Somerset Early Childhood Center Staff

1385 S. Adams Road, Rochester Hills, MI  48309

(248) 375-2140

 

Getting to know your child’s teachers....

All our teachers have:

            Training in -     CPR & First Aid

            Membership -  Michigan & National Association for the

                                     Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

            Provided -        Criminal Background Reports

 

Preschool Staff

Nancy Daniels, Preschool Teacher

• BS in Human Resource Development with specialization in Early Childhood

  Education

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 23 years

• 31 years total teaching experience

 

Melissa Kapolka, Preschool Teacher

• BA in Elementary Education, working on MAT in Reading and Language

  Arts with Endorsement in Early Childhood Education

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 5 years

• 21 years total teaching experience

 

Pat Wagner, Preschool Teacher

• BS in Education with Early Childhood Endorsement

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 9 years

• 21 years total teaching experience

Debbie Weisman, Preschool Teacher

• BS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development Associate Degree

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 6 years

• 19 years total teaching experience

 

Nancy Soter, Prekindergarten Teacher

• BA in Sociology, concentrations in Early Childhood Education and Women's

  Studies

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 14 years

• 17 years total teaching experience

 

Beverly Hayhurst, Prekindergarten Teacher

• BA in Elementary Education, MA in Early Childhood Education

• First year at Somerset ECC

• 18 years total teaching experience

 

Mary M. Schwach, Prekindergarten Teacher

• BS in Elementary Education with Endorsements in Early Childhood

  Education and Preschool Special Education

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 17 years

• 36 years total teaching experience

Cheryl Shrader, Prekindergarten/Kdg Enrichment Teacher

• BS Early Childhood Education, MA in Elementary Education

• First year at Somerset ECC

• 19 years total teaching experience (16 years as Kindergarten teacher)

 

Diane Lowes, Administrative Assistant

• has worked at Somerset for 4 years

• has many years of administrative experience

 

Sheela Swarup, Executive Director

• MS in Administrative Education

• has taught at Somerset ECC for 11 years, has been Executive Director for

  15 years

 

Anne E. Porter Ph. D., Somerset Founder/Consultant

• BA in Developmental Psychology, BS in Economics and Business

  Administration with concentration in Computer Science, MAT in

  Early Childhood Education, Ph.D. in Evaluation and Research

• As one of Somerset's founders, Anne has been with Somerset ECC for

  29 years

• 35 years teaching experience at preschool and university levels