursues a doctorate in Special Education and Master’s in Educational Administration.

 

 

Revanette Gilmore, MA

Educational Consultant

Revanette Gilmore is an experienced Special Educator, school administrator and program developer with close to 25 years of experience. Ms Gilmore has a Master's Degree in Rehabilitative Counseling and an undergraduate degree in Special Education with a minor in Psychology. She has worked in non-public schools as a Special Educator, Diagnostic Prescriptive Teacher, Asst. Principal, Principal and Education Director. Ms. Gilmore is devoted to maximizing the potential in all children and has spent endless hours working with staff, children and families to achieve this goal. She believes a multidisciplinary team approach is the key to ensuring that children receive an optimal learning experince in their school environment.

 

 

 

 

Nina Spiezio Hagan, MAT

Director of Client Services

Ms. Hagan holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from The American University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Maryland. Ms. Hagan has over 15 years of experience working in special education as a teacher, learning specialist, and executive functioning and academic coach. She is dedicated to providing a voice for special needs children so they have access and opportunity to a quality education and positive life experiences. At ABCs for Life Success Ms. Hagan serves as a central point of liaison with internal and external constituencies in the resolution of a variety of day-to-day matters. She manages, updates, and maintains client files and records, assumes responsibility for decisions, consequences and results that have an impact on clients, costs and quality of service. Ms. Hagan supports the mission and organizational goals of ABCs for Life Success, LLC by providing extraordinary service to families and educators, and employs the daily management and customer service quality of work in the area of special education.