Our Goddard School Teachers

The Meiers love watching the children at their school smile, laugh, grow and learn. Elizabeth and Martin discovered the value of a safe and nurturing learning environment through their own children's experience at The Goddard School. They bring their business backgrounds as a corporate lawyer and IT project manager, respectively, to support the faculty at City Park West.

Char is a native of Denver, Colorado and has two amazing children, Sir Devon and Trinity, who are the joy of her life. Char began her journey teaching in the Early Childhood Education field in 1989. She earned her Degree in Early Childhood Education and holds her Director’s Certification for Early Childhood Education through the Colorado Department of Education. Char joined the City Park Goddard family in August of 2014, as the Infant Supervisor and has grown to love each member of the school as a vital part of this amazing body of awesome teachers. In January 2017, Char joined the administrative team as Assistant Director and in January 2018 was promoted to Co-Director. She is always ready to expand her journey with great expectations. Char’s heartfelt desire is to build strong relationships with our students, families and communities to make a difference in the lives of our future.

Christie started at our school in December of 2022 but has been with Goddard for over a decade. She helped open two other Goddard School locations before she found her way to our school. Christie has a bachelors degree in business management and marketing as well as Early Childhood Teaching and Directors certificates. She is also a mom to two young kids, both of whom have thrived during their time at Goddard.

Melissa is our assistant director. She started as a toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West in 2023 and moved into an admin role in 2024. Prior to teaching at our school, she was a teacher at a Goddard School in Wisconsin for six years. She also taught at other centers for three years. Melissa grew up in Wisconsin and moved to Colorado in June of 2023. Melissa grew up on watersports and basketball. She has a degree in administrative professionalism but has always enjoyed working with children. Melissa's paternal grandmother, uncle and three aunts started their own child care businesses so she grew up in the industry.

Bre is an assistant director at The Goddard School in City Park west. She moved to Denver in November 2023 from San Diego, CA. She has worked with children for several years and also has educational background in early childhood. Bre loves working with children because she can support their learning and development while continuing to make a positive impact on their lives. Bre is also a big kid, so she loves playing and getting messy with the students she works with. In her free time, Bre likes to embroider, roller skate, and spend time with her animals and friends. Her favorite educational quote is from Loris Malaguzzi who said, "Our task is to help children communicate with the world using all their potential, strengths, and languages, and to overcome any obstacle presented by our culture."

Ana has been a toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West since the fall of 2021. She has completed the Expanding Quality Infant and Toddler Care courses as well as several college Early Childhood classes. Ana was born in Mexico and raised in Denver since she was 2 years old. Eventually Ana would like to go back to school for phlebotomy or be a pediatrician. Ana loves working at Goddard because of this love for children. In her free time, Ana likes to eat good food, shop, and travel.

Destiny has been a lead toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West since the fall of 2021. Destiny has earned her associates degree in human and social services. She has completed the Expanding Quality Infant and Toddler Care courses as well as several college Early Childhood classes. She is a loving and caring person and will do anything to help those who need anything. She is family oriented and loves spending time with them. She is out to chase her dreams while also living life to the fullest. Working with children has brought joy in her life and she hopes to be able to bring joy to everyone she meets.

Estela has been a lead Preschool/PreK teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West since the fall of 2018. She was born in Jalisco, Mexico and then moved to California when she was 14 years old. After getting married Estela moved back to Mexico where she worked at a private elementary school for 6 years. Aside from teaching, she also worked for evening programs supporting children further with their reading and writing skills. Estela believes that children have pure souls and will return the love that you give them. Estela loves to work with children and can’t see herself doing anything else. When she isn’t teaching, she enjoys spending her free time reading and doing arts and crafts.

Hannah is a preschool teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West. Hannah was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has lived in Colorado for 7+ years. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding, watching movies and playing with her cat. Prior to starting at Goddard, Hannah worked as a Registered Behavior Therapist at an autism center. She earned her bachelor of arts in Psychology. She enjoys teaching because she thinks that it is rewarding to teach them foundational skills and to celebrate their victories, both big and small. She believes that patience and empathy goes a long way with children and likes to create a safe space for them to grow.

Jamariah (or Ms. J) is the Infant Program Supervisor at The Goddard School in City Park West. She has been an infant teacher here since the Spring of 2023 and has completed several early childhood courses. J has worked in childcare for more than fifteen years and enjoys bringing her own kids to Goddard each day. She was born and raised in Denver and has lived everywhere from Park Hill to Englewood. She loves teaching children and watching them learn. Her contribution to any classroom she's in is her calmness and a go with the flow attitude.

Jasmine has been a preschool teacher at the Goddard School in City Park West since was the fall of 2023. She was born and raised in New York City where she worked as a paraprofessional. When she moved to Colorado, she started her career teaching preschoolers at our school. Jasmine has two cats who are her babies and mean the world to her. She looks forward to meeting and getting to know the students each school year.

Kaitlin is a preschool teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West. She was studying Early Childhood Education in Deerfield, Wisconsin where she taught at another Goddard location. She has been teaching since 2014 and loves working with children because she feels that she is changing the future in her classroom. In her free time, she likes spending time with her wife and their four children. She also likes to crochet and craft.

Ms. Liz is a lead toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West. Prior to starting at The Goddard School, Liz worked as a substitute teacher in early childhood centers throughout Denver. loves being a part of helping children learn and making a difference in their lives. In her free time, she likes spending time with her loved ones.

Lupe started as a preschool teacher at The Goddard School (City Park West) in the fall of 2019. She is a qualified Early Childhood Teacher and has completed Colorado's Pyramid Plus Approach training. She also has earned her Child Development Associate Credential. Lupe believes that it’s the teacher’s duty to provide a safe, clean, and material rich environment for children to be creative in. She finds having a positive attitude and good communication with parents an important aspect of a child’s education. Lupe has two children of her own and enjoys taking walks with her family. In her free time, she also enjoys shopping and doing arts and crafts.

Ben is a graduate of The Goddard School City Park West and our summer support. This is his second summer helping with snack preparation and supporting the office and classrooms. He is currently in High School and enjoys playing basketball in his free time.

Louise has been a toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West since the summer of 2024. She was born and raised in Denver. In her spare time, Louise likes to read and watch scary movies. She has had several years of experience working with children beginning with teaching in her teens and more recently directing a before and after school program and leading a summer bike camp. Louise loves working with children because she loves helping them grow and develop and feels that adults learn right alongside children. She loves that she gets to be part of the lives of children and families.

Katrice has been a toddler teacher at The Goddard School in City Park West since the fall of 2024. She was born in Leadville, CO and is one of 5 girls. She has lived in Denver since she was 1 year old. In her free time, Katrice likes to spend time with family, hike, walk her dog Reece, and spend time having fun with her daughter. Katrice loves to watch children learn and grow and to see their different personalities. She also loves being a child's safe place.

Rue has been teaching preschool for several years and is originally from Layton, Utah. They moved to Denver in August 2022, and have loved every second of it. Rue has a cat named Bayard who is almost 2 years old, and loves him very much. In her spare time, Rue enjoys digital drawing and going to concerts. Rue is over the moon to be a part of our school!

Ms. Trinity

Ms. Makenna

Ms. Maria

Ms. Rebecca

Teacher Cailan

Ms. Callie

Ms. Ivey

Ms. Monae