MEET OUR TEAM

Mrs. McClure has a bachelors degree in elementary and special education from the University of Delaware along with a certificate in early childhood education. . She been a teacher for over 20 years, including teaching at CUMC Preschool for 8 years, and this is her first year as a director. Her three children are alumni of the preschool and include a high school senior, a college sophomore and a recent college grad. Outside of school, Mrs McClure enjoys volunteering at the county animal shelter and spending time with her friends and family.

Mrs. Keeley has a bachelors degree in business with a concentration in marketing from the University of Mississippi. She also worked in a preschool as an assistant when her children were younger. She will use her skills to manage the business side of the school as well as handle all marketing and community outreach. She has four children - three in college and one is a high school senior. Outside of school, Mrs. Keeley enjoys crafting and reading, as well as hanging out with friends and family.

Mrs. Crown has a Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland and 16 years of experience teaching at Covenant United Preschool. She has two adult children and one grandson that reside in the area. In her spare time she enjoys baking, gardening, crochet and playing with her grandson.

Mrs. Liu has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Michigan. She's excited to be back in the classroom after 16 years. She has a wonderful husband and four kids. When she's not busy driving soccer carpool, she enjoys running, working out on her Peloton,

and reading.

Mrs. George, a Pittsburgh native, holds a BA in Elementary Education from Point Park University as well as a BS in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a certified teacher through MSDE. She taught first grade for several years in Anne Arundel County, and in addition taught ESL and worked with children with special needs in Pennsylvania. She lives in Howard County with her husband and their three children--boy/girl twins who are 10 and a daughter who is 6. Mrs. George enjoys traveling with her family, watching her children play sports, practicing yoga, reading, and playing with their Lab, Cooper. She is thrilled to join CUMC this year!

Mrs. Durning received her Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State University in elementary education. She has been a private tutor for 18 years and an assistant preschool teacher for 7 years. Her adult sons include a statistician, a Towson senior and a UMD senior. In her free time, she keeps busy with her new pug puppy, Gideon. She also enjoys cooking large amounts of food on weekends during football games when all 3 sons are at home.

Mrs. Vozzola has been working in Early Childhood and Elementary Ed since 1993. She has an AA in Elementary Education, and has been working at CUMP since 2014. She volunteers as a bible class teacher at her church, at a bible camp one week every summer and she is in the process of training/raising a service dog for Warrior Canine Connection. She has 7 children between the ages 14-25 and one granddaughter who is 8 months old. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family while hiking, paddle boarding and kayaking.

Mrs. Kieffer has a bachelors degree in sociology from the University of South Carolina, and earned her teacher certification through the Maryland State Dept of Education. She taught kindergarten and second grade at a private school in Baltimore City for 6 years, and taught 1st grade for four years for MCPS. Mrs. Kieffer is very excited to be back in the classroom after several years at home with her three children. She was fortunate to have the opportunity to substitute teach at the Preschool where all three of her children attended prior to the Covid 19 pandemic. Mrs. Kieffer and her husband have twins in middle school, and a six year old daughter. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending her children’s soccer and basketball games, traveling, and reading.

Mrs. Modarress earned a business management degree from Franklin and Marshall College and worked as a commercial claims adjuster for various insurance companies. After the birth of her first son, she stayed home to be a full-time mom. All three of her boys attended Covenant United Methodist Preschool and in 2016 she joined the staff as an assistant teacher. In her spare time, she loves to cook, bake, read, and spend time with

family and friends.

Mrs. Stockton has a B.S. in Human Resource Management from Messiah College and has been part of the CUMC Preschool family since 2017. She and her husband have 4 children and she spends the majority of her weekends cheering on her children ar soccer games and cross country meets. In her spare time, Mrs. Stockton enjoys reading and spending time outside.

Mrs. Barnett has been a member of Covenant United Methodist Church for over 22 years. She has also been the church’s Sunday nursery care provider since 2008 and assisted in the former Terrific Two’s Program since 2009. Mrs. Barnett has a 15 year old son who is an alumni of the Two’s Program and the Preschool. She also has a 30 year old step daughter. Mrs. Barnett enjoys spending her vacations in Ocean City, Maryland, loves reading, crocheting and cross stitching.

Mrs. Q. graduated from Gwynedd Mercy College in Pennsylvania. She worked as a conference coordinator and taught gymnastics to children before becoming a stay-at-home mom. In 2007, she joined the Terrific Two's Program as an assistant teacher. She has enjoyed teaching, playing, and learning from the Twos ever since. Mrs. Q has two children, 25-year-old, boy/girl twins. They both attended Covenant United Methodist Preschool. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, shopping, vacations at the beach and walking with her one-year-old labradoodle, Tilly.