Director/Administrator

Martha J. Cook, Ed.D.
Consultant, Executive Director of all Rise Schools
Doctorate in Early Childhood Special Education, University of Alabama.
Director and founder of the RISE Program, University of Alabama.

Peggy Dyer, Ed.D.
Director of the Rise School of Dallas, 2000-present
Doctorate in School Administration, Indiana University. Master Degree in Special Education, University of Michigan. Bachelor Degree in Sociology, University of Michigan. Director of Special Services for Allen ISD, 1994-2000. Special Education Administrator, Austin ISD, 1979-1994. Special Education Teacher and Administrator, Bloomington, IN, 1972-1979.

Molly Sullivan Taylor, Ph.D
Educational Coordinator, 2005-present Lead Teacher, 2000-2007 Doctorate and Master Degree in Child Development, Texas Woman's University. Bachelor Degree, Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Pathology, Baylor University. Experience includes full time internship in Child Life at Our Children's House at Baylor Hospital.

Elizabeth Gorman, Speech Language Pathologist
Master Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Human Development/Early Childhood Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas. Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Experience includes 7 years as a developmental specialist and 1 year as a Speech Therapist in Early Childhood Intervention. Internship experiences include Children’s Medical Center, Our Children’s House at Baylor, and Moss Haven Elementary in Richardson ISD.

MaRetta Dyer
Office Manager

Laura Manning
Event Coordinator

Contracted Therapists
Annie Altman, Music Therapist, Degree from Southern Methodist U
Lisa Cheek, Occupational Therapist, Degree from Texas Woman's U
Stacey Taylor, Physical Therapist, Master degree from UTD Southwestern

Supported Employment Classroom Assistants
Javier Flores, Olivia Franzella, Luke Maberry, Lori Munoz