
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