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Glenview's Premier Educational Team

ADMINISTRATIVE
Marcia Kiraly - Director Marcia received her M.A. in Education from Ball State University. She has been involved in education for over 32 years–she spent 16 years teaching Family Consumer Science in the public schools, she had an in-home daycare for 10 years and she is presently an adjunct instructor at Oakton Community College in the Early Childhood Education and the Psychology departments. Marcia and her family are longtime residents of Glenview and they are members of GCC. She and her husband have two daughters who are graduates of Iowa State University, both are teachers and both daughters are "launched"! Together their family enjoys downhill and cross-country skiing, biking, and walking. Marcia has two dogs! This is Marcia's 7th year as the Director of GCCNS! Julie Dinelli - Office Manager Julie was a music major at Milliken University. She and her family live in Glenview and her two children are alums of GCCNS. This is Julie's 9th year as office manager at GCCNS! Back to top
SENIOR TEAM
Kathy Cepa - Senior Team Kathy comes to GCCNS with 23 years of experience with children in a variety of settings. She has 58 hours in ECE as well as six years teaching Preschool, experience working in a Daycare setting and she ran an In-home Daycare for 15 years. Mrs. Cepa grew up in Glenview and she and her husband have raised their four children in Glenview. The Cepa's are huge sports enthusiasts! This is Kathy's 7th year at GCCNS! Susan Hedrick - Senior Team Susan received a B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education and Human Development from National-Louis University. She taught preschool for many years in Winnetka before coming to GCCNS. Susan is a singer/songwriter who enjoys performing in the community. Gardening and reading are favorite hobbies in her spare time. Susan has two grown children and a grandson. Her daughter is a GCCNS alum! This is Susan's 22nd year teaching at GCCNS! Sally Hinz - Senior Team Sally received her B.A. degree in Family Development from the University of Iowa. She has over 25 years of Early Childhood Education experience including 11 years at Lutheran General Children's Day Care. Sally and her husband have three children and are long time residents of Glenview. Sally enjoys gardening and reading. Their daughter is an alumna of GCCNS. This is in Sally's 15th year at GCCNS! Kim Mooshil - Junior Team / Senior Team Kim is a student at Northeastern Illinois University continuing her studies in Early Childhood Education. She has extensive volunteer experience on the preschool level and has also taught an art class at a private school in Chicago. Kim loves working with preschoolers and planning classroom activities – especially art projects. She enjoys reading, scrap-booking and spending time with her family. She lives on the northwest side of Chicago with her husband and their daughter. This is Kim's 9th year teaching at GCCNS! Back to top
JUNIORS
Shannon Dowdle - Junior Team Shannon has her BS in Education and Early Childhood Education/ Special Education. She has three years of teaching experience in the public school system and 23 years of experience raising six children! Shannon and her husband Rick live in Glenview, have participated extensively in community activities and sports over the past 21 years and all of their children are alums of GCCNS! And, Shannon was “room mom” for several of her children! This is Shannon's 4th year at GCCNS! Marci Hartley - Junior Team Marci has her BS in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education from the University of Wisconsin. Marci comes to us with five years of teaching experience! Marci volunteers her time as a Preschool Sunday School teacher, a room parent for her 2 daughters, and a Girl Scout Leader. While at the Univ. of Wisconsin, Marci was on the Women's Gymnastics Team who won a NCAA 1st Place title! She and her family live in Glenview and enjoy skiing, softball, golf, tennis and spending time together. This is Marci's 4th year at GCCNS! Judy Nuccio - Junior Team Judy received her B.A. degree in Education from Northeastern Illinois University. She taught in a suburban parochial school for seven years before leaving to start a family. She and her husband are long-time residents of Glenview and have two children, both alums of GCCNS. The quality, nurturing environment she and her children experienced at GCCNS prompted Judy to resume her teaching career at GCCNS. This is Judy's 19th year teaching preschool at GCCNS! Mary Beth Peterson - Junior Team Mary Beth received her B.S. in Medical Technology from St. Norbert College. She researched many diseases including HIV at Abbott Laboratories, after which she returned to school to complete her hours in Early Childhood Education. She has 11 years of teaching experience with young children. She and her husband are longtime residents of Glenview and have one child. MB also teaches and works at Wagner Farm! This is Mary Beth's 7th year at GCCNS! Back to top
2 YEAR OLD TEAM
Laura Dillon - 2 Year Old Team Laura comes to GCCNS with a MA in Elementary Education from National Louis University. She taught for 14 years in Kenilworth. Laura will be teaching all sections of the ON MY OWN. She and her husband live in Glenview. They enjoy three children, all of whom are alums of GCCNS! In her spare time Laura enjoys playing golf, scrap booking, reading and spending time with her family. And the Dillons have a new puppy "Wilson"! This is Laura's 6th year teaching at GCCNS! Meredith McKinley - 2 Year Old Team Meredith comes to GCCNS with a BA from Denison University and a M.Ed. from DePaul University in Elementary Education. Meredith has taught 1st – 2nd grades, as well as taught summer camp programs. Meredith is beginning her 8th year in the classroom. Meredith will be teaching in the On My Own classroom on Monday/Tuesday with Laura Dillon. She and her husband live in Glenview with their three children - all of whom attended GCCNS! Meredith is an avid runner participating in half marathons! She also plays tennis, enjoys reading, biking and spending time with her family. This is Meredith's 3rd year teaching at GCCNS! Carol Schmitt - 2 Year Old Team / Lunch Bunch Storytime Carol received an CDA Certificate in Early Childhood Education from Oakton Community College. She has spent her entire career as a preschool teacher at GCCNS and has worked in every program including Parent/Toddler, juniors and seniors and Extended Day. Carol is an avid golfer and also enjoys making jewelry, gardening, and any artistic activity! She and her husband have three children and they are the proud grandparents of nine grandchildren! This is Carol's 24th year teaching at GCCNS! Camille Lomardo - Teacher Assistant and Sitter Service Camille comes to GCCNS with Early Childhood Education coursework from Oakton Community College, 12 years of Preschool teaching experience and 21 years of in-home day care experience. Camille is our beloved “Sitter Service Lady” as well as a permanent substitute in the classrooms. Camille also works in the On My Own rooms during the first month of transition to the new school environment for 2 year olds. During January - May, Camille is the Assistant Teacher in the PT >>> On My Own class. Camille and her husband have lived in Glenview for 42 years where they have raised their four children and have seven grandchildren. In her spare time, Camille enjoys swimming in her pool and relaxing with a good book! This is Camille's 6th year at GCCNS! Back to top
ENRICHMENT TEAM
Debbie Berg - Music Enrichment - 4 Year Olds Debbie received a B.A. degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign. She received her Master’s degree in Speech/Language Pathology from the same university. Debbie was a speech pathologist at Lake Forest Hospital for fifteen years. She teaches "Music and Movement" at Creative Kids Corner in Evanston as well as "Musically Speaking" for children with special needs. Debbie and her husband Doug have three children, all alums of GCCNS. Debbie is a tennis player and also enjoys walking and spending time with her children. This is Debbie's 10th year as music teacher at GCCNS! KinderQuest - Kim Mooshil & Laura Dillon (see bios above) Kindergarteners Above & Beyond - Kathy Cepa, Kim Mooshil and Shannon Dowdle (see bios above) 4 year olds Lunch Bunch Storytime - Carol Schmitt (see bio above) 3 year olds Back to top