Pre-K
Program
Miss Tonya,
Lead Teacher
Tonya began working at Spectrum Station in July of 2003. She received her
Associates of Art Degree from Highland Community College in May of 1995. In
January of 2002 Tonya opened a childcare center in her home which was a Licensed
Group Daycare. When she made her move to Kansas City, she had to close. Despite
the move, Tonya still wanted to continue working in the childcare field, which
brought her to us.
Tonya's husband, Ted is the head
athletic trainer at UMKC. They have two children, Bryton and Lauchlin. In her
spare time, Tonya loves spending time with her family.
Miss Diana,
Lead Teacher
Within just a few minutes, we knew we wanted Diana on our team. Her dedication
and enthusiasm was very evident in our first meeting. Diana joins us with our 20
years in early childhood education. She worked in the Independence school
district for the past 12 years as a lead teacher, with the last 3 as the lead
teacher for the head start program. Diana has completed 2 years of college where
she earned her CDA credential in early childhood education. As well as teaching
school during the week, Diana has worked in the nursery at her church for the
last 10 years.
Diana and her husband Paul have been
married for over 34 years and have 2 grown children, Heidi and Nick. Paul and
Diana welcomed their first grandchild in the spring of 2007. She enjoys all
sorts of hobbies and crafts, meeting new friends and participating in her
church.
Miss Alesia, Teacher
Originally from Trenton, Missouri, Alesia and her family moved to Kansas City in
2003. In Trenton, Alesia operated her own in-home childcare for nearly 10 years.
In addition Alesia completed 2 years of college and is completing her
associates' degree and CDA this year! All of this and she raised 3 sons,
Scott, Thomas, and Travis.
After the move to Kansas City, Alesia tried to work in a "non-teaching"
related field. Well, she missed working with children too much and were lucky
that she did. Alesia joined our team in September of 2006 and immediately found
a home in our infant program.
Alesia is very active in competitive 3-D archery. She and her family love to
camp, bow hunt, and cook. She loves to collect cook books!
