Karissa’s love of working with children is a direct result of growing up in what she describes as a “huge family” with many children. She has many years of experience in the “mom role,” caring and loving all her siblings who were born after her. As the mother of her two-year-old daughter, she enjoys and finds it so rewarding to watch her own child grow and learn things from what she shows and teaches her on a day-to-day basis. Nothing can compare to it for Karissa. She has previously worked at another daycare facility and was a volunteer at The Arc. She also teaches at a dance studio. Most of her free time is spent with her family and their two kitties. She loves watching Disney movies with her daughter, baking or cooking new recipes in the kitchen, seasonal camping and taking summer vacations to Canada to visit family.