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

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