LEORA WIEN, M.A. SEL
Support for Children & Adults
Our Team:
Alex
Learning Specialist
Ana
Tutor
Spanish Educator & Mindfulness Coach
Molly
Tutor
Alex
Learning Specialist
Alex has been working with students for over four years online, in-person, and in school. This is her third year working with Spark Ed Therapy. Prior to that, she was an Academy Teacher with Lindamood-Bell Learning. There, she led successful online homeschool programs for middle school students using Pearson Online Academy, N2Y, and all Lindamood-Bell programs. Alex also conducted in-person instruction at a Lindamood-Bell Learning Center including: Seeing Stars, On Cloud 9, and Visualising and Verbalizing. She has experience with teaching students of diverse backgrounds and specialized needs. Prior to working at Lindamood-Bell, Alex was an Americorps teacher for City Year.
Alex enjoys teaching reading, writing, and history. In her free time, she likes to work on her own writing projects. Her favorite authors include the Brontë sisters, Stephen King, and Sabaa Tahir. She holds a BA in English with a minor in Classical Civilizations, as well as a BS in Film & Television, both from Boston University.
Ana
Tutor
Spanish Spanish Educator & Mindfulness Coach
Ana María is a passionate bilingual professional with over a decade of experience in Spanish language education, cultural training, and mindfulness-based learning. Born in Colombia and fluent in both Spanish and English, she brings a unique blend of academic expertise, cross-cultural sensitivity, and compassionate teaching to her work with students, families, and organizations.
She has taught Spanish at both the university and high school levels and developed specialized language courses for healthcare professionals. Most recently, Ana María has been facilitating mindfulness-based social emotional learning programs and offering one-on-one coaching for kids and teens, helping them build emotional resilience, self-awareness, and confidence.
Ana María holds a Master’s in Language, Literature, and Translation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as well as degrees in Psychology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia and Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Her teaching philosophy centers on connection, through language, culture, and mindfulness. She is committed to creating inclusive, engaging learning environments where every student feels supported, valued, and empowered to grow.
Outside of her work, Ana María enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, reading, and spending time in nature
Beth is an experienced educator and learning specialist with a background in elementary through secondary education, special education, executive functioning, and individualized academic support. Having worked as both a classroom teacher and one-on-one learning specialist, Beth understands that students thrive when they feel understood, capable, and genuinely engaged in their learning. She brings a warm, creative, and highly individualized approach to her work, helping students strengthen academic skills, organization, confidence, and independence. Beth especially enjoys discovering how each child learns best and creating the strategies and support that allow them to experience real success.
Molly
Tutor
This is Molly’s fourth year working with Spark Educational Therapy. Whether working with students online or in-person, Molly enjoys getting them excited about learning. Molly draws on her background in math and science to help students achieve their goals in STEM. In addition to working with students at Spark Educational Therapy in a one-on-one capacity, Molly worked with small groups and classes of students as an elementary school librarian with LAUSD.
Molly is currently a Master of Social Work candidate at California State University, Long Beach. She holds a B.A. in Geosciences with concentrations in Engineering and French from Smith College, and has a certificate in Software Engineering from Flatiron School.