Samantha (Sam) Mosher, a veteran Literacy Specialist and teacher leader, has worked with students and teachers from K–12 as an interventionist, classroom teacher, and coach since 2006. Since 2011, she has worked as a teacher educator and currently teaches in the Literacy Education program at Hunter College. She holds a BA in English (Ithaca College), a Reading Specialist MA (Teachers College, Columbia University), and an MSEd in Educational Leadership (Hunter College). Sam lives in Brooklyn with her partner and step-kid, along with a small opinionated dog named Valentina and a spicy kitty named Lentil.