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Your PELC Staff

The staff at PELC is fully equipped to ready your child for his/her formal education. The teachers of PELC are certified and each teacher has a classroom assistant. We fully comply with MSDE in completing service hours in curriculum and development of young children, thus keeping up with trends in education. Lesson plans are thoughtfully planned by staff with the domains of kindergarten readiness and developing social skills as the top priority. Best of all we love what we do! We love working with our young students and have lots of experience in many different areas! Each of us brings something unique to PELC!

Ms.Marie
Director

Ms. Marie joined PELC in 2006. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Elementary Education from Towson University and an Assoicates Degree in Secondary Education from Anne Arundel Community College. Ms. Marie was a substitute teacher and taught Pre-kindergarten in Anne Arundel County Schools for five years. She is also a mentor/volunteer with the Chesapeake High School Theatre Company. After 19 years as a lead teacher in the classroom Ms. Marie is now proud to lead PELC as it's Director. This will be Marie's 20th year at PELC!

Ms. Nikki
Lead Teacher
T/TH 2's &
MWF 3's
Blue Room

Ms. Michelle
Administrative Assistant & Assistant
T/TH 2's
Blue Room

Ms. Nikki joined PELC in 2021 as an assistant and in 2023 became a lead teacher for the 3s. She was as a Lead Teacher at the YWCA, where she obtained her 90 hour Certificate for Childcare through Anne Arundel Community College. She also worked at Grace United Learning Center. While there, she was a Lead Teacher at their daycare and preschool facility, and was later promoted to Director of Learning. She also worked at Pasadena Elementary and Fort Smallwood Elementary School as a Teaching Assistant. This will be Nikki's 5th year at PELC!

Ms. Michelle joined PELC as a substitute teacher in 2024 and is now part of PELC's team as a Administrative Assistant & 2's Teacher Assistant. In 2018 Michelle left her medical assistant job of 8 years to become a stay at home mom to her 3 kiddos. Her youngest was a student here at PELC and will now be starting Kindergarten in the fall. She is extremely happy to be a part of the PELC family now and can not wait for an exciting school year of learning and fun. This will be Michelle's 2nd year here at PELC!

Ms. Sarah F.
Assistant
MWF 3's
Blue Room

Ms. Sarah joined PELC in 2023 as a substitute, took on the role of teacher/director's aide, and now is a teacher assistant. Sarah spent 5 years in the Navy and became a Crash & Salvage Crewman training Petty Officer. Sarah holds a Degree in Culinary Arts from the California Culinary Academy. She previously has taught cooking classes at Ramekins in Sonoma, CA and also at Williams Sonoma. In 2022 Sarah spent a year as an assistant teacher at the Primeron where she assisted various classrooms and teachers helping them prepare lesson plans. When Sarah is not cooking up a storm you can find her doing fun activities with her husband, their sweet Pug & her son George who also attended PELC. This will be Sarah's 3rd year at PELC!

Ms. Heather
Lead Teacher
T/Th 3's
Red Room

Ms. Laura
Assistant
T/TH 3's
Red Room

Ms. Pat
Lead Teacher
MWF 4's
Red Room

Ms. Heather lives in Severna Park with her husband and 2 children. She is certified in grades Pre-K to 5th grade. She received her teaching certificate through University of Georgia's childhood and Family Development Program. Heather enjoys time with her family, traveling and exercising. This will be Heather's 5th year at PELC!

Ms. Laura joined PELC in 2024 as a substitute and is excited to become a teacher's assistant in the 3's class! She has a bachelors degree from Washington College in Business Management and worked for several years as a defense contractor. Two of her daughters attended PELC and the third will be joining when she is of school age. In addition to PELC, she enjoys volunteering at her daughter's school. This will be Laura's 2nd year at PELC!

Ms. Pat was a substitute teacher at PELC in 2019 and rejoined in 2023 as a teacher assistant. She graduated from Salisbury State with an Education Degree. She taught for over 25 years as a Pre-K teacher before leaving teaching to become a nanny for her grandsons. All three of her grandsons attended PELC, and Ms. Marie was their teacher! For the past three years, Ms. Pat was a small group Math Tutor at her grandsons elementary school. This will be Pat's 4th year at PELC!

Ms. Melissa
Assistant
MWF 4'S
Red Room

Ms. Kristy
Lead Teacher
M-F 4's
Green Room

Ms. Allie
Assistant
M-F 4's
Green Room

Ms.Melissa will be joining the Red room as an Assiatant to Ms. Pat. In 2015, she left her job as a Chiropractic Assistant to be a stay at home mom to her 3 sons. She then opened an in-home daycare. In her free time she found herself volunteering intheir classrooms or lunchroom. Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband, three sons and her dog Lily. Melissa's 2 youngest both attended PELC and had Ms. Marie as their teacher. She is excited to start her first year here at PELC!

Ms. Kristy joined PELC in 2011. She holds an Elementary Education Degree from Salisbury University and a Master’s Equivalency from Loyola University. She also obtained her 90 Hour Lead Teacher Certificate. Ms. Kristy has taught in Anne Arundel County and Queen Anne County schools for 11 years. She was a also substitute at Pasadena Early Learning Center, and a private tutor for 5 years. This will be Kristy's 15th year at PELC!

Ms. Allie joined PELC in 2022. She attended Anne Arundel Community College for general studies and is working towards her Associates Degree. Ms. Allie has worked as an assistant teacher for almost 2 years at Our Shepherd preschool. She has also worked for an ABA company doing in home therapy with children diagnosed with autism. Ms. Allie has also been volunteering with Anne Arundel County Public Schools since 2007 when her niece was in kindergarten. This will be Allie's 4th year at PELC!

Ms. Sarah
Music
Teacher

Ms. Sarah joined PELC in 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Therapy from Elizabethtown College. Ms. Sarah has taught music in school and hospital settings to both children, adolescents and adults. This will be Sarah's 7th year at PELC!

As you can see, our staff prides themselves with preschool experience and working with young children. We are very proud of our certification from the Maryland Department of Education. We strive to maintain our good standing with the state. All of our staff have had a criminal background check, are CPR/First Aid certified and continue their education annually. If you have any questions, please feel free to call 410-647-0006.