Lisa Dods serves as our Head of Primary School. As a teacher and school leader she's experienced independent schools, public schools, early learning centers, and private corporate learning spaces.

Prior to St. Mark's, Lisa served as Director at Top Flight Kids Learning Center (Olathe, Kansas) and MacKids Learning Academy (Kansas City, Missouri).

Lisa holds her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Elementary Education with a Kindergarten Endorsement. Lisa is on the Board of Directors for Mid America AEYC (Association for the Education of Young Children), serving as Membership Chair, Curriculum Institute Co-Chair, and Treasurer.

Heather believes that each child is a unique individual able to do their best learning in a holistic setting that is supportive cognitively, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. As a learner's advocate, Heather works with compassion and an open listening ear to the students. At this impressionable age, learners hold limitless potential when they are empowered to take risks, experience success, make mistakes, and try again. 

Prior to St. Mark's, Heather spent 6 years as a classroom teacher in area Episcopal Schools and eventually as Dean of Students. She was appointed Head of School at Wesley Academy in 2016 and served three years until Wesley merged with Ascension Episcopal School, where she served as Associate Head of School. In addition to having rich experience working with young people, in school, summer programs, and camps, she also worked here at St. Mark's on our extended programs team and served as a long term substitute in the classroom early in her career.

Heather holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership.