Johna is the Founder and CEO of Learn Thrive Grow Academic Support and a certified Educational Therapist.

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She owned and operated LTL Educational Services, a San Francisco tutoring company, from 1998 to 2004 and served as its President until 2014. During this period, Johna also worked as a learning specialist in private practice.

 

In this capacity, she administered and analyzed psycho-educational testing, advised parents on school IEP’s, and utilized multi-sensory techniques to remediate students, including Lindamood-bell reading and math, Orton-Gillingham based reading, and Making Math Real.

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In addition to her education experience, Johna has more than a decade of experience working for the federal government and in business. As a mom, professional, and native of the DMV, Johna has personal experience with the challenges area families face and a passion for building customized programs to support their goals.

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Johna has a B.A. in International Relations from Mt. Vernon College at George Washington University, a J.D. from George Mason School of Law, and is a certified Educational Therapist through the University of California Berkeley. Johna is a member of the Maryland bar. She lives in McLean, VA with her husband, daughter and two Siamese cats.

April is a creative educator and administrator who has a deep understanding of the learning process. She spent five years as an elementary classroom teacher, two years as a substitute teacher in Stafford County public schools, and more than five years  tutoring.  In this capacity, she specialized in helping students cultivate their interests and connect with academic material.

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April also served for five years as an Operations Intelligence Instructor for the United States Air Force, where she created innovative training and instructional materials, mentored 20 students for 6 months at a time as a class advisor, and spearheaded numerous organizational innovations at the program.

 

April is a prolific volunteer, lending her skills to programs including: Meals on Wheels Companion Program, Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, and the SONRISAS Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program.

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April has an M.A. in Education and Special Education from George Mason University. She is a certified teacher in the State of Virginia.  She lives near the water with her husband, 3 children, 2 cats, and dog.

Samara is an educator, author, and former entrepreneur with over a decade of tutoring experience working with students of all ages on a variety of subjects. Over the years, she has worked with individuals with ADHD, Autism, TBI, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Executive Functioning Challenges. 

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As the founder of Homeschool Heroes LLC, which she operated until June 2022, Samara is a practiced hand at tutoring company operations and home-based education.

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She also served as a Student Therapist for school-aged children at the Community Health Awareness Council and the Gronowski Psychology Clinic, both in California. There she provided school-based therapy services and in-classroom social-emotional learning curricula as well as conducted neuropsychological and personality assessments, gaining expertise in emotional development, cognition, and learning. 

 

She also has experience in college admissions as a Dartmouth College Admissions Ambassador, and is a published author of middle grade novels.

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Samara has a B.S. in Psychology from Dartmouth College, an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Stanford, and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University. She lives in Arlington with her rescue pup, Jack Kirby, and spends as much time as she can spoiling her niece and nephew.