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She is the founder of the Windward Teacher Training Institute and a former Superintendent of the Greenburgh Graham Union Free School District in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. In addition, Dr. Hochman lectures, presents workshops, and gives courses for educational organizations, colleges, and universities, as well as public and independent schools throughout the United States. She is on the Advisory Board of Everyone Reads, a national advocacy organization for dyslexia and related learning disabilities. She received the New York Branch Award from the International Dyslexia Association. The Reading Reform Foundation presented Dr. Hochman with the Leona D. and Phillip J. Spector Leadership Award. Dr. Hochman is the author of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing In All Subjects and Grades (along with co-author Natalie Wexler), Teaching Basic Writing Skills, a chapter entitled “Composition: Expressive Language and Writing” in the publication Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, and numerous articles.

Before that, she served as Director of Development at Young Women’s Leadership Network (YWLN) where she increased the annual budget from $3 million to $6 million enabling the organization to double the number of low-income students served by its co-ed college success program, College Bound Initiative. Ms. Kelly was a founding staff member at READ Alliance, a literacy and youth development organization which grew to become a thriving non-profit serving thousands of New York City students in partnership with dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools. She has classroom experience teaching English to adult immigrants as well as teaching in New York City elementary schools. She is on the boards of College and Community Fellowship and The Petey Greene Program and serves as Development Chair at Petey Greene. Jacki holds an M.A. in Elementary Inclusive Education from Teachers College and a B.S. in Journalism from Northeastern University.

Along with these duties, she has taught a multitude of business classes at Rye Neck High School including a SUNY 4 credit accounting class and Managing Your Future in which she worked with eleventh grade students helping them with career/college searches and resumes. Adrienne has served on many boards, including the SUNY Purchase Teacher’s Center Board and the NYS School-to-Career Board.

Kelly’s previous experience as the Coordinator of Student Activities at Harlem Children’s Zone-Promise Academy High School included developing school culture and implementing several male mentoring initiatives. His understanding of the challenges faced by socio-economically disadvantaged students in grades 7-12 and adult learners was shaped by his experience as the Co-Director of the Letters Department at The College of New Rochelle, School of New Resources. Kelly graduated from New York University. He holds a Master of Music degree in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Science in Teaching from Fordham University. Additionally, Kelly has earned a Master of Education degree from the College of Saint Rose and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Literacy at St. John’s University.

In her four and a half years at YWLN, Katherine helped to operationalize YWLN’s strategy as their budget grew from $6 million to $11 million, reaching thousands more students. Prior to YWLN, Katherine worked for the Performance Project and the Salvation Army Welfare Office in Massachusetts, and the DOME Project in NYC. Katherine holds a B.A. in Psychology from Smith College, where she focused her studies on culture and human development.

She helps principals establish a collegial professional learning community through designing and delivering differentiated professional development resulting in continuous school improvement. Diane has presented at numerous national conferences including Association of Supervisors and Curriculum Development, International Reading Association, National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Center on Education and the Economy on topics related to Standards Based Literacy Instruction. She was a contributor to the New York City Edition of the Language Arts Performance Standards.

During her teaching career she served as a lead teacher and developed curriculum in math, science, and English language arts. She continues to teach English to low-income students through the Liberty LEADS program at Bank Street College. Tania completed a double major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Sociology at Stony Brook University, became a New York City Teaching Fellow, and holds a Master’s in Education from The City College of New York.

During her teaching career, Jana served as a Peer Instructional Coach, Writing Development Coordinator, and Special Education Department Chair. She received the YWLN Blue Ribbon Teaching Award in November 2015 and was an NYC Big Apple Award Finalist in March 2017.

During her teaching career, she was a lead teacher, co-led professional development for faculty, mentored new teachers, and worked in partnership with teachers and administration at other schools to improve school quality. Sherry first discovered her passion for helping students improve their writing as an undergraduate Writing Fellow at Brown University, where she later studied again for a Masters in Teaching. She has a background in journalism, having written for the education website Chalkbeat.org and The Star-Ledger.

While there, Kathleen supported all teachers to be literacy instructors by leading the school-wide implementation of The Hochman Method and developing a school-wide literacy program, for which she received the 2014 Outstanding Teacher of Literacy Award from the Staten Island Reading Association. Kathleen holds an M.A. in Literacy from New York University and a B.A. in Childhood Education from the Macaulay Honors College at the College of Staten Island.

Destiny provided professional development for staff, coached teachers, and advocated for the needs of multilingual students and families. Additionally, she served on her school’s Cultural Competency Committee, leading workshops and staff conversations around race and culturally responsive teaching. She received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Master’s in Childhood Education from Hunter College.

Most recently, Scott spent five years as a classroom teacher where he supported the implementation of The Hochman Method at his school. He also continues to teach undergraduate cost accounting at Baruch College in New York. He holds a Master’s in Accountancy from the University of Iowa and his CPA license.

A seasoned Hochman Method Faculty member, she has developed content for textbooks and materials for The Writing Revolution and she has presented at The Aspen Institute, South by Southwest and The College Board Foundation, as well as many other venues, on the topic of writing.

A seasoned Hochman Method Faculty Member, she has developed content for textbooks and materials for The Writing Revolution and she has presented at The Aspen Institute, South by Southwest and The College Board Foundation, as well as many other venues, on the topic of writing.