Julie’s diverse educational background includes experience as a teacher and an administrator. She started her educational career teaching in Downers Grove and later in Lake Forest, teaching second, third, fourth and fifth grades. She went on to work as an administrator both in Lake Forest and at Maercker School in Westmont. Julie realized her true passion was working with children - meeting children at their levels and supporting them to meet their greatest potential as people and learners. To realize this goal, Ms. Moser moved to a position as the Differentiation Specialist at Monroe School in Hinsdale. There she provided an enrichment curriculum to kindergarten through 5th grade students, stirring children’s passions and supporting their learning development. Ms. Moser is also a National Board Certified Teacher.

Meredith Wodka started her educational career at a young age. She was often found carrying around a tape player that would read books to her while she took apart her toys to see how they worked. Then she would put them back together in a new and different way. This type of curiosity and hands on approach is what she has applied in her classrooms these last 21 years of teaching. She is currently a Teacher Librarian at Monroe School in Hinsdale IL. When not in school, you will find her reading a book, learning a new skill, or going on outdoor adventures with her husband and three children.

Susan Meyer has dedicated her educational career to guiding young readers, writers and mathematicians. She started her teaching career in Evanston and Wilmette. Her passion for guiding readers grew during the 28 years of teaching first grade at Oak School in Hinsdale. Susan’s interest in the science of reading and how young minds grow continues to be her passion. Susan’s other interests include tennis, pickleball, outdoor adventures, and reading.

Julie began her teaching career at Chicago Public Schools where she taught Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 for 6 years. In that time, she also completed her Master’s degree in mathematics education. After completing her graduate degree, Julie wanted to find a way to give more personalized mathematics instruction to students. She started to work for a nonprofit, Saga Education. Saga Education provides free math tutoring to students, who are 2-3 years behind, during the school day in CPS schools. Julie started this work as a Site Director, where she coached, mentored, and managed a group of 8 – 10 tutors. She loved working with a team of tutors to provide math instruction tailored to students’ individual unique needs. She stepped down from this role to be the primary caregiver for her children. Julie still works part-time editing the math curriculum that Saga Education uses in their tutoring programs.

Katie Materick has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education and has worked to hone her teaching skills working with 6th through 12th graders. She has always been an avid reader and writer, but really grew to love English in 8th grade after learning the term, “allegory,” while reading “Billy Budd, Sailor” by Herman Melville. When not reading or writing, she can be found playing tennis or badminton, baking, watching movies, or listening to Taylor Swift.