Jennifer Picquet

Director

BS, Elementary Education
​MS, Reading
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008
jpicquet@northbrookumc.com

Liz Meinhardt

Assistant Director

BFA, Photography
​*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017
lmeinhardt@northbrookumc.com
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Lori Purcell

PEDAGOGISTA

BFA, Interior Design
​*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2000
​​lpurcell@northbrookumc.com

Stephanie Pool

1s Assistant teacher

BS, Child Life
Joined Northbrook Staff
​in 2019

Alden Reding

1s Lead Teacher 
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BA, Sociology
*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Jenni Johnson

1s Lead Teacher

BS, Early Childhood/Special Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Jennifer Davis

2s CO-TEACHER

BA, English
​Teaching Endorsements in Early Childhood, Middle School and High School Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2018

Valerie Szymczak

2S CO-TEACHER

BS, Business Education *CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2013

Stephanie Pool

2s Lead teacher

BS, Child Life
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Stacie Haynes

2s Assistant

BS, FInance
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2020

Allison Liguori

3s Lead Teacher

BA, Elementary Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Lauren Cochell

3s Assistant Teacher

BS, Child Development
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2016

Emily Toms

3S Lead TEACHER

BS, Elementary Education
M.ED Instructional Tech
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019
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Stacey Jones

3S ASSISTANT Teacher 
ba, ms Early childHOOD eDUCATION
Joined northbrook Staff in 2016

Kassie Blocker

3s Co-Teacher

BS, Education
​MS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2012

Kris Konieczny

3s Co-teacher

BS, Social Work
​*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2008

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

Kay Zemke

3S leaD TEACHER

BA, English Education
​*CDA
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2007

Jennifer Smith

3s Assistant

BA, Advertising
​*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Stafff in 2016

Amy McClelion

Pre-K  Lead Teacher

BA, Early Childhood Education
​MS, Reading
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2014

Megan Browne

Pre-K Assistant

BS, Early Childhood/Special Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Anne Moore

Pre-K Lead Teacher

BA, Social Psychology
MS, Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2014

Laurie Radziewicz

Pre-K Assistant

BS, Cognitive Pyschology
​MS, Counseling
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2014

Brenda Burr

Pre-K LEAD TEACHER

BS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2009

Lori Vertz

Pre-K Assistant

BS, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2015

Sami Poppel

PRE-K Lead Teacher

BA, Early Childhood Education
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Ashley Paden

Pre-K assistant

BS, Business Management
​*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2013

Tricia Skaggs

Pre-K Plus  Lead Teacher

BS, Early Childhood Education & Speech Comm.
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Bridget Molle

Pre-k plus Assistant

*CDA
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Julie Ferris

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

Laura Hensley

Kindergarten Assistant

BA, English
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2017

Michelle Myers

kindergarten Teacher

BS, Early Childhood Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2020

Kristi Gillam

Kindergarten Assistant

BS, Hotel and Restaurant Management
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2011

Karen Hughes

Music Lead Teacher

BA, Music Therapy
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2001

JaneAnn Quinn

Music Assistant

BS, Health Admin & Gerontology
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Jenni Johnson

MUSIC ASSISTANT

BS, Early Childhood/Special Education
Joined Northbrook Staff in 2019

Marianne Borden

ARt teacher

BFA, Fabric Design
​Joined Northbrook Staff in 2009

*CDA-denotes that the teacher has earned a Child Development Associate credential