To assist children with learning disabilities achieve their full potential, you need more than facilities and equipment. You need visionaries with the unique capability to understand the challenges of today and prepare for the needs of tomorrow. At Cove, we’re blessed to work with administrators who can draw on their diverse experience to give our students the resources they need to succeed.
Administrative Team
Sally L. Sover, Ed.D.
Executive Director
In addition to a doctorate in education, Dr. Sover brings more than 30 years of practical field experience to her role as the Cove’s Executive Director. Prior to accepting her current post, Dr. Sover held several academic and administrative positions in School District 300, including district literary supervisor, district curriculum and instruction leader, literacy teacher leader, general education and special education teacher. In addition to her work with Cove, Dr. Sover has also served as an adjunct faculty member of Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois.
Nationally, Dr. Sover serves on the Education Committee of the LDA (Learning Disability Association of America) and is on the Nomination Committee of the Sam Kirk Award which recognizes excellence in educators with-in the learning disabilities field.
State-wide, Dr. Sover is the President of IAPSEC (Illinois Association of Private Special Education Centers) which is an association that supports all students in the private special education sector within the state.
Jan Morgan, Ed.D
Clinical Director 
Dr. Jan Morgan is the Clinical Director at Cove School. Dr. Morgan has more than 25 years of experience in the field of special education; as a special education classroom teacher, a school psychologist and several administrative roles including associate superintendent for District 214 and assistant superintendent Wauconda District 118. She received a doctorate in educational administration from Northern Illinois University. In addition to her role at The Cove School, Dr. Morgan serves as an adjunct faculty member at both Northern Illinois University and Northwestern University.
Mr. Mark Ditthardt
District Liaison
Mr. Mark Ditthardt has a masters degree in social work with additional certifications and endorsements as a School Administrator and Director of Special Education. For the last 26 years he has worked with the Winnetka Public schools, serving first as a school social worker then as the Director of Student Services for the district. As the director of Student Services he had responsibility for the development of all aspects of the District’s special education services and related services to students with a variety of disabilities. He has also served as the liaison to all of the schools outside of the District in which the District had placed students.
Regina Aniolowski
Principal 
Regina Aniolowski is the Principal of Cove's Elementary and Junior High. She has Master's Degrees in Special Education, Behavior Intervention and Educational Leadership. She has worked at Cove for eleven years and held positions as an LBS1 Special Education Teacher, Case Manager, and Behavior Intervention Specialist prior to becoming an administrator. As Principal she is responsible for elementary and junior high academic programs, day-to-day operations, and extra-curricular activities.
Alex Laube
Principal 
Alex Laube is the Principal of Cove's High School. He has Master's Degrees in Special Education and Educational Leadership. He has worked at Cove for eight years and held positions as an LBS1 Special Education Teacher, Case Manager, and Math Coordinator prior to becoming an administrator. As Principal he is responsible for high school academic programs, day-to-day operations, and extra-curricular activities.
Jo Ann Hoeppner, Ph.D.
Clinical Consultant
Dr. Hoeppner is a neuropsychologist who has worked as a consultant with The Cove School since 1995. Dr. Hoeppner holds a PLD in Perception and Cognition from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.
She joined Evanston Northwestern Hospital in 1973, and was Director of the Evaluation Center between the years of 1992 – 2006. She has held a private practice since 2006. Her special interests lie in seizure disorders and learning disabilities.
Academic Advisory Board
Doris Johnson, Ph.D.
Dr. Johnson is the Jo Ann and Peter Dolle Professor Emeritus in Learning Disabilities at Northwestern University where she has spent most of her career. She has long been interested in the relationships between oral language and higher levels of learning including reading, written language, and mathematics, as well as learning disabilities across the life span. Professor Johnson continues to teach courses at Northwestern and coordinates the Adult LD clinic. For the past three years, she has participated in an early literacy project with Head Start children in the Chicago Public Schools. She has enjoyed working with people from Cove School over the years and is pleased to be a member of the Advisory Board.
Jo Ann Hoeppner, Ph.D.
Dr. Hoeppner is a neuropsychologist who has worked as a consultant with The Cove School since 1995. Dr. Hoeppner holds a PLD in Perception and Cognition from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.
She joined Evanston Northwestern Hospital in 1973, and was Director of the Evaluation Center between the years of 1992 – 2006. She has held a private practice since 2006. Her special interests lie in seizure disorders and learning disabilities.
Pearl Rieger, MA.
Pearl Rieger is well known throughout the community as a psycho-educational diagnostician who was one of the founders of the Rush Neurobehavioral Center. In her private practice, Ms. Rieger has worked extensively with students, families, and other educators to better understand the challenges facing children with special needs. For the past five years, she has trained Post Doctorate Fellows.
Warren D. Rosen, Ph.D.
Dr. Rosen specializes in understanding the interplay between neurocognitive, emotional and social features in children and adolescents with a variety of neurological diagnoses, including learning disabilities, attention deficits, seizure disorders, and neurosocial disorders. Drawing from theories of neuropsychology, family systems, and socioemotional development, his private practice centers on diagnostic assessment and therapy. Dr. Rosen obtained his clinical psychology doctorate from Georgia State University, and he completed his internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital and Judge Baker Children’s Center in Boston. He is an assistant professor at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics, and he has taught at the University of Texas, University of Houston, Institute for Clinical Social Work, and Loyola University. Dr. Rosen is a member of the academic advisory board of the Hyde Park Day School, and of Men for Shalom {Peace} in the Community and Home (MenSCH), a grass roots organization of men educating adolescent and adult males about domestic and interpersonal violence and intimidation.