Staff

Head of School

Read about our Head of School...

Laura Sacco, Head of School

About Our Teachers

We take pride in the dedication and commitment of our teaching staff. Several of our staff members have been with Playschool for over 20 years.  Each classroom is staffed with a lead teacher and a co-teacher or teaching assistant, and one or two parent helpers. The presence of accredited staff, knowledgeable assistants and dedicated parent helpers in each classroom allows Playschool to offer the excellent child/adult ratio (4:1 or 5:1) that makes our unparalleled child-driven curriculum and activities possible.

We use our Staff Spotlights to learn more about individual staff, their inspirations, their resilience in adapting to Outdoor Learning in a pandemic, and how Playschool is enriched by their expertise.


Melissa Lennon


Mauricette Houston

Lila Fraticelli


Cindy Shillinger


Linda Winicov


Krista Bowman


Alyssa Kull


Celine Heffron-Pero


Kim Glover


Maria Pell

Bonnie Pluta


Erin Steffy


Susan Spotts


Cathy Bodo

School Secretary

Allegra Churchill
Development Associate

Amy Saia, Ed. D.
Educational Consultant

Pam Buchanan
Permanent Substitute Teacher and Camp Staff

Joan Leupold
Permanent Substitute

Richie Richardson
Permanent Substitute