Amanda Kirk is the Operations Director for our schools. She graduated in 2000 with a Bachelors degree from Texas Lutheran University and moved to Austin. She began her Early Childhood journey as a 3-4 year old teacher and worked her way up in that company to School Age Manager. In 2009, Ms. Kirk decided to move back to Houston. She began at the Primrose School of Pearland Parkway as the Private Pre-Kindergarten 1 teacher in October of that year. Since then, she has moved up as Administrative Assistant for that school and then as Area Curriculum Coordinator for the Primrose Schools under the franchise owners. During her time as an Area Curriculum Coordinator, she helped train teachers on how to implement the Primrose curriculum. Now as Operations Director, she travel the schools helping in all aspects of the building. Ms. Kirk loves the journey that she is still on with Early Childhood and hopes to be with Primrose for many more years to come.

Mrs. Sanderson began working for Primrose in August of 2012. She is a certified Texas teacher and holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of St. Thomas. She taught in both the Private Pre-Kindergarten and Private Kindergarten classrooms prior to moving into the position of Curriculum Coordinator. Mrs. Sanderson is passionate about the Primrose Balanced Learning approach as it encourages children to explore and learn on their own while providing that nurturing guidance that young children need. Her educational background, experience, and her passion is what makes her an effective role model to our teachers.

Now as the Director of Education, Mrs. Sanderson serves as the education coach for all new and current teachers. She leads by example and works closely with our teachers to ensure the highest of standards in our classrooms. In her free time, Mrs. Sanderson enjoys reading with her two sons and watching movies.

Ms. Vanessa is our school’s Business Administrator. She holds her industrial engineering degree and has joined our Primrose team having ten years of experience at her previous company. Ms. Vanessa is in charge of the day-to-day aspects of Primrose that go on behind the scenes. Her responsibilities include billing and taking care of our financial accounts, maintenance, and the daily operations that ensures our school is running smoothly. With Ms. Vanessa’s experience, commitment, and dedication, our school stands strong and is maintained inside and out to the utmost quality. Not only does she do this for our school, but also five more schools under our franchise owners in the greater Houston area. She holds quite the critical role here at Primrose! We are so lucky to have her.

Ms. Diamond was our Preschool teacher and has at least seven years of childcare experience. She loves coming to work engaging with the students, and building bonds. One of Ms. Diamond’s strengths includes bringing a fun energy to school to spread with the staff and students. The character she most relates to is Erwin the Dog because she loves art and to be crafty! A fun fact about Ms. Diamond is that she was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Ms. Melisa is our Co-Director and has been working in childcare since 2017. She enjoys coming to work each day and connecting with our families. Her favorite Primrose Friend is Benjamin the Bear because he represents generosity. A fun fact about Ms. Melisa is that she is originally from Bosnia and is fluent in the Bosnian language. She also loves getting creative in everything she does.

Ms. Markaeia was our Pre-Kindergarten 2 teacher and has been in childcare for over three years. She is now excited to take on her new role. Her favorite Primrose Friend is Libby the Lamb because she represents fairness. A fun fact about Ms. Markaeia is that she has two dogs at home!

Ms. Vanessa Tejada, formerly our Pre-School 1 teacher, is well-known for her excellent communication with families and is excited to embrace her new role. She has been a valued member of the Primrose family since 2024!