Our Teachers

Bridget is our Teacher in our Mighty Manatee Classroom. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with her Bachelor of Arts in Family and Child Nutritional Science. Bridget has been working with children since 2006 and is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Samantha is our Teacher in our Super Sharks classroom. Samantha graduated from Grant High School and earned her Child Development Associates (CDA) from Ashworth College. Sam has worked with children since 2015 and is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Courtney is our Teacher in our Mighty Manatee classroom. She has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2018 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Jenna is our Teacher in our Sleepy Starfish classroom. She graduated from Illinois State University with her Bachelor's Degree in Family Studies. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Kelly is our FLEX Teacher in the Jr. Kindergarten classrooms. She graduated from McHenry County College with her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Stacey is our Teacher of the Dancing Dolphin classroom and has her Child Developmental Associate (CDA). Stacey has been with our school since we opened and has worked with children since 1996. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Carissa is our Teacher in our Soaring Seahorse classroom. She has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2018 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Paulina is our Teacher in the Outstanding Octopus classroom. Paulina currently attends Harper College for Early Childcare Education. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Shirley is our Teacher of our Trotting Turtle classroom. Shirley earned her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education . She has worked with children since 2000 in the classroom as well as an individual setting. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Alyson is our Teacher in our Mighty Manatees classroom and has her Child Developmental Associate (CDA) . Alyson has worked with children since 2019. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Katherine is our Teacher in our Leaping Lobsters classroom. She has been working with children since 2017. Katherine is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Emily is our Teacher in our Creative Crabs classroom. She has been working with children since 2020. Emily is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Jessalyn (Jessie) is our Kitchen Manager. She loves cooking and creating healthy and delicious meals and snacks for all our children. Besides our Kitchen Manager, she also helps create our Kitchen Chemists/ Kids in the Kitchen ideas. She attended Elgin Community College for Culinary Arts and is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Avery is our FLEX Teacher in the Infant classrooms. She is currently attending McHenry County College for Elementary Education. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Kelsey is our Teacher for our Creative Crabs classroom. She has been working with children since 2021. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Lauren is our Teacher in our Sleepy Starfish classroom. Lauren has Associates Degree of Applied Arts and Sciences in Early Childhood Development from Grand Rapids Community College. She has been working with children since 2019. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Brookelynn is our Teacher in our Dancing Dolphins classroom. She has been working with children since 2022 and is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Amanda is our Teacher in our Soaring Seahorse classroom. Amanda has her Bachelors Degree from Northeastern Illinois University and has worked with children since 2021. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Madeline is our Teacher in our Super Sharks classroom. She has been working with children since 2022. She is currently attending McHenry County College with the plan on transferring to Illinois State University to complete her Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Brianna is our Teacher in our Whimsical Whales classroom. She is currently attending McHenry County College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been working with children for over 6 years and is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Esbeide is our FLEX Teacher for our Infant and Toddler classrooms. She has been working with children since 2023 and currently attends Elgin Community College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Education. Esbeide is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Amanda is our Director and has been with the Goddard School since 2010. Amanda has many responsibilities overseeing our Faculty, Quality Assurance program and relationship building with all our families. Amanda is a mother to a beautiful son and very spunky daughter. Being both our Director and a mother, she definitely understands the role and perspective of a Goddard Parent; from all sides. Amanda earned her Bachelors of Arts from Northern Illinois University, her Associates in Early Childhood Education from Ashworth University and she is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Marie is our Teacher in our Trotting Turtles classroom. She has been working with children since 2022. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Meghan is our Teacher in our Soaring Seahorse classroom. She has been working with children since 2023. She attended McHenry County College where she received Associate in Arts. She is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Rosa is our FLEX Teacher in the Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten classrooms. She graduated from Elgin Community College with her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Eileen is our Teacher in our Leaping Lobsters classroom. She has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2022 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Megan is our FLEX Teacher for our Jr Kindergarten and Preschool Classrooms. She is currently attending McHenry County College to pursue Marketing and Business. Megan has been working with children since 2022 and is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Michele is our FLEX Teacher for our Toddler classrooms. She has been working with children since 2022 and currently attends McHenry County College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Education. Michele is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Molly is our FLEX Teacher for our Toddler and Get Set classrooms. She is currently attending McHenry County College. She has worked with children since 2022. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Emma is our Teacher in our Whimsical Whales classroom. Emma graduated with her Bachelors in Arts from Northern Illinois University. She has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2018 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

Cameron is our Teacher in our Sleeping Starfish classroom. She has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2019 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

I am very excited to have the opportunity to offer a school in your neighborhood! My career path has taken me through corporate Marketing and Operations positions which have afforded me with many great opportunities and experiences. As I watched my nieces’ personalities and skills grow, I was interested in the Goddard program they had been attending. After much research, I was invested. I have two children and they have both been through our program from Infancy through our Private Kindergarten. My children entered Elementary well prepared for a strong academic program as well as social and emotional preparedness when entering a completely new environment. It's been an exciting journey watching them grow and how they developed through the Goddard program. I am excited to see our school grow, be available to our faculty and families and get involved in our surrounding communities. Welcome to The Goddard School!