Meet Our Faculty & Students
Cena Holifield, Ph.D., CALT-QI, LDT - Executive Director
Dr. Donna George, Ed.D., CALT-QI, LDT - Principal
Elesha McCarty, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT - Psychometrist
Bryan Blackledge, Ed.D., CALT, LDT - Assistant Principal
Jessica Raybourn - Administrative Assistant
Katie Adams, M.Ed., CALT, LDT
Ashley Baggett, M.Ed., LDT
Kaitlyn Bennett, B.S., DT in Training
Polly Dueitt, B.S., Therapist in Training
Sarah East, M.Ed., LDT
DeAnna Ellis, M.Ed., LDT
Lauren Fortenberry, B.S., Therapist in Training
Pamela Fuller, M.M.Ed.
Elisabeth Jolly, B.S., Therapist in Training
Abby Killian, B.S., Therapist in Training
Julie Lofton, Ed.S., LDT
Kim Gibson, M.S., CCC-SLP
Lisa Guice, M.Ed., CALT, LDT
Kristin Patterson, M.Ed., DT in Training
Alex Powell, B.S., DT in Training
Mary Ann Rust, B.S., Math Teacher
Ashley Sheffield, M.Ed., DT in Training
Peggy Shoemake, M.Ed., LDT
Laura Starr, M.Ed., LDT
Mackenzie Sumrall, M.Ed., LDT
Kelsey Sumrall, M.Ed., LDT
Credentials:
Ph.D. — Doctorate of Philosophy
Ed.D. — Doctorate of Education
M.Ed. — Masters of Education
Ed.S — Specialist in Education
CALT – Nationally Certified Academic Therapist (ALTA)
SLDS - Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (CERI)
LDT – Mississippi AA Licensed Dyslexia Therapist (MDE)
CALT-QI – Nationally Qualified Instructor of Dyslexia Therapy (William Carey University)
NBCT – National Board Certified Teacher
DT Intern – MDE licensed teacher and graduate student-WCU in Dyslexia Therapy Master’s Degree Program (Recognized as a Dyslexia Therapist according to Mississippi Dyslexia Law)
• William Carey University Dyslexia Therapy Program is dually accredited through the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the International Multi-sensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)
• The 3-D School is accredited through the Mississippi Department of Education as a Special Purpose School.
