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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..
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Alexandra Pellissier
Director of Operations &
Communications | Part-time Primary Spanish Teacher.
Alex began working in bilingual education at KSD in 2016.
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Kristine Thompson
Upper Elementary | Lead Teacher
Kris Thompson received her BA in English education from Central Washington University in 2005 ..
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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).
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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.
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Gabriella Kiss
Primary | Assistant Teacher
Gabriella has her BS and MS from the University of Debrecen in literature, history, and Hungarian grammar.
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Elena Hoxter
Lower Elementary | Part-time Spanish Teacher.
Elena comes to DPM every Wednesday to the LE classroom to work on Spanish & Cultural studies with the children.
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Lori-Lee Morse
Primary Classroom | Full-time assistant teacher.
Lori-Lee greets children each day with a beautiful smile and warm welcome. She works at DPM in the primary classroom with our littles M-F.