MEET OUR TEAM
TEACHERS & STAFF
Beverly is the Director of OPP&K and has been growing a nurturing environment here for over 20 years. Outside of her passion for children & education, Beverly is an Austin native with a deeply-rooted love for the water, arts and music, nature, and spending invaluable time with her family. (P.S. Keep Austin Weird!)
Beverly Moon
Director
Danielle is the Assistant Director of OPP&K. We're excited to newly welcome her into this position after being a wonderful Pre-K Assistant Teacher. She loves both the adventurous outdoors and whipping up delicious recipes for her family (tacos ruling all). With three children, five chickens, and a pup, there's never a dull moment!
Danielle Bell
Assistant Director
Maria is our Kindergarten Lead Teacher and loves working at a place that nurtures creativity & kindness. Born in Cuba and having lived in Spain for four years, she hopes to return to Spain with her husband and three children someday.
Maria Holbrook
Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Jessica Lemire is our Kindergarten Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Maria. Jessica has a background in early childhood education and teaching, experience as a career nanny, and is passionate about holding space for children in nature. We are very excited to welcome her to our school!
Jessica Lemire
Kindergarten Asst. Teacher
Lisa Kelly is our long-time Pre-K Lead Teacher in the Rainbow class. She's has been part of both the OPP & OPC families for many years, alongside the ongoing support of her husband Mark. Her remarkable experience proves itself in having taught twos, threes, and fours in Pre-K.
Lisa Kelly
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Fatiha is our Pre-K Assistant Teacher in the Rainbow class and loves being with the children at OPP. She also enjoys cooking, taking walks in the park, and traveling with her husband and two wonderful boys Ryan and Sammy.
Fatiha Antar
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
Orla is our Lead Pre-K Teacher in the Butterfly class and a long-time part of the Brookhaven community with her husband and two daughters. Outside of school, Orla loves the outdoors & adventures – her three-day trek through the Sahara desert atop a camel more than proves it!
Orla McCormack
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Lisa Ezzard is our Pre-K Assistant Teacher in the Butterfly class and has been a part of the OPP family for over 20 years. Lisa has an exceptional way with the kiddos and wonderful sense of humor, not to mention she's been in Jezebel magazine as 1 of the 100 best looks of Atlanta!
Lisa Ezzard
Pre-K Assistant Teacher
Grace is our Pre-K Lead Teacher in the Dragon class and has been a part of the OPP family for over ten years. In addition to her adoration of children and teaching, she also loves editing and books! (But paper-back only – e-books just aren't the same...)
Grace Moon
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Rasa is our Three's Lead Teacher in the Tiger Class and has been teaching at OPP for over eight years. She has two sweet children who have also attended OPP and, not to mention, she speaks FOUR languages!
Rasa Chodoseviciute
Three's Lead Teacher
Tristan is our Three's Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Rasa in the Tiger class.
Tristan Kelly
Three's Assistant Teacher
Andrea is our Three's Lead Teacher in the Firefly class and is so excited to be rejoining us at OPP!
Andrea Acosta
Three's Lead Teacher
Morgan is our Three's Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Andrea in the Firefly class.
Morgan Taylor
Three's Assistant Teacher
Kike is our Three's Lead Teacher in the Dinosaur class. Outside of his passion for working with children, Kike is studying at our neighboring Oglethorpe University and his favorite drink is Diet Coke!
Kike Hernandez
Three's Lead Teacher
Lauren is our Three's Assistant Teacher in the Dinosaur class alongside Mr. Kike. We're very happy to have her joining our team! Outside of teaching, she is obsessed with llamas and Taylor Swift!
Lauren Mandernack
Three's Assistant Teacher
Lauren is our Three's Lead Teacher in the Kangaroo & Koala classes alongside Ms. Ava. She also has two wonderful kiddos! Before becoming a teacher, Lauren used to do ballet and danced for 19 years!
Lauren Fulmer
Three's Lead Teacher
Ava is our Three's Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Lauren in the Kangaroo and Koala classes. She has two wonderful kiddos – one of whom attended OPP – and is a natural teaching children! In her spare time, she loved listening to Justin Bieber's music!
Ava White
Three's Assistant Teacher
Jessica is our Two's Lead Teacher in the Owl & Raccoon classes and has been teaching at OPP family for many years. She loves spending time with her two kids (pictured, her sweet mini-me Shilo) and adorable dog Ellie. She's also an avid family trip voyager and gnome collector!
Jessica Chester
Two's Lead Teacher
Dasheema is our Two's Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Dasheema in Owl & Raccoon classes.
Dasheema Amarasinghe
Two's Assistant Teacher
Kirby is our Two's Lead Teacher alongside Ms. Lauren in the Lion Cub & Teddy Bear classes. She's been a wonderful two's teacher at our school and is always very passionate & excited to be caring for our children!
Kirby Sieber
Two's Lead Teacher
Lauren Word is joining us as our Two's Assistant Teacher in the Lion Cub & Teddy Bear classes alongside Ms. Kirby. We're very excited to have her as a part of our team! In addition to caring for children, she loves coffee and exploring coffee shops around Atlanta!
Lauren Word
Two's Assistant Teacher
Chaz is our Toddler's Lead Teacher in the Busy Bee class. Along with the natural care and demeanor he shares with young children, Chaz enjoys an exquisite taste for coffee and loves spending free time playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends.
Chaz Wheeler
Toddler's Lead Teacher
Jaela is our Toddler's Assistant Teacher alongside Mr. Chaz in the Busy Bee class. Jaela is a natural with children and has been assisting at OPP for the last few years as a substitute, teachers' aid, and summer camp teacher!
Jaela Calvin
Toddler's Assistant Teacher
Stacey is our Infant Lead Teacher in the Lamb class and has been caring for the youngest at OPP going on 16 years. The sincere love and care for her students goes both ways – stated simply, "each year I become a student of those I teach."
Stacey Calvin
Infant's Lead Teacher
Connie is our Infant's Assistant Teacher alongside Ms. Stacey in the Lamb class.
Connie Quintero
Infant's Assistant Teacher
Emily is our Teacher's Aide assisting in classrooms throughout OPP&K. She is previous teacher at our school and also leads the Rising Readers program alongside Ms. Orla. As Emily has been a part of our community for many years, we are very happy to have her back at school!
Emily Edwards
Teacher's Aide
Judy is our Pre-K Paraprofessional and former Pre-K Teacher. She has been a part of the OPP family for over 20 years. Along with her natural affinity for childcare, she has always been exceptionally reliable in managing any daily needs that pop up at OPP without needing to ask.
Judy Pelham
Pre-K Paraprofessional
Emma is our Outdoor Classroom Teacher and has been working at OPP for over 10 years, both indoors and outdoors! An expert environmentalist, bug-lover, and animal-whisperer, she has nurtured our outdoor space & teaches our children the value & importance of nature.
Emma Kachel
Outdoor Classroom Teacher
Rachel is our Art teacher and a former OPP parent whose two daughters attended OPP. An alumna OPP student, herself, Rachel's creativity also shines through her love of cosplay and role as a Disney Princess for children's events!
Rachel Galotti
Art Teacher
Kate is our new Music Teacher we're thrilled to welcome! Her talents shine through her ability to play five instruments and year-long experience as a cruise ship jazz singer. Beyond music, Kate shares love for her children and two kittens, owns 70+ plants, and collects owls!
Kate Lee
Music Teacher
Nibbles is our wonderful bunny friend and first pawed companion to join our Outdoor Classroom through the loving rescue of Ms. Emma! A friend to bunny Teddy, Nibbles leads efforts in trimming our Outdoor Classroom gardens (and will take care of any extra veggie scraps you've got, too!).
Nibbles
Lead Garden Trimmer
Teddy is our second bunny friend to join our Outdoor Classroom and comes from a previous OPP family. A big cuddle-bug, Teddy makes a wonderful companion to Nibbles and enjoys assisting him in grazing our garden of veggies and greens!
Teddy
Chief Cuddle Officer
Echo is our new Leopard Gecko friend that we're excited to have at OPP! Echo loves to hide in shelters and burrow to stay cool in their cozy habitat. As an insectivore, Echo eats many different types of insects and bugs and can store fat and nutrients in his tail in case of emergency!