Kelly Severson Kunz
Owner of DPM | Head of School | Lower Elementary Lead Teacher.
She holds Bachelor’s Degrees in early childhood Ed and Elementary Education. She also has a Master’s Degree in Literacy Education..
Alexandra Pellissier
Director of Operations &
Communications | Part-time Primary Spanish Teacher.
Alex began working in bilingual education at KSD in 2016.
Kristine Thompson
Upper Elementary | Lead Teacher
Kris Thompson received her BA in English education from Central Washington University in 2005 ..
Melissa Dunkle
Lower Elementary | Co-Lead Teacher
I received my bachelor’s in elementary education and minor in literacy from Central Washington University in 2015. Before pursuing my teaching degree, I spent 5 years working as a preschool teacher where I led their music and phonics programs.
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Kaleena Santo Domingo
Lower Elementary | Assistant Teacher
Kaleena received her BA in American Indian Studies and Drama from the University of Washington in 2007. She also holds two CDA’s (Child Development Associates).
Patrícia Bertolini
Primary | Lead Teacher
A native of Brazil and a recent Seattle transplant, Patricia has a Bachelor’s degree in physics with four years of experience teaching in Brazil, as well as a Master’s in Education. Additionally she has her AMI Montessori certification with 6 years of experience working in a Montessori classroom in Seattle.
Gabriella Kiss
Primary | Assistant Teacher
Gabriella has her BS and MS from the University of Debrecen in literature, history, and Hungarian grammar.
Kate Lindberg
Primary Classroom | Full-time assistant teacher.
Since an early age Kate had been told she was destined to become a teacher. Those repeated nudges eventually became a reality when she graduated from Antioch University in 2008 with a degree in K-8 education.