Meet the Team
Director
Jennifer Sawicki
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
1s Lead Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
Alex Betts
1s Assistant Teacher
BS, Elementary Education
MS Early Childhood Education
Joined NB in 2025
Christy Harris
1s Lead Teacher
2s Co-Teacher
BA, International Politics
*CDA
Joined Northbrook in 2023
Caitlin Velez
1s Assistant Teacher
Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook in 2025
Maggie Browning
2s Lead Teacher
BS, Business Administration
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Maria Alaluf
2s Assistant Teacher
Spanish Teacher
BA, Marketing,
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008
Amy Richards
2s Lead Teacher
BS, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2025
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Ariel Sweat
1s Lead Teacher, 2s Assistant Teacher
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2023
Caitlin Sanborn
2s Assistant Teacher
Allison Liguori
2s Lead Teacher, 3s Lead Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016
Alden Redding
2s Lead Teacher, 3s Assistant Teacher
BS, Sociology
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016
Coming Soon
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
Emily Cowden
3s Lead Teacher
BS, Speech Communication
MS, Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2024
Stacey Jones
3s Co-Teacher
BA, MS Early Childhood EducationJoined Northbrook Staff in 2016
Jennifer Davis
3s Co-Teacher
BA, English
Teaching Endorsements in Early Childhood, Middle School and High School Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2018
Stephanie Pool
3s Assistant Teacher
BS, Child Life
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019
Nicole Picerno
3s Assistant Teacher
BS International Trade and Marketing
Joined Northbrook in 2025
Kimberly Burbank-Helm
3s Assistant Teacher
BS, Aeronautics
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2025
Jamie Marini
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BS, Criminal Law and MS, Behavioral & Learning Disabilities
Joined Northbrook in 2025
Megan Browne
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BS, Early Childhood/Special Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019
Sami Poppel
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BA, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017
Sara Almstedt
Pre-K Lead Teacher
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2011
Andrea Diehl
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
BS, Social Work
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2026
BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2025
PreK Assistant Teacher
Coming Soon
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Carly Beers
Pre-K Assistant
BA, English
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2022
Hilary Harris
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
BA, Sociology
Joined Northbrook in 2021
Kassie Blocker
Kindergarten Readiness Lead Teacher
BS, Education
MS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2012
Kristi Gillam
Kindergarten Readiness
Assistant Teacher
BS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2024
Kindergarten Teacher
BS, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2015
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Anne Moore
Storytelling Atelier
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
Chelsea Spits
Music and Movement Atelier
BA, Music and MA, Music Education
Joined Northbrook in 2025
Jennifer Smith
Atelier Assistant
BA, Advertising
*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016