Advocating for Military Kids Nationwide
Hilary’s advocacy work reaches beyond the IEP table — training the attorneys who serve military families, contributing to national dyslexia advocacy organizations, leading parent groups, and supporting the children of our nation’s Special Operations Forces.
JAG Attorney Training
Presented at the 2020 Partners in PROMISE PELE clinic, training JAG attorneys on special education law and advocacy for military families.
Decoding Dyslexia Military
Contributor to Decoding Dyslexia Military, bringing military family perspective to national dyslexia advocacy.
Parent Group Leadership
Parent Advocacy Leader and Parent Group Leader, connecting military families to each other and to resources.
Seal Kids | Children of Valor
Advocate for Seal Kids | Children of Valor, supporting the academic and IEP needs of Special Operations Forces children.
Training the Attorneys Who Serve Military Families
In 2020, Hilary served as a presenter for the Partners in PROMISE PELE clinic, training JAG attorneys on special education law and advocacy for military families — helping the legal professionals who advise service members better understand what an IEP fight actually looks like from the parent’s seat.
Partners in PROMISE is a national nonprofit founded in 2020 to protect the rights of military children in special education. Being invited to train its legal partners reflects the kind of hands-on, legally grounded advocacy Hilary brings to every family she works with.
2020 training clinic where Hilary presented to JAG attorneys on special education law and advocacy for military families, hosted through Partners in PROMISE.
Contributor, Decoding Dyslexia Military
Decoding Dyslexia Military connects military-connected families navigating dyslexia across duty stations and services. As a contributor, Hilary helps bring the specific challenges of PCS moves and DoDEA/DoWEA schools into a national conversation that too often centers only civilian schools.
Parent Advocacy & Parent Group Leader
Beyond one-on-one advocacy, Hilary leads parent groups — creating a space where military families can compare notes, share what worked at their last duty station, and stop feeling like they’re figuring out special education alone from 1,500 miles away.
A national nonprofit dedicated to the academic success of children in Special Operations Forces families — including tutoring, learning disability support, and IEP advocacy.
Advocate for Seal Kids | Children of Valor
Children of Valor (formerly SEALKIDS) supports the children of Navy SEALs and other Special Operations Forces families — kids whose parents’ high-tempo, high-risk deployment cycles bring a level of stress and instability that most schools aren’t built to recognize, let alone accommodate. As an advocate for the organization, Hilary helps connect these families to the IEP and 504 support their children need.
One family’s fight shouldn’t be the only way to learn the system
Hilary’s own child has severe dyslexia — that’s what put her at the IEP table in the first place. Training JAG attorneys, contributing to Decoding Dyslexia Military, leading parent groups, and advocating for Seal Kids | Children of Valor are all the same fight, just at a different scale: making sure other military families don’t have to learn everything the hard way.
A recognized voice for military kids nationwide
From training the attorneys who advise service members to leading parent groups and supporting Special Operations families, Hilary’s advocacy spans the full landscape military families navigate.
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