Staff
Susie earned a Bachelor of Science at Utah State University in Elementary Education and a Master of Science in Family and Consumer Science -- Human Development and Family Science from the University of Wyoming. She has twenty-two years of experience in early childhood education, including six years as the Turtles teacher at the Children's Center. She is passionate about providing a safe, interactive, stimulating, and pleasant learning environment for the young children enrolled at the Center. Her goal is to provide well-trained staff that use current, innovative, and effective educational practices, and to support student success by maintaining a strong and positive presence on campus and in the community.
The Children's Center Staff is happy to welcome Courtney as the new full-time Front Desk Office Assistant! Courtney has been at the Children's Center for the past year as an aide in the Bears Classroom and will now be welcoming parents and children at the front door. She can answer all of your questions about classroom information, important dates, events, attendance, and billing!
Brenna is finishing up her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education from Central Wyoming College. She has an Associate of Early Childhood Education from Western. Brenna has been a Lead Teacher, an Assistant Director, and has been working in Early Childhood since 2018.
Vernice completed her Childhood Development Associate Credential in 2021, and is currently working toward her degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been a Lead Teacher at Head Start since 2021 and was a preschool assistant teacher for three years prior to that. This is her second year at the Children's Center!
Jennifer has been teaching at the Children's Center since 2012. She has a special talent for putting two-year-old children at ease while their parents are away. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education from Western, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Wyoming.