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Mrs. McVicker began substituting at Embark in 2022 and started her full time role in our infant program May 2023. Mrs. McVicker always had childhood dreams of being a teacher one day. She has spent the past 10 years as a barber at FX Studios. She decided to make the jump and fulfill her lifelong dream as being an educator, here at Embark. Mrs. McVicker has a daughter of her own at Embark in our twos program. Mrs. McVicker says that becoming a mom was the greatest role she has ever taken on. Mrs. McVicker cares for the infants in her care as if they were her own. She focuses on creating a nurturing environment that children have access to tools to meet developmental milestones.
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Mrs. Patterson has been committed to Early Childhood Education since 2010. She attended the Maryland Teacher Academy in high school, but it wasn’t until her son was in daycare that she started working the classroom. She enjoys all age groups, but really thrives with the emerging two age group Mrs. Patterson enjoys creating a loving and caring environment for all children that allows them to explore. Her ability to encourage children to make connections, engage in their world, and take ownership of self care routines is unmatched.
Jessica Ulrich
julrich@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Ulrich began with us Summer of 2022. She has experience caring for children under 2 through her church community. She has a 5 year old daughter that is currently at Embark and headed off to kindergarten in the fall. Ms. Ulrich has a passion for creating engaging lessons that spark interest and curiosity. She loves working within a two year old program to help foster autonomy, independent skills, and language development. In her free time, Ms. Ulrich loves to bake, craft, and spend time her daughter.
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Mrs. Neubauer graduated from Rutgers University with a Masters of Social Work. Lead by her innate ability to work with children, Ms. Neubauer worked in several different schools, both in general education classrooms and special education schools before finding her home at Embark Education. In the classroom, Ms. Neubauer sense each child for their unique and amazing qualities and tailor each child’s experience to their individual needs. She excels at teaching children life skills and how to think critically about the world around them.
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Mrs. Moon has worked with young children in a variety of settings for the past 22 years as a substitute teacher, teacher’s assistant, and lead teacher. She graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor’s in Communication Studies and some graduate work in early Childhood Education. Mrs. Moon is also the proud author of an inclusive children’s book, The Journey of Nem. Using her personal experience with a physical disability, Mrs. Moon works to instill values of community, acceptance, and diversity in her classroom. Fostering self-confidence and self-love is at the center of her teaching. Mrs. Moon loves working with all age groups, but Infants and Toddlers have a special place in her heart. She believes that the first several years is an extremely influential period of any child’s life.
Kelly Ciampaglio
kciampaglio@embarkeducationmd.com
Chade Williams
cwilliams@embarkeducationmd.com
Dawn Smith
dsmith@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Smith grew up in Baltimore, MD where her passion for early childhood education began at a young age. At 16 years old she was offered her first job as a Teacher’s Assistant. After learning from her peers and mentors, she realized that this was the career she was meant to pursue. Ms. Smither continued her education by receiving her 90 Hour Child Care and 45 Hour Infant-Toddler Certifications and spent the next 14 years alternating between working as a nanny and working as a Lead Teacher at carious preschools in the area. Ms. Smith’s favorite thing about being a teacher is the ability to witness children grow into unique individuals and be able to say that she was part of their school journey. She is committed to creating a family of little learners that always feel valued. She believes one of the most important roles as an educator is being able to guide children in reaching their developmental milestones successfully while still giving them the freedom to do so independently. With a background in cheerleading and dance and a love for all things craft, Ms. Smith not only brings her years of experience in childcare to the classroom, but she brings her creative spirit as well.
Chelsea Copeland
ccopeland@embarkeducationmd.com
Jess Burrows
jburrows@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Copeland has been teaching since 2012. She graduated from Salisbury University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and a minor in Art. She enjoys fostering creativity at an early age and encouraging children to create their own artwork. Ms. Copeland brings a calm spirit into her classroom and creates a warm, welcoming environment for all children. She specializes in using unique teaching methods that help children develop and retain important transitional and functional life skills.
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After high school, Ms. Burrows found her home as a nanny with an amazing family for 11 years. After this experience, Ms. Burrows knew that she wanted to continue shaping little minds as a preschool teacher. She got her first teaching job with Our Lady of Grace Preschool in Parkton as an assistant in the twos and threes classrooms. As she grew in her role, Ms. Burrows became the lead teacher of the twos class. Driven by a passion for giving children new experiences, her favorite part of teaching is when children have their “AHA moments”. Ms. Burrows classroom is one that is driven by kindness and a desire to make sure that every child feels loved and cared for. While not in the classroom at Embark, Ms. Burrows can be found at CCBC pursuing her AA in teaching.
Emily Manear
emanear@embarkeducationmd.com
Jenna Isaacson
jisaacson@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Manear has been working in the classroom since 2019. Her favorite age group to work with is the threes. Ms. Manear is a graduate of CCBC with a degree in teaching, and is working towards her Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education at Towson University. She especially enjoys encouraging children to use their voice to communicate their likes and dislikesas well as fostering their unique personalities. Ms. Manear specializes in developing necessary life skills, self-care routines, and self-advocacy.
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Ms. I just graduated from Towson University with a degree in Child Psychology. As a teenager, she jumped at every opportunity to work with young children. She especially enjoyed summers working at the Owings Mills JCC in the preschool, as well as CITing at Camp Milldale. Ms. I is excited to continue learning and teaching at Embark Education. She is passionate about working with young children, teaching them important life skills, and watching them grow into successful, amazing learners.
Alex Seidman
aseidman@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Seidman has been in the education field since 2013. She graduated from Towson University with a bachelors degree in Family and Human Services with a track to services to children and youth. Ms. Seidman was previously a para educator with Baltimore County Public Schools where she worked at the elementary level. She also has years of experience working with children with special needs in CLS/FLS and inclusion programs. She enjoys teaching young minds, and helping to foster their creativity and independence. She enjoys all age groups, but really thrives with older two’s age group. She’s looking forward to teaching new skills and helping children reach their full potential and their journey towards developmental milestones.
Brittany Ledergerber
bledergerber@embarkeducationmd.com
Sam Scheck
sscheck@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. L wears many hats in her life. In addition to being mom to Jayce, she worked as a paraeducator in Harford County, an AA for the FLAS program in Baltimore County, a pastry chef and a nanny. Ms. L has a special place in her heart for our littlest learners. In addition to always enjoying the extra snuggles, she truly enjoys watching each child experience new things and building on their experiences. Building on her time in special education, Ms. L specializes in pinpointing areas where children need a bit more attention or guidance.
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Ms. Scheck has been in the classroom since 2010. She graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Family Studies. Through her 10+ years in the classroom she has discovered her two passions: helping children learn social emotional skills and play skills; and teaching children how to communicate their wants and needs appropriately to adults and peers. Ms. Scheck takes a creative and unique approach to teaching social skills through play, modeling social interactions, coaching her students through difficult play situations, and helping children find their unique voice.
Jasha McNeil
jmcneil@embarkeducationmd.com
Laleh Jeezan
ljeezan@embarkeducationmd.com
Katt Bell
kbell@embarkeducationmd.com
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With over 15 years experience in multiple ages and positions working with children Ms. Bell joins the Embark Education Team. She enjoys collaborating with parents to help each child meet their individualized goals and personally believes all children are just little people with big emotions who with support, guidance, and encouragement can blossom into their full potential. With a passion for an anti-bias environment and a focus on intentional inclusion & social emotional development, Ms. Bell encourages her students to learn about the world around them as they “learn to human”.
Lindsey McVicker
lmcvicker@embarkeducationmd.com
Keyonna Patterson
kpatterson@embarkeducationmd.com
Erica Neubauer
eneubauer@embarkeducationmd.com
Erika Moon
emoon@embarkeducationmd.com
Kenzie Doyle
kdoyle@embarkeducationmd.com
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Ms. Jeezan was born in Iran and emigrated to the United States in 2007. Originally her family settled in Austin, TX but Mrs. Jeezan moved to Maryland in 2016 with her new husband. When she moved to Maryland, she worked with her Mother in Law in her in home daycare caring for children birth to five. After having her own child, Ms. Jeezan was a stay at home mom. She brings her natural ability to love and care for each child, her calm and steady personality, and her ability to connect to each child as an individual to Embark Education.