About CARRD

David P. Hurford: President/Manager
Alex C. Fender: Vice President
Lauren P. Decker: Secretary
Thomas E. Hurford: Member
Michelle M. Keiper: Member
Michaela R. Ozier: Member
Jon H. Carlson: Member

The CARRD, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals who have reading difficulties/dyslexia become competent readers through research, assessment and intervention strategies.

We believe that:
• Reading is essential to academic success and critical to success in our culture.
• All individuals can become competent readers.
• Learning to overcome reading difficulties/dyslexia is hard work, but it can be fun!
• Helping people  overcome reading difficulties positively changes their lives!

Our Core Values include:
• Science facilitates understanding of reading difficulties and dyslexia, and guides our assessment and intervention strategies.
• We will work with all people who have reading difficulties regardless of intelligence levels, attention capabilities, or any other distinguishing factors.
• The intervention environment should be challenging and supportive.
• We are committed to hiring dynamic professionals who love to see positive change in our clients.
• Teamwork is essential to lasting results: Parents and teachers are very important team members!
• No one will be turned away because of inability to pay.