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      <image:caption>Natalie Mambretti Lewis B.Ed., M.Ed., Lead Educator &amp; Executive Director Mrs. Lewis received her Bachelors Degree. in Special Education from Texas State University in San Marcos. She went on to earn her M.Ed. in Special Education from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She is the Executive Director and Lead Educator for Our Mother of Perpetual Help Educational Program since its founding in 2014.  A Texas native, Mrs. Lewis has had a love for God’s special children her entire life. Her mom describes her as a child who always played with and paid attention to those children often forgotten by others.  Since 2011, Mrs. Lewis has worked as a private educator for several families who have children with Down Syndrome, including Dr. and Mrs. McGehee. She is married to Zachary and raises longhorn cattle on their ranch in Glen Rose. She and Zachary are guardians to a very special young man with Down Syndrome. They have three fur babies: Chesney, Bogey &amp; ranch-pup Sugar Bear.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Holland-Carter B.Ed., M.A. Lead Educator &amp; Assistant Director Mrs. Holland-Carter received her B.S. in Education in elementary education and generic special education from Texas Women's University in Denton. She received an M.A. certificate in Family Mediation from Abilene Christian University in Abilene. Mrs. Holland-Carter has taught for 22 years for Plano ISD and a total of 33 years in various positions, all but 5 of those working with students with special needs. Nicole began her involvement with special needs students as a junior in high school, working in various elementary schools as part of a major study program at Plano Senior High School. Nicole is a native of Texas, growing up in Plano, and she and her husband, Dave, are proud parents to two grown children and one grandchild.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For more information about Our Mother of Perpetual Help Educational Program, please contact: Pam McGehee, Board President 817-360-1670 pam@growing-independence.org Natalie Mambretti Lewis, Executive Director &amp; Lead Educator 817-774-1074 nmambretti@gmail.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 100573  Fort Worth, Texas 76185 Physical Address:  c/oBroadway Baptist Church 316 West Peter Smith Fort Worth, Texas 76104</image:caption>
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