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 Sue Schneider is the Center Director at Koala-T-Kare, and began working with us in October 2006. She also works with many of the classrooms as well as the school aged children. Sue has a Bachelor of Science Degree from UW-Oshkosh in Elementary Education and is licensed to teach junior high English, K - 6th grade, and Early Childhood Exceptional Needs. Sue also holds a Level Eleven Wisconsin Registry certificate.
Sue's work experience includes teaching babies with special needs through the Birth to 3 program, working as a Special Education Coordinator with Head Start, teaching Kindergarten, working in childcare and substitute teaching in and around the Madison area.
Sue and her husband Peter have been married for 26 years. They love to travel and help friends and family whenever they can. They have 2 cats and no children, so Sue loves to play with the kids at work!
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 Amanda Johnson joined our staff in September 2009. She has over 9 years of childcare experience working at UW-Platteville Children's Center, Sunshine Playhouse in Lodi worked 4 years as a nanny for a family in Madison.
Amanda and her husband Justin recently bought a house in Lodi had their first child (Caden) on Feb. 10, 2010! In their spare time they like to travel, go to wineries, and attend UW athletic games.
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 Jeri Mooberry started working here in January of 2006 before Koala-T-Kare even opened, when we had three children or less. Jeri is a Registered Nurse and holds a Bachelor's degree. She also had a small in home daycare while her oldest two children were in elementary school.
Jeri is the mother of three and also has a granddaughter, Maggie, who attends Koala-T-Kare. Jeri helps teach the 4-5 year old class at her church. Several years ago she had an amazing experience when she went on a trip to Haiti and worked in an orphanage for newborns to 4 year olds.
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 Tammy Detter began at Koala-T-Kare in December 2007. She has 17 years experience working with infants. She worked for 14 years at PlayHaven as an Infant Lead Teacher and 2 years as an Assistant Director. She has her Level I Registry Certificate, Infant / Toddler Certification, and many more certificates in the child care field.
She has been married to Jim, her wonderful husband, for 17 years, and has 2 hunting dogs. She is also a "big sister" to a sweet 13 year old who she began watching in childcare at 3 months of age. Tammy still hangs out with her on weekends and they have "girl time." She calls Tammy her "second mom." Tammy also helped raise her two nephews and niece who are now 21, 19, and 16! She loves being here and working with all of our fabulous friends and their families here at Koala-T-Kare.
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 Peggy Ramsey joined the Koala-T-Kare team in Sept. 2009. She has worked with children of all ages and backgrounds in the childcare setting for over 5 years. She is a level 7 on the Wisconsin Registry and she is currently working on her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education.
Peggy comes from a family of 3 children. However, her family has been very busy helping care for foster children over the past 13 years, so she always enjoyed spending time and caring for lots of different children in their home! Peggy likes spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys scrapbooking, baking, and camping with her family.
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 Charley Gamble joined the Koala-T-Kare team in August 2008. Charley's work experience includes over 3 years working in a variety of childcare settings, with ages ranging from infants up to second graders. Charley obtained his Associates Degree in Early Childhood from North Central Michigan College.
Charley and his wife enjoy traveling, shopping, and spending time together. Charley really enjoys the energy that each child brings to the classroom and loves helping them make new discoveries each day!
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 Cassie Ripp joined the Koala-T-Kare team in July of 2009. She graduated from Western Technical College in May 2009 with an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. Prior to joining us, she worked at Gundersen Lutheran Childcare Center in La Crosse for three years, mainly with Infants and Toddlers. Other experience includes teaching at Toddle Inn Daycare in La Crosse, Meriter Hospital Childcare Center in Madison, as well as Kiddie Korner and Sunshine Playhouse, both in Lodi.
Cassie enjoys caring for and helping children learn and grow. Every day is new and exciting. Cassie resides in Lodi and enjoys being outdoors, which includes watching and playing softball, spending time with family and friends and taking her dog “Roxy” for walks. She is excited to be a part of the Koala-T-Kare team.
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 Linda Carignan has been with Koala-T-Kare since June 2008. She completed her Infant/Toddler course at MATC and holds a Level 2 Wisconsin Registry Certificate. Linda previously worked at Pine PlayHaven Childcare in Pardeeville and Gingerbread House in DeForest. She was also a Youth Services Director for the Pardeeville Library.
Linda has 3 children and lives in Poynette. She is excited about working at Koala-T-Kare!
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 Laura Haskins joined us on January 21. She has a BA in Theatre & Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously she worked for a year and 1/2 at a childcare center in White Bear Lake, MN with infants, toddlers, pre-K and school age classrooms. We're very excited to welcome her to our great staff team!
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 Becky Lange graduated from UW-Stevens Point in December 2008 with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a minor in Environmental Education. Previously she has had many opportunities to work with children, including being a nanny, camp counselor and substitute teacher.
Becky grew up in a small town near Green Bay, WI. (Go Pack!) She made the move to Sauk City when she got married in January 2009 because of her husband's job.
Becky enjoys being with family and friends whenever possible. She and her husband currently have no children, but are hoping to start a family in the future. As for now, they have a black lab puppy "Kodiak" who keeps them very busy.
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 Caren Heller graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in December 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Cross-Categorical Special Education and holds a DPI teaching license in that area.
While in school Caren worked at Kids Safari Learning Center in Cottage Grove, WI as a toddler and school age teacher. She student taught K-6 Special Education in Johnson Creek, WI and taught middle/high school special education at New Glarus for 2 years. She returned to childcare in August 2008 after realizing her passion was in early childhood and she is very happy to be working at Koala-T-Kare with all the great kids we have!
Caren and her husband Timm recently welcomed a new baby boy, Trenton, who was born February 17, 2010.
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One great benefit of Koala-T-Kare is that we have a great resource of back-up staff who are not in the center full-time, but work at Qualtim/Pushing7/New Self in our building and can come down on a moment's notice if we need assistance. The following people serve as Assistant Teachers who float between classes and support the full-time teachers when we need an extra hand. Most of these teachers are moms, and most have children enrolled in Koala-T-Kare, so it's great to have a bit of extra support from parents who know how important it is to have the very best care for our precious little ones.
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 Sandy Farmer joined Koala-T-Kare in May 2008. She is a certified Teacher, registered with the Wisconsin Registry, has attended Early Childhood I an II, Infant/Toddler Care, and First Aid and Safety at MATC. Sandy holds certificates with the American Red Cross for CPR and Infant CPR and with the State of Wisconsin for Safe Serve.
Sandy provided child care in her home for 5 years and worked at Room to Grow Childcare for 2 years, working with two year olds. Sandy is the mother of three: Brett (15) years old), Derek (13 years old), and Emma (5 years old), who attends Koala-T-Kare. She enjoys going to the park, watching her children play sports, and family activities.
Sandy is the General Manager of New Self Renewal Center, Koala-T-Kare's sister company. In addition to her childcare background, she has over 20 years of restaurant management experience with an emphasis on training and customer service. She enjoys the responsibility of helping to make New Self a unique place and is committed to creating an environment that exceeds our members’ expectations.
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 Trish Kutz is a certified Assistant Teacher who loves to help out and also spend a bit more time with her energetic son Trevor who is enrolled at Koala-T-Kare. Trish earned an Associate Degree in Business Mid-Management at Madison Area Technical College. She has worked for Qualtim since July of 2006. She currently lives in Lodi, with her husband, Justin, son Trevor and dog, Cooper. She likes to spend her spare time with family and friends and taking long walks with Justin, Trevor and Cooper.
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 Denise Lane , who is also a backup Assistant Teacher, is a bona fide "multi-tasker mom" with four kids (Hunter, Logan, Remington, and Camryn). She has been a graphic designer with Qualtim since 2007 and has more than 20 years of agency and print experience in the marketing and promotional industry. She holds a degree in Commercial Art. She is also responsible for many of the snazzy promotional materials for Koala-T-Kare! Denise enjoys weekend adventures and watching her kids participate in extracurricular activities. There's never a dull moment!
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 Cassie Mielke joined Koala-T-Kare in May of 2009. Cassie graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Recreation Management.
From 2003 to 2008 while in school, Cassie was a childcare teacher at the La Crosse Area Family YMCA working with children aged 6 months to 5 years. She also worked as a Field Supervisor and Assistant Director for the Sumer Recreation Enrichment Center Pre-K program. Most recently, she worked as a Recreation and Marketing Intern and Interim Site Director for the Madison School and Community Recreation (MCSR).
Cassie is currently the Youth Recreation Director in New Self Renewal Center (Koala-T-Kare's sister company). She loves to watch kids grow and learn new things every day, and see the excitement in their eyes each time they stop by Kid Corner. Her hope is that every child who visits Kid Corner feels like it is designed specially for them, while still giving Mom and Dad the ability to take some much needed, guilt-free time for themselves!
When she's not at work, Cassie enjoys going out with friends, spending time with family, scrapbooking, watching movies, traveling and cheering on the UW Badgers! GO BUCKY!
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 Jill Zimmerman has been helping out a lot since her daughter Katelyn enrolled in Koala-T-Kare in early 2009. She is a certified Teacher and has worked at Qualtim since February 2000. She has a BA in International Studies/East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. After college she lived in Japan and worked in the Japanese school system, teaching English to elementary and junior high school students. When she is not organizing tradeshows for Qualtim, Jill is avoiding cow pies. Jill and her husband, Brian own and operate a 300-cow dairy farm on about 280 acres of land in Watertown, Wisconsin. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Brian, her good natured daughter Katelyn (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!) and rambunctious puppy, Jack.
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 Jan Pauli has been working for Qualtim since 2001. She is a certified Assistant Teacher and loves stopping down to help when needed. Her boys Nicholas and Bryan are part of our summer school age program. When not at work, Jan enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 active young boys.
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 Brooke Kutz earned a BFA in Legal Studies with a Criminal Justice certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. Before joining the Qualtim team, Brooke worked as a customer service representative at a major health insurance corporation. In her spare time, Brooke loves to go antiquing along with buying and selling vintage clothing on EBAY. She currently lives in downtown Madison.
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