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Alex Davis
Alex Davis
Substitute Teacher
Alex Davis is an Oregon native with a strong connection to nature. The abundance of life found in Portland’s temperate rainforest, inspired a love of animal biology. This eventually led him to Oregon State University where his passion became his focus and earned a Bachelor’s of Science, in Zoology. Since then Mr. Davis has worked with several science museums, as […]
Katey Flack
Katey Flack
Administrative Coordinator
Katey joined Park Academy in 2021 and is now our Administrative Coordinator. Mrs. Flack’s responsibilities include attendance, tuition payments, managing the front desk, field trips, and volunteer coordination.  Katey is a native Oregonian and previously worked as a kindergarten teaching assistant at Catlin Gabel. In her free time, she loves to read (she discovered the perfect pairing of the Libby […]
Deirdre Plaster
Deirdre Plaster
Teacher
Deirdre Plaster was born in Spokane, Washington and loves calling the Pacific Northwest home. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Education with a minor in History. She has taught mathematics for over 25 years at all levels as a private educator for students with a wide range of learning abilities. This allowed her […]
Katharine Phelps
Katharine Phelps
Teacher
Katharine was born in Puerto Rico, where her father was a visiting scholar at the University of Puerto Rico. She then moved with her parents to Brazil, followed by Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States. Her two younger brothers came on board along the way, and when she was seven, her family moved to Eswatini, a small country in southern […]
Susan Shuford
Susan Shuford
Counselor
Susan Shuford is passionate about helping students nurture and grow their unique gifts and talents, work through personal challenges and fulfill their educational and career goals! Susan began her professional career as a Clinical Therapist, has been a Counselor and Director of Counseling at the university level, and for 12 years worked overseas as an International School Counselor in China […]
Rachel Greenough
Rachel Greenough
Teacher
Rachel was born in Sitka, Alaska and moved to Oregon when she was three. Her family continued to spend summers on the boat in Southeast Alaska while her dad was part of the commercial salmon fishery. It was on that boat that Rachel learned to read, and spent hours engrossed in piles of books from the Sitka Public Library. Rachel […]
Laura Meeuwsen
Laura Meeuwsen
Teacher
Alisha Christiansen
Alisha Christiansen
Teacher
Alisha Christiansen brings her life-long love of teaching and learning to Park Academy. She enjoys working with students as they discover acting, voice and articulation, theatre appreciation, performance writing, directing, dramatic structure, theatre history, and stagecraft/stage production. She’s an active member of Portland Playwrights (PDXP) and has produced several plays with PDXP as part of the Fertile Ground Festival in […]
Lucy Davis
Lucy Davis
Admissions and Communications Coordinator
Lucy Davis grew up in Portland, OR graduating from Central Catholic High School – Go Rams!  She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Portland. She took many classes in education and discovered a passion for working with students in a classroom setting after volunteering as an educational assistant. Additionally, she has spent the past five summers […]
Susan Ramirez
Susan Ramirez
Teacher
Susan Ramirez has a passion for implementing multisensory instruction coupled with powerful positive self-talk as vehicles to empower students possessing language learning difficulties. Susan trained at The Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources where she was mentored by Orton-Gillingham Founding Fellow Dorothy Blosser-Whitehead, Cathy Wyrick and Sharon Marsh. With a Master’s Degree in Reading and a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, Susan […]
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Park Academy provides an inclusive community where evidence-based practices empower students with dyslexia and related learning differences to reach their highest academic and personal potential.

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"Having teachers and staff that actually cared about me and challenged me to set and achieve goals made all the difference. I was lost, they helped me find my real self. "

- Malachi, Graduate, Class of 2018

"Frequently referring families to Park Academy, I count on Park's remarkably ignited, highly qualified staff for positive personalized approaches to assessing and re-assessing each student's strengths and challenges followed by innovative educational techniques drawn from many disciplines."

- Dr. Judith Belk

"As soon as Malachi started at Park we began to see positive changes in him, his confidence began to grow. For the first time, he actually like going to school. His academic and reading performance greatly improved after just one year. Park helped him recognize his potential by highlighting his strengths and encouraging him to keep trying. "

- Angie, Parent of Graduate

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