Administrative Staff
Alicia Deaver, MS, CCLS
Executive Director
Early Childhood Educator
Certified Child Life Specialist
Heather Smith
Office Manager
Pat Payne
Outreach Coordinator
Jean Shepard
Insurance Billing Specialist
JoAnn Perlowski
Finance Administrator
Early Supports and Services Staff
Emily Burke, M.Ed.
Early Supports and Services Director
Early Childhood Educator
Briana Cravens, MA, BC-DMT
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Jessica Fyffe, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Lauren Niewiadomski, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Heather Sykes, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lissa Butler, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Amy Durinick, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Annalise Lawrence, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Marie Primeau, B.S.
Early Childhood Educator
Autism Specialist
Terry Sykes, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Carolyn Vose, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kristy Clark, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Mia Elliott, MS, LCMHC
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Vicki Leandri, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Kara Serasis, MA, LCMHC, BC-DMT
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Amy Trippodi, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Child Care Staff
Melissa Tardiff
Child Care Director
Maisie Haskins-Tardiff
Child Care Associate Teacher
Tiffany Smith
Assistant Director
Infant & 1’s Lead Teacher
Sean Jablon
Child Care Associate Teacher
Tori Betz
Child Care Associate Teacher
Ava Lunge
Child Care Associate Teacher
Rise serves more than 250 children birth to three annually with early intervention and child care programs.