The Petersen Academic Group Staff
Debbie Walker - Executive Administrative
Assistant
Certificate of Completion in Data Processing / Administrative Secretary
from Certified Careers Institute, Ogden, Utah. Studied Child / Family Development
and Psychology at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah.
Claudette A. Troy - Clincal Psychologist
B.A. from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia; M.Ed. from Georgia
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; and Psy.D. from The George Washington
University, Washington, DC.
Jennifer Levitas - Developmental Psychologist
Virginia Houston - M.A. in Special Education
Kathy Brooks - Instructor
B.A. Psychology (University of Illinois). French Studies (Old Dominion University).
Certification in French (K - 12), Language Arts and Social Studies (7 -12).
Served in U.S. Navy 1981-1986.
Karen Brown - Instructor
Graduated from Messiah College in 2005 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology,
with eventual plans to get a Masters Degree.
Karen Webb - Instructor
B.S. in Education. M.S. in Education with specialty in reading. Certified
reading specialist (N. Y.) permanent credential. Experience: grades K -
12 and adjunct faculty member State University of New York.
Bobbie Zickel - Instructor
Ed. B. from Rhode Island College. Taught K through 4 in R.I., Florida, Maryland
and Virginia. Completed graduate courses in history, communications, educational
psychology at University of Virginia for VA certification.
Emily Taylor - Instructor
Senior at Marymount University, currently studying the Biological
Sciences/Pre-med, with intentions of going to medical school after graduation.
Pat Minnig - Instructor