Staff Directory

Jennifer Borrelli

Jennifer began her education career in 1988 and has taught students with behavior disorders, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and general education students in inclusive and separate class settings, ages kindergarten through college. She holds certifications in K-12 ESE, Elementary Education and is Reading Endorsed. Jennifer broadened her reach as an educator while serving in coaching roles as MTSS coach and as reading coach, participating in district and state writing teams for students with disabilities, and providing professional development for teachers and parents.

Jennifer's areas of focus at FDLRS include: Behavior MTSS at the school wide, classroom and individual student levels; mindfulness in education; instructional practices for students with significant cognitive disabilities; Instructional Technology and Assistive Technology.

Andrea Dunckel

Andrea has worked in the early childhood field for nearly 15 years. She has been a preschool teacher, Family Care Coordinator for Early Steps, and a Pre-K ESE teacher. She is also a certified Infant and Toddler Developmental Specialist and has provided targeted case management to families with special needs.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS includes: educational services for young children (birth-five) , early childhood teacher training and support, parent training, collaborative partnership building, and community collaboration.

Jane Hines

Jane is a certified SIM Professional Developer for Content Enhancement, and has worked as a middle school teacher in both the private and public sectors for over 20 years. While in the classroom, Jane was a mentor for new teachers and those seeking alternative certification. She has experience as a social studies, language arts, and reading teacher and as a co-teacher in "History-Arts." As a social studies content expert, Jane has worked on several teams to create instructional materials and summative assessments.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS include: The Strategic Instruction Model Content Enhancement and reading instruction.

Mia Laudato

Mia has over 10 years of teaching experience. Most recently, she has worked as Exceptional Education teacher of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Elementary and Pre-K level and has had extensive hands on experience teaching with technology in the classroom. She has won and received numerous awards and accolades including UCF REACH Model Classroom. She has served on numerous writing teams including the District ACCESS Points and District End of Course (EOC) writing and assessment teams. She has presented at conferences and works with the local assistive technology team (LATS) to provide teacher with tools and tip for integrating technology into the classroom. She holds endorsements in Autism and Pre-K ESE.

Her areas of focus include: Assistive Technology and Instructional Technology.

Elizabeth McAulay M.Ed.

Elizabeth began her teaching career in 1997.  She attended the University of Central Florida and earned a Masters of Education in Varying Exceptionalities.  Her teaching experience includes working with students with physical impairments, significant cognitive disabilities, and autism in both structured classroom and inclusive environment settings.  Elizabeth broadened her reach as an educational professional while working as an Instructional Support Teacher at the district level supporting teachers and schools throughout Orange County Public Schools.  Her role in this position included working with teachers, school staff, parents and administrators in creating effective learning environments for students with disabilities.  Additionally, Elizabeth has been a certified CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) instructor since 2004.  

Elizabeth’s areas of focus at FDLRS include: Behavioral MTSS at the school wide, classroom and individual student levels; instructional practices for students with significant cognitive disabilities; instructional practices for students with autism spectrum disorder, high functioning autism & Asperger’s syndrome; and ESE compliance to include Quality IEP, Facilitated IEP, Matrix, and Accommodations trainings.

Anjanette McGee-Cason

Anjanette McGee-Cason has worked in the education field for over 21+ years. She has served in many roles in her professional educational experience in the private and public sector. Anjanette has been an Elementary Teacher (K-5), Pre-K Varying Exceptionalities Teacher, Reading Intervention Specialist, facilitated Professional Development workshops and served as an Administrator in schools. She is also a certified college professor in the College of Education and the Arts and Science. Here at FDLRS, Anjanette will focus on Child Find and Parent Resources. She will assist parents through workshops that empower them to become active participants in their child's education and provide professional development workshops for educators and educational providers.

Anjanette is also our certified Gifted Specialist.  She has done extensive research regarding gifted and talented students delivery of instruction, program strategies, criteria and assessments.  Anjanette provides professional development for educators and administrators, curriculum review and strategies for parents to work with their children in the gifted and talented programs.

Wendi Melton-Harper

Wendi has worked in the field of Exceptional Student Education for over 15 years, specifically with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. While working in the classroom, she gained extensive hands-on experience using and teaching the use of technology with students. Wendi attended the University of Central Florida and earned her Master of Education degree in Varying Exceptionalities as well as the Autism Spectrum Disorder endorsement. She also holds a Prekindergarten Disabilities Endorsement. She has been trained in and used PECS (Level 1 & 2) with her students.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS include: Assistive Technology, Instructional Technology, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Melissa Mulock

Melissa is a National Board certified Teacher and certified SIM Professional Developer for Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement. She has experience in middle and high school settings as a reading and Learning Strategies teacher; co-teacher in English and World History classes (high school); support facilitation in English, World History, Algebra, Geometry and Algebra II classes (high school) and development of high school inclusion models.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS include: The Strategic Instruction Model, reading instruction and collaborative teaching.

Pam Taylor

Pamela Taylor graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. In Exceptional Student Education K-12. She has taught in the field of education for over fifteen years. Her experience ranges from primary to secondary levels. Pamela was chosen to be part of a special education team to set up an ESE program to partner with businesses in the area to employ students with disabilities. Her dedication to the educational system paved a way for her to be nominated for teacher of the year. After teaching as an IND teacher, she became a support facilitator in elementary schools. Pamela mentored ESE teachers on PEER, ESE procedures, and scheduling. In September 2018, Pamela became a trainer with FDLRS specializing in the area of compliance and parent engagement.

Her areas of focus include: Compliance.

Robin Williams

Robin has over 15 years of teaching experience working with children ranging from early childhood Pre-K assessments and teaching programs in the public schools to working with adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including those with autism spectrum disorders.  Robin began her career in Applied Behavior Analysis at a residential group home for persons with developmental disabilities and severe problem behavior.  She has also worked as a Behavior Analyst with a variety of agencies throughout the state facilitating both the treatment of children and adults, and is currently co-owner of a local Mental Health and ABA agency. Robin also has experience teaching adults in the Child Development Associate program at Orlando Technical School. Robin’s specialties include: Development and Implementation of training for educators, Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Support Plans, and parent training in interventions and treatment based on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS include: classroom/behavior management, sensory-integration instructional strategies, instructional strategies for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and significant cognitive disabilities, and executive functioning training.

Marykay Johnson

Marykay has worked in the field of education for 21+ years. She has experience in the following areas: purchasing, budget/finance, in-service documentation, and online registration services.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS includes: purchasing, budgets, in-service reporting and online registration support.

Cheryl Ham

Arelis Valentin

Arelis has worked in the field of education for 12+ years. She has experience in the following areas: payroll services, administrative support, and media resource support.

Her areas of focus at FDLRS includes: payroll, front office support, data collection and media resource support.

Craig Stephens

Craig has been working with computers for 30+ years. He has experience in almost every area of computers including computer repair, end-user support, network administration, programming, database creation and administration, web design and programming, business and graphics software training.

His areas of focus at FDLRS includes: database administration, web database development and administration and website design and administration.