Administrative Staff
Larry Elsner, MSSW, Executive Director, elsner@opendoorpreschool.org
"My 28-year-old daughter is an Open Door graduate so I have witnessed firsthand how her early education experiences helped shape her into the pretty incredible person she is today. I believe that all children—regardless of special needs, regardless of family backgrounds—are entitled to a strong start in life. I want every child to have the opportunities that Sophie has enjoyed."
Missy Sanchez, Site Director,
Open Door Central,
missy@opendoorpreschool.org
"I believe that every child should have an opportunity to learn and grow in an emotionally supportive environment that values and fosters their natural curiosity. It is a child’s innate curiosity that makes them our world’s greatest explorers. It is our job, our responsibility, as early childhood educators, to provide each child in our care with a road map that will set them up for success as they pursue their future educational journeys."
Sheila Matthews, Site Director,
Open Door East,
sheila@opendoorpreschool.org
"Every child is special, unique, and deserves a chance to attend a quality, safe, and loving educational environment."
Tracey Matchefts, Site Director,
Open Door at M Station,
traceym@opendoorpreschool.org
"I believe that each child is a unique individual who needs a safe, caring, loving, open environment in which to grow emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. I want to assist children in discovering who they are, so they feel free to express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas. My goal is to instill in them a life- long love of learning."
Board of Directors
John McGlothlin, PhD
Southwest Retirement Consultants
Cathy McHorse, Past Chair
United Way for Greater Austin
Leah Meunier, PhD
WorkForce Solutions-Capital Area
Josh Romero
Jackson Walker, LLP
Cherelle VanBrakle*, MEd
People's Community Clinic
Chris Weimer*
Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP
Elaine Xu, CPA
Maxwell, Locke & Ritter
Hayden Foutch
McCombs School Board Fellow
University of Texas at Austin
Anacely Vazquez-Carrillo
McCombs School Board Fellow
University of Texas at Austin
Tony Clark*, Chair
General Motors
Meghan Alexander*, Vice Chair
Alexander Law Firm
Laura Griebel, MPA, Secretary
Easter Seals Capital Area
Cherisse Robison*, Treasurer
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
Buddy Beger
3M
Kate Burns, MBA
Rackspace
Laura Hernandez Gold, LCSW-S
Integral Care
Glenn Goodrich*
OneStar Foundation
Coleen Linden, M.A.
National Instruments
*Current Open Door parent