About Your Advocate
An Educator
Education has always been apart of Alexis' family. Her father has 45+ years as a special education teacher, Principal and Director in NYC Public Schools and in Brick, NJ. More recently he is a Special Education Student Adviser and Mentor at Western Carolina University in Asheville, NC.
Alexis' mother, who has a double masters from Columbia Unv., has 20 years as a LCSW School Social Worker and case manger for thousands of IEP's.
As an athlete, Alexis felt called to teach Health and Physical education in NJ, and was Dual Certified. Alexis has her undergrad in Kinesology/ Phys Ed. and a masters equivilent of 30+ credits in Health Education. As a teacher who had over 500 students a year, she had much experience being involved in IEP meetings and advocating for her students. One of her most meaningful classes, Adaptive PE.
If you were not an educator, you became an attorney. Her brother, Justin, is a Financial compliance and contract attorney in NYC ( his wife, an Occupational Therapist). Alexis' first cousin and maid of honor at her wedding, an entertainment attorney in NYC. Other cousins and aunts and uncles add to our extended family of educators, administrators and attorneys.
Additionally, Alexis Family is Puerto Rican and she speaks Fluent Spanish.
A Mom of a Child with Special Needs
When someone can relate to you and your experience as a mom with special needs, understand the pedagogy of education, can analyze data on services and supports, and is versed in educational law through IDEA and 504, you can be sure that a 360 degree perspective using both the environment (external) as well as the diagnosis ( internal) , will be used to get a complete picture on what the most assertive next steps will be for your childs development. This is not just academic but emotional, social, psychological and physical.
A Community Member and Local Busniess Owner
Alexis and her family have lived in the Fort Mill/ Indian Land area for over 10 years. You might remember her from Carberry Custom Color or Carolina Custom Color as a designer and general contractor.
As an advocate now, it is also her mission to educate parents, students , staff, teachers on what the LAW and case law actually states and holding districts accountable when there is less then satisfactory IEP goals, supports and services. Alexis is also the first and only Pro Se Litigant to win a Due process hearing in the state of South Carolina both as a parent and Advocate.