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Meet our excellent faculty and staff:

Ardath Franck, PhD, Director

Dr. Ardath Franck is a graduate of Western Reserve University (PhD, Education), and Kent State University (M.A., Education, B.S. Education). She is a certified school psychologist, speech, and reading supervisor. Dr. Franck is the founder and director of the Akron Speech and Reading Center/Akron Education Campus, serving in that capacity since 1960. She also served as the school psychologist for the Wadsworth Public School District, Brecksville Public Schools, and Summit County Schools and as a speech therapist for the Coventry and Revere Schools. She has served as the Director/Instructor at the University of Akron Speech Clinic and an instructor in the Western Reserve Graduate School. She has directed special reading programs for both the Wadsworth and Elyria Public Schools and has served as a consultant for the Hobbit's Pre-School. Author of YOUR CHILD LEARNS, a layman's psychological guide to child-rearing, she has been featured in Who's Who in American Education annually since 1967.

Reed Kimball - Assistant Director

Reed Kimball is a graduate of Indiana University (M.S., Education), Syracuse University (B.S. Aerospace Engineering) and the State University of New York at Canton (A.A.S., Mechanical Design). He has completed additional undergraduate and graduate level coursework at the University of Akron, Thomas Edison State University, Western Michigan University, Indiana University at South Bend, Brigham Young University, the University of Notre Dame, and Central Michigan University. Mr. Kimball has taught middle school science, chemistry, physics, organic chemistry and biochemistry at the high school level and ROTC at the university level. A retired military officer (Colonel, United States Army), he has served as a school administrator in both public and private schools. His excellence in the classroom was recognized by his students by being named to Who's Who of America's Teachers in 1994, 1996 and 2000, the Heritage Registry of Who's Who in 2004, 2005, and 2007 and the Manchester Who's Who of Executives and Professionals in 2005.

Angela Collier - Preschool Director

Angela Collier holds an Associates Degree in both Early Childhood Education and Business Management from Stark State College of Technology. Her professional background includes most recently duties as the Preschool Program Specialist at the KinderCare® Learning Center. In that capacity, she served as the Preschool Administrator, Curriculum Director, and was responsible for staff recruitment and training. Prior to that assignment, she served as an After School Care Teacher, Assistant Teacher and Head Teacher at Our Lady of the Elms School. She has been honored as the Akron Rotary Outstanding Early Childhood Student of the Year, the Stark State College Academic Achievement Dean's List (with Distinction) and the Catholic Outstanding Teacher Award.

Robert Bollinger - Lead Tutor

Robert Bollinger graduated from the University of Akron (M.S., Mathematics, B.S., Mathematics) and The Ohio State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering).

Mr. Bollinger served as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Akron and a substitute teacher for the Medina County Schools. He has been the Lead Tutor in both Mathematics and Reading at the Akron Education Campus since 1987.

Emily Shih Feng - Chinese Instructor

Emily Shih Feng is a graduate of the Wen Tzao Ursuline College of Languages. She has also attended the University of Massachusetts and participated in continuing education through Project Blueprint.

She has served as an instructor at the Mountville Chinese School in Mountville, New Jersey, as a community education instructor in the Hudson, Ohio education system, and as a teacher in the Akron Chinese School, the Berlitz Language Center, Old Trail S'Camp, and the Hudson Montessori School.

Cecelia Barcos - Spanish Instructor

Cecelia Barcos is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, the Catholic University of Argentina, and the Berlitz Institute.

She has extensive experience in business and technical fields as well as her extensive language skills.

Claudia Flores -Spanish Instructor

Claudia Flores is a graduate of the Universidad Nacional Atonoma de Mexico.

She is a member of the Northeast Ohio Translators Association, the American Translators Association, Midwest, Association of Translators and Interpreters and the Hispanic Business Association. She has extensive experience in business and technical fields as well as her extensive language skills.

Amparo Iturriaga - Spanish Instructor

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Fran Kaiser - Creative Movement Dance Instructor

Fran Kaiser, a dance teacher of 15-years, began teaching Creative Movement Dance in 2003. Since then she has taught more than 400 students at a dozen different area childcare facilities. Some of these schools include: Faith Lutheran Pre-School, St. Paul's Nursery School, Bath Academy, Childtime Learning Center, Discovery Montessori, Old Trail Pre-Schools, Copley Day Care Center, and Fairlawn Lutheran Pre-School among others. Fran has a Bachelor's Degree in Dance from the University of Akron, and is currently the Assistant Director of Jill Royka Dance Studio in Montrose.

Jenny Lloyd - Kindermusik Teacher

Jenny Lloyd is a Certified K-12 Music Educator who has spent her time teaching music in a variety of schools, while focusing on Vocal and Theatre Performance. A graduate of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio in Music Education she also has been involved in directing and performing in various theatrical productions, Operas and Jazz Ensembles. Planting the love of music in younger students is her passion, and is what encouraged her to begin her Kindermusik pursuit. With her quality instruction, vast experience and sincere enthusiasm, she provides quality musical and family time that will inspire your children in many areas of their development.