Our Goddard School Teachers

Ms. Kara is the on-site owner at The Goddard School in Towson. Ms. Kara’s background with Goddard dates back to 2012 where she was originally employed at our sister school in White Marsh. She decided to broaden her experience in administration at our other sister school in Middle River where she has been a director since 2016. She has also had the pleasure to serve our Early Childhood Education community by teaching the qualifying coursework for budding early childhood educators at CCBC- Essex Campus. Outside of her professional experience, she has her bachelor’s degree in Family & Human Services from Towson University, her master’s degree in School Counseling from Walden University, and she is currently an education fellow at UMBC studying Early Childhood Educational Leadership. Ms. Kara looks forward to building relationships with all of the Towson Goddard families and continuing to create a safe environment where the children can learn and explore their creativity.

Mr. Dave and Ms. Amber are owners of the Goddard School in Towson. They have three young adult children, a son-in-love and a grandchild (see photo) who is enrolled at The Goddard School in Middle River. Mr. Dave has his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Gettysburg College. Ms. Amber also attended Gettysburg College where she majored in English and Elementary Education. She immediately started to pursue her master’s Degree in Reading at Towson University. In addition to Towson, they have developed and operate Goddard schools in White Marsh, Middle River, and Forest Hill. They believe that young children are always happy and eager to learn. Their goal is that every parent will drop off their child at the Goddard School in Towson with complete confidence, joy and peace knowing that their child is in the best of hands and school.

Ms. Kiara is the Director of Operations here at The Goddard School in Towson! She has 13 years of experience working with children before starting her career at the Goddard School in Towson in February of 2022. She has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development and her Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. Ms. Kiara is also CPR and First Aid certified and trained in Medication Administration. Kiara enjoys working with children because it allows her to help children grow and develop while building strong bonds and relationships. Her favorite children's book is "Green Eggs and Ham" because she loves rhyming books and the message it has.

Ms. Jess is the Director of Education here at The Goddard School in Towson! She has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and has her 99 hour Preschool certification. Ms. Jess has 5 years of experience working for Goddard and started her career at the Goddard School in Towson in August of 2023. She is also CPR and First Aid certified. Ms. Jess enjoys working with children because she loves seeing kids develop their personalities and being creative. Her favorite children's book is "Happy Dreamer" by Peter H. Reynolds because it inspires students to always follow their dreams and be themselves.

Ms. Paige is the Assistant Director here at The Goddard School of Towson. She has five years of experience working with children before starting her career here in March of 2023. She loves working with children because she enjoys getting to watch them grow and being a part of the process. She also loves building relationships with the children and loving them for all that they are. Ms. Paige's favorite children's book is "Oh, The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss because this book is so encouraging. In her many years of teaching she has always loved reading this book to her class.

Ms. Katie is the Assistant Director here at The Goddard School of Towson. She has 13 years of experience working with children before starting her career here in February of 2024. Ms. Katie has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UMGC and has her 90 hour Preschool certification and her 45 hour Infant and Toddler certification. She is also CPR and First Aid certified and trained in Medication Administration. Katie enjoys working with children because she loves watching them grow and knowing that she has made a difference. She believes children want to learn and her favorite thing is to see them accomplish a task that that they were struggling with and watching them light up when they succeed at a hard task. Ms. Katie's favorite children's book is "The Lorax" because she strongly believes that taking care of the earth is everyone's responsibility and "unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better, it's not."