Meet Our Team
We believe in the limitless potential of every scholar—and every teacher.
Leadership Team
Dawn Arthur
Executive Director
darthur@risese.org
Martine Aurelien
Director of Finance
maurelien@risese.org
Kristen Blackwell
Director of Operations
kblackwell@risese.org
Tawana James
Instructional Coach
tjames@risese.org
Jason Jowers
Principal
jjowers@risese.org
Lorraine McKenzie
Instructional Coach
lmckenzie@risese.org
Terri Scott
EC Coordinator
tscott@risese.org
Mary Sparks
Director of MTSS
msparks@risese.org
Front Office Staff
Amalia Hopf
Manager of School and
Business Operations
ahopf@risese.org
Anna Madison
Office Manager
amadison@risese.org
Elementary
Andria Atkinson
5th Grade Science & Social Studies Teacher
aatkinson@risese.org
Cassandra Brewer
4th Grade Math Teacher
cbrewer@risese.org
Shalice Bullock
1st Grade Teacher
sbullock@risese.org
China Duff
Elementary PE Teacher
cduff@risese.org
Kara Frierson
2nd Grade Teacher
kfrierson@risese.org
Allison Goodwin
2nd Grade Teacher
agoodwin@risese.org
Cortesha Harrington
Kindergarten Teacher
charrington@risese.org
Jorye Harris
4th Grade Science Teacher
jharris@risese.org
Antoinette Jones
Kindergarten Teacher
ajones@risese.org
Jordan Little
Elementary Art Teacher
jlittle@risese.org
Latisha Osborne
5th Grade Math Teacher
losborne@risese.org
Maria Philips
4th Grade ELA Teacher
mphillips@risese.org
Joy Pickett
Kindergarten Teacher
jpickett@risese.org
Lourdes Reaves
5th Grade ELA Teacher
lreaves@risese.org
Shannon Robertson
2nd Grade Teacher
srobertson@risese.org
Jenella Simmons
3rd Grade ELA Teacher
jsimmons@risese.org
Al-Majied Smith
Elementary Behavior Interventionist
asmith@risese.org
Capricia Smith
3rd Grade Math Teacher, Long Term Substitute
csmith@risese.org
Joy Smith
1st Grade Teacher
jsmith@risese.org
Theresa Taylor
3rd Grade Science & Social Studies Teacher
ttaylor@risese.org
Middle School
Kamin Alebiosu
Middle School Life
Skills Teacher
kalebiosu@risese.org
Collins Appaw
7th/8th Grade
Math Teacher
cappaw@risese.org
Ashley Brown
7th/8th Grade ELA Teacher
abrown@risese.org
Esmeralda Caballero
6th/7th Grade
ELA Teacher
ecaballero@risese.org
Suzanne Chery
6th/7th Grade Science & Social Studies Teacher
schery@risese.org
Sandy Montgomery
6th/7th Grade
Math Teacher
smontgomery@risese.org
Deja Powell
Middle School
PE Teacher
dpowell@risese.org
Daryl White
Middle School
Band Teacher
dwhite@risese.org
Jane White
7th/8th Grade Science &
Social Studies Teacher
jawhite@risese.org
Jasmine White
Middle School Digital
Literacy Teacher
jwhite@risese.org
Exceptional Children
Brenda Barnes
EC Teacher
bbarnes@risese.org
Cynthia Denning
EC Assistant
cdenning@risese.org
Tammie Harrison
EC Teacher
tharrison@risese.org
Amanda Roediger
EC Teacher
aroediger@risese.org
Kattrina Sampson
Speech Therapist
ksampson@risese.org
Renee Whitted
EC Teacher
rwhitted@risese.org
Support
Matthew Bate
Social Worker
mbate@risese.org
Dolores Bravo
ELL Coordinator
dbravo@risese.org
Averi Collins
ELL Teacher
acollins@risese.org
Emmy Jacobs
Counselor
ejacobs@risese.org
Robert Kearney
Building Substitute
rkearney@risese.org
Nicholas Rain
Dean of Students
nrasin@risese.org
Operations
Cephus Berry
Facilities Associate
cberry@risese.org
Ruby Bryant
School Nutrition Assistant
rbryant@risese.org
Maydeen Clarke-Elmore
School Nutrition Assistant
mclarke-elmore@risese.org
Herve Estimable
Site Coordinator &
Bus Driver
hestimable@risese.org
Valerie King
Bus Driver
vking@risese.org
Gwen Sconiers
Bus Driver
gsconiers@risese.org