Our Goddard School Teachers

Bridget is our one of our Director Designees. 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.

Courtney is our Teacher in our Mighty Manatee classroom. She has her Child Development Associate (CDA) and has worked in the Early Childcare Field since 2018 and is currently certified in Pediatric First Aid and CPR.

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.

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 Whimsical Whales 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 Dancing Dolphin 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 Teacher in the Leaping Lobster Classroom. 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. Kelsey has her education in Early Childhood from Mchenry County College. 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.

Amanda is our Teacher in our Super Sharks 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.

Brianna is one of our Director Designees. 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 Teacher in our Outstanding Octopus classroom. She has been working with children since 2023 and currently attends Elgin Community College to pursue her Associate's Degree in Education. Esbeide also earned her Child Development Associate (CDA) in 2025. 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.

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.

Michele is our Teacher for our Creative Crabs classroom. 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.

Ben is our Teacher for our Soaring Seahorse classroom. He has been working with children since 2018 and earned his Bachelors Degree from Harper College in Education. Ben is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Sofia is our FLEX Assistant Teacher in our Infant and Toddler Classrooms. Sofia has worked with children since 2020 and earned her Bachelors Degree from Marquette University in Psychology. Sofia is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Jessica is our lead teacher in our Whimsical Whales Classroom. She has her Bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University. Jessica is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Jennifer is our Lead Teacher in our Starfish and Turtles classrooms. She is pediatric CPR and First Aid Certified.

Grace is our FLEX teacher in our Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten classrooms. She has her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Kansas. Grace is currently Pediatric CPR & First Aid Certified.

Jackelyn is our Preschool and Junior Kindergarten FLEX Teacher. She has been working with children since 2025 and graduated from Rockford Career College. Jacke is currently certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Madison is our assistant FLEX teacher in our infant and toddler classrooms. She is currently certified in pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Holly is our FLEX Teacher for our Toddler and Get Set classrooms. She has worked with children since 2021. She is certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid.

Savannah is our FLEX teacher in our Manatees and Get Set classrooms. She is getting her education from Mchenry County College. Savannah is currently pediatric first aid and CPR certified.

Helen is our assistant FLEX teacher in our Lobster and Manatees classrooms. She has worked with children since 2023 and is currently pediatric CPR and First Aid certified.

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!