Our People

The methodology lives in the people who teach it.

Legacy was built so that no child’s success would depend on a single person.

The methodology lives in the walls, the systems, and a faculty trained in the methods that work for children with dyslexia and language-based learning differences.

The people on this page are specialists, not generalists. Many came to Legacy after years in other settings, and chose to teach this population on purpose. They are certified in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Lindamood-Bell, and the other structured-literacy methods the school relies on, and they work with the same students all year, so that every child is known well by the adults who teach them.

Together they make Legacy what it is. Meet them below.

Leadership

  • Jamie Caplan, Esq.

    Founder & Head of School

    Jamie Caplan is both an attorney and a speech-language pathologist — the rare person trained to understand how a child learns and to fight for that child within the system. She earned her degree in speech-language pathology at Towson University, then a law degree, and spent five years representing families against school districts that would not provide what children with dyslexia needed to learn to read. When nine of those families could not find a school that would serve their children, fighting the system stopped being enough. Jamie found a building and opened Legacy in 2011 — the school those families could not find anywhere else.

    Towson University, B.S. Speech-Language Pathology · University of Maryland School of Law J.D.

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    Kelly Scaggs

    Dean of Students

    Kelly came to Legacy after fifteen years as a Certified Child Life Specialist at Children’s National Hospital. Her oldest son is a Legacy student, and serving children with dyslexia became a focus of her work.

    Towson University, B.S. · Orton-Gillingham · Certified Child Life Specialist

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    Charlotte Longchamps

    Admissions Director

    Charlotte joined Legacy in 2024 and is the first person many prospective families meet. She has lived in four countries and brings a background in early childhood education and educational policy to the admissions process.

    Towson University, B.S. · Boston College, M.Ed. · MSDE Early Childhood Education

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    Liz Davis

    Head of Primary School

    At Legacy since 2013.

    Stevenson University, B.S. · Orton-Gillingham · Multisensory Language Training.

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    Brittany Jones

    Head of Lower School

    At Legacy since 2012. Started at Legacy out of college.

    McDaniel College, B.S. · Orton-Gillingham.

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    Tara Treacy

    Head of Middle School

    Hardman Technique · Paragraphology

Administration

  • Becky Eckrote

    School Coordinator

    At Legacy since 2024. Attended Shenandoah University. The operational hub for daily staff and student needs.

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    Jill Berry

    Development Director

    At Legacy since 2025. Franklin & Marshall College, B.A. Leads grants, donor management, and strategic partnerships.

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    Michaela Stocks

    Administrative Assistant to the Head of School

    At Legacy since 2020. Arizona State University, B.A. · Orton-Gillingham.

Department Heads

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    Sarah Pankhurst

    Head of Tutoring

    B.A., University of North Florida · Orton-Gillingham · Multisensory Structured Literacy · LiPS

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    Lisa Hamby

    Director of Experiential Learning & Head of Social Studies

    At Legacy since 2011. St. Mary’s College, B.A. · Orton-Gillingham · Certified Early Childhood Educator.

Related Services

  • Kristen Goodreau, LCPC, NCC

    School Counselor

    At Legacy since 2017. Kristen is a licensed clinical professional counselor who has served Legacy students since 2017. She works individually with students to meet their mental health needs so they are available for learning, and leads classroom social-emotional lessons on empathy, self-esteem, and friendship across all grades. She began her career as a mental-health therapist in a Baltimore City school-based program.

    McDaniel College, B.A. · Loyola University, M.Ed. · Advanced Certificate in Clinical Counseling

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    Laurie Zukerberg, MS-CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    At Legacy since 2011. Laurie is a licensed speech-language pathologist who has served Legacy students since the school opened. She individualizes goals for each student based on their speech and language needs and lets students set the pace of their lessons — her philosophy is “as fast as we can, as slow as we must.” She is trained in PROMPT, Orton-Gillingham, and Visualizing & Verbalizing.

    University of Maryland, B.S. · Towson University, M.S. · PROMPT · Orton-Gillingham · Visualizing & Verbalizing

Teachers

  • Michelle Birky

    Literature Teacher

    Secondary Education · Orton-Gillingham

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    Elizabeth Bowling

    Language Support Teacher

    Orton-Gillingham · Paragraphology · Montessori

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    Noah Caplan

    Science Teacher

    Mount St. Mary’s, B.S.

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    Jen Cooper

    Art Teacher

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    Lorraine Elberfeld

    Math Teacher

    University College London, B.S.

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    Taylor Emery

    Lower School Teacher

    Multisensory Structured Literacy (OG Basics)

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    Abbey Gillis

    Math Teacher

    McDaniel College, B.A.

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    Silas Hamby

    Music Teacher

    Towson University, B.M.

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    Missy Hannibal

    Physical Education Teacher

    Frostburg State, B.S.

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    Colleen Manchester

    Math Teacher

    B.S., Catholic University of America · M.SpEd., University of Maryland

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    Erin Miller

    Lower School Teacher

    Multisensory Language Training

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    Virginia Peters

    Primary Plus Teacher

    Orton-Gillingham · Special Ed 1–8 · Early Childhood

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    Melanie Ruston

    Lower School Teacher

    MICA, BFA · MICA, MAT

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    Terri Warehime

    Math Teacher

    OGCE/OG Plus/OG Morphology · Lindamood-Bell On Cloud Nine Math

Reading Tutors

  • Megan Bassett

    Reading Tutor

    Orton-Gillingham

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    Kara Bryson

    Reading Tutor

    MSDE · Orton-Gillingham

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    Lynn Cavanaugh

    Reading Tutor

    Early Childhood · Masters Equiv. +60

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    Katie Fenlon

    Reading Tutor

    ESOL/Reading Specialist · OG · LETRS · SIPPS

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    Tiffanie Fulton

    Reading Tutor / Special Education Director

    OG · Wilson Reading System · Fundations 2 · MSDE

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    Mandy Gilbart

    Reading Tutor

    Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner · Special Ed · Fundations 1 & 2

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    Jennifer Gufreda

    Reading Tutor

    Special Ed · LETRS · Take Flight · CALT affiliate

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    Kathy Norman

    Reading Tutor

    Orton-Gillingham · Paragraphology · Structured Literacy

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    Nicole Robbins

    Reading Tutor

    Orton-Gillingham

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    Lorie Rombro

    Primary Reading Tutor

    Orton-Gillingham · MLT · LiPS

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    John Schopman

    Reading Tutor

    UMBC, B.A.

Instructional Aides

  • Kathleen Owings

    Instructional Aide

    Delaware, B.A. · McDaniel, M.S.

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    Brittany Rutley

    Instructional Aide

    Towson University, B.S.

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