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
Christi Voigt
1's Assistant Teacher
BA, Finance
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2020
Maggie Browning
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Business Administration
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Bridget Molle
2's Assistant Teacher
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017
April Williams
2's Assistant Teacher
BS, Psychology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
Becky O'Meara
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
Loreta McPartland
2's Lead Teacher
BS, Retail Merchandising and Product Development
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Corey Smith
2's Lead Teacher
BS in Biotechnology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
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Melissa Capitani
2's Co-Teacher & 2's Assistant Teacher
BA, Pre-Law
MPA - Health Administration
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
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Ariel Sweat
2's Assistant Teacher
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
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 Co 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
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 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
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
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Carly Beers
Pre-K Assistant
BA, English
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Monica Williamson
Kindergarten Readiness Co-Teacher
BFA, Theater; MS, Biology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Jamie McNearney
Kindergarten Readiness Co-Teacher
BS, Middle Grades Education
MA, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
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