My husband and I are very happy to be a part of the Beaver community.  This past year has been a wonderful experience. We moved back to Western Pennsylvania after spending 2 years in a charming small town, Mechanicsburg, PA.  We are sold on small-town living and have enjoyed making new friends, walking along historic streets, and supporting the local shops and restaurants.  Beaver is a wonderful place to call home.

Coming from a family of childhood educators, I came to the profession in a roundabout way.  After completing a degree in music performance from Duquesne University, I worked at an Early Learning Center in McCandless, PA, and became a member of the Euphonium/Baritone horn section of the River City Brass Band.  I left the Center when pregnant with my first child but stayed with the band for a toe-tapping twenty years.  Later, with a family of six children, I took on the role of office manager at my husband’s pediatric practice.  During this period of my life, I found great joy in teaching children in various church-related activities.  Later my husband closed his pediatric practice.  It was then, after much prayer and searching, that I came upon a local preschool position and was soon teaching music and assisting in a classroom.  I went on to complete the Child Development Associate program and continue to maintain this credential.  I taught preschool in Mechanicsburg, PA before moving with my husband to Beaver.  I look forward to meeting you and am truly excited to continue to be able to share my passion, knowledge, and experience with the children of Park Preschool!