Lauren Annen

Occupational Therapy

Lauren received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. She has her certification in Ayres Sensory Integration through USC and is certified Advanced in DIR Floortime. Additionally, she has spent the last 3 years gaining extensive knowledge as a sensory based, feeding therapist. Lauren is joining the Elizabeth Academy team as an occupational therapist with over 5 years of experience. Lauren is passionate about providing neurodiverse, affirming care that supports sensory processing, play, learning, and development. Lauren is thrilled to be able to support children in their educational development, improve parents’ understanding of the child’s sensory preferences and support their regulation from the classroom to daily life.

In her free time, Lauren enjoys skiing, hiking, hanging out with her dogs and DIY home projects with her husband.

*Private Speech Therapy Available

Therapy Staff

Sofia Rigolon
Academic Director, Secondary Campus Principal, Spanish See Bio: Sofia Rigolon
Christine Strubell
Secondary Campus School Counselor, Student Council See Bio: Christine Strubell
Holly Postma-Curry
Administrative Assistant and Behavior Coordinator, Student Council, Humanities See Bio: Holly Postma-Curry
Paige Pearce
Infant & Toddler Inclusion Coordinator See Bio: Paige Pearce
Britta McAllister
Secondary Language Arts, Humanities See Bio: Britta McAllister
Sam Gines
Interventionist See Bio: Sam Gines
Shana Thomas
Secondary Interventionist, Math See Bio: Shana Thomas
Chassie Bunker
Department Head, Dance See Bio: Chassie Bunker
Hayley Stoddard
Dance See Bio: Hayley Stoddard
Rachel Romney
Visual Arts See Bio: Rachel Romney
Jasmin Zischler
Physical Education See Bio: Jasmin Zischler
Diego Lopez
Library See Bio: Diego Lopez
Ellen Abbott
Library & Literacy See Bio: Ellen Abbott
Alexis Hanks
Literacy Support See Bio: Alexis Hanks
Caroline Lillo
Spanish See Bio: Caroline Lillo
Lauren Kurt
Speech Therapy See Bio: Lauren Kurt
Shanone Sargent
Speech See Bio: Shanone Sargent
Taylor Permenter
Physical Therapy See Bio: Taylor Permenter
Brenda Jensen
Infant & Toddler Inclusion Coordinator See Bio: Brenda Jensen
Majo Moss
Early Childhood Inclusion Coordinator See Bio: Majo Moss
Danielle Rehmann
Lower Elementary Inclusion Coordinator See Bio: Danielle Rehmann
Layne Fleischmann
Upper Elementary Inclusion Coordinator See Bio: Layne Fleischmann
Jennifer Courtright
Reading Intervention See Bio: Jennifer Courtright
Kat Kirk
Secondary Film, Microeconomy, Field Trips See Bio: Kat Kirk
April Norby
Secondary Department Head, Visual Art See Bio: April Norby
Rachel Kucera
Primary School Music Teacher, Music Therapy See Bio: Rachel Kucera
Melou Stewart-Cline
Music Therapy See Bio: Melou Stewart-Cline
Lauren Annen
Occupational Therapy See Bio: Lauren Annen
Stacy Gray
Post Secondary Teacher, Theater See Bio: Stacy Gray
Carrie Ormsby
Secondary Speech Therapist, Life Skills See Bio: Carrie Ormsby
Olga Malloy
Secondary Department Head, Science, Math, SPED See Bio: Olga Malloy

Hear From Our Community

I especially appreciate the school’s focus on the whole child, which includes social skills development, in vivo problem-solving, community and service experiences, the arts, and practical living skills among so many other things! Most importantly, our children LOVE their school and literally gush about it anytime someone asks them.

Words cannot express the respect and gratitude I have for Elizabeth Academy. Our children’s experience (six years thus far) at both schools has been outstanding.

Our girls have attended Elizabeth Academy for six years now, and we can’t imagine sending them anywhere else for school. The individual attention and caring, collaborative environment at EA have been so good for both of them and we love the holistic Montessori approach to education. We also greatly appreciate all the efforts of the administration and teachers to provide our girls the ability to go to school safely during the pandemic. It has been a lifesaver for our family.