About Us

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Passionate and understanding professional educators and advocates with visionary and creative problem-solving.

Down the Road Education was founded to support diverse learners and their families as they navigate education. Wrap-around support sets students and families up for success now and down the road. Read more about our approach here.

Our Process

Our collective experience of thinking and learning about the interconnectedness of academic, social-emotional, language, cognitive, and motor development guides our approach to teaching and learning. Our process is to connect a skilled instructor with a family based on need and personality. Our instructor takes on the case giving guidance for home and advocating at school. Every one of our instructors has worked in a therapeutic setting, giving them unique insight into ways to help children learn and grow. Read more about them below!

  • A woman with shoulder-length curly brown hair, light skin, and blue eyes, smiling while sitting indoors against a gray wall and a patterned chair, wearing a dark green sweater.

    Jess Durrett, Founder

    MA, New York University, Childhood and Special Education

    Professional Educational Therapist

    New York General and Special Education Professional Credential

    California Education Specialist Credential

    In the field since: 2007

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  • A woman with light brown hair pulled back, wearing a black shirt, standing in front of a map on a wall.

    Jenn Reid

    MA, New York University, Early Childhood and Elementary Education

    American Montessori Society Teaching Credential

    Certified Psychoanalytic Educator

    In the field since: 2000

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  • A smiling man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a black shirt, standing in front of green leafy trees.

    Dan Meadow

    MA, University of the Pacific, Curriculum and Instruction

    In the field since: 2008

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  • Courtney Forti

    Courtney Forti

    BA, Suffolk University, English and History

    In the field since: 2017

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  • A woman in a blue long-sleeve shirt and black vest standing in a wooded area with autumn foliage.

    Fletcher White

    BS, Arizona State University, Psychology and Family Studies

    In the field since: 2010

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  • JF

    Jordan Feldman

    MA, Educational Leadership, Hunter College

    MA, Inclusive Secondary Special Education, Syracuse University

    In the field since: 2014

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  • A young woman with dark brown hair and light skin smiling outdoors during sunset.

    Courtney Kornblum

    MA, The George Washington University, Speech and Hearing Sciences

    CCC-SLP

    Hanen Certified

    SLP Licensed (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York)

    Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities-Professional Certificate (New York)

    In the field since: 2009

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  • A woman with long red hair and a bright smile, wearing a green floral blouse, standing outside in front of a glass window with a blurred outdoor background.

    Michelle O'Sullivan

    MS, University of Arizona, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

    CCC SLP

    In the field since: 2005

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