Jerri Dawn Pulido, Co-Owner
Jerri Dawn is a co-owner of The Goddard School located in Overland Park. She and her family began the school in June 2006. Jerri Dawn received her degree in Elementary Education from William Jewell College. She was a classroom teacher for 14 years teaching preschool, two year old children, second grade and fourth grade. She finished her Master's degree in Elementary Administration in 2000.  Jerri Dawn, her husband and two children enjoy playing and watching sports, music and lake weekends. Jerri Dawn loves working with children and can't imagine doing anything else.

Dana S. Dana has been with The Goddard School since the School first opened in April 2006. She was the Lead Teacher in the two year old room for the first year. She lead the School Age Summer Program and then joined the Management Team in 2007.  She received her Bachelors degree in Child and Family Development from Missouri State University.

Caitlin H. Caitlin has been with The Goddard School since August 2011. She has a BA in Applied Behavioral Sciences with a focus on Early Childhood Education and Intervention from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk). Caitlin has been working with children since 2009. She has worked with many ages but discovered during her student teaching at KU that infants are her absolute favorite age group.

Barbara Reese - I have been with The Goddard School® on Metcalf Avenue located in Overland Park since our opening in June 2006. I am a retired RN, and previously worked with the Johnson County Health Department doing mother and baby visits. I am a wife, mother of six (6), grandmother of thirteen (13), and great grandmother of one (1). I enjoy working with the babies in the Infant room and look forward to working with each of our Goddard families.

Cheryl A. Cheryl has ten years of experience in infant care with Early Childhood Credentials I & II from Wake County College in North Carolina. She has been with The Goddard School since January 2011 in the Infant Room. She enjoys getting down on the floor and working with the children.

Christina C.

Christina has been working at The Goddard School since September 2010. She is a mother of two boys, one of whom is here at The Goddard School. Christina was a stay-at-home mom before starting her position as an Assistant Teacher and attended Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 2 years.

Ashley C. Ashley has been at The Goddard School since March 2008.  She is presently enrolled in night classes at Longview Community College and is working on her prerequisites for Nursing School. Ashley has wanted to be a pediatric nurse ever since she can remember. She loves working with children and gains much experience while being at The Goddard School.

Brittany C. Brittany enjoys working with the children everyday! She plans to go back to school in a few years to earn her Elementary Education degree and become a Kindergarten teacher.

Christine K. Christine obtained an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Development from Cardean University.  Christine loves working with the Young Toddler age group and strives every day to be a positive influence in young lives.

Regina M. Regina graduated Avila University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. She currently attends Johnson County Community College and is working towards her certificate and Bachelor of Science! Regina loves making children laugh and singing their favorite songs with them!

Kaitlin P. Kaitlin graduated from The University of Kansas with a degree in Applied Behavior Sciences and an interest in Early Childhood Education and Intervention. She started teaching children gymnastics when she was 13 years old.  She has experience in teaching in both toddler and preschool classrooms. Kaitlin enjoys seeing the progress the children make and listening to the great stories they have to tell!

Breanna
Breanna (Ms. Bree) is the lead teacher in the Get Set room. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Early Childhood Education where she received much knowledge and experience with children. She worked in child development centers in Lawrence, Kansas for 3 years while attending college.  Bree has worked with children ages 1-6 years old, but her favorite age group is 2-3 years.

Susan A.

Susan graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Elementary Education. She was a first grade teacher for 12 years before becoming  stay-at-home mother. Susan discovered her true passion for working with young children when teaching a class of toddlers. When moving to Kansas, she decided to return to teaching full-time, but wanted to work with her new love--preschoolers!

Joining the fantastic group of teachers here at The Goddard School is a dream come true for Susan. Her goal is to foster a love of self, discovery, creativity and learning for each child in her joy-filled class.

Kara L. Kara is the Lead teacher in Preschool Room 7.  She completed her student teaching in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Early Intervention through Head Start of Olathe and served a special needs internship with an emphasis in behavior disorders and autism through Olathe School District.  Before coming to The Goddard School, Kara worked for 2 years as a paraprofessional for preschool children with special needs in the Blue Valley School District.  She knew from a very early age that she wanted to be a teacher.  She loves the visual growth that occurs during this age and working with children that are so open to learning and able to make such huge leaps in their skills and abilities.

She loves spending days rattling off the alphabet, smeared to her elbows in finger paint, and knee deep in rambunctious four-year-olds. Kara believes in hands-on experience and nurturing creativity and activities that foster wonder and imagination beyond ABC's.  She introduces children to the world of school with engaging activities and thinks that everybody remembers their first teacher.  Kara hopes that someday in the future her students will think of her. “It's a heavy responsibility to bear, but I think it's pretty cool.”

Shannon M. Shannon is the assistant in the Preschool II room. She has worked in early childhood education for almost 5 years.  Shannon currently attends Kansas City Kansas Community College, and looks forward to starting her Two Plus Two program with Emporia State for her degree in teaching next fall.

Tammy E. Tammy has an Elementary Education degree from UMKC.  She has worked at The Goddard School since September 2006 and has had many wonderful experiences here. Tammy believes that working with young children has been an amazing experience and she loves the things they do and say, and is always impressed with their uniqueness and honesty.

Tamara B. Tamara graduated from the University of Central Missouri in December of 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Teaching is Tamara's passion and she is so glad to be at such a wonderful school.  Tamara looks forward to all the exciting experiences to come!

Lori H. Lori has been a part of The Goddard School since October 2008. She is currently a Pre-Kindergarten Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator. Lori has a BS in Elementary Education from Illinois State University. Lori is committed to Kindergarten readiness and preparing your children to begin their educational journey with confidence and success.  She believes a strong educational foundation begins with reading and, in particular, with children being read to as much as possible. One of the most important activities we can do with a child is read, read, read!