Meet the Faculty & Staff
2025-2026 Administration
Trish Dougherty
Head of School
Sarah Serenius
Assistant Head of School
Connie Bates
Human Resources & Compliance Manager
Becky Benton
Office Manager
Dr. Rene Hackney
School Psychologist
Christine Gunter
Director of Finance & Operations
Lynn Hall
Director of Admissions
Alex Ladstatter
Director of Communications
Urmila Oberoi
Director of Advancement & Strategic Communications, PRO Liaison
Brian Raley
Facilities Manager
2025 -2026 Faculty & Staff
Sasha Akrami
Threes Teacher
Coco Arends
Stay and Play Teacher
Laura Barnett
Twos Teacher
Betul Bekar
Threes Teacher
Shea Birnie
Threes Teacher
Madeline Borlik
Fours Teacher
Megan Brown
Kindergarten Teacher
Paula Delk
Threes Teacher
Vicki Devins
Threes Teacher
Joyce Distinto
Threes Teacher
Amanda Flores
Music & Spanish Teacher
Asma Gorti
Fours Teacher
Tracie Grise
Twos Teacher
Reem Halabi
Threes Teacher
Nancy Keefe
Threes Teacher
Tory Kinard
Twos Teacher
Tiffany Kulp
Fours Teacher
Lali Leal Jofre
Twos Teacher
Allyson Lohr
Kindergarten Teacher
Yelitza Luna
Fours Teacher
Dinanda Pramesti
Substitute Teacher
Remi Maricruz Quispe Puma
Art Teacher
Ben Reich
Stay and Play Teacher
Maree Reich
Fours Teacher
Brigitte Rowe
Substitute Teacher
Marian Sigler
Threes Teacher
Amy Smith
Twos Teacher
Laura Winfield
Fours Teacher
Stacy Steyaert
Threes Teacher
Waleska McGlone
Fours Teacher
Heather Swietlik
Kindergarten Teacher
Alison Snow
Threes Teacher
Leslie Snowdon-Jones
Fours Teacher
Patricia Viala
Threes Teacher
Veronica Young
Teacher Assistant
"We cannot say enough good things about our child’s teacher. Every child should be so lucky to have a teacher like her. She makes every child feel so special and goes above and beyond parent’s expectations. She is a gem and makes CDS shine." -Former CDS parent