Community of Learners Preschool Staff

Ashley Concidine
Early Childhood and Special Education Teacher
aconcidine@lfschools.net
B.A in Early Childhood Education and Special Education Endorsement 
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction with ESL endorsement 

I love animals, reading, taking walks, and spending time with my family. In the classroom, I love read alouds, dramatic play, and journal writing with my students. 

Brittany Moccia
Social Worker
bmoccia@lfschools.net
Licensed Social Worker, L.S.W.
M.A Social Work with School Endorsement, M.S.W.
B.A. Interpersonal & Family Communication

I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, as well as coaching the girls gymnastics program at Lake Forest High School.

Lizzie Stephens
Speech-Language Pathologist
estephens@lfschools.net
M.S. in Communication Disorders and Sciences
B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish for Professional Use
ASHA certified (CCC-SLP)

I enjoy spending time with my family and friends as well as reading, Irish dancing, and painting. In the classroom, I enjoy using literacy and pretend play in my lessons.

Mary Kate Elmer
Early Childhood and Special Education Teacher
melmer@lfschools.net

Sheila Lajeune
Physical Therapist
slajeune@truenorth804.org
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Pediatric NDT Certified
Bilingual: Fluent in written and spoken Spanish

I love summer, baseball, tennis, biking, traveling, pizza and ice cream.

Katie Morehead
Early Childhood and Special Education Teacher
kmorehead@lfschools.net
B.A. in Early Childhood Education
M.A. in Early Childhood Education
Learning and Behavior Specialist Endorsement
Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement

I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, walking my dogs, reading and exercising as much as possible.  In the  classroom, I enjoy supporting and engaging with children as they explore, learn and discover in play, small groups and creative art activities.  

Meg FitzGerald
Occupational Therapist, TrueNorth
mfitzgerald@truenorth804.org
Doctorate, OTD, OTR/L

I love animals and working with horses and kids in equestrian therapy.

Jenny Garvonado
Speech-Language Pathologist
jgarvonado@lfschools.net 
M.S. in Speech, Language, and Learning
B.A. in Linguistics
ASHA certified (CCC-SLP)

In the classroom, I enjoy playing in the block center, sensory table, doing art projects, and chatting with students throughout the day. 

Jenny Sanderson
Speech-Language Pathologist
jsanderson@lfschools.net
M.S. in Communication Disorders
B.S. in Communication Disorders
ASHA certified (CCC-SLP)

I enjoy spending time with my family, friends and dog, traveling, photography and being outdoors.  In school I love to use literacy and incorporate art into my lessons.