Carla Soffos is an esteemed literacy coach, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in elementary and literacy education. She currently serves as a Clinical Literacy Coach, where she specializes in training literacy coaches and specialists in the Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM).

As a co-author alongside Dr. Linda Dorn and Dr. Adria Klein, Carla has penned influential professional texts such as:

• Shaping Literate Minds: Developing Self-Regulated Learners

• Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach  

• The Comprehensive Intervention Model: Nurturing Self-Regulated Readers Through Responsive Teaching  

Her work emphasizes evidence-based practices, self-regulated learning, and literacy coaching. With decades of practical experience—from classroom teaching to district-wide coaching—Carla has dedicated her career to empowering teachers and transforming literacy outcomes for young learners.

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Contact: csoffos@conwaycorp.net

Brian Reindl is a seasoned literacy leader currently serving as Director for the Comprehensive Literacy Model for the state of Wisconsin. Brian, alongside Carla Soffos, trains literacy coaches in the Comprehensive Literacy Model (CLM) and intervention specialists in the Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM).

With 25 years of experience in the field, he has served as a classroom teacher, interventionist, and building-level literacy coach before transitioning to district leadership. He has presented at conferences and institutes focused on close reading, literacy coaching, data-driven interventions, interactive read-aloud, assessment practices, and cross-disciplinary literacy integration.

His leadership continues to advance early intervention strategies and strengthen professional learning communities that uplift both educators and students district-wide.

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Contact: brian@transformationalteaching.org

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Caitlin Etten is a seasoned educator and instructional leader with a B.A. in English, a Master’s in Education, and a graduate-level certificate in Instructional Design, along with specialized training as a literacy coach.

She has extensive experience working with school districts across Wisconsin, with a focus on strengthening instructional coaching practices and designing cohesive systems of support for educators and students.

Caitlin partners with schools to build sustainable, equity-driven professional learning structures that improve teaching and learning at scale. Her expertise in coaching, curriculum development, and systems design enables districts to align their goals, resources, and practices, creating a meaningful and lasting impact.

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Contact: caitetten@gmail.com

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Dawn Stiegert is a seasoned educator and instructional leader with a B.S. in Elementary Education and Special Education, a Master’s in Elementary Literacy Education, and licenses as a Reading Teacher and Reading Administrator. Additionally, she has received specialized training as a Literacy and Instructional Coach, with an emphasis on Instructional Design.

She has had her boots on the ground for 35 years as a special education, elementary, and middle school teacher, a building instructional and literacy coach, and a district math coach. She has presented at state conferences and national literacy institutes.

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Dawn has experience working with school districts across Wisconsin and Michigan, partnering with districts to meet their personalized school improvement goals and providing sustainable and equity-driven professional learning. Her expertise with instructional coaching,  strengthening teaching and learning, and designing units of study using backward design enables districts to align their goals, resources, and practices, creating evidence-based and lasting impact.

Contact Dawn at:  dawnsws@gmail.com​

Maureen has experience as a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery Teacher and Interventionist, Building

Literacy Coach at the elementary level, District Literacy Coordinator, and professional developer. In addition

to teacher and Reading Recovery Teacher, she has a Reading Teacher and Reading Specialist license. She

earned her Masters in Reading through the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and earned her PCL Coaching

Certificate from Dr. Linda Dorn. She retired from the Beecher Dunbar Pembine School district in June of 2023.

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Contact: mmschiefe@gmail.com