Calvary Church

About Us

Staff Bios

We would like to introduce ourselves to you!

Here's a little bit about us...

	Mrs. Wardell: I am in my 15th year of teaching, 8 of which have been at Calvary. I completely enjoy children, especially the preschool years! I am married to Todd and have 3 wonderful children: Lee is 18, Alex is 16 and Kelsey is 4. Our family attends Calvary Church and feels that the preschool is an extremely important ministry of the church. When I am not at school, you can find me at local libraries(I love to read), spending time with family, exercising, cooking, or shopping. Our family also enjoys being involved in several other ministries of Calvary Church which keeps us busy!	Currently Teaches: Toddlers Tuesday/Thursday Wednesday
	Mrs. Ford has been teaching at Calvary Preschool for 7 years. Prior to that, she taught in a childcare facility and a Catholic school. She graduated from The King's College (previously in Briarcliffe Manor, NY) with a degree in Physical Education. Her first teaching job right out of college consisted of preschool assistant and early childhood PE classes. She fell in love with the preschool age child. She began her own family and now has 3 children: Tess (13), Abby (12), and Parker (8).	Currently Teaches: Toddlers Monday/Wednesday Tuesday/Thursday Friday
	Mrs. Allison is enjoying her third year as a teacher’s aide in one of our toddler classes. Working with children has been her ministry for most of her adult life. After retiring from Merck Research Labs as an Administrative Assistant in 2002 and doing some traveling, she and her husband, Al, move from Lansdale to Ephrata in July 2004. They immediately made Calvary Church their home church and were soon involved in ministry. Mrs. Allison is presently Coordinator of the Changers Sunday School classes, ages 3-4, and serves as a Sunday Morning greeter and with Cup of Cold Water. In her spare time she likes to sew, is learning to quilt, and loves to read and travel. She has also been a Bible student of Precepts Ministries International for five years attending one of Calvary’s weekly Inductive Bible Study classes. Mrs. Allison has two children and three grandchildren. Her daughter, Lisa, resides in Lansdale with her husband and two boys. Her sons, Scott and Troy reside in San Diego, CA. Scott has one daughter.	Currently Aides: Toddlers Tuesday/Thursday Wednesday
	This is Mrs. Stanley's first year as an Instructional Aide at Calvary Preschool. She is currently teaching with Mrs. Ford in a Monday and Wednesday Toddler Class. Prior to that Mrs. Stanley was a stay at home Mom for 8 years. Mrs. Stanley graduated from Towson University in Towson, MD with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She taught second and third grade in a Multi-Age Magnet Program in Baltimore County. She currently lives in Centerville with her Husband Jamie and four children. Two of her children currently attend Calvary Preschool.	Currently Aides: Toddlers Monday/Wednesday
	Mrs. Hiatt	Currently Aides: Toddlers Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Long	Currently Teaches: 3 year olds Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Weaver This is Mrs. Weaver's first year co-teaching at Calvary Preschool. She teaches a three year old class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She has enjoyed getting back to work after taking some time off after the birth of her two daughters. Her daughters, Abigail and Mikayla, both attend Calvary Preschool. Mrs. Weaver attended two years of college studying Elementary Education and has worked as a preschool teacher and teacher's aide in previous years. She is currently the children's church director at New Life Fellowship. Mrs. Weaver lives with her family in Lititz. Her hobbies include pastel drawing, scrapbooking, flower gardening, and crafts.	Currently Teaches: 3 year olds Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Hoover is in her second year of teaching at Calvary Preschool. She previously taught kindergarten in Ohio for seven years and is enjoying being back in the teaching world. She is really enjoying not only teaching and being with kids, but working alongside so many other wonderful women! She attends Lancaster County Bible Church and is involved in Children’s Ministry there each week with the preschoolers. Apparently she can’t get enough of them! She had previously served on staff there in Children’s Ministry for four years, but now just enjoys being a regular old volunteer. Mrs. Hoover is married to Jeff, who works at Lancaster Bible College. They have a son Jackson who is 9, and two daughters, Sydney who is 5 and Natalie who is 4. When she has spare time, she enjoys reading, scrapbooking, and meeting her friends for coffee.	Currently Teaches: 3 & 4 year olds Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Keller feels blessed to have taught at Calvary Preschool for the last fifteen years, and to have watched it grow from 48 to well over 200 preschoolers. Her elementary education and library science degrees have been a great foundation for teaching her Tuesday, Thursday morning pre-K class. Teaching and relating to a new group of children, full of life and personality, and their parents has brought much joy into her life each year. She and her husband Barry, a local orthodontist, have enjoyed living in Lancaster and raising their family of two daughters and one son in Lancaster these past 20 plus years. In her spare time, Carol enjoys walking, reading, trying new recipes, and playing piano and violin.	Currently Teaches: Pre-Kindergarten Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Rhoads graduated from LBC with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Whe has been teaching for 8 years, two of them at Calvary Preschool. She is married and has two children of her own.	Currently Teaches: 3 & 4 year olds Monday/Wednesday
	Miss Mable graduated from Cedarville University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. This is her second year teaching five days a week and having two different classes. She says that it is a joy to come to school every morning. Lauren attends church at Calvary and assists in the second grade. She is also the women’s volleyball coach at Lancaster Bible College as well as an assistant track coach at Franklin and Marshall College. In her free time she enjoys running, reading, scrapbooking and hanging out with friends, family and even kids.	Currently Teaches: 3 & 4 year olds M/W/F Tuesday/Thursday
	This is Mrs. Boll's first year at Calvary preschool. She is a native of Colorado and taught elementary school for five years in Colorado before moving to Pennsylvania in 2005. Her two children, Kaylee (4) and Joshua (2), both attend Calvary Preschool. Her husband is employed at Ten Thousand Villages and is a native of Lititz, Pennsylvania. She and her family are members of Erb Mennonite Church in Lititz where her husband attended growing up. Mrs. Boll teaches the 2 and 3 year old class at their church as well, and is also involved in a women's Bible study as well as other church activities/responsibilities.	Currently Teaches: 3 year olds M/W/F
	Mrs. Hurlbert graduated form LBC with a degree in Early Childhool Education. She began as an aide at Calvary Preschool 6 years ago and has taught her own class for the past 5 year. She is married to Rich, an Associate Pastor at Calvary Bible Church, and has tow daughters, Whitney (20) and Taylor (17). When not teaching, Terri enjoys gardening, biking, and spending time with her family.	Currently Teaches: Pre-Kindergarten M/W/F
	This is Mrs. Phillips' 15th year teaching preschool and her first year at Calvary. She has also taught 1st through 4th grades, and been both an elementary and middle school reading specialist. She has a Masters Degree in the teaching of Reading. Jan and her husband Lou have 4 daughters and 7 grandchildren. They have lived in Leola for 6 years, but Jan grew up in NY state. Last year (2006) she went on her first foreign Mission Trip, and plans to return this spring (2008). When not working with children, Jan loves to read, scrapbook, and do needlework.	Currently Teaches: 3 year olds T/W/Th
	Mrs. Raybold graduated from Susquehanna University and began teaching music to elementary students in the North Penn School District. When she married her husband, Bob, they moved to Broomall, PA and started a family; a boy, Christopher, and a girl, Michelle. When they began school, she went back to teaching at Solanco School District since they now resided in Peach Bottom, PA. There she taught everything from first grade to high school algebra. During that time, she received a masters in elementary education. An opportunity arose to teach at a Christian based school in Columbia and she grabbed it. It was a wonderful experience that lasted 5 years, teaching first through fourth grades. She left that teaching position to watch her first grandchild, Alexia. This too was a fantastic opportunity that once again, God had provided. In 2005, the group had grown to three and the oldest was in school full time while the other two attended Calvary Preschool. Another path opened up when Calvary need another teacher and she missed teaching. She feels that this is where the Lord led her and she loves it.	Currently Teaches: 4 year olds T/W/Th
	Mrs. Zimmerman has been teaching at Calvary Preschool for 4 years. She is thankful for the opportunity to teach God's word to the children and to watch their excitement as they learn new skills. Mrs. Zimmerman and her husband, Jan, live in Leola with their sons, Andy and Matthew. In her free time, she enjoys reading, creating greeting cards with rubber stamps, spending time with family and friends and attending her sons' sporting events.	Currently Teaches: Pre-Kindergarten T/W/Th
	Mrs. Cooperman was born in Carlisle, PA and educated in Pennsylvania. She received her BS in Education at Hood College in Frederick, MD. She has taught grades 3 & 4 and have subbed in all grades. No grade has given her more joy than Pre-Kindergarten! She is married to Bob, has two grown children and four darling grandsons. She attends Calvary Church.	Currently Teaches: Pre-Kindergarten Mon - Thurs
	Mrs. Wissler is in her fourth year as a teacher's aid at Calvary Preschool. She considers the children and staff of CPS a great blessing in her life. Mrs. Wissler lives in Brownstown with her husband, Reid, and their two teenagers Drew (17) and Megan (15). Mrs. Wissler is a member of Calvary Church and has been a part of Children's Ministry for 22 years. Currently, she is a 6th grade girls small group leader. Mrs. Wissler enjoys reading, spending time with her family and attending all the sporting events of her teens.	Currently Aides: 3 & 4 year olds Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Snavely	Currently Aides: Pre-Kindergarten Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Wenger	Currently Aides: 3 & 4 year olds Tuesday/Thursday
	Mrs. Malone is a newcomer to the staff of Calvary Preschool. Her past experience has included teaching and assisting in Kindergarten, a Pre-kinder class and developing and teaching Spanish language curriculum (1-8 grades) at the Immanuel Christian School, Springfield, VA. As a former missionary to Ecuador, South America, she has enjoyed introducing some basic Spanish language to the four year old class taught by Miss Mable. The Malone family consists of two sons; Dan, his wife Irina and two sons, Andrew (age 11) and little Alex (age 2 1/2). Dan's wife is from Russia. Our youngest son, Bill, works for the American Assoc. of Clinical Chemistry in downtown Washington, D. C. as the Senior Editorial Assistant. Both Mrs. Malone and her husband, John, are active members of Calvary Church. They serve with the Latino leadership team for the Koinonia Spanish ABF on Sunday mornings. You can also find both grandparents in the toddler nursery the second Sunday of each month. The Malones previously lived in northern VA and served for over 18 years in the capacity of World Missions pastor at Immanuel Bible Church. They now reside in a lovely new neighborhood known as Clearview Gardens, outside of Ephrata.	Currently Aides: 3 & 4 year olds M/W/F
	Mrs. Weaver: This is my first year as a teacher’s aide at CPS. I really enjoy working with the children and helping them explore new things. Before coming to CPS, I was a stay-at-home-mom with our two sons, Cameron, 8, and Connor, 5 ½. My husband, Tim, and I have been married for almost 11 years and live in Leola. We are currently in the process to adopt a daughter from Vietnam. My hobbies include scrapbooking, counted cross-stitch, and cooking. As a family, we like to take walks, visit zoos, and go to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. I play the clarinet in the church orchestra, and enjoy playing the guitar and the piano.	Currently Aides: 3 year olds M/W/F
	Mrs. Snyder graduated from Elizabethtown College with an education degree. She taught six years as an elementary teacher in Manheim Township, substitute teacher at Hempfield, and 24 years as a teacher/aide at Landisville Mennonite Nursery School. She has been at Calvary Preschool for 4 years as an aide. Mrs. Snyder is married to Charlie and they have two sons, Jeffrey and David who is married to Aimee and have four "loves". Mrs. Snyder is "one happy camper" and is striving to "love the children to the Lord." She is so thankful to be a part of Calvary Preschool	Currently Aides: Pre-Kindergarten M/W/F
	Mrs. Moist	Currently Aides: 3 year olds T/W/Th
	Mrs. Diller became a Christian at the age of 24 and she says that "life has never been the same since receiving Jesus as her Savior!" She is married to the man of her dreams, Dale, for 33 years. They have three adult sons and wonderful daughter in laws. They love them all so much. She is most excited about become a grandparent this year -- 4 times!! Their cup is over-flowing. She loves being an aide at Calvary Preschool and would not want to be anywhere else at this time in her life!	Currently Aides: 4 year olds T/W/Th
	Mrs. Valenti has been working at Calvary Preschool for 5 years. She believes it is both a privilege and pleasure to be part of the staff, involved in this ministry, and to have the opportunity to be part of these wonderful preschooler's lives. She is married for 32 years to a wonderful husband (Jim). They have attended Calvary Church for 10 years and are involved in other ministries at Calvary and she communicates and thanks God daily for all that he is doing in our lives. On a personal note: We have 3 outstanding sons, 2 wonderful daughers-in-love, and 4 precious grandchildren. In my spare time, I volunteer with a music ministry, enjoy count-n-cross-stich, knitting, reading, walking, cooking, traveling with my husband, and most of all spending time with my children and grand children.	Currently Aides: Pre-Kindergarten T/W/Th
	Miss Weaver is enjoying her first year as a teacher's aide at Calvary Preschool. In December of 2006 she graduated from Lancaster Bible College with an Associates Degree in Bible and Early Childhood Education and has always loved being around children. She attends Calvary Monument Bible Church in Paradise, Pa where she helps in the nursery. Laura lives in Quarryville with her parents and enjoys gardening, reading, doing craft and sewing projects and especially spending time with her family and friends.	Currently Aides: Pre-Kindergarten Mon-Thurs Toddlers Friday
	Mrs. Perez was born and raised in Spain. She came to the US as a nanny and to learn English in 1997. Two years later she got married in New York and six years later she moved to PA with her husband and son. For the past three years she has been attending Calvary Church where she is a member and enjoys helping in Children’s Ministries. She has been working as an aide in Calvary Preschool for the past two years where she enjoys teaching Spanish to her little ones.	Currently Aides: 3 & 4 year olds Monday/Wedensday
	Mrs. Williams: 2007/08 is my 18^th year working at Calvary Preschool. I have been an aide, a teacher, the Director/Teacher and finally for the last 13 years Director of the school. The children and their families are my passion and it is my desire to serve them. Another passion of mine is missions and I have had the privilege of going on 10 mission trips from the church; most of them were opportunities to teach children. My hobbies include sewing and quilting. Aside from these and over 30 years of teaching in the church my greatest classroom has been my home where my husband Brian and I have tried to instill in our 4 children the love of God and a desire to serve Him and bring Him glory. We have 4 children, Leigh 25 who is married to Jonathan Ober and has our first grandchild Morgyn Leigh, Whitney 22, Peter 19 and Shannon 16.	Director
	Mrs. Kile This is my 4th year at Calvary Preschool and my 5th year as a Lancaster resident. When my youngest attended CPS, I discovered this was the place I wanted to be. I enjoy administrative work, but what I really love are the children. My husband, Rick, and I have two children, Tracy (11) and Ethan (8). They are involved in many activities and keep us busy. We are also all involved at Calvary Church in many of the ministries.	Administrative Assistant