Executive Function Coaching

Janet Price has 17 years of professional experience in special education, as well as a previous decade-long career with the U.S. Department of State. She likes to say that her experience in diplomacy and negotiation has served her well at the IEP table.

Janet is a member of the Board of Directors of The Novus Academy in Grapevine, Texas, a private school serving students K-12 with mild to moderate learning disabilities and twice exceptional students. Janet has also served as the Assistant Vice President for Outreach and Admissions for College Living Experience, a post-secondary transition program for young adults with Autism and other learning and developmental disabilities. Prior to that she spent nearly a decade as a Special Needs Advocate, helping families in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area navigate the special education system from grades K-12, including IEPs, 504 Plans, private school placements and college accommodations. Janet brings this expertise to the process of post-secondary and gap-year exploration for students with learning and executive function challenges.

Janet is the co-author of Take Control of Asperger’s Syndrome: The Official Strategy Guide for Teens with Asperger’s Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder (Prufrock Press 2010), which won the 2010 TAGT Legacy Book Award, and its follow up, Take Control of Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties: The Ultimate Guide for Kids (Prufrock Press 2011), and has authored numerous articles in a variety of professional journals. Janet has been a guest lecturer at Towson University and American University and developed an online course in special needs advocacy offered at Catholic University. She has been a frequent presenter at national conferences on topics of special education and post-secondary transition for both families and professionals.

Jenny Essig is a graduate of The Potomac School in McLean, VA and the  College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Comparative Communications  (cum laude). She currently develops and produces television series and  branded content for clients such as Netflix, Viceland, TLC, and  Mindbodygreen. As a professional storyteller, Jenny has cultivated the  ability to concisely communicate story and concepts through the written  word. In her personal time, Jenny proofreads and revises academic  assignments, undergraduate and graduate application essays, and  marketing copy.

Alex Byrnes is the Vice President of Current Programming at Anomaly Entertainment in New York City where he oversees the production of a variety of series for Discovery, Travel Channel, and more. The written word is a key facet of the job, both in writing narration for air, developing new series, and in communication with a wide array of clients. Prior to his time at Anomaly, Alex spent the last 15 years working in all facets of production while also focusing on his own written projects. He is a published music writer and has made contributions to numerous produced screenplays. He is a graduate of Emerson College with a B.A. in film production and a minor in Writing, Literature, & Publishing.

Matthew Essig had a successful career in highly competitive athletics while managing executive dysfunction. Matthew started swimming as a young boy and continued in swimming until he competed in meets alongside swimmers like Michael Phelps - in both division 1 and 3 Universities - where he still holds program records.  Having spent most of his life in and around sports and having gone through the process of swimming after high school, Matthew has the hindsight and knowledge to accurately help students pursue their dreams of college through athletics. His primary belief is that if you competed in the sport as a child, there is a way to play after your high school graduation.