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Jennifer Cline
Intervention Specialist
My name is Jennifer Cline and I have been a part of the Combs family since 2004. I graduated from NC State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. I hold a K-6 teaching license from Meredith College and a Master’s Degree in Reading Education from NC State. As you can tell, reading is my passion and instilling a love for literacy in children is my mission here at Combs. In my spare time I enjoy running, yoga, spending time with my husband and 2 daughters, and curling up with a good book.
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Kate Garrison
Intervention Specialist
I joined the AB Combs staff back in 2005. Through the years I have taught 2nd and 3rd grades and enjoy both of them! Before coming to Combs, I attended UNC-Chapel Hill (Go Heels!) and graduated with an Elementary Education degree. I also have earned a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Gardner-Webb. I am originally from Dayton, Ohio, but lived most of my life in Durham, North Carolina. Outside of school, I enjoy baking, running, reading, cheering on the Tar Heels and spending time with my family and friends!
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Lauren Renzi
Speech Therapist
My name is Lauren Renzi, and I am thrilled to be the speech language pathologist at A.B. Combs! I have 20+ years of experience and completed my Bachelor of Arts Degree, Graduating with Honors, in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a minor in psychology at Indiana University and a Master of Arts Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the Ohio State University. I began my career at the Kennedy Krieger School-affiliated with John's Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. I have extensive experience working in both public education and the private school sector as well as providing clinical services. I have worked in Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia and currently in the North Carolina public schools with experience in evaluating and treating a wide variety of preschool, elementary and middle school children with different etiologies and communication disorders. I am licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners and have my Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and watching my 3 boys play team sports. I enjoy exercising, traveling, and going to the beach.
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Claudine Parisi
Guidance Counselor
Claudine received a B.A. in Psychology from Iona College and an M.S.Ed. in School Counseling from Fordham University, as well as 30 graduate credits above her masters degree in Special Education. She currently holds both North Carolina and New York Special Education Teaching licenses as well as a North Carolina School Counselor license. Claudine has over 20 years of experience in educating general and special needs children, birth through high school, including experience with implementing Applied Behavior Analysis trials, evaluating and placing students, creating and implementing Behavior Intervention Plans, developing school-wide testing modification schedules and writing and updating IEPs. Claudine is skilled at differentiating and modifying lessons and believes all children have the capacity to learn, it’s just a matter of tapping into their potential. Claudine feels it is her job as an educator to facilitate her student’s abilities by providing multi-dimensional opportunities to do so. Claudine has been a teacher here at Combs since 2016 and resides in Cary with her 3 beautiful children.
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Sam Woodrum
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