Support Staff

Telephone 913.663.1997 X8

Email ann@hcckc.org

Ms. Ann has a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development from Pittsburg State University.  She has worked with children ages six weeks to school age since 1995 and has worked here since 2002.  Ann was the Lead Teacher in a Three Year Old classroom and in the Toddler classroom before she became our Assistant Director in 2003 and our Director in 2011.

Telephone 913.663.1997

Email wendy@hcckc.org

Ms. Wendy received an A.S. degree in Early Childhood Education, specializing in Infant/Toddler Care from JCCC in 2004.  She joined our center in 2001 and was the Lead Teacher in the Bug Garden Room and in the Infant Room before joining the administrative team.  Ms. Wendy works full time and is CPR and First Aid Certified.

Ms. Heather is currently working on an Elementary Education degree at Longview Community College.  She joined our team in May, 2010.

Ms. Crystal has a B.A. in General Education and is CPR and First Aid certified. She joined our team in 2007 and she works full time from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ms. Jane began working at Hillcrest in 2011.  She received a degree in Applied Behavioral Science (specialty in Autism) from the University of Kansas in 2009, after years of raising her five children and volunteering in their classrooms.  Jane has also worked as an assistant teacher in a preschool room and as an autism tutor in Texas before relocating back to Kansas.  She is First Aid and CPR certified.

Ms. Mary works full time from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.  She has worked with children since 2001 and has twelve college credit hours in Early Childhood Education.  Mary joined our team in 2005 and is CPR and First Aid certified.  

Telephone 913.663.1997

Email chris@hcckc.org

Ms. Chris earned a B.A. degree in Spanish from Murray State University. She taught junior high/high school Spanish and Business classes before beginning her Early Childhood career in 1996. Chris began working at Hillcrest in October of 2010 as a classroom support staff person before becoming the Administrative Assistant in 2011. She is CPR and First Aid certified.

Ms. Geneva has the distinction of being employed at our center the longest.  She has been our cook since 1999!