Sharalle Arnold
Director
Education:
B.A. California State University, Chico
Liberal Studies
M.Ed Washington State University
Education
Professional Development:
WA Certified K-8 teacher
Certified American Red Cross Trainer
Board Member of the Michigan Assoc. for the Educ. of Young Children
Intergroup Dialogue Convener
Member of the Nat. Coalition of Campus Children's Centers
GVSU Family Support Service Coordinator
Past Chair Women's Commission
CPR and First Aid Certified, and over three years as an Kindergarten Enrichment
Teacher
Awarded :
Administrative Professional Commitment to Diversity Award
Sharalle Arnold has been involved in early care and education since 1993 when she first began her career in education at California State University, Chico. In 2001 Sharalle graduated from WAshingto State University with a M.Ed and a teaching certificate for grade K-8th. Sharalle has worked as a preschool teacher, kindergarten enrichment program coordinator/teacher and substitute teacher.
In 2004 Sharalle joined the Grand Valley community as the Assistant Director of the Children's Center. In 2008 Sharalle was named Director of the Grand Valley State university Children's Enrichment Center, where she remains humbly committed to serving young children and families.
Sharalle is married to Dr. D.F. Arnold and is mother to two beautiful children, Damon Jr. and 'Alani. She enjoys reading, water activities and spending time with her familiy.
Jessica Miranda-Bevier
Assistant Director
Education:
B.A. Grand Valley State University
Spanish
M.Ed Grand Valley State University
Early Childhood Education
Professional Development:
WMAEYC Board Member since 2009
CPR and First Aid Certified
Awarded:
Sustainability Champion 2011
Jessica Miranda-Bevier has had a long relationship with the Children's Enrichment Center. She began working at CEC while she was an undergraduate student at GVSU. After graduating she was promoted to the position of Curriculum Director, a position she left a year later to pursue other opportunities.
Jessica returned to the CEC as a Graduate Intern in the fall of 2006. She is now the Program Assistant and is enjoying her new role at the Children's Enrichment Center.
When referring to her experience here at the CEC Jessica says, "It has been wonderful to see the changes that have occurred over the years not only in the physical structure of the building but in the program itself.
We strive everyday to make this the best program that it can be. It will be exciting to see what the next 10 years will bring and to see how the Center will evolve to meet the needs of another generation of children."
Jessica lives in Holland, MI with her husband and two daughters.
Sarah Lord
Beginner Preschool 1 Lead Teacher
Education:
B.A. University of Southern Indiana
Early Childhood
Professional Development:
NAEYC Member since 2004
CPR and First Aid Certified
Sarah Lord realized her passion for child education when she began volunteering in her mother’s daycare at the age of 12. When she attended college at the University of Southern Indiana, she was excited to be one of the first participants in their new B.A. program in Early Childhood and graduated with that degree in 2005. Soon thereafter she accepted a lead teacher position at a non-profit center in Bloomington Indiana where she worked with children aged one to three years old. In the summer of 2012 she relocated to Allendale and is now the BP1 lead teacher at Grand Valley State University’s Children’s Enrichment Center.
Sarah is married to Richard Lord, a faculty member in chemistry at GVSU. Sarah and Richard have six fuzzy children who eat, sleep, and meow. Sarah enjoys gardening, knitting, reading, and hiking in her spare time.
Jennifer Evert
Beginner Preschool 2 Lead Teacher
Education:
B.A. Grand Valley State University
Sociology
Pursuing
Child Development Associate (GRCC)
Professional Development:
CPR and First Aid Certified
Jenny Evert graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2002 with a B.A. in Sociology. Ever since graduating she decided that her passion was working with children and helping them learn and grow. She has had the opportunity of working with children in a variety of settings such as daycares, before and after school programs, preschools and even as a nanny. She is very excited to be part of the GVSU Children’s Enrichment Center and hopes to continue to play an important role in the lives of children.
Outside of working with children, Jenny enjoys spending time with her husband, another GVSU alumni. Together they like watching college sports either on television or in person.
The GVSU Lakers and the Michigan State Spartans are their two favorite teams. Jenny also enjoys reading a good book, hanging out at the lake at the family cottage and spending time with her nieces and nephews.
Jessica Carter
Beginner Preschool 2 Co-Lead Teacher
Education:
B.S. Grand Valley State University
Poltical Science/Criminal Justice
Pursuing M.Ed in Early Childhood Education (GVSU)
Professional Development:
Jessica Carter graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2010 with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in Criminal Justice. After graduating she began to substitute teach while actively looking for a full time job in a non-profit organization or as a juvenile probation officer. While subbing she discovered that teaching was her passion and she stopped looking for employment and began subbing full time. Jessica enjoyed educating young minds that she is currently back at GVSU pursuing a Masters in Early Childhood Education. Jessica has experience working with children of all age groups, but enjoys working with children between the ages of infant to about third grade. She appreciates how children don’t just learn from her, but that she learns from them as well. Most people forget what being that age was like, but Jessica gets to experience that young innocence everyday now that she is a teacher at the Children’s Enrichment Center.
Jessica's first passion is children because they are the future leaders of thisgreat nation. She also enjosy sports, of all kind. Her favorites are tennis and Basketball! She loves to read and write. And her favorite pastime is being an aunt. she loves her two nieces and nephew.
Denise Hawley
Preschool Lead Teacher
Education:
B.A. Grand Valley State University
Elementary Education
Professional Development:
Denise graduated from Grand Valley in May 2012 with her BA in English/Language Arts and Elementary Education. She first knew she wanted to be a teacher when she learned to read in first grade. After she learned to read she helped teach her younger brother her new found skills.
Denise feels her calling is to help educate the lives of young children before they begin their formal schooling. Her goal is to best prepare them for success in the future. She plans to continue her education with aspirations of earning her master’s degree in early education.
Outside of school Denise loves to read, crochet, cook and bake, and enjoys time with friends and family.
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