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
Alden Reding
1's Lead Teacher
BA, Sociology
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016
Christi Voigt
1's Assistant Teacher
BA, Finance
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2020
Stacie Haynes
2's Lead & 2's Assistant Teacher
BS, Finance
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2020
Jennifer Davis
2's Assistant Teacher
BA, English
Teaching Endorsements in Early Childhood, Middle School and High School Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2018
Corey Smith
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Biotechnology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Maggie Browning
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Business Administration
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Bridget Molle
2's Assistant
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017
Wendie Hardnock
2's Assistant Teacher
BS, Business Communications
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2021
Bonnie Bemister
2's Assistant Teacher
BA, Journalism
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Allie Argo
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Retail Merchandising and Product Development
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Ashley Baughman
2's Lead Teacher
BA, Business Administration & Psychology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Cheyenne Land-Requiz
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Human Development
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Allison Liguori
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
Stacey Jones
3's Assistant Teacher
BA, MS Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016
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
Kristi Gillam
3s Assistant
BS, Hotel and Restaurant Management
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2011
Stacey Jones
3s Co-Teacher
BA, MS Early Childhood EducationJoined 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
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 Co-Teacher
BS, Education
MS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2012
Kris Konieczny
Pre-K Co-Teacher
BS, Sociology
MS, Early Childhood
Educationj
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008
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
Hillary Harris
Pre-K AssistantTeacher
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2021
Monica Williamson
Kindergarten Readiness Lead Teacher
BFA, Theater; MS, Biology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
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Carly Beers
Kindergarten Readiness Assistant Teacher
BA, English
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
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
Marianne Borden
Art Teacher
BFA, Fabric Design
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2009