Emily Pensabene

Emily Pensabene is a Middle School Language Arts Teacher and serves as the Activities Coordinator for the Middle School. She first joined the DVFriends community in 2018 as a 1:1 Language Arts teacher in the DVFriends Summer Program and became part of the Middle School team in 2020. Emily earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education from Albright College and is a Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP), trained in Orton-Gillingham. As a proud neurodivergent educator, she is passionate about creating a welcoming, inclusive classroom where every student feels valued, supported, and connected to a community where they belong.