OUR TEACHERS and STAFF
Debbie Gray - Director
Debbie joined Grace Prescool in 2009. She has a BS in Business Administration, a Child Development Site Supervisor Permit and an Adult Education Teaching Credential. She has 18 years of experience as a preschool teacher and director.
Carol Weller - Teacher
Carol has a BA degree Child Development and has over 45 ECE Units. She also holds a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and is a Candidate for an Educational Therapy Certificate. She has over 11 years teaching experience in classrooms ranging from preschool to elementary grades.
Jessica McNeil - Aide
Karen Phillips - Teacher
Karen has a BS degree in Environmental and Systematic Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Karen has taught environmental science to children from Kindergarten to High School since she was in college. Karen is pursuing a Child Development Teacher Permit.
Carla Hyde - Teacher
Kristy Currie - Teacher
Kristy holds a Child Development Teacher Permit with over 34 units in ECE and 18 years experience as a preschool teacher.
Laura Steele - Teacher
Kathy Wingo - Teacher
Kathy has an AS degree in Park Management, an AA degree in Early Childhood Education for Special Education, and a Child Development Teacher Permit with over 40 ECE units. Kathy has over 10 years experience working with children preschool through elementary grades.
Whilma D'Souza - Teacher
Stacey Pratt - Aide
Stacey holds a BA degree in Anthrology and is currently enrolled in a Masters program in Marriage and Family Counseling. She has over 10 years experience working with preschool age children.
Robin Browndorf - Aide
Robin has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from San Francisco Art Institute. She has eight years experience working with children Pre-K through 5th grade.
Farida Moiyadi - Bookkeeper
Farida supports our preschool and has been serving as the Accounting Manager for LGUMC for over four years.
Maria Gabe - Admin. Asst. and Snack Prep
Maria joined Grace Preschool in 2012 as our administrative assistant and has expanded her responsibilities to include our snack preparation and implementing our student cooking skills program. She has over five years commercial food production experience. Maria holds a certificate in Food Safety Management from the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals.
All staff meet or exceed the Department of Social Services requirements and have fingerprint clearances through the Department of Justice and the FBI.
Grace Preschool - Board of Directors
Gary Calfee, Chair/LGUMC church member
Debbie Gray, Preschool Director
Michelle Boesenberg, Parent Representative
Kim Giorgetti, Parent Representative
Pam Parisi, LGUMC church member
Lois Stocking, LGUMC church member