
Meet the Team

Jennifer Picquet
Director
BS, Elementary Education
​MS, Reading
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008

Liz Meinhardt
Assistant Director
BFA, Photography
​*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Lori Purcell
Pedagogista
BFA, Interior Design
​*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2000

Ashley Meadows
1's Lead Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
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Sarah Norris
1's Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
and Special Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023

Katie Roos
1's Lead Teacher
BS, Political Science
M.Ed, School Counseling
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023

Christy Harris
1's Assistant Teacher
BA, International Politics
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
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Miriam Jones
1's Assistant Teacher
BS, Dental Hygiene
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023

Maggie Browning
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Business Administration
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022

Bridget Molle
2's Assistant Teacher
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Emily Cowden
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Speech Communication
MS, Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2024

Loreta McPartland
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Business Marketing
MA, Speech Pathology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022

Corey Smith
2's Lead Teacher
​
BS in Biotechnology
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022

Alden Redding
2's Lead Teacher, 3's Assistant Teacher
BS, Sociology
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016
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Ariel Sweat
2's Assistant Teacher
​
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023

Allison Liguori
2's Lead Teacher, 3's Lead Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Jennifer Davis
3's CoTeacher
BA, English
​Teaching Endorsements in Early Childhood, Middle School and High School Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2018

Sara Almstedt
3s Co-Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2011

Libby Davenport
3s Co-Teacher
BS Rec & Parks
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Stacey Jones
3s Co-Teacher
BA, MS Early Childhood Education​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Stephanie Pool
3s Assistant Teacher
BS, Child Life
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Rupa Desai
3s Assistant Teacher
BS, Communications
LLB
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2003

Megan Klein
3s Lead Teacher
BA, Hospitality
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022

Logan D'Eramo
3s Lead Teacher
BS, Child and Family Development
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2021

Kassie Blocker
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BS, Education
​MS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2012

Megan Browne
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood/Special Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Lisa Marino
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
BS, MS Civil Engineering
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2009

Brenda Burr
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2009

Lori Vertz
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2015

Sami Poppel
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BA, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Kristi Gillam
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
BS, Hotel and Restaurant Management
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2011
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Carly Beers
Pre-K Assistant
BA, English
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022

Sandra Gumulak
Kindergarten Readiness Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2024
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Lisa Couch
Kindergarten Readiness
Assistant Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2024

Julie Ferris
Kindergarten Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
​ MS, Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2010

Laura Hensley
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
BA, English
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Karen Hughes
Music Lead Teacher
BA, Music Therapy
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2001

Jennifer Smith
Music Assistant
BA, Advertising
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Anne Moore
Book Nook Specialist
BA, Social Psychology
MS, Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2014
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Kris Konieczny
Atelierista
BS, Sociology
MS, Early Childhood​ Education​
*CDA​
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008