Staff

• Director (and Lead Teacher for the Play School Class)

  Mrs. Georgie Perullo joined us in 2003 as our Director. She has a Masters of Education in Middle School Education from Lesley College, and a Bachelor of Social Science in Human Resource Management from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Georgie taught Sixth Grade English and History at a Charter School in Massachusetts. She became involved with the Co-op in 2002 when her oldest son, Christopher, started in the three-year-old program.

• Three-Year-Old Class Teachers

  Mrs. Jodi Dawes joins us this year as the teacher of the Elephant class which is the two or three day a week class of three-year-olds. Jodi is a graduate of Bucknell University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education. She then went on to West Chester University to obtain her Master of Education in Elementary School Counseling. Jodi has worked in a rich variety of school settings. Most notable for her relevance to teaching at the Wallingford Co-op are those of her internship as a pre-school teacher, her position in a day care setting looking after up to 18 toddlers in a class, and her position as Child Care Director at the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Jodi has three children, the eldest of which will start Middle School, and the youngest of which will start Kindergarten in the fall.

• Mrs. Julie Feinberg joins us this year as the teacher of the Giraffe class which is the three day a week class of three-year-olds. Julie is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and went on to obtain her Masters of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught second and fourth grades and has wonderful experience working in collaborative settings and has done a great deal in the area of curriculum development. When Julie and her family moved to the Wallingford – Swarthmore area, Julie sought out the Wallingford Co-op because of the positive experience she had had as a parent at a cooperative school. Julie’s oldest daughter, Zoe, is going to be in the Zebra class and her youngest daughter, Marley will be in Mother’s Morning Out.

• Four/Five-Year-Old Class Teachers

  Mrs. Sue Colonna joined us in 2006 as the teacher of the Zebra class which is the three or four day a week class of four-year-olds. Sue attended Juniata College where she earned her BS in Early Childhood Education and Social Services. She later went on to Temple University where she did graduate work in Early Childhood Education. Sue has a wealth of experience teaching pre-school and Kindergarten aged children. Along with teaching experience, Sue has administrative experience as she worked as a Director of a nursery school for many years. Of special note is the wealth of knowledge that she has in the area of curriculum development.

  Mrs. Vivian Robichaud rejoined the Wallingford Cooperative Nursery School in the 2005/2006 school year after an 8 year break. She is the teacher for the Lion class which is the four or five day a week class of four-year-olds. She obtained her BS in Elementary Education from Tarleton State University in 1976 and, after teaching in the Waco Independent School District, the Wallingford Swarthmore School District and, from 1991 to 1996, at the Co-op, she went on to obtain her Masters in Special Education from Widener University. Since then she has worked as an Early Intervention teacher at Ken-Crest Services and as the lead teacher in an autistic support classroom at the Elwyn Development Center.

• Kindergarten Complement

  Mrs. Meredith Marks pioneered our Kindergarten Complement program in the 2005/2006 school year. Meredith received her BS in elementary Education in 1992 from the University of Delaware. She has over ten years teaching experience and has taught third and forth grades, both regular and special needs education. Meredith first became involved with the nursery school when her oldest daughter, Madeline joined the Elephant class. This year, her youngest daughter, Lily will be in Kindergarten and our Kindergarten Complement class.

• MMO Teacher/Coordinator

  Mrs. Betsy Schilero began teaching at the Co-op in 1991 in Mother’s Morning Out. For the next five years she was the teacher in the three-year-old class and went back to MMO in 1997 as MMO Coordinator and teacher. She has also served as President and Membership Chair of the Co-op Board. All three of Betsy’s children attended our programs, and have even served as student assistants on their school vacation days. Betsy is a graduate of William Penn College with a degree in education.

• MMO Assistant Teachers

  Mrs. Laura Spaulding joined us in 2007 as the other aide in the Mother’s Morning Out room. Laura is very familiar with the school, as her oldest daughter, Sarah, attended the nursery school and her youngest daughter, Erin will be in Kindergarten and our Kindergarten Complement class this year. This year, she will work two days a week as an aide in our Play School class and one day a week as an aide in our Mother’s Morning Out room.

  Mrs. Kristen Goldbach joins us this year as an aide in the Mother’s Morning Out room and is new to the Co-op family. She has a Ph.D. in psychology from Lehigh University and four children. She is quiet, nurturing and brings experience with childhood feeding issues. She will be working two days a week.

  Ms. Alison Schilero is very familiar with the Wallingford Cooperative Nursery School as she is a graduate of the nursery school. Alison is Betsy Schilero’s daughter and has helped us, on and off, since graduating from high school. This year she will be working three days a week as an aide in the Mother’s Morning Out room.
  

• Gym Teacher

  Mrs. Carolyn Carchidi rejoined us in 2004 as our gym teacher. She had previously served as our gym teacher from 2000 to 2001. Carolyn has a BS in Physical Education from Temple University and has over twelve years experience teaching physical education, dance and gymnastics.