Jennifer Gillespie

Jennifer comes from New York City where she spent the past 13 years supporting parents, teachers, and students from 2 to 62. She began her career as a preschool inclusion teacher working closely with parents in the classroom at the West Side Co-Op School. She transitioned into supporting young learners with special needs in schools all around NYC as a Special Education Itinerant Teacher. After completing her Masters degree in Educational Psychology at Hunter College, Jennifer joined the research team for the FamSCLE project and began to teach courses at Hunter College and supervise CUNY graduate students at their worksites. Jennifer continued to take on new roles and experiences including Director of Imagine Early Learning, SETSS at Luria Academy, and Executive Functioning Coach at Educational Connections. On the weekends, Jennifer brings her husband and son to the many outdoor and unique events she finds in her new home of Frederick, MD.