About Us
E.R.I.N. is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating teachers and parents about dyslexia and creating a network and support group for practitioners such as Psychologists, Speech and Language Professionals, and Dyslexia Interventionists . It was founded to honor Erin Bramlett, Nancy Barnard’s mother, who was a dedicated education specialist, tutoring students since the early 1980’s.
Meet Our Board
Nancy Barnard
Director
Currently Director of Educational Development at Hope Haven, Nancy is an OG Associate through the OG Academy and has been a dyslexia interventionist for 24 years. She left her Law practice to take over her mother’s tutoring business and service thousands of struggling readers. In 2022, Nancy established E.R.I.N. with the desire to bring like-minded individuals together to make an impactful change in our community.
Kathy Rawlins
Treasurer
Katherine (Kathy) M. Rawlins, M.Ed. holds a double master’s degree in Learning Disabilities (Varying Exceptionalities) and Behavioral/ Emotional Disorders emphasizing reading disorders and educating the whole child. As a lover of learning, Ms. Rawlins has training in LindamoodBell , Wilson Academy, ISME, Orton Gillingham Academy, Southern Association of Independent Schools Academic Support and many more. She served on the Florida International Dyslexia Association Board of Directors for 10 years with 6 as President and on the Florida LDA Board for 4 years. Her passion is advocating for students and families of neurodiverse learners..
Dannah Fritz
Education
Development
Dannah has been a dyslexia interventionist for 16 years. When her son was diagnosed with dyslexia, she researched options and began tutoring. She is Advanced Certified in Barton, Accredited in IEW, and trained in Structured Word Inquiry. She currently co-owns Jacksonville Tutoring Specialists and oversees 20 tutors servicing over 100 students.
Amanda Davis
Administrative
A Saint Augustine resident and owner of MindRise Learning, a reading clinic devoted to supporting struggling readers. She has been a leader in education and non-profit spaces for nearly 25 years. Amanda and her husband Dennis have three children.
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Tiffany VillacortaBuer
Communications
Tiffany has worked in IT/web development. She became a reading interventionist 14 years ago and is Advanced Certified in Barton. She uses the explicit writing program I.E.W., and Structured Word Inquiry which adds morphology to instruction and helps make sense of English spelling conventions. She’s always looking for the most expedient way to bring students to grade level and beyond. Her passion is helping those most underserved in the community. She currently co-owns Jacksonville Tutoring Specialists and oversees 20 tutors servicing over 115 students.
Maggie Morrison
Membership
Maggie Morrison is a Florida-certified teacher in language arts, social science, gifted education, and second language learners. She has a master’s degree in Brain-based Teaching and Learning. In addition, she is a certified CERI Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist and a Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner with extensive training in many other multi-sensory teaching techniques for reading, spelling, and writing. Maggie is currently pursuing certification as an Educational Therapist. She serves students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and ADHD, providing one-on-one instruction and executive function training.
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
~ Harper Lee