Meet Some of Our Faculty

Laurene graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a BS in Secondary Education and certification in Social Studies.  She attended Wilkes University where she attained her two Masters Degrees; Classroom Technology and Instructional Technology.  She is the Social Studies Instructional Supervisor at Aventa.  Laurene is active in championing the rights of juveniles in Pennsylvania.  She has worked with at-risk adolescents as a caseworker and teacher for over 20 years.  Laurene works closely with the Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia to continue to expose the Judicial Scandal in Luzerne County Pennsylvania.  She has testified on behalf of juveniles and parents before the Pennsylvania Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Justice and her story has been featured in People magazine, The New York Times and CNN.  She enjoys gardening, hiking local trails with her dog, “Buddy” and spending time with her family.  Laurene joined the Aventa team as an Instructional Supervisor in September of 2007.  She views online education as an alternative form of education that reaches out to all students, but especially those whose needs are not always met by the traditional school environment.  She is proud of the teachers in her department and respectfully admires the dedication and devotion they have for their students, as they provide them with rigorous and high quality instruction.

Secondary Education – Social Studies, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Caseworker – level II
 

BS, Secondary Education; M.Ed. Classroom Technology and M.Ed. Instructional Technology

Malini graduated from Loughborough University of Technology with a BSc. in Mathematics, and a diploma in middle and high school education.  She joined Aventa in August, as a Math instructor, and is now working full time.  She enjoys reading books, cross stitch, and above all else, spending time with her family.

Malini was born and brought up in Africa, and then moved to England for ten years.  She is now settled in Washington.

Mathematics

BSc. in Mathematics with a teaching diploma

Jennifer graduated from Western Michigan University with a BS in Mathematics and Biology Education.  She received her MA in Administration and Supervision from The College of Notre Dame of Maryland.  She has been a teacher at Aventa for the past two years and is also a lead mentor teacher for the Mathematics Department.  Jennifer’s passion is working with her students and helping them find success in mathematics.  She also loves spending time with her family, traveling, baking, and reading. 

Emily graduated from The University of Kansas with a BA in Education-Social Studies.  She attended The University of Kansas where she attained a Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction-Social Studies. She is an instructor for multiple social studies courses and electives, including American History, World History, American Government, Geography and Psychology.

Social Studies

BSEd, Social Studies; MSEd, Curriculum & Instruction

Social Studies, Language Arts & ELL

BA, Political Science/Speech Pathology & Audiology, MAEd, Administration & Supervision