Staff

Brett Taylor is our Curriculum Specialist. He designs, organizes, and manages field trips out to the Holifield Science Learning Center for grades 1, 3, and 4. 

Office Phone: 469-752-1192

Email: brett.taylor@pisd.edu

Elisa Caywood-Best is the Curator for the HSLC and manages the educational animal portion of our program, including animal's acceptance to the program, classroom pet checkouts, and curriculum based classroom visits for kindergarten and second grades.

Office Phone: 469-752-1194

Email: elisa.caywoodbest@pisd.edu

Dawn Hall - Office Manager

Office Phone: 469-752-1193

Email: dawn.hall@pisd.edu

Sarah Close and Katie Potter act as Animal Care Technicians for our educational animal population. They also participate in providing curriculum based animal visits for Kindergarten and Second Grade, and assist PISD teachers with classroom critter checkouts.

Sarah Close's Email: sarah.close@pisd.edu

Katie Potter's Email: katie.meyer@pisd.edu