A real person. A reason to care.
Meet the educator and parent who built P.A.V.E. around practical support for planning, getting started and following through.
Sue Hobbs, M.Ed.
Special education teacher. Certified reading specialist. Executive function coach. More than 20 years in education.
Sue developed the approach that shapes P.A.V.E.’s coaching tools and student support. She oversees all P.A.V.E. coaches and continues to coach students herself.
Her experience designing individualized instruction and goal-tracking systems informs a practical, strengths-first standard: know the student, make the next step manageable, and reflect together.
Why Sue built P.A.V.E.
As a parent and educator, Sue saw how hard it can be for families to find practical support for planning, organization and follow-through. She founded P.A.V.E. to offer non-clinical coaching that complements medical care, therapy, tutoring and school supports.
Our family went looking for that kind of support, too. It’s part of why we built P.A.V.E.
A founder-family origin story—not a client testimonial or evidence of coaching outcomes.
Experience you can check.
Education
- Master of Education in Special Education — Towson University, Towson, MD
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education / Sociology — Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Certifications listed in Sue’s biography
- Reading Specialist — State of Maryland (May 2003)
- Special Education — State of Maryland (May 2003)
- Elementary Education — State of Maryland (May 2002)
- EF Specialist, Executive Function Coaching Academy (May 2024)
Individualized, step by step.
Across more than 20 years in education, Sue has worked alongside families and school staff to build planning, organization and task-initiation systems. Her work includes working-memory support, prioritization and self-advocacy.
When appropriate and authorized, P.A.V.E. may communicate with family members or other professionals supporting the student. Coaching does not replace their role.
Strengths first. Practical. Judgment-free.
Start with what already works. Shape strategies to the student. Treat a hard week as information, not a grade.
Standards with a human behind them.
The purpose-built P.A.V.E. Companion mobile app keeps the student’s agreed goal and steps close. The coach helps the student use and adjust the strategy. Parents see goals and agreed steps, not private conversations. Adult students choose whether to share.
It doesn’t have to be this way. P.A.V.E. can help.
One free 30-minute conversation can help you decide whether you’ve found the support you’ve been looking for.
No pressure. Just a conversation about your student.