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, M.S.
Educational Coordinator. Master Degree in Child Development at Texas Woman's University. Bachelor Degree, Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Pathology, Baylor University. Working on doctorate at TWU. Experience includes full time internship in Child Life at Our Children's House at Baylor Hospital and 7 years at the Rise School of Dallas

Elizabeth Gorman, Speech Language Pathologist
Master Degree in Communication Disorders and Human Development/Early Childhood Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas. Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Experience includes 1 year as a Speech Language Pathologist and 2 years as an Early Intervention Specialist with ECI at Special Care and Career Services in Dallas. Internship experiences include Children’s Medical Center, Our Children’s House at Baylor, and Moss Haven Elementary in Richardson ISD. 2 years experience at the Rise School of Dallas.

MaRetta Dyer
Office Manager

Laura Manning
Event Coordinator

Contracted Therapists
Annie Altman, Music Therapist
Lisa Cheek, Occupational Therapist
Stacey Taylor, Physical Therapist

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