
About Our ESS Staff
A key ingredient of Rise for baby and family’s success is the growth and retention of qualified staff.
The Rise Early Supports and Services team has many years of experience working with infants and toddlers. The transdisciplinary (TD) team approach reflects a view of human development that regards a young child as an integrated, interactive whole person (not a collection of separate parts – legs, eyes, hands, mouth). At Rise, transdisciplinary team members exchange information, knowledge, and skills. Although all share responsibility, a family is assigned one team member who is designated as the home visitor or service coordinator. So whether your home visitor is a teacher, child development specialist, physical therapist, speech therapist, family counselor or occupational therapist, be assured that she brings the expertise of the entire team with her. Any member of the team is available to you for consultation.
Emily Burke, M.ED.
Early Supports and Services Director
Early Childhood Educator
Amy Durinick, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Vicki Leandri, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Terry Sykes, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Lissa Butler, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Mia Elliott, MS, LCMHC
Child & Family Counselor
Lauren Niewiadomski, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Amy Trippodi, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Kristy Clark, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Jessica Fyffe, M.Ed
Early Childhood Educator
Marie Primeau, B.S.
Early Childhood Educator
Autism Specialist
Carolyn Vose, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Rise serves more than 250 children birth to three annually with early intervention and child care programs.