Our Staff

A woman with dark hair, smiling, wearing a blue shirt, standing in front of a colorful wall art featuring a shield with symbols including a pencil, a heart, and circles.

Cassie Hanneman

Cassie serves as the Executive Director. With a background in leadership, program management, and community services, she is dedicated to creating a nurturing, safe and engaging environment where children can learn, grow and thrive.

Cassie is passionate about supporting families, empowering educators, and building strong community partnerships. Her leadership focuses on providing high-quality early childhood education while ensuring every child receives the care, support, and opportunities needed for a successful start in life.

A woman with long dark hair and hoop earrings standing in front of a colorful tiger and giraffe mural, smiling at the camera.

Erika Valenzuela

Lead Teacher, Room 1

A woman with long dark hair sitting on a yellow couch in front of a wall with a colorful shield-shaped art piece featuring geometric shapes and a pencil icon.

Breandi Orona

Assistant Teacher, Room 1

Text that reads 'Coming soon' in cursive font on a light background.

Lisa Rincones

Lead Teacher, Room 2

A young girl with dark hair in pigtails, wearing a black T-shirt with white text and graphics, is standing in front of a colorful mural on a wall. The mural features abstract shapes including a large orange heart and various blue, green, and pink sections.

Emily Coto

Lead Teacher, Room 2

A woman with dark hair tied back, smiling, standing in front of a colorful mural featuring a cartoon tiger and geometric shapes.

Leticia Rodriguez

Assistant Teacher, Room 2

A smiling young woman with long dark hair, wearing a black T-shirt with a circular logo. She is standing in front of a colorful wall mural with a shield design, a heart, and geometric shapes.

Celeste Alarcon

Assistant Teacher, Room 2/Floater

A woman with long black hair wearing a blue Nike shirt and a silver necklace smiling in front of a colorful wall mural with a pencil, a heart, and abstract shapes.

Luz Sanjuan

Lead Teacher, Room 3

A young woman with dark hair standing in front of a colorful mural featuring geometric shapes and a heart design.

Deisy Alvarez

Assistant Teacher, Room 3

A young woman with glasses and dark hair smiling in front of a wall art with a paint vault and a heart symbol.

Taylor Meza

Assistant Teacher, Room 3

Text overlay says 'Coming Soon' in blue cursive font on a white background with faint gray circles.

Melanie Veliz

Lead Teacher, Room 4

A young woman with long wavy hair smiling, wearing a white T-shirt with a mountain and floral design, standing in front of a decorative mural on a wall featuring a shield with various symbols including a leaf, heart, and umbrella.

Claire Consbruck

Assistant Teacher, Room 4

A young woman with long hair is standing in front of a colorful wall mural featuring a simple, stylized design of overlapping circles and abstract shapes. The mural includes a section with a green fish shape and an orange heart shape. She is wearing a blue T-shirt with a circular white logo and a star necklace.

Anna Dinh

Assistant Teacher, Room 4

A woman with glasses and a dark t-shirt with text, standing in front of colorful cartoon animal illustrations including a tiger's face and a tiger print background.

Alberta Burchett

Lead Teacher, Room 5

A woman with long dark hair standing in front of a colorful cartoon-style giraffe mural.

Neyda Molina

Lead Teacher, Room 5

A person smiling, wearing a yellow T-shirt with a graphic design of a toolbox and text that reads "Hays Kansas," in front of a wall with a large colorful mural featuring abstract shapes and symbols, including a heart, a pencil, and other geometric figures.

Joy Herring

Assistant Teacher, Room 5

A woman with dark hair, tied into a bun, smiling at the camera, standing in front of a wall with a colorful crest or logo that features a pencil and shield design.

Louisa Ortiz

Lead Teacher, Room 6

A smiling woman with glasses and a bun hairstyle standing in front of a colorful cartoon mural with orange and black tiger stripes.

Sanjuana Morales

Assistant Teacher, Room 6

Smiling young woman with long blonde hair sitting on a yellow upholstered bench in front of a mural with abstract shapes and icons in blue, green, orange, and pink colors.

Laynee Ortiz

Assistant Teacher, Room 6

Young woman with dark hair, smiling, wearing a peach-colored T-shirt and jewelry, standing indoors in front of a colorful wall with a geometric design and text.

Arlette Garcia

Assistant Teacher, Room 6

A young woman with glasses and long hair standing in front of a colorful mural of animals, including an elephant and a tiger, at a children’s learning center.
A young woman with glasses and long hair standing in front of a colorful mural of animals, including an elephant and a tiger, at a children’s learning center.

Roxy Botello

Lead Teacher, Room 7

Text overlay reading 'Coming soon' in handwritten style over a light gray circle background.

Alyssa Gomez

Assistant Teacher, Floater

A woman standing in front of a colorful mural with animals and abstract shapes, wearing a dark gray t-shirt.

Norma Moreno

Lead Kitchen

Assistant Site Coordinator

A smiling young woman with long brown hair in a side braid, wearing a gray zip-up sweater, standing against a plain white wall.

Ximena Soltero

Lead Teacher, Floater

An older woman with short, tousled hair wearing glasses and a dark T-shirt, standing in front of a colorful mural featuring cartoon animals, including a zebra, a tiger, and another animal.

Alicia Arredondo

Assistant Kitchen