Staff
Executive Director
Jennifer Jones, PhD
Executive Director — Converse College 1992, University of South Carolina 1996 & 2003
Administrative Staff
Maria Boose
Director of Operations, Safety, and Compliance
Kim Dresser
Director of Finance
Kim Hazelwood
Director of Therapy
Leslie Wise
Billing/Finance Assistant
Teachers
Portia Brown
Lead Teacher - Liberty University 2020
Rachel Edwards
Maria George
Lead Teacher- D'Youville College 2015
Becky Kitchens
Lead Teacher, Curriculum - Augusta Univ. 2010
Donna Murray
Lead Teacher - Augusta Technical College 2020
Geoffrey VanDeroef
Lead Teacher - Centenary College 2000
Brittany Hadden
Assistant Teacher - Augusta Tech.
Lauren McCue
Assistant Teacher - USC Aiken 2021
Paige McMillan
Assistant Teacher - Univ. of Missouri 2019
Alicia Smith
Assistant Teacher - Augusta Tech 2021
Amelia Torres
Assistant Teacher - GA Military College 2002
Carole Dennis
Classroom Assistant - Hephzibah HS 2010
Tanaya Harris
Classroom Assistant - Columbus State Univ. 2008
Therapists
Carol Collica
Physical Therapist, Therapy Supervisor — Wayne State University 1991
Lisa Gregory
Physical Therapist – Medical College of GA 1997
Jeff Kertscher
Physical Therapist — Armstrong Atlantic University 1998
Kellie Brewer
Occupational Therapist — Augusta University 2016
Gabriela Delgado-Rivera
Occupational Therapist — Univ. of Puerto Rico 2018
Caty Fealko
Occupational Therapist — Georgia Health Sciences University 2012
Brittany Speer
Occupational Therapy Asst. -Trident Technical College 2015
Alison Dinkins
Speech-Language Pathologist – University of SC 2020
Haleigh Mahaffey
Speech-Language Pathologist — SC State University 2017
Jill Painter
Speech-Language Pathologist — Murray State University 1997
Social Worker
Cameron Hopkins
Medical Social Worker - University of Alabama 2018
Nurse
Kelly Edwards, RN
Children's Hospital of Georgia at Augusta University
Development Asst
Lacie Hernandez
Univ of SC Aiken 2019
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