Barbara Calcasola

NORTHERN CONNECTICUT

Network Against Domestic Abuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aimee Lechowicz

NORTHERN CONNECTICUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lei La Luksic

With a passion for learning new things and always searching for new ways of teaching, Lei La has been working with children for over 24 years.  She is a director at the New England Preschool Academy and has been with the Academy for 16 years.  In 1990 she received State of Connecticut Designated Head Teacher for a Child Day Center for children under 3 to School Age, and in 2001, received national administrator credentials from the National Child Care Association (NCCA).  Lei La has a grown son in the marines and a 15 year old daughter.  She and her husband Robert have been married for 23 years and live in Windsor Locks.

 

 

 

 

Beth Hinson

GEORGIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Ruper

GEORGIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gloria Hicks

IDAHO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roseann Bonakatis

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonya DeFriest-Doerr

BERKSHIRES MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denise Fitzpatrick

EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meagan Ledendecker

Meagan Ledendecker has been teaching in public and private schools for the past 10 years.  Currently the Director of Education and Elementary Teacher at The Montessori School of the Berkshires, Meagan grew up in a Montessori school with two Montessori teachers and administrators. Drawn to education work with non-profits, she pursued a M.S. in Environmental Education through the Audubon Expedition Institute/Lesley University. Meagan then began working as an Education Coordinator with The Orion Society. After teaching at the elementary level in the Pittsfield Public School system, and providing numerous professional development workshops for teachers, Meagan began pursing Montessori teacher training after the birth of her first daughter. 

 

 

 

Cheryl Longo

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janine Preston

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denny Mosesman

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vicky Pitner

Vicky has been working with children and their familes for over 25 years. Working much of her early career with teens with addiction, and the last fourteen years helping children with autism and other developmental disabilities become more flexible, and social, she knows the importance of setting limits, establishing healthy boundaries, and following through with consequences. As a Certified Parent Educator, Vicky has been able to combine her experiences and knowlege and develop a teaching style that is both fun and informative. She is also a Certified Infant/Parent Massage Therapist, and believes in early intervention, but also gives hope and encouragement to parents of adolescents that it is never too late to develop new parenting tools.

 

 

 

Diane Russin

Diane Russin has been working with parents and children in various capacities as a nurse, childcare educator and owner of a licensed day care center for over thirteen years.  She is currently finishing her bachelors degree in early childhood education and is launching an advocacy program that gives support trainings to staff of early educators as well as parents.  Diane has three children and is excited to share the knowledge that she has developed through her years of experience in combination with the Cooperative Kids training. She believes that it is never to late to learn new parenting skills and has dedicated herself to making a difference in the lives of others.