LEADLearning Enrichment & Discovery
Our team

The people who make LEAD

Educators, administrators, and a volunteer board who share one goal: to cultivate character, self-control, and a love of learning in every student, in partnership with the families we serve.

Administration

VN

Mrs. Vanissa Nienhueser

Executive Director

Science Exploration instructor

AR

Mrs. Aleis Richardson

Program Administrator

LEAD Board Finance Director

RISE and BASE

Educator team

Our classroom educators for RISE, Listos, Lucidos, and Lectores, ages 3 to 10.

CJ

Mrs. Carolyn Jones

Listos, mornings
Listos and Lucidos Bible

MS

Mrs. Makenna Sullivan

RISE classroom, mornings
Listos, afternoons

DS

Ms. Deborah Saunders

Lucidos, mornings
CORE Language Arts, afternoons
Listos and Lucidos Spanish

SO

Ms. Sydnee Olive

Lectores, mornings
CORE Math

KR

Mrs. Kenzie Redden

Lucidos, afternoons
Critical Thinking and VentureLab instructor

SW

Ms. Sarah Willis

RISE classroom, afternoons
Fundraising and Cleaning Extraordinaire

CORE and part-time

Subject educators

JJ

Mr. Jonathan Jones

History
Lectores and CORE Bible Study

JA

Mr. Jose Alarcon

Lectores and CORE Spanish

Governance

LEAD Board

A volunteer board committed to integrity and transparency in LEAD’s structure, finances, and communication.

Officers

Taylor HefftnerBoard Chair
Seth NienhueserVice Chair
Aleis RichardsonFinance Director

Members

Deborah Saunders
Sarah Graham
Tyler Haus
Ben Autrey
Wayne Oldham

Want to reach our team?

Messages go to our Executive Director, who will connect you with the right person.

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