E2 ALLIANCE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founder of E Alliance, LLC

Amy Traynor, Founder of E Alliance, LLC, is a registered occupational therapist, certified Assistive Technology Professional and given her commitment as a parent advocate, the National Center for Learning Disabilities has contracted with Amy to lead their Texas Parent Advisory and Advocacy Council. The establishment of E Alliance, LLC, has been decades in the making. Amy started her professional career supporting students in public school as an occupational therapist in August 2000 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. In 2004, she earned her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy, specializing in pediatrics. Recognizing the critical role parents play, her thesis was entitled 'Perceived Efficacy of School-Based Occupational Therapy: Parent's Perspective". It was for this research that the American Occupational Therapy Association selected her to participate in research poster presentation at their 2005 annual conference in California. Throughout her career in school-based therapy services, she was committed to success and participation for ALL students. A career spanning 20 years across multiple school districts supporting students in public schools , most of these years were focused on assistive technology solutions for written expression, literacy and physical access. Her most treasured "title" was earned in 2005 when Amy and her husband, Dan, welcomed their first child, T. Liam. Her role was expanded once again in 2009 as they welcomed a daughter, Olivia. Alongside her career as an occupational therapist, Amy assumed the role of "special education parent" after a long and bumpy road leading to Olivia's identification as a student with a specific learning disability with the condition of dyslexia. It was during this multi-year span when Amy would tell you her "eyes were opened" as she recognized that the level of integrity and fidelity in serving students with disabilities she upheld was not shared by all in public education.