Heather Fleming
Co-Founder, WY Lit
Certified Structured Literacy Teacher (C-SLT)
Treasurer and Legislative Chair, International Dyslexia Association, Rocky Mountain Branch
Heather Fleming’s first career was as a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York City. Her literacy journey began when her 3rd-grade son was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2015. Heather now holds a Master’s Degree in Reading Science and a Dyslexia Certificate from Mount St. Joseph University, where she is currently a Reading Science doctoral student. In 2019, after successfully amending Wyoming’s K-3 reading legislation, Heather co-founded WY Lit, a 501(c)(3) that supports teachers and parents of struggling readers. Heather consults nationally at the state, district, and school levels about designing and implementing comprehensive literacy plans.
Heather is originally from Bethesda, Maryland but has called Wyoming home since 2012. On weekends, Heather can be found skiing or hiking with her husband, sons, and their two Portuguese Water Dogs, Shadow, and Roo. More than anything, Heather wants parents of dyslexic children to know that they are not alone.
Kristin Matz Kain
Kristin Kain serves as the Senior Advisor for the Office of Early Childhood Development in the Administration of Children and Families for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kristin works closely with the ECD director and staff to support and guide this newly reimagined office to fulfill its mission to elevate the early childhood conversation. Kristin is committed to seeking out both natural and innovative collaborations to ultimately inspire improved outcomes for children.
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Mrs. Kane has dedicated the last ten years to advocacy and awareness, focusing on family engagement and the intersection of public school, special education, and learning disabilities. Her work includes contributions at both the federal and state policy level related to dyslexia and literacy laws. She is passionate about the untapped opportunities of collective impact and social capital as a lever for change. Kristin is a founder of the Decoding Dyslexia Virginia grassroots movement and director of Friends of Decoding Dyslexia Virginia nonprofit. She continues to serve as a stakeholder at tables with national and state leaders.
Tracy Hastings
Public School K-12 Interventionist Instructional Coach & Dyslexia Specialist, Carmel, Indiana
Past President & Executive Board Member, International Dyslexia Association, Indiana Branch
Adjunct Professor of Linguistics in the Dyslexia Certificate Program, Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
Tracy Hastings is an experienced public school professional with special education, general education, and administrative experience. Driven by the belief that all individuals are entitled to a literate life, she has used her 31-year career to explore research related to literacy. As a K-12 instructional coach and doctoral candidate, her goals include networking with like-minded individuals to amplify the collective work toward literacy for all and disseminating current knowledge and practices to classroom teachers and families through district and state-level systems. In addition to her work in public education as a general and special education teacher, building administrator, and district level coach, she is a past president of the Indiana International Dyslexia Association after serving for years on the board of directors. She received the School Speciality Robert G. and Eleanor T. Hall Outstanding Educators Scholarship Award for innovative instructional strategies used to help dyslexic students achieve at the highest levels.
Tracy is originally from Tennessee and as a parent, she loves to spend time laughing and learning with her three children, backpacking along the Appalachian Trail, and paddling her canoe down meandering rivers.
