Our Staff
LPP hires Bachelor and Master Degreed Educators who are nurturing, experienced, and who also possess strong personal commitments to the education of young children. Our multi-step interview process helps to ensure that the best possible teachers join our team.
On a daily basis, teachers create opportunities for discovery and learning in engaging environments where children feel safe, secure, and confident. LPP requires that all teachers possess a Bachelor or Masters Degree in Education or closely related field. Our goal is to provide an environment where teachers are valued and provided for in a way that echoes the value we place on their education and expertise. We are proud of the fact that many of our teachers have been with LPP upwards of 5 years. At LPP, all teachers receive additional hours of professional development training each year. Teachers attend professional workshops, conferences, and seminars designed to further early childhood education knowledge and skills, and to keep connected and current with best practices and research in the field.
Ashley Walker
Director, LPP Belden
M.S. Early Childhood Education / Bilingual ESL Certification, Erikson Institute
B.S. Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A. Spanish, University of Wisconsin-Madison
LPP since 2016
Josefina Olivares
Education Director, LPP Belden
B.A. Social Work, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, DePaul University
LPP since 2019
Ali Clemons
Director, LPP Germania
M.S. Early Childhood Education, DePaul University
LPP since 2016
Megan Barrymore
Education Director, LPP Germania
M.A. Education; Special Education Specialization, Ashford University
LPP since 2006
Laura Bailey
Director, LPP Webster
B.S. Education Studies, Simpson College
National Director Credential, McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
LPP since 2002
Amanda Jensen
Education Director, LPP Webster
B.S. Elementary Education, Reading & Literacy Minor, Cardinal Stritch University
LPP since 2011
Sharon Hickey-Kozek
Founder & Owner, LPP Belden, Germania & Webster
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Bowling Green State University
Founder of LPP 1994
Alison Burkhart
Community Resource Director
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Bowling Green State University
LPP since 2010