Meet Our Team

Meredith Freeman

Executive Director

Meredith joined the Sylvan Learning team in 2001 and is the Executive Director at Sylvan Learning  in Burlington, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, NC.  She comes to Sylvan with a degree in Psychology from UNC Wilmington. She has held a variety of positions throughout her Sylvan career and decided in 2003 to make Burlington her home. Her favorite thing about her position is watching each student’s confidence grow and changing the “I can’t” attitude to “I can.”
Meredith’s favorite day at Sylvan…When a parent came up to me and asked me for a hug because we had done with her child something she thought was impossible.

Christina Fisher

Regional Director

Christina joined Sylvan in 2015 as a Center Director with 13 years of teaching experience. She graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, K-12 Reading Certification, and a Master’s in Instructional Technology. Christina served in many leadership roles as an educator but is most proud of being nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science. She has a lifelong love of teaching and her passion for education is rewarded by Sylvan’s success stories.

Katie Dodds

Center Director

Since obtaining her undergraduate degree in Marine Biology in 2012 and her master’s in Elementary Education in 2016 from UNC Wilmington, Katie worked as an Elementary School teacher before becoming Center Director. Katie’s favorite thing about Sylvan has been working with/forming relationships with students across all grade levels and building relationships with their families. In her free time, Katie loves paddle boarding, camping, and hiking with her dog, Sylvie.

Krystle Raynor

Director of Education

Krystle is the Director of Education at Sylvan Learning Center in Burlington and Greensboro, NC. She has worked with Sylvan Learning Center since 2011. She comes to Sylvan with a degree in Elementary Education from UNC Greensboro. Her favorite thing about her position is watching each student’s confidence grow and changing the “I can’t” attitude to “I can.” My favorite day at Sylvan… When a parent came up to me and shared that her student had come home with his best report card yet and how proud he had been of his progress. It was a true “I can’t” to “I can” attitude shift!

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