Central Preschool Staff
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Name | Sandy Pilotte |
| Info | Sandy has served as the preschool’s director since January, 2009. Previously, she taught the pre-kindergarten class for four years. She has ten years of elementary school experience, including counseling and teaching fourth grade math and science and third grade. Sandy and her husband live in Towson with their two boys and dog Butterfly. Her spare time is occupied by her boys’ sporting events and activities, but when she does have a quiet moment she enjoys reading, cooking and swimming. Sandy has a M.S. in Education from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Psychology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. |
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Name | Maria Berrettini |
| Info | Maria has been at CPCP for 2 years as a teacher in the 2's and pre-k classes. She has been a teacher at Rebounders Gymnastic Center for 8 years and a job coach for the Association for Retarded Citizens for 7 years. Maria has a BA from Loyola College and lives at home with her husband and two children Joseph and Anna. Maria enjoys gardening, exercising, walking her dog, and spending time with her family. |
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Name | Helen Clark |
| Info | Helen Clark joins our team this year as the Music teacher. She was trained this past summer in Alexandria, Virginia and is a registered Music Together Teacher. Helen received her Bachelor of Music Education from Indiana University and Masters in Music from Emory University. She was the Director of Education for the Baltimore Opera Company for 8 years and also worked at a similar position at Opera Delaware for 6 years. She has extensive experience with various children and handbell choirs over the years. Helen has two children Amelia, 5 and Lily, a current CPCP student 3 ½. She and her husband Troy have been married for 9 years and live with their daughters and dog Gabe. In her free time she enjoys cooking, eating, movies, opera, theater and travel. |
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Name | Lee Corbett |
| Info | This is Lee's first year at CPCP as a three's co-lead teacher. She graduated from the University of Vermont with an undergraduate degree and has a Masters from Teachers College at Columbia University. Lee was an elementary school teacher in New York City before moving to Baltimore. Lee and her husband have three children who attend Stoneleigh Elementary School. In her free time she enjoys running, yoga, reading and spending time with friends and families. Lee has also participated in triathlons. |
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Name | Mariellen Crabtree |
| Info | Mariellen has been with CPCP for 1 year as the Pre-K associate. She has a Bachelors of Science in Special Education from the College of Charleston. Mariellen has worked as an elementary special education teacher in Charleston S.C. and worked in Westminister Maryland as an instructor for grades 9-12. and also worked with students in the community trasitioning into adult job placement. Mariellen has been married for ten years and lives with her two children, Zachary, a current CPCP student, and Riley a graduate of CPCP. In her free time she enjoys gardening, reading and spending time with her family and friends. |
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Name | Lindsay Cummings |
| Info | This is Lindsay Cummings' first year as an assistant teacher in the pre-k class. She is a graduate of Towson University and has taught second grade at Baltimore Christain School. She enjoys time with friends and family, attending church, reading, journaling, running, teaching, playing and watching sports, and being around children. |
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Name | Jan Cummings |
| Info | This is Jan Cummings' first year as a lead teacher for the two's. She is a graduate of University of Georgia (GO DAWGS) and Georgia State University. Jan has four children, John, Lindsay (also a teacher at CPCP), Joe, and Sara. Jan loves going to her son's lacrosse games at University of Maryland, spending time with friends and family, walking, reading, bible study and teaching her 2's!!! |
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Name | Judy Cyphers |
| Info | Judy Cyphers has been with CPCP for 9 years. She is a co-lead in the Pre-k class. She also works as the Early Childhood Coordinator for Central Presbyterian Church. Judy has an undergraduate degree from Loyola University and a graduate degree from Towson University. In her free time Judy enjoys walking, cooking, canoeing, and reading. |
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Name | Cheryl Deluca |
| Info | Cheryl has been an assistant in the two's class this year. Her two children are recent graduates of our program and currently attend Stoneleigh Elementary School. Previously, Cheryl worked at an automated data processing center, a government contractor, and for the Maryland Committee for Children before she stayed home with her children. |
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Name | Deb DeSmit |
| Info | Deb has been with CPCP for the past 10 years. She has worked as the lead in the prekindergarten since 2004. Deb has also worked as the two year old lead since 2007 and served two years as the director of CPCP. Deb went to Calvin College and enjoys running and reading during her free time. |
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Name | Harry Dunn |
| Info | Years at CPCP 5. Three children Melissa, Tim, and Lindy. Three grandchildren PJ, Mia, and Ty. |
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Name | Patti Dunn |
| Info | Patti is the other half of the bearly loveable threes. She also has been with CPCP for 4 years. Patti was a secretary to a division head at Maryland National Bank and worked as a daycare mom for 10 years. She studied at Towson and has a 90 hour teaching certificate and has been trained in creative Curriculum. In her free time Patti enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, teaching Sunday school, cooking, baking and creating. |
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Name | Stephanie Frank |
| Info | This is Stephanie's first year at CPCP as a two's assistant teacher. Stephanie worked as a manager at Amerix Corporation and went to school at UMBC. Stephanie has two children, Natalie and Bennett, both graduates of CPCP and currently attending Rodgers Forge Elementary School. In Stephanie's free time she enjoys excising, reading, and traveling both locally and internationally. |
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Name | Alice Horan |
| Info | Alice has been at CPCP for 5 years as a 2's and ASAP Teacher. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Drexel University and has worked as a Market Research Project Manager and as a childrens Toy, Book, and Music Evaluator. Alice lives at home with her two children, husband, and four cats. In her free time she enjoys movies, books, photography, collecting cats, and traveling in New England. |
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Name | Dona Lyon |
| Info | Donna has been a lead three's teacher for three years. She has an undergraduate and graduate degree from Towson University and worked as a k-12 art teacher and small groups director at Grace Fellowship. Donna has three children Chelsea who is married to Kevin, Grace, and Carry Junior. Donna enjoys making visual displays, gardening, and making salads. |
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Name | Jacquie Meyer |
| Info | Jacquie has been at CPCP for one year as a 3's teacher and Administrative Assistant. She has worked for the Baltimore, Museum of Art, College of Notre Dame, and currently for the Census Bureau as a field representative. Jacquie also owned a home daycare for 13 years. Jacquie went to Ohio Wesleyan University and Towson University. She has two children, Michael, a junior at University of North Carolina, and Natalie, a seventh grader at Dumbarton Middle School. In Jacquie's free time she enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing, art and music. |
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Name | Sherry Moorshead |
| Info | Sherry has been with CPCP since 2000. She has a BS in Special Education from James Madison University and an MS in Communicative Disorders from Johns Hopkins University. She taught in Baltimore County Public Schools for several years. Sherry and her husband Art have three children. In Sherry’s free time she enjoys rubber stamping and knitting. Sherry is a member of Central Presbyterian Church. |
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Name | Janna Murr |
| Info | Janna has been at CPCP for one year. She is the co-lead teacher for the pre-k class. She went to College of Notre Dame of Maryland undergraduate and graduate school to Towson University. In her free time she enjoys gardening, sailing, canoeing, reading, and hiking. |
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Name | MaryKate Newcomb |
| Info | MaryKate Newcomb started the art program at CPCP a year ago. MaryKate worked as an elementary art teacher in Fairfax County Virginia, a middle school art instructor at Gilman and has taught both private art and crochet lessons. She went to both undergraduate and graduate school at the Maryland Institute College of Art. MaryKate and her husband live with their son Atticus who is a former CPCP student and currently goes to Calvery Luthern School. In her free time MaryKate enjoys making LEGO creations and crocheting. |
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Name | Marsha Sullivan |
| Info | This is Marsha's first year at CPCP as a three year old co-lead teacher. Marsha graduated from St. Michaels in Vermont and attended Prtalnd State University for graduate school. Marsha taught 5th grade in Oregon and has been an assistant in the 2's class at a local preschool. In her free time she enjoys hiking, running, reading, skiing and tennis. |
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Name | Ruthie Turnbaugh |
| Info | Ruthie Turnbaugh has been at CPCP for 4 years both as a 2’s and 3’s teacher. Ruthie also works as the coordinator of Nurseries for Central Presbyterian Church. She has 20 years experience as a nurse in the mental health field, mental health counselor, medical transcriptionist, private contractor, and pet sitter. She has a BSN from the University of Maryland School of Nursing and a MAS from Johns Hopkins University. Both of her children are CPCP graduates and attend Rodgers Forge Elementary School. In her free time Ruthie enjoys playing with her pets, tap and ballet dancing, playing piano, and playing handbells with the HandbellChoir. |