At WSEA we match students with an instructor that best fits their needs and learning style. Our staff members are experienced, certified teachers and/or experts in their fields. Many have advanced degrees. A number of our teachers have training and experience working with students with special needs such as A.D.D., dyslexia, and other learning differences. Many are trained to use multisensory teaching techniques based on the Orton Gillingham method. All of our instructors are dedicated to providing quality instruction to students.

Becky Bewersdorf, Elementary Director

Becky has classroom experience teaching Kindergarten through 4th grade and many years tutoring experience. She has been the Director of the Elementary Programs of W.S.E.A. since 1986.

Certification: K-9 Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Degree: Masters in Education

Camille Jones, Secondary Director

Camille has experience teaching Special Education on the secondary level as well as experience in counseling and advocacy for students with special needs. She has been Director of Secondary Programs since 1987.

Certification: Special Education K-12, English Language and Literature, Social Studies

Degree: Masters in Teaching, Masters in Counseling/Psychology

Cathy Cudzewicz

Cathy Cudzewicz has experience teaching in the elementary grades and doing homebound tutoring. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education and has worked for W.S.E.A. off and on since the year 2000.

Maureen Flood

Maureen Flood has a B.S. in Psychology and a M.A. in Special Education. She has several years experience teaching Special Education in a self-contained and resource program for children with learning disabilities. She joined the WSEA staff in 2008 to work with elementary students.

Rita McGarry

Rita McGarry has a B.A. in English and Education and several years experience teaching pre-school through 6th grade. After spending some time in the business field, Rita joined our staff in 2007 to work with elementary students.

Diane Marshall

Diane Marshall has taught 3rd, 4th and 5th grades with several years experience in nearby Wheaton. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.Ed. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction. WSEA welcomed Diane to our staff in 2011 to work with elementary students.

Thomas Trey

Thomas Trey has a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering and worked for 24 years at Amoco. He is retired now but enjoys working with our upper level science and math students at W.S.E.A.

Mary Ann Hurlbut

Mary Ann Hurlbut has a Masters in Teaching and has taught children with visual perception learning disabilities from preschool age to high school. She works with secondary students.

Mary Socall

Mary Socall has a Bachelors Degree in Music Ed. and a Masters of Education in Reading. She is a K-12 Certified Reading Specialist and certified K-12 Music teacher. Her experience includes 10 years as a teacher of Reading and English. She has experience with curriculum development in education-to-career literacy as well as training literacy volunteers. Her “Footsteps to your Destiny” Literacy Curriculum won an Award of Distinction in 2000 by the Illinois State Board of Education. She is a “gifted dreamer,” and her mission is to see this generation “define, develop, and share their God-gifts with the world.”

Christine Martin

Christine Martin has a B.A. in Math and a Secondary Education degree in Mathematics. Christine joined our staff in spring of 2008 to work with secondary students. She brings to us prior tutoring experience and a wonderful sense of enthusiasm!

Jennifer Bredberg

Jennifer Bredberg has a BA in English and a Masters in Education with Secondary certification in English and Social Science. She has several years experience teaching Language Arts in middle school. Jennifer left her teaching position and joined the WSEA staff so that she could spend more time with her new baby. She currently works with middle school students.

Debbie Simpson

Debbie Simpson has a BS in Secondary Math Education and a M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. She has several years teaching experience at the middle school level teaching math in School District 203. Debbie has experience teaching study skills/ organization, reading intervention, and homework support in all subject areas as a teacher and also as a mom! Debbie works with middle school students and some high schoolers at WSEA. She joined our staff in the fall of 2011.

Lisa Parenti

Lisa Parenti has a BS in Communications, a MBA in Marketing, and a Type 09 Secondary Education Certificate in the Social Sciences. She has been a substitute teacher in the secondary grades for the past 3 years. Lisa joined the WSEA staff in the fall of 2011 to work with middle school and high school teachers.

Karen Zielinski

Karen Zielinski has a B.A. in Psychology and Communication Arts, and a Master of Arts with a Teaching Certificate. She has been a School District 203 employee since 2002 working as a classroom assistant with K-ESL, K-Leap, Special Ed. assistant, or as a classroom substitute in grades K-5. Karen also has volunteer school experience as a mom in literacy, school library, ESL and Junior Great Books. She joined the WSEA staff in the summer of 2010 to work with elementary students.

Carla Zancha

Carla Zancha has a BS in Elementary Education and a Masters degree in Reading. She has 20 years teaching experience with students in grades K-6. She currently is a part time reading teacher for elementary students in Yorkville. Carla has been a director for children’s ministries and also home schooled her two children adopted from Russia. Carla joined our staff in 2012 to work with elementary students.

Bridgett Smith

Bridgett Smith has a degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Language Arts and Social Sciences. She has experience working with young autistic children and substituting in grades K-5. Bridgett joined the WSEA staff in 2011 to work with secondary students and sometimes works with elementary students.

Margarita Poromanska

Margarita Pomoranska has worked for WSEA for several years on and off. She currently teaches at College of DuPage and Columbia College in Chicago. With her Master’s in Science and ability to speak six foreign languages, Margarita assists secondary students in math and science including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and AP classes. She also works with WSEA students tutoring Spanish, French, and German.