Faculty Bios

Montgomeryville, PA

Ellen & Stan J. - Ellen and Stan Jakubowski, Owners of The Goddard School® located in Montgomeryville, are happy to welcome you! Residents for the past 26 years of Upper Gwynedd, they are both from Union, New Jersey. Ellen attended Kean College in Union, NJ, while Stan graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Psychology. Stan completed his Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling at Seton Hall University. Ellen and Stan have two daughters, Kate and Allie. The whole family has taken an active role in creating an atmosphere at The Goddard School® that they hope will make you and your children feel comfortable. As with their own children, Ellen and Stan assure you that they are committed to creating a feeling of love, confidence, and security in each individual child.

Susan C. - Susan is the Operations Manager at The Goddard School located in Montgomeryville and has had the pleasure of working here for the past 11 years. Susan has worked with children for many years. Most of her teaching experience has been in preschool settings. Susan believes it is a joy to work with children, because you get a smile and a new adventure from them every day!

Jenn M. - Jenn is the Lead Teacher in the Toddler room. She is a recent graduate of Penn Foster College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Jenn has five years experience babysitting children of all ages and working as a camp counselor. She previously worked at another Goddard School in the Toddler classroom. Ms. Jen has been in our Toddler Room for two years and enjoys working with our Tumblin Tunas!

Ameta G. - Ameta is an Assistant Teacher in the Pre-KI classroom. She has worked with preschool aged children for the past ten years and loves it! Six of those years have been at The Goddard School®. Ameta also teaches Spanish to the children. One reason she finds it so enjoyable working with children is that they never take this world for granted. They see beauty everywhere! Ameta is reminded of this every day.

Donna H. - Donna is the Head Teacher in the Preschool room since August of 2003. Previously,she has over 10 years experience working with young children in a Preschool setting. Ms. Donna obtained a Bachelors Degree from Millersville University of Pa. with an Instructional I Dual Certificate in Early Childhood. Donna is dedicated to creating a stimulating and enriched learning environment to provide children with a solid educational foundation.

Malika B. - Malika is an Assistant Teacher in the PreKI classroom. She has worked at The Goddard School® for ten years. Malika loves working with children because there is never a dull moment and they are always changing! She has worked in almost all of the classrooms which has been a great experience.

Helen K. - Helen has been working in the child care field for over 15 years and has been with our Goddard School for almost nine years! She truly enjoys being around children and looks forward to working in the Infant Room with the Gorgeous Guppies!

Vida P. - Vida has been working with children for the past 20 years. We have been lucky to have her at our school for the past four years! Children need all the T.L.C. we can give them as teachers and parents. Vida looks forward to meeting you and your children!

Ivette M. - Ivette has experience working with infants and preschoolers at other child care centers. She loves working with children especially with babies and preschool ages. Ivette is thrilled to be part of the great staff at The Goddard School®.

Susan I. - Susan graduated from West Chester University with a degree in Elementary Education. Throughout her education, she had the opportunity to work with different levels of education. Currently, Susan is the Assistant Director and the Head Teacher in the Pre-KII classroom. Her experience with The Goddard School® has been a truly positive one for the past nine years. She enjoys working with children as she watches and helps them physically, emotionally and cognitively.

Janet R. - Janet has been the Assistant Teacher in the Pre-KII classroom for the past four years. She is having the most fun at work she's ever had, here with your children. Janet is looking forward to many fun-filled days with your girls and boys.

Concha Z. - Concha has been working with children for the past six years at Montgomery Elementary and she loves working with children! Concha is looking forward to spending time and getting to know the children at The Goddard School®.

Kelly B. - Kelly is currently attending Montgomery County Community College, obtaining her Child Day Care Certificate. She really enjoys spending time with children and helping them learn. Kelly is looking forward to working with your children!

Colleen M. - Colleen graduated from Radford University in Virginia with a BS in Human Development. She started teaching in The Goddard School® in West Goshen as a Pre-Toddler Teacher. Since coming to Montgomeryville, she has been a Toddler and Pre-K Teacher in the School. Colleen was excited to take the position of Director in June of 2007. She is our fabulous and talented Director, looking forward to working with the families and the staff to make this School the best it can be!

Sheri B. - Sheri Burns is the Head Teacher of the PreKI classroom. She has an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from Montgomery County Community College and a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood from Millersville University. She has worked in child care centers with children of all ages for many years. Sheri loves children and enjoys watching them grow and develop. She is excited to be a part of the Goddard staff and looks forward to getting to know all of you!

Michelle G. - Michelle has been a lunch mother at Corpus Christi for 17 years and a teacher assistant for five years. She enjoys working with children and finds it very rewarding to see them grow, develop and become confident about themselves. Michelle looks forward to working with all of you!

Allie J. Allie is our Kindergarten teacher.  Allie graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a degree in Elementary Education.  Ms.  Allie has worked at The Goddard School for the past nine years during the summer.  Ms. Allie is very excited to take on the position of lead teacher in our Kindergarten Classroom!

Danielle N. Danielle is an assistant teacher in our Toddler Classroom.  Ms. Danielle has been in the childcare field for 15 years and is currently pursuing her CDA.  Ms. Danielle has been with our school for 4 years.  Ms. Danielle loves working with the toddlers in our Tumbling Tunas classroom!