Our exceptional faculty…
Our team of 13 experienced early childhood professionals have been teaching at Great Expectations Preschool for decades. The average teacher employment tenure at the school is over 18 years. Dedicated, passionate teachers work closely with children, families, and one another in this close-knit community.
We are all lifelong learners, and the teachers and administrators at Great Expectations are committed to ongoing professional development. In addition to attending conferences and workshops throughout the year, we continually work together discussing pertinent topics and sharing interests and areas of expertise.

Amanda Bemis
University of Vermont, B.A. English
University of Massachusetts, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education
Sixteen years at Great Expectations

Carole Gonzales
Wheelock College, B.S. Early Childhood Education
Wheelock College, Administration
Thirty-four years at Great Expectations

Josephine Burton
Middlesex Community College, A.S. Early Childhood Education
Twenty-six years at Great Expectations Preschool

Michelle Hamblin
University of Massachusetts, B.S. Elementary Education & English Literature
Five years at Great Expectations Preschool

Heather Crowley
Salem State College, B.S. Early childhood Education
Twenty-seven years at Great Expectations

Pauline Harte
St. Nicholas Training Center for the Montessori Method of Education, London, Dublin Lesley University, B.A. Human Development & Early Childhood Education/Creative Arts in Learning
Thirty-three years at Great Expectations

Sarah Flanagan
University of California- Davis, B.A. History
Middlesex Community College, Early Education Certification
Six years at Great Expectations

Melissa Marini
George Washington University, B.A. Art History
Lesley University, M.Ed. Elementary Education
Twenty-two years at Great Expectations

Beth Frederick
Emmanuel College, B.A. Music Therapy
Twenty-one years at Great Expectations

Lauren Scalesse
Salem State College, B.S. Early Childhood Education
Seventeen years at Great Expectations

Liza Gleason
Boston College, B.A. Political Science & French
Northeastern University, Education
Nineteen years at Great Expectations

Jennifer Weston
University of Maine, Child Development
Thirty-one years at Great Expectations