About Us

Shauna has an incredible passion for helping children grow and develop their faith in God. With over 5 years of success in the childcare industry her compassion, loving kindness and enthusiasm for teaching children continues to ignite a fire in her heart. Shauna loves spending time with friends and family, hiking, volunteering at church and building her relationship with Jesus. She is honored to join Starting Blocks Preschool and be a part of growing their great mission.

Samantha has always been passionate about children and has a heart for serving others. She comes from a large family full of children, and has always been a caretaker. She enjoyed many years of serving in children’s ministry at her church and enjoys watching young minds grow and mature. In her free time she cherishes quality time with family and friends, traveling and anything that has to do with music!

My name is Ms. Briana and I am so excited to be here at Starting Blocks Preschool. I have been working with children my whole life, and have been a preschool teacher and infant teacher for over 5 years. In my free time I enjoy long walks and cuddling with my dog Rizzo, finding new places for iced coffee, and catching up on a good book! Living a faith based life and helping others has always been a passion of mine. I can not wait to meet you and your families!

Ms. Kayli has always had a passion for working with children and serving others. She has previously been a preschool teacher, a life leader in college, and she used to be a swim teacher for 6 years!     Ms. Kayli holds a Bachelors Degree in biology, with an emphasis in physical therapy. In her free time she likes spending time outdoors enjoying God's creation, camping, riding horses and doing any DIY project.

Sara has always had a heart for working with children. Growing up she served in children’s ministry at her church and had a hand in helping raise her niece alongside her family. Sara has a lifelong passion to work with children in her career and is very excited to join the team working with these amazing children and some awesome people! Her favorite things to do in her free time are spending quality time with her family and friends, going to church on Sundays, and going on adventures. 

Ms. Evelyn has always taken immense joy and satisfaction in teaching small children. Growing up in Louisiana, she became an aunt at a very young age and grew up helping to look after her nieces and nephew. After spending 9 years in office management, she began working in schools shortly after her two children began school. After teaching kindergarten enrichment for two years, she found her passion in preschool and spent the next four years teaching 4-year-old pre-kindergarten. Evelyn is overjoyed to have the opportunity to join Starting Blocks Preschool and help to provide a wonderful beginning to the children’s academic journey while also sharing the love of God.

Laura is so excited to be joining the Starting Blocks Family! She has her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and has more than 12 years of teaching experience—teaching preschool, kindergarten and second grade. She has been working with children her whole life! She love kids and it fills her heart with joy to watch them grow. She’s excited to share her love of Jesus and she believes that kids are our future! Laura also has three kids, boy/girl twins who just turned 13 & a 17 year old son as well. She been married to the love of her life, Erik, for more than 20 years!

Mrs. Stacey is so excited to be meeting lots of new friends at Starting Blocks Preschool. She has 11 years of childcare experience, with 6 years being exclusively in preschool. She enjoys working with this age group and finds their eagerness and excitement to learn and try new things to be a rewarding experience. Mrs. Stacey is a mother of two, and enjoys spending time with family and friends, and finding a quiet spot with a good book and coffee.  

Faith has always had a love for children, and was greatly influenced by her mom's impact and love for kids, Jesus and others, making Faith want to follow in her mother's footsteps. She has prior childcare experience, and has volunteered at Desert View Bible Church during 4 years of Vacation Bible School programs, and most recently in the kindergarten Sunday school classes. In her free time, Faith is an an all star cheerleader and has also coached gymnastics. She loves Jesus and is so excited to work in a Christian environment!