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My passion for working with children began at the age of 13 when I started volunteering with youth programs in my community. As I grew older, I continued building experience through a variety of childcare and educational roles, including running summer camp programs for Montgomery County Public Schools, interning in public school classrooms, and spending several years as a nanny.
I have dedicated the last 12 years to growing my career with Celebree School, beginning as a Pre-K teacher and progressing through leadership roles including Assistant Director, School Director, and now District Director. Throughout my journey, I have remained committed to supporting children, families, and educators while fostering high-quality early childhood education programs.
I earned my Associate’s Degree from Frederick Community College in Early Childhood Education and my Bachelor’s Degree from Frostburg State University. Over the years, I have been honored to lead award-winning schools, support the professional growth of countless educators, and help create environments where children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
What Inspires My Passion for Early Childhood Education
What inspires me most about early childhood education is the incredible opportunity we have to shape a child’s future during their most formative years. The relationships built between children, families, and educators create a foundation that extends far beyond the classroom. Watching children gain confidence, discover their strengths, and develop a lifelong love of learning is one of the most rewarding aspects of this work.
Why I Chose Celebree School
I chose Celebree because of its unwavering commitment to its mission, vision, and values. From my very first day, I felt connected to the organization’s focus on nurturing not only children but also families and team members. Celebree School’s culture of growth, support, and excellence has allowed me to build a meaningful career while making a positive impact in the communities we serve.
Goals and Focus in My Current Role
As District Director, my focus is on developing strong leaders, building high-performing teams, and ensuring every school provides exceptional experiences for children and families. I am passionate about coaching and mentoring school leaders, creating consistency across our schools, and helping each location reach its fullest potential. Ultimately, my goal is to support environments where children, families, and educators can all succeed.
Fun Facts
When I’m not working, I enjoy reading fantasy novels, baking, crafting, and spending time with my husband and our three children. Creativity has always been an important part of my life, and I love making handmade items in my spare time. As a proud IVF mom to twins, I have a deep appreciation for the many unique journeys families take. One of my favorite parts of my career is building meaningful relationships with children, families, and team members, many of whom have become lifelong friends.
I have worked for Celebree Schools since October of 2018, where I joined the Celebree School of Frederick as a Teacher fresh out of school training. Prior to working with Celebree School, I had toured the Frederick school as a new mom and had planned to start my own infant with the school. As life happens, plans fell through and Celebree went to the back burner for a few years. Through life’s many twists and turns, I chose to take some courses at Frederick Community College that would assist with getting me into a new career path. Towards the end of those courses, the program advisor let me know that the Celebree School in Frederick was hiring, and I took that as a sign that it was time.
Up until then, I had been in various leadership roles, with a background in stage and theatre management, and knew that one day I would be sitting in the Directors seat that was across from me during my interview. At the time, I had not worked with groups of children, but felt drawn to it over the first few years of raising my own daughter. I had always enjoyed her WOW moments and watching her learn and grow. After a few years, the opportunity to move into the role of Assistant School Director at the Celebree School of Mt Airy had opened up and been offered to me. I was excited to grow and have that next big step into leadership in the field that I had now spent a few years navigating and learning about.
I spent about 3 years at the Mt. Airy school learning from various leaders in the company and always strived to do better and do more. After assisting a few other school locations to get up and running, I was offered by next big role, the School Director at Celebree School of Waverly Woods. I joined Waverly Woods in January 2025 and felt as though I finally had a school to call my own. I have very much enjoyed being able to grow with this team and join the school family.
In 2025, I grew not only professionally into the Director role, but personally as well after getting married in August. We have officially grown our own family for a total of 7 and we are growing our school family each day as well.
My goal for the team and the school is to create memories that bond us in the moment and last a lifetime. We are also working hard to create a community bond and be the face of the community with local partnerships.
