Tiffany Johnson started as an assistant teacher at FLEEC in 2001, becoming a Lead Teacher in 2004. Tiffany was named Director in 2014. She graduated from the University of Kansas…
Callie Carson graduated from the University of Kansas in 2007 with a double major in psychology and childcare and development. She has been teaching at FLEEC for almost 5 years. Callie’s passion in life is teaching and spending time with children. “Seeing them learn and grow brings me such great joy,” she said. Callie grew up on a farm in Northeast Kansas…
Lindsay Metz has worked at FLEEC since it opened in 2005. Before that, she worked at Zion Preschool for approximately 10 years. She graduated from the University of Kansas in…
Meredith Hooper graduated from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, in 2013 with a degree in early childhood education. During college, she interned with mostly fourth and fifth graders and…
Jennifer Long grew up in Columbia, Missouri. In 2002, she moved to Kansas City to attend the Bloch School of Business at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She worked through…
Simone Martinez graduated from National American University with a degree in business administration. She is currently attending Metropolitan Community College to earn my degree in the Arts of the Teaching…
Mani Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Central Oklahoma. She also a degree in child development from Penn Valley Community College, and an AAS in early childhood education from Penn Valley. Previously, Mani was on the faculty of the Brookside Early Learning Center. She and her husband have one son. “My son was a primary inspiration for…
Jordan Delaney graduated from Kansas State University in 2013 with a degree in biology, and a focus in child psychology and child development. In college, Jordan worked at the Child…
Rebecca Ingle graduated from Missouri State University in 2018 with a bachelor’s in social work. Rebecca worked for a year after graduation at the St. Louis Crisis Nursery. She has worked with children from birth to 12, and she is passionate about helping kids learn. Rebecca moved to Kansas after marrying husband, Adam. Her favorite things to do outside of work include…
Saushan Kaplowitz grew up in a northwest suburb of Chicago and attended college in Texas, graduating with a bachelor’s in business management. Shan married to her husband, Craig, in 2008. They have three children, Kendan, Damien, and Pepper Mae. The family has lived in the Kansas City since 2014. “I really love living here,” said Shan. “Substitute teaching has been a wonderful…