About Us – Staff

AnnaCaitlynneDaraElizabeth
EmmaJenniferJill
KortneyKristinKristy
MeredithMichelleRachel

jill

Jill is the director of Little Tree Preschool and is one of the teachers for our 4-year-olds. Jill has been part of the Little Tree family since 2003. Jill has a Master of Arts, Teaching degree from the College of NJ.

Jill has 3 boys and loves to travel and camp with her family.

Anna

Anna is a teacher for our 3-year-olds. Anna has been at Little Tree Preschool since 2012. Anna has 3 children and her daughter is an alumni of Little Tree.

Anna is helping our staff embrace a more natural and organic lifestyle.

Caitlynne

Caitlynne is an assistant teacher in our 3- and 4-year-old programs. Caitlynne has been part of the Little Tree family since 2021. She has a degree in English with a certification in Secondary Education.

Caitlynne loves to spend her free time at the beach with a good book.

Dara

Dara is an Assistant Teacher in our 4-year-old program. Her youngest child is an alumni of Little Tree Preschool.

Dara loves spending time at the beach and with her family and friends.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a teacher for our 2 ½-year-old program. She has a degree in Engineering and was a substitute teacher at Little Tree before joining the staff in 2018. Elizabeth has 2 daughters that are both alumni of Little Tree Preschool.

Elizabeth loves to go to the beach, cook and run.

Emma

Emma is an Assistant Teacher in our 4-year-old program. This is her second year working at Little Tree and, fun fact, Emma is a Little Tree graduate herself! More recently, Emma graduated from The College of NJ with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology.

Emma loves hanging out with her family and volunteering at Allentown Presbyterian Church’s Crossroads Youth Ministry as a High School Shepherd!

Jennifer

Jennifer is a teacher for our 3-year-olds and has earned her Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™. Jennifer has 2 daughters who are both alumni of Little Tree. Jennifer has been at Little Tree Preschool since 2007.

Jennifer loves going to soccer games to watch her girls play and her husband coach!

Kortney

Kortney is an Assistant Teacher in our 4-year-old program. She started at Little Tree as a substitute and joined our staff in 2023. Kortney earned her Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ in 2013.

She enjoys camping on the weekends, reading a good book, and spending time with her 2 children.

Kristin

Kristin is a teacher for our 3- and 4-year-old programs. She has a degree in Human Resources and joined our staff in 2016.

Kristin has 2 girls who both attended Little Tree Preschool. She likes to bike, go to the beach and spend time with her family and friends.

Kristy

Kristy is an assistant teacher in our 3-year-old program. She has 2 sons that are both alumni of Little Tree Preschool.

When she is not at Little Tree, Kristy enjoys spending time in nature with her family and watching her boys wrestle and play soccer.

Meredith

Meredith is an Assistant Teacher in our 2 1/2-year-old program. She is no stranger to Little Tree as all 4 of her children are alumni of our school.

Meredith has a degree in English and when she is not at Little Tree, she enjoys reading, going to the beach and spending time with her family.

Michelle

Michelle is an assistant teacher in our 3-year-old program. She has been with Little Tree since 2020 and her youngest child is an alumnus of Little Tree Preschool.

When Michelle is not taking long walks or doing yoga, she likes to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen.

Rachel

Rachel is an assistant teacher in our 4-year-old program. She has degrees in both special education and elementary education. Rachel has 4 children and her youngest 2 are alumni of Little Tree Preschool.

Rachel loves to go to the beach and keeps busy with her children’s sports and activities.