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Preschool Staff |
Beth McLean – Director
UNC-Wilmington, B.A. Elementary Education; UNC-Chapel Hill, M.Ed. Literacy
Beth is a certified teacher in North Carolina with ten years of experience teaching in elementary classrooms. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from UNC Wilmington in Elementary Education and a Master of Education degree with an emphasis in literacy from UNC-Chapel Hill. After leaving the classroom, she worked for five years as a national consultant for an educational company. Beth has been working at SJCpreschool since 2005.
1-Year-Old Teaching Team
Porter-Ann Whiteside, Lead Teacher
Emory University, B.S. Environmental Studies
Porter-Ann has lived in Wilmington for 13 years. She is married with 3 children, and a dog. Their family loves spending time outside, on the water and at their farm in Minnesota. Porter-Ann was an assisting teacher at SJCpreschool from 2008-2011 and we are excited she as able to return to the classroom in the fall of 2019!
Emory University, B.S. Environmental Studies
Porter-Ann has lived in Wilmington for 13 years. She is married with 3 children, and a dog. Their family loves spending time outside, on the water and at their farm in Minnesota. Porter-Ann was an assisting teacher at SJCpreschool from 2008-2011 and we are excited she as able to return to the classroom in the fall of 2019!
Kendall Jones - Assisting Teacher
Elizabeth Peavy Tabor - Assisting Teacher
2-Year-Old Teaching Team
Sadie Brown - Co Lead Teacher
Kate Patel , Co Lead Teacher
3-Year-Old Teaching Team
Mary Rhew, Lead Teacher
University of Alabama, B.S. Human Environmental Science and Interior Design
Mary received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama. She taught preschool in the 3 year old class at Sharon United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC for 10 years before working as an assistant teacher for 13 years with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System. Mary and her husband moved to Wilmington to be closer to their daughter and her family. She has 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Mary has been working at SJCpreschool since 2019.
University of Alabama, B.S. Human Environmental Science and Interior Design
Mary received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama. She taught preschool in the 3 year old class at Sharon United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC for 10 years before working as an assistant teacher for 13 years with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System. Mary and her husband moved to Wilmington to be closer to their daughter and her family. She has 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Mary has been working at SJCpreschool since 2019.
Coleen Reilly, Assisting Teacher
PreK Teaching Team
Elizabeth Schuett, Co-Teacher
Salem College, B.A. Sociology, Early Childhood (K-4) NC Teaching Certification; University of Virginia, M.Ed. Reading
Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Sociology and her Master of Education degree in reading from the University of Virginia. She taught preschool and Kindergarten at St. Anne's Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia for 7 years. Elizabeth has been working at SJCpreschool since 2010.
Salem College, B.A. Sociology, Early Childhood (K-4) NC Teaching Certification; University of Virginia, M.Ed. Reading
Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Sociology and her Master of Education degree in reading from the University of Virginia. She taught preschool and Kindergarten at St. Anne's Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia for 7 years. Elizabeth has been working at SJCpreschool since 2010.
Heather Wray, Co-Teacher
Southeastern Community College, A.A. Early Childhood Education
Heather received her Associate in Arts degree from Southeastern Community College in Early Childhood Education. She has over ten years of experience at the preschool level, from toddlers to 5 year olds. Heather has been working at SJCpreschool since 2007.
Southeastern Community College, A.A. Early Childhood Education
Heather received her Associate in Arts degree from Southeastern Community College in Early Childhood Education. She has over ten years of experience at the preschool level, from toddlers to 5 year olds. Heather has been working at SJCpreschool since 2007.