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Stacey Milberger, Literacy Council Representative
Contact Information: , 361-648-1747
Stacey, Learning Disability Coordinator, has worked in adult education for the past ten years. She supports teachers and students through the use of LD screening instruments and individualized curriculum. She provides training opportunities to teachers and volunteers through Bridges to Practice Training, ProLiteracy Training of Trainers, Laubach and ProLiteracy Tutor Training, LitStart Tutor Training, and other various individualized agency trainings. |
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Roxane Rolingson, Central Region
Contact Information: , 361-290-6206
Roxane worked in the United Kingdom for 12 years in the field of Support Work for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Among other things, her job included training the people who worked with the LD Adults to be more aware of the difficulties those individuals faced in their daily lives. She has U.K. National Vocational Qualifications in: Management, the social work field of “Promoting Independence for Vulnerable Adults”, and Training and Development. Upon returning to the USA two and a half years ago she began teaching ESL classes in a rural community outside of Austin however she has now settled in Corpus Christi.
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Vicki Angel, East Region
Contact Information: , 903-244-9873
With a background in teaching math at the community college and secondary level, Vicki joined the Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative in Texarkana six years ago. She works with ABE and GED students and also assists students in preparing for the THEA and the ASVAB tests. Vicki has completed the Master Teacher Institute and is a Special Learning Needs Resource Specialist. She is also a trainer of Effective Instruction for all Adult Education Students including those with Special Learning Needs. She is currently participating in the Teacher Credential Program. She has a B.S. in Math from Sam Houston State University and an M.S. in Education from East Texas State University at Texarkana with a specialty in math.
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Lorraine Wakeland, Coastal Region
Contact Information: , 832-561-0630
Lorraine attended college in Arizona and at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where she received her Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Special Education. As a sixth grade teacher, Lorraine had the unique privilege of teaching at her alma mater, Bay Area Christian. She is currently employed as an Adult Education Instructor in the ABE/GED department at College of the Mainland. Lorraine has brought her elementary school teaching experience and Special Education background to the “GED Court-Ordered” classroom. She is very excited about the “Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students Including Those with Special Learning Needs” program and looks forward to training educators across Texas.
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Karen Greer, South Central Region
Contact Information: , 361-649-8952
Karen Greer is an Adult BBE and ABE Instructor from Victoria Adult Education Center in Victoria. Besides being a SLN Trainer she participated in numerous other initiatives. She is available for any region. Karen brings many years of teaching Home Economics to her presentations to make them realistic and useable.
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Kay Vaccaro, Coastal Region
Contact Information: , 281-731-9615 ©, 713-937-9979 (h)
Kay, a Program Manager for Harris County Department of Education, has been in adult education since 1987. A graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, she has taught all levels of ESL and ABE through GED (ASE) in learning centers, site classrooms and the workplace. In 1995 she received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE). As a State Trainer she presents on various adult education topics, including TABE and BEST training, ESL and GED strategies and teaching styles and techniques. She is also certified as a BEST Plus Trainer by the Center for Applied Linguistics. She just recently completed her requirements for a Certified Manager for Program Improvement. (CMPI).
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Jan Whisonant, North Region
Contact Information: , 817-991-3726
As a full-time adult education instructor with the Fort Worth ISD, Jan has over 22 years of experience teaching adults. She is a skilled professional development trainer and has presented many trainings statewide including lessons planning for multi-level ABE/ASE classes, instructional strategies, TABE training and many other adult education topics. Jan is also a Standards Specialist and state trainer for the Texas Content Standards Project and is a Resource Specialist and state trainer for the Special Learning Needs initiative. She welcomes the opportunity to work with teachers and administrators interested in the Special Learning Needs training.
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Carol Speigl, South Region
Contact Information: , 210-590-4978
Carol has over 20 years of experience working with ESL, GED, and literacy students. She is currently teaching multilevel ESL classes for the Northeast Adult Education Program, and was recently named the 2008 Adult Education Teacher of the Year. She is also director of Project Learn to Read of San Antonio, an ABE and ESL provider, with which she has been associated since 1989. Additionally, Carol is an accomplished professional development trainer, having worked with the ESOL Project, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; the National Institute for Literacy; and The Texas Professional Development Group, presenting both statewide and nationally. Carol has extensive experience working with adults who have learning difficulties. In 2008 she completed training to become a program resource person for the Texas’ Special Learning Needs Initiative and, in 2009, became a Special Learning Needs Trainer of Trainers.
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Carol Hill, West Region
Contact Information: , 432-697-9446
Carol has been employed at Midland College in the ABE/GED program for 15 ½ years. During her years of service at Midland College, she has been a GED Instructor
and for the past four years has been the GED Coordinator. It has been her responsibility to seek fresh and different avenues to better the instruction of our students. She has committed 2 years to the SLN Training and believes by instituting the principles of the training that our students will benefit tremendously. She is looking forward to serving as a State Trainer.
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