Teachers

Laura Seiferd, M.A.
Teacher, PreK 5 Class. Master Degree in Special Education, Gonzaga University. Bachelor Degrees in Psychology and Special Education, Gonzaga University. Experience includes student teaching in a Special Education Preschool Classroom, High School Classroom and Elementary Classroom. Specialist in Applied Behavior Analysis. Experience includes 1 year at the Rise School of Dallas.

Teacher Assistant: Erin Hinds
Teacher Assistant: Wendy Lewis

Alisa Thompson
Teacher, Preschool 4 Class. Bachelor Degree in Human Biology and Child Development from Stanford University. Working on Master Degree in Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Alaska (online). Experience includes 3 years at the Rise School of Dallas.

Teacher Assistant: Brenda Foster
Teacher Assistant: Kimley Dale

Kelli Johnson, M.S.
Teacher, Preschool 3 Class. Master Degree in Teaching, Learning and Leadership. Bachelor Degree in Human Development/Family Sciences. Experience includes 3 years as lead teacher at Stillwater Head Start and 1 year at the Renaissance Schools of Stillwater.

Teacher Assistant: Rosa Serafin
Teacher Assistant: Erin Davis

Carrie Parker, M.S.
Teacher, Toddler II Class. Master Degree from Texas Woman?s University in Early Childhood Education. Bachelor Degree in Special Education, Northeastern State University, Oklahoma. Experience includes 1 year as a pre-school teacher for the Little Light House in Tulsa and 9 years at the Rise School of Dallas.

Lead Teacher Assistant: Princess Kemp
Teacher Assistant: Veronica Ortega

Kari Lane, M.S.
Teacher, Toddler I Class. Master Degree, Early Childhood Special Education, University of Texas, Austin. Bachelor Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Tech University. Attended Center for European Studies in Switzerland. Working on Doctoral Degree at Texas Woman?s University. Experience includes 2 years at Bright Horizons Family Solutions Day Care Center in Dallas as Assistant Director and teacher of the two year old class and 4 years at the Rise School of Dallas.

Teacher Assistant: Raquel Ornelas
Teacher Assistant: Megan Evans