Administrative Staff
Alicia Deaver, MS, CCLS
Executive Director
Early Childhood Educator
Certified Child Life Specialist
Pat Payne
Outreach Coordinator
JoAnn Perlowski
Finance Administrator
Heather Smith
Office Manager
Jean Shepard
Insurance Billing Specialist
Early Supports and Services Staff
Emily Burke, M.Ed.
Early Supports and Services Director
Early Childhood Educator
Lissa Butler, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kristy Clark, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Briana Cravens, MA, BC-DMT
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Amy Durinick, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Mia Elliott, MS, LCMHC
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Jessica Fyffe, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Jill Hernon
Service Coordinator
Annalise Lawrence, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Vicki Leandri, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Jill Lewis, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Lauren Niewiadomski, PT, DPT, PCS
Physical Therapist
Marie Primeau, B.S.
Early Childhood Educator
Autism Specialist
Kara Serasis, MA, LCMHC, BC-DMT
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Heather Sykes, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Terry Sykes, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Amy Trippodi, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Carolyn Vose, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Child Care Staff
Melissa Tardiff
Child Care Director
Tori Betz
Child Care Lead Teacher
Maisie Haskins-Tardiff
Child Care Associate Teacher
Sean Jablon
Child Care Associate Teacher
Elizabeth James
Child Care Assistant Teacher
Ava Lunge
Child Care Associate Teacher
Rise serves more than 250 children birth to three annually with early intervention and child care programs.