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Our Instructors

In collaboration with a diverse team of transition specialists, special education professionals, researchers and esteemed professors from top-tier Texas universities, our program is dedicated to empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We strive to elevate them to reach their fullest potential in terms of productivity, independence, and integration into their community.

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Kirk Guthaus

Music Instructor

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Emilia Edmonson

Culinary Instructor

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Paula Hernández

Humanities Instructor

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Sayuri Jayawardena

Humanities and Science Instructor

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Susan Dunn-Rachleff

Humanities Instructor

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Caroline Lewin

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Akhila Raysam

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Dominic Balice

Humanities Instructor

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Dr. Matthew De Furio

Astronomy Instructor

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Dr. Sven Kiefer

Astronomy Instructor

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Taylor Matocha

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Sidney Harris

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Kimber Hageman

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Dhruva Athreya

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Jessica Abt

STEM and Humanities Instructor

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Libby Banks

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Deepika Yerva

Humanities Instructor

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Eva Strelitz-Block

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Lori Duran

Humanities Instructor

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Samuel Faraguna

Humanities Instructor

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Mary Oliver

Music Instructor

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Cascade Pierce-Shimomura

Science Instructor

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Alexis Resendez

Science Instructor

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Mandi Severson

Science Instructor

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Daniel Lim

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Ana-Alicia Lopez

Music Instructor

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Sriya Gullapalli

Humanities Instructor

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Kevin Gilbert

Humanities Instructor

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Valarie Waldo

Self-Development Instructor

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James Seo

Humanities Instructor

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Alexis Morrisey

Humanities Instructor

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Jimmy O'Brien

Self-Development and Humanities Instructor

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Mary Maluski

Thrive Instructor

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Denise Myers

Thrive and Humanities Instructor

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Ashley Dickens

Music Instructor

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Sharanya Karanam

Humanities Instructor

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Emily Ricketson

Humanities Instructor

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Meghan Schrader

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Jad Refaei

Art Instructor

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Payton Kahanek

Art Instructor

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Dr. Lisa Sigafoos

Art and Science Instructor

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Paul Pham

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Destiny Garza Krebs

Art Instructor

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Ava Long

Science Instructor

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Savanna Pierce-Shimomura

Humanities Instructor

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Joe Tate

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Susan Rozmiarek

Humanities Instructor

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Emily Yisa

Self-Development Instructor

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Alicia Chen

Self-Development and Humanities Instructor

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Alisa Ishikawa

Humanities Instructor

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Courtney Williams

Humanities and Self-Development Instructor

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Caitlin Sparks

Teaching Assistant

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