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Holly Davis, Program Director/Exeter
Programs for children ages 2 years 9months- 6 years
Holly attended Wheelock College in Boston, earning a B.A. in Human Growth and Development, concentrating on Elementary Education with a specialty in Special Needs.
After college, Holly worked in SAU 16 as a paraprofessional/teacher’s aide and was introduced to Great Bay Kids’ Company at that time. She learned that Great Bay Kids’ Company was looking for a program director, applied and was thrilled to get the position. That was 2001, and Holly has been with Great Bay Kids’ Company ever since.
As program director of the Pre-School program in the Exeter facility Holly’s responsibilities encompass many things including: staff scheduling, bi-weekly meetings to review handbooks and manuals, making certain teacher to student ratio goals are in-line, filling in when teachers are out sick or on vacation, reviewing teacher’s planned curriculums to make sure specific goals (i.e. motor skills, language, etc.) are met. She also deals with the ever-present paperwork that ensures the program remains current with licensing standards. Holly enjoys the time she spends stepping into classrooms and interacting with the kids and believes that the most important thing that Great Bay Kids’ Company can impart to its students is independence and enjoys acting as a role model to instill a ‘can do attitude’ in the children.
On her days off, you can find Holly spending time with her two daughters and husband in the comfort of their home in Newfields. |
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Audra Indelicato, Program Director/Newmarket
Programs for children ages 2 years to 6 years
Audra attended Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts to major in Psychology with a concentration in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. While at Endicott Audra completed internships in first, second and sixth grade as well as pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs.
Audra started as the Lead Toddler Teacher here at Great Bay Kids’ Company in September of 1998. She knew that the children and families come first at Great Bay Kids’ Company. In 1999, Audra took on the role as Program Director of the Newmarket Center. In 2004, Audra left Great Bay Kids’ Company to continue her education and to start a family of her own.
In 2007, Audra, now the mother of a little girl and a resident of Newmarket, chose to come back to the place she knows and loves very dearly. She returned as Toddler Teacher and again moved into the role of Program Director. Audra is responsible for the everyday running of the center, she assures that the classrooms run smoothly and that all the children are cared for, happy and safe. Her favorite role is communicating and building healthy relationships with the families.
On her leisure time, Audra enjoys watching football, taking walks and reading with her daughter. Audra loves to hear about all the new things that her daughter has learned while being at Great Bay Kids’ Company. Not only is Great Bay Kids’ a career choice but it is the only place she would choose for her own daughter.
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Kathleen Morneau, School Age Program Director
Programs in Exeter and Newfields
Growing up in Northern Maine and attending the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Kathleen made the move to southern New Hampshire in 1997. She transferred to New Hampshire College and saw the transition to the now known Southern New Hampshire University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science.
Kathleen has worked in child care and school age settings since 2000. Her experience includes in-home child care, center based child care, and school age programs. She began her career with Great Bay Kids’ Company in 2008 as a School Age Site Director in Newfields. In 2009, there was an opportunity for her to advance as the School Age Program Director and Kathleen gratefully accepted the position. Kathleen enjoys building and maintaining positive relationships with children, families, and the community that Great Bay Kids’ Company serves.
In her free time, Kathleen enjoys being with her children and family, practicing yoga, reading, hiking, and living life to the fullest.
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Cathy DeWees, Program Administrator/Pease
Programs for Children 6 weeks - 12 years
Cathy attended UNH Durham and graduated with a BA in English and a minor in Elementary Education. She had intensions of achieving a teaching certificate for K-3, but during a summer job at a child care center, discovered that she truly loved early childhood!
Cathy came to Great Bay Kids' Company in August 2007 as the School-Age Program Director. Previously Cathy had worked at an early learning center for six years in various roles including: school-age, several years as a Pre-K Teacher, a Kindergarten Teacher and a floater. Before this Cathy had worked as head counselor at a summer camp in Concord.
In December 2009, Cathy accepted the position as Program Administrator at the new Pease Center which would open in January 2010. Starting up the Pease Center has been an amazing experience! Cathy loves welcoming all of the new families into the center community and building relationships with them that will last throughout their time here. Cathy has also worked diligently at building a strong staff of experienced caregivers who truly love their careers and look forward to seeing the children each morning.
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Jennifer Decker, Director/Pease
Programs for Children 6 weeks - 12 years
Jennifer has a Master’s degree in education and over twenty years of experience caring for young children. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Maine at Orono, she went on to earn her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Central Missouri State University. Jen worked for eleven years as a lead preschool teacher, and has been a home-based child-care provider, the site director of a school-age program, and a teacher of adult basic education.
Having lived in Germany, California and Missouri, Jennifer returned to her native New Hampshire in 1997 to be closer to her family. Married with four children, Jennifer feels that being a loving mother has been her most rewarding and important job to date. Jen as a teacher was honored, that so many families chose to entrust their children’s care to her.
Jennifer promotes a warm and consistent classroom environment and clear and positive communication between parents and staff. As the Preschool Director at Great Bay Kids’ Company, she hopes to share her passion for literacy and storytelling with her staff.
In her spare time, Jen loves to cook, read, paint, sew and shop for shoes!
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