Team | Spark Ed. Therapy

Alex R.

Learning Specialist

(She/Her)

Molly K.

Tutor

(They/Them)

Alex has been working with students for over four years online, in-person, and in school. This is her second year working with Spark Ed Therapy. Prior to that, she was an Academy Teacher with Lindamood-Bell Learning. There, she led successful online homeschool programs for middle school students using Pearson Online Academy, N2Y, and all Lindamood-Bell programs. Alex also conducted in-person instruction at a Lindamood-Bell Learning Center including: Seeing Stars, On Cloud 9, and Visualising and Verbalizing. She has experience with teaching students of diverse backgrounds and specialized needs. Prior to working at Lindamood-Bell, Alex was an Americorps teacher for City Year.

Alex enjoys teaching reading, writing, and history. In her free time, she likes to work on her own writing projects. Her favorite authors include the Brontë sisters, Stephen King, and Sabaa Tahir. She holds a BA in English with a minor in Classical Civilizations, as well as a BS in Film & Television, both from Boston University.

This is Molly’s second year supporting students at Spark Educational Therapy. Molly’s teaching experience includes working with LAUSD as a librarian and mentoring future engineers with

Girls Who Code. Molly enjoys getting students excited about math and science. When not working with students, Molly can be found hiking with their dog or swimming. Sigrid Nunez is one of their favorite authors, and they’ve recently been devouring the young adult series: “Keeper of the Lost Cities.” Molly holds a B.A. in Geosciences from Smith College with concentrations in French Studies and Engineering. Molly also holds a Software Engineering Certification from Flatiron School.