Our Team

Anne Leeman

Co-founder, Reading Specialist and Project Manager.

Reading Intervention Reading Tutor for adults and school-aged children.

Masters of Education in Reading Education, Ohio Teaching License 1-8 grade, Reading Endorsement K-12 grade, W.D.P. (Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner for all ages)

LYNCed Up Reading Intervention Tutor for students grades K-3.

BS in Elementary Education, State of Ohio Department of Education Permanent Certificate

20 years private tutoring PK-3gr.

Meg Vanatsky

Donna Hutchinson-Smyth

LYNCed Up Reading Intervention Tutor for school-aged children K-3.

Master of Education in Montessori Education, AMS 3-6 Montessori Credential, PreK - 3 grade Ohio Teaching License.

Current classroom teacher and professor in Montessori Education, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Maria Leeman

Facilitator for Fellowship of Teachers and Tutors and LYNCed Up Reading Intervention Tutor for students grades PK-3.

BA in Montessori Education, AMS 3-6 Montessori Credential, PreK - 3 grade Ohio Teaching License.

Michelle Nixon

LYNCed Up Reading Intervention Tutor for school-aged children K-6.

Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Ohio Reading Endorsement K-12 grade, Orton Gillingham Certification, School based Dylsexia training.

Current Reading Specialist and school administer as it relates to student literacy and the Science of Reading.

Emma Green

LYNCed Up Reading Intervention Tutor for school-aged children grades 3-6.

Masters in Curriculum and Design. Intervention Specialist Ohio Teaching License. Wilson Reading System training and years of teaching with Wilson Reading System.

Current Intervention Specialist for 4th grade.

Fall 2024 University of Cincinnati Student Tutors

Morgan, Abby, Aniah, and Kaitlyn

Students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati provide reading intervention in our LYNCed Up School Reading Program three mornings a week using structured literacy lesson plans and multi-sensory strategies and materials.

Spring 2024 University of Cincinnati Student Tutors

Grace, Jayla, Jenna, Kyle