My husband and I are moving back to Western Pennsylvania after spending 2 years in a charming small town, Mechanicsburg, PA.  The experience there has sold us on small town living.  We enjoyed making new friends, walking along the historic streets and supporting the local shops and restaurants.  We are looking forward to making the Beaver area our new home.

Coming from a family of childhood educators, I came to the profession in a round about 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 have wrapped a busy joyful year teaching preschool in Mechanicsburg and am now unwrapping my new school year at Park Church Preschool.  I look forward to meeting you and am truly excited to be able to share my passion, knowledge and experience with the children of Park Preschool!