Richard Weinfeld directs Weinfeld Education Group, LLC, a group of over 25 educational consultants, located in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. In addition to directing the work of the company, Mr. Weinfeld provides direct special education consultation services to families of students with special needs. Mr. Weinfeld also provides extensive parent and staff training and consults with schools about appropriate programming for students.
     Rich has long been an advocate for quality educational programs for all students. Twenty-six years of his thirty-year career, with Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, were spent in a variety of leadership roles in special education. Mr. Weinfeld has expertise in working with students with a wide range of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and emotional disabilities. He served as Montgomery County’s first full-time coordinator of programs for students who are simultaneously gifted and learning disabled.
     Rich’s books include, School Success for Kids with High Functioning Autism, Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential; Helping Boys Succeed in School; School Success for Student’s with Asperger’s Syndrome; and Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book.  He has also co-authored several articles on a variety of special education topics, including Legal Issues in Identifying and Serving Twice-Exceptional Gifted Learners.  He was co-host of a weekly Internet radio show, “Teach Your Children Well: Hot Topics in Education.”
     Rich presents at numerous national conferences. He has instructed at Johns Hopkins University, served on the Maryland State Department of Education's Gifted Advisory Committee, and served on the board of directors for the Association for Educators of Gifted Underachieving Student (AEGUS). Mr. Weinfeld is currently on the board of directors of International Partners, through which WEG sponsors a school in El Salvador. Mr. Weinfeld also serves on the editorial advisory board for CHADD’s Attention magazine.
     Rich received his Masters degree from Trinity College and is certified in early childhood and elementary education, special education, administration and supervision.
     Rich provides advocacy and expert witness services at WEG.

While working with the Montgomery County School system for thirty years, Robert Felton has been a teacher of students with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and emotional disturbance. He was the county's first coordinator for students with cognitive disabilities.
     In the role as coordinator, Mr. Felton was an important player in working with various organizations and companies to establish integrated worksites for students with developmental delays. He worked to extend the transition process beyond the world of work to develop resources to allow individuals with developmental delays to have a safe, stable home in which to live; to have access to a variety of places to engage in meaningful activities; to have a social network of meaningful relationships; and to have a level of personal choice that enhanced the quality of their lives to allow them to be safe and healthy.
     Following his role as coordinator he became Supervisor of special education. During this time, he was noted for his strong efforts to advocate for the inclusion of students with a variety of disabilities in their home school, in general education classrooms, with appropriate supports.
     Since retirement, Mr. Felton has been President of Pathways to Learning, an organization focused on teaching to the brain and promoting the transition of students with developmental delays into the world of adulthood. He conducts workshops on teaching with an emphasis on using movement, breath and touch to help focus the attention of the brain for teachers working with students with special needs in pre-school. In addition, he conducts training sessions for school staff on creating an inclusive school culture to address the needs of diverse learners.
     Mr. Felton holds a BA in English from Elon University. He has a Masters in Special Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and Advanced Certification in Special Education Administration and Supervision from Virginia Tech University. He is certified as a special education administrator and supervisor, a special education teacher K-12 and a general education teacher of English in Maryland.

   She has also worked with students with autism, intellectual limitations, specific learning disabilities, and ADHD.
     As she enjoyed her position of certified special education teacher she eagerly pursued a M.Ed. in Rehabilitative Counseling which was obtained from Coppin State University in June of 1995. Pursuant to that she continued her studies at Loyola University by taking course work for administration/supervision certification. Her close to 30 years of work in the field of special education at various schools, has afforded her the opportunity to hold many positions; special education teacher, diagnostic/ prescriptive teacher, Assistant Principal and Director of Education.  
     As a Director of Education she maintained the accreditation and certification of the schools, opened new schools, hired and trained special education staff, provided program development training, oversaw the IEP process and maintained the schools budget. She has enhanced her professional growth by presenting at conferences and completing over 27 hours of special needs advocacy training.
     For the last six years she has had the pleasure of serving in the capacity of educational consultant which has allowed her the ultimate pleasure of helping families successfully navigate the special education process. In addition to advocacy work, she provides mentoring and training to school staff, and is a University Supervisor for JHU, where she provides classroom observations and feedback to student interns who are pursuing certification in the field of special education.
     Ms. Gilmore loves animals, fitness activities, traveling, and working with children.

Since 2011, Hayley has worked as an Educational Consultant successfully advocating for the needs of her clients. Hayley helps parents of special needs students to identify and seek out appropriate services for their children. She has advocated for those with ADHD, Emotional Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, FASD, Specific Learning Disabilities and Twice Exceptional students (GT/LD).
     Hayley’s also serves as the School Selection Specialist for the group. In this role Hayley evaluates and recommends both public and private school options for parents trying to determine the correct placement of their children based on their individual needs.    
     Hayley is a trained ADHD coach and provides coaching support to students with ADHD, guidance to parents, and has facilitated ADHD support groups for children. This includes working with students to identify and teach appropriate strategies to improve executive function weaknesses and to improve self-advocacy skills.
      Hayley’s professional training includes coursework under the direction of Dr. William Stixrud focusing on understanding the neuropsychology of learning and identifying best practices and strategies for helping students with various learning differences and executive function weaknesses. Hayley has also trained with Jodi Sleeper-Triplet as an ADHD coach specializing in teens and adolescents. In addition, she has completed specialized training in educational advocacy under the guidance of Rich Weinfeld and Wrightslaw training with Peter Wright.
     Hayley Jacobson received a Bachelor of Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University.
     In addition to her professional work, Hayley is the mother of two children with ADHD and has advocated successfully on their behalf for many years at the elementary, middle and high school levels.

Amy Mounce is an experienced special educator, university instructor, educational diagnostician, and educator/parent trainer. Leveraging experience as a teacher in public and private institutions at multiple levels, as a consultant and certified special educator she has collaborated with families and educators to evaluate and create customized educational programs for individual students.
     She has worked with a variety of children with disabilities including; Specific Learning Disabilities, AD/HD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Other Health Impairment, Intellectual Disabilities, and Speech and Language, Vision and Hearing Impairments. Her expertise in administering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative educational assessments result in refined education programs which best utilize students’ strengths and support deficits. She also creates and administers curriculum based assessments permitting individual education program progress monitoring against state curriculum standards and goals.  
     Her interests and past presentations at conferences and workshops include empowering parents to advocate for their children, effective programming for inclusion settings, IEP/504 development, universal design for learning, integrating assistive technology and formal/informal assessments. Amy earned a Master's degree in Learning Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University, a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from American University. In her free time, Amy enjoys spending time outdoors, exercising and exploring the Washington, D.C. area with her husband and two children.

Rachel Wills has worked in the field of special education for over thirty years.  She directed the largest special education program in Montgomery County Public Schools.   Rachel worked with teachers, parents, advocates, attorneys, and school-based and county-level administrators to assure that all students received the services they needed and were entitled to.  Over her years in school leadership, she has been a part of over 9000 IEP meetings.  Rachel has experience working with students with intellectual disabilities, specific learning disabilities, ADHD, behavioral and mental health challenges, and anxiety and depression.  She has worked with students on the autism spectrum along with those identified as twice exceptional.  Rachel has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings for IEP services and custody determinations.

Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science in Special Education and her Masters in Education in Secondary and Transition from the University of Maryland.  She is certified to work with special education students Grade 1-Adulthood while being highly qualified in Severe/Profound Disabilities.  She has her Administration and Supervision Certificate from Trinity College.  Rachel has been trained in Comprehensive Behavior Management Interventions.  She has presented training to school leaders about IEP paperwork systems.

In her spare time, Rachel enjoys travel and spending time with her twins and extended family.

     Marcy Jackson has a Master’s Degree in Education Administration and is a Certified Facilitator and Certified Program Planner who has developed education programs for special populations for over 20 years. She is the innovator and past administrator of Maryland’s first Developmental Driver Education Program for teens and transitioning young adults with cognitive and social disabilities and limitations, at Montgomery College, as past Director of the Transportation Safety Institute.  She has advocated for youth and young adults with ADHD, Emotional Disabilities, Asperger’s and Intellectual Disabilities, in private, parochial, public and home education settings.  Marcy is thoughtful, detailed and strategic.
     Marcy is a graduate of the WEG Special Needs Advocacy Institute and past Coordinators for WEG’s Diamonds Conference and School Selection Service. She is an Education Consultant for families with and without special needs, highly effective at performing expert witness and nationwide school comparison evaluations for parents with and without custody factors.  She led the development of the WEG-7 Research-based criteria for School Selection and proudly serves as a team member.
     Marcy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Towson University and has conducted and published research in Japan on diversity perspectives, a topic for which she continues to raise a voice.  She worked in the field of workforce development for 15 years, collaborating with employers, recruiters and counselors who value the soft skill of communication, and job readiness as fundamental workplace skills.  Inspired by her eldest son, she co-developed L.I.F.E.-A.C.T. Applied Language Program to encourage young adults with IDD toward self-advocacy and communication in social, education and workplace settings. 
     Marcy lives with her husband and seven children in Maryland, and enjoys a commitment to educational leadership, advisory board service, WEG-7 school data analysis, and parent education, specifically informing on childhood trauma awareness and differentially educating boys.

     ​Laura is excited to support WEG, families and students as a Special Education Consultant.  She is a Spanish-English bilingual school building leader currently based in the metro Washington DC area. In her 12 years of service to the education industry, she has demonstrated success as an early literacy interventionist in diverse elementary settings and as a supervisor of special education in secondary settings.
     Laura earned a Master’s of Education in Educational Leadership from The College of New Jersey's Global Education Program in Mallorca, Spain. She is certified in Students with Disabilities (PreK-12), Administration (PreK-12) and Health and Physical Education (PreK-12).  Laura has supported students and families in domestic and international schools, at the secondary and elementary levels. She has worked with students and families in Madrid, San Francisco, Shanghai, Dakar, New York City and Shenzhen.  
     Laura is a certified Orton-Gillingham instructor.  She has extensive experience working with English Language Learners, children with Autism, ADHD, dyslexia and emotional disturbances.  She is able to support children and parents in a holistic approach, paying special attention to cultural nuances and expectations of individual families.
     In her free time, Laura likes to travel with her family, try new restaurants and visit museums and art galleries.