Owner On-Site

Anzhela Krimer

Anzhela's passion in life is creating a space where children can feel at home while at Prodigy Academie. She has over 25 years of experience in childhood & educational development. Including a bachelor's degree, two master's degrees, and several certifications such as Behavior Management, ABA, and Speech & Hearing.

Before starting Prodigy Academie in 2016, she was an owner & operator of a pre-school starting in 2008.

Anzhela worked in the special education field and was an Assistant Principal at an Elementary School in New York.

She believes in creating a unique curriculum with individual instruction in a professional environment.

Her mantra is "The Little Things Matter”, and no detail goes unnoticed under her watch. As the owner on-site, parents feel comfortable under her watch.

Our Team

  • Joy Hollander-Fink

    Joy has been enjoying her career as a speech-language pathologist since 2000 while working in various settings including public and private schools, clinics, preschools, early intervention and mentoring numerous graduate student clinicians. In addition to treating children with speech and language delays and disorders, she has extensive training in oral placement and feeding therapy.

    Having previously worked at Sara R. Johnson and Associates, Joy was trained by Sara Rosenfeld Johnson and Lori Overland. She is highly trained in diagnosing children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and has evaluated children in conjunction with Dr. Marilyn Agin of New York City, co-author of The Late Talker, What to Do If Your Child Is Not Talking Yet, (St. Martin’s Press, 2003).

    She is also trained in various methods in treating children with motor speech disorders including the multi-dimensional PROMPT method.

  • Kerry Ackerman

    My name is Kerry Ackerman.

    I have my Masters Degree in Special Education and Supervision.

    I have been a special educator since 2000. Working with children is my passion and I love to see children grow and develop.

    I have worked in various school and home settings and am always looking for new ways to make learning fun!

    I am excited to bring a unique social skills curriculum to the Prodigy Academie.