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Our
Staff
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Miss Amy, Assistant Teacher, Infants
Miss Amy began working at ABBA during school breaks in 2007 and became
a permanent employee in 2008. She has a Bachelors degree in Psychology
with a minor in theology from Concordia University, St. Paul. She is a
member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Carol Stream where she is
active with the youth group. She began caring for children by
babysitting her younger cousins and also helped with Vacation Bible
School. She worked at the University Childcare Center with the infants
and preschoolers and spent one summer working as a nanny. Miss Amy
gives each baby lots of love and takes many pictures of them. She works
closely with Sandra to evaluate the progress of each child as well. In
her spare time she enjoys knitting, reading, and watching "Lost". |
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Miss
Sandra, Lead Teacher, Infants
Miss Sandra holds a Bachelors degree in Preschool Education from
Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico. Before coming to ABBA in September of
2007, she taught kindergarten and junior high school for more than 12
years.
When working with the infants, Miss Sandra spends lots of time on the
floor with them. She talks to them and sings to them and plays
peek-a-boo and other games. Miss Sandra is an invaluable resource to us
in our service to the Hispanic community and has translated many of our
documents into Spanish. She lives in Glendale Heights with her sons,
Kevin and Danny (a former ABBA student). Miss Sandra is an excellent
cook and frequently shares some of her dishes with us. |
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Amanda, Center Assistant Director
Miss Amanda received her Bachelor of Arts in Lutheran Early Childhood
Education from Concordia University, River Forest, IL. Prior to coming
to ABBA in August of 2006, she worked for a year at Christian NE
Hospital’s Child Development center in St. Louis.
Miss Amanda became the Assistant Director in July of 2011, and has
been serving faithfully ever since. Learning the 'business' side of the
program has been eventful, but being able to help the Center to grow
and thrive is always her first goal. |
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Miss Ashley, Assistant Teacher
Miss Ashley began working at ABBA in 2008. She attended Glenbard North
High School, and is
currently enrolled at College of DuPage taking classes towards an
Associate’s Degree in Childcare Development.
Miss Ashley is our jack of all trades assistant. She works as an
assistant in the toddler room. Her flexibility is a major asset as a
staff member. She and her son Dashaun (who attends ABBA) live in Carol Stream. |
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Miss
Sharon, Lead Teacher, Two year olds
Miss Sharon received her Certificate in Early Childhood and Associates
Degree in childcare from the College of Dupage. She also has a
Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Aurora University. She
began working at ABBA part time in 2007 and became a full time staff
member in June of 2008. Prior to coming to ABBA she taught at Master’s
Christian Preschool in Carol Stream and also for the Carol Stream Park
District.
Miss Sharon must have a garage full of resources at her home because
with each new theme, new toys come to the classroom. She keeps the
children interested in learning by frequently changing the toys that
the children have to play with. When not working, Miss Sharon enjoys
spending time with her 5 grown children and one precious grandson at
their cottage in Wisconsin. |
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Miss
Kathy, Lead Teacher, Three year olds
Miss Kathy has been teaching at ABBA since 1998. She received her
Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from the College of
DuPage. Prior to working at ABBA she taught at Stepping Stone, Early
Years and Pioneer Child Care.
Miss Kathy loves to incorporate music and the flannelgraph in her
teaching. She also likes to tell stories. She is an avid reader and
enjoys taking vacations with her siblings and their families. |
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Miss
Leslie. Lead Teacher, Fours/Fives Room
Miss Leslie began working for ABBA in the summers when she was in
college. She received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood
Education from Illinois State University and then taught a mixed age
group of 3-5 year olds at Elmhurst Academy and served as an assistant
director at The Goddard School in St. Charles before coming on staff at
ABBA in November of 2006. She began as the Ones/Twos teacher but then
became the Fours/Fives teacher in August of 2007. She gets the children
in her class involved in many science experiments throughout the year.
Miss Leslie and her husband Joe have a lovely daughter, Lily, and a handsome son, Trent (who
both attend ABBA). She enjoys being a mom and spending time at her family’s
cottage in Wisconsin. |
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Miss Dawn Knosher, Director
Miss
Dawn has been the Director here at ABBA since August, 2012. She is
coming back to the area after spending a year in Little Rock, AR.
She
has been involved in Early Childhood Education for more than 30 years,
serving as a teacher as well as an administrator. She holds a Master's
Degress in Early Childhood Education. We are thrilled to have such a
qualified individual as our Director.
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Miss
Bekah, Lead Teacher, 1's and 2's
Miss Bekah graduated from Concordia, River Forest in 2009 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education. She
spent
her first year of teaching at Our Savior Preschool in Carol
Stream. During college she worked for 3 years at the
Concordia
Childcare Center in River Forest. Miss Bekah did some
substituting here during the summer of 2010.
She and her husband David were blessed with a beautiful son in
September 2010. We are excited to have her on staff to reopen
the
Ones and Twos room. |
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Miss Mariel, Assistant Teacher
Miss Mariel joined our staff in September 2010. She is a vital
part
of our center as she serves lunch to everyone and makes sure that our
kitchen runs smoothly. Before and after lunch time, she helps
out
in various classrooms wherever she is needed. We appreciate
her
flexibility in being in different classrooms. Miss Mariel is
bi-lingual and helps with translating for our Hispanic families and
students. |
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Miss Ada, Assistant Teacher
Miss Ada recently returned as an ABBA employee. She had
previously worked for us in 2007. She has her Bachelor of
Arts
Degree from Northwestern University. She and her husband have
2
children and they live in Addison. Miss Ada is also
bi-lingual
and helps with translation with our Hispanic families and students. She
is continuing to study to improve her English skills. |
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