Shoshana Holt-Auslander

Chicago, IL

Former Associate Center Director, Twin Cities Center, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

Empowering neurodiverse youth through peer-mentoring programs that foster metacognition, self-advocacy, positive identity, and self-awareness.

Shoshana Holt-Auslander is working to address educational disparities among students with learning disabilities, particularly for students from underserved communities. While working for Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, she became acutely aware of how few students of color and underprivileged families benefit from the services offered by the for-profit sector. Her experience as a leader at Eye to Eye, a nonprofit organization focused on near-peer mentoring for students with learning differences, including dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder, has shown her the power of that approach. Building on these experiences, Shoshana is eager to use her time in the Scholars program to build a program that mobilizes the principles and practices of near-peer mentoring and universal learning that will allow all students to flourish.