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

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Rise serves more than 250 children birth to three annually with early intervention and child care programs.