Stephanie Harris, a former special education teacher, will run the Book Buddies program at Lyles-Crouch. She and her husband were set up by their dads on a blind date over 15 years ago and they've been together ever since!
Katharine Smeallie returns for her 9
th year with ATC. She will run our programs at Cora Kelly and Maury. Katharine is a late bloomer, having rediscovered ballet and piano as an adult.
Courtney Lombardi is experienced as both a preschool and early elementary teacher and will lead ATC’s new program at Jefferson-Houston. She loves spending time outside with her husband Emmet and two sons, Jack and Will. They also have backyard chickens.
Katherine Cleland was most recently a 1
st grade teacher at Ramsay and joins us this year to run our program at James Polk. Katherine was an art major in college, and loves coloring and painting with her daughter.
Debbie Glenn will run the Samuel Tucker program for a second year. She has achieved 10,000 steps or more daily, for over a year, never missing a day!
Leah Wilson returns for an 8
th year with ATC, leading our program at Charles Barrett. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and watching her two high school children play their sports.
Molly Hall will reprise her role as both Kindergarten Book Buddies Coordinator at Ramsay and 1
st Grade Coordinator at John Adams. When Molly was 6 years old, she won the Pillsbury Bake Off in her age category for her Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Her daughter Harper, who is 21 months old, loves stirring muffin batter when they “bake” together.
Executive Director
Lisa Jacobs and Program Advisor
Alison Jones are entering their second year of leadership for ATC’s tutoring programs. Lisa is responsible for the day-to-day operations of ATC. Formerly addicted to PTA volunteering, she delights in visiting our schools and meeting our students.
When not training our tutors, reviewing lesson plans or helping our coordinators navigate concerns,
Alison spends her time entertaining her children by touring the parks of Arlington and Falls Church while simultaneously meeting her fitness goals.
