Educators and Staff
Our staff are the heart of Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre and we have a very low staff turnover.
We strive for all of our full-time educators to obtain an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma and register with the College of Early Childhood Educators (RECE).
We are licensed by the Ministry of Education as a Forest and Nature School Program. Four of our staff are Forest School Practitioners and five educators are Forest School Practitioners in training.
Educators:
Seely Albrecht RECE (she/her)
May Black
Hailey Brodie RECE, FNSP in Training (she/her)
Ellie Bruce RECE (she/her)
Nita Bhatnagar (she/her)
Emilie Borghese RECE, Forest School Practitioner (she/her)
Helen Campbell RECE (she/her)
Jadeah Cohen RECE , FNSP in Training (she/her)
Denise Coleman RECE (she/her)
Dina Dias RECE (she/her)
Sarah Eichorn (she/her)
Heather Forrest Porter RECE (she/her)
Twilla Gingras RECE (she/her)
Lindsey Hartung RECE, Forest School Practitioner (she/her)
Kara Hogg RECE (she/her)
Faye Jantzi RECE, Forest School Practitioner (she/her)
Karuna Joshi RECE (she/her)
Anna Kempster RECE (she/her)
Lori Mar (she/her)
Fiona Mason RECE (she/her)
Isabelle Netherton RECE (she/her)
Marcia O’Rafferty RECE, FNSP In Training (she/her)
Karen Restrepo RECE (she/her)
Emily Robertson RECE, FNSP In Training (she/her)
Abir Salah (she/her)
Shel Secrett RECE, FNSP In Training (she/her)
Jessica Steffan RECE, FNSP in Training (she/her)
Sarah Soike, RECE (she/her)
Sujatha Swaminathan RECE, FNSP in Training (she/her)
Milica Stanivuk (she/her)
Katie Taveres RECE (she/her)
Kristina Xayavaly RECE, FNSP In Training (she/her)
Our Centre offers meaningful opportunities for university, college and high school students looking to complete research projects, practicum, or gain experience in the field of Early Childhood Education.
Executive Director
Dana Bernhardt, RECE, BSc, MEd (she/her)
executivedirector@eabchildcare.com
Director of Operations
Kelly Birch-Baker, RECE, AECEO.C, Forest School Practitioner (she/her)
operationsdirector@eabchildcare.com
Supervisor
Bernice Eichorn, RECE (she/her)
supervisor@eabchildcare.com
Pedagogical Leader
Eva May, RECE, AECEO.C, Forest School Practitioner (they/them)
pedagogicalleader@eabchildcare.com
Admissions Coordinator
Jennifer Burns, RECE (she/her)
admissions@eabchildcare.com
Cook
Robin Orton (she/her)