Teri LaVelle, Director and Head Teacher
Teri has been a teacher at Zion Lutheran Preschool for over 20 years. She has a double major in Early Education/and Elementary Education and is certified in Elementary Education. Teri has previously taught Kindergarten and served as head
teacher at Ellsworth Air Force Base Preschool, in Ellsworth, SDAK. Teri has two daughters, Ciara (Miami, FL) and Amanda (Charlotte, NC) and resides in Indiana, PA.
teacher at Ellsworth Air Force Base Preschool, in Ellsworth, SDAK. Teri has two daughters, Ciara (Miami, FL) and Amanda (Charlotte, NC) and resides in Indiana, PA.
Kim Sobolewski, Teacher Assistant
Kim Sobolewski studied Child Development and Sociology at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, NY. She also worked part time at Audubon Preschool in Amherst NY and ran an extended day program at The Park School of Buffalo in Snyder, NY while attending Buffalo State College. Kim and her husband Stan moved to Indiana, PA in August 1992 when her husband joined the Physics Department at IUP. Kim has been affiliated with Zion Lutheran Preschool since 1994 when her oldest child started preschool. All four of her children attended Zion. Kim loves music and became a certified Kindermusik instructor. In 2003, Kim was a member of the Board of Directors at Zion Preschool when a Teaching Assistant position became available and she began working in the 3-year-old program. In her spare time Kim enjoys traveling, dancing and spending time with her family.
Lori Singel, Teacher Assistant
Lori Singel has over 25 years in the child care industry and has been teaching at Zion Lutheran Preschool since 2002. Lori received her degree from Mount Aloysius College in addition to taking classes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Child Development, Child Psychology, and Introduction to Exceptional Children. Lori currently works Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with the four and five year-old classes. Her prior work experience includes serving as an Assistant Director and Toddler/Preschool Teacher at Grand Beginnings Child Care Center in Indiana, PA. Lori additionally operated a structured day care in her home. Lori enjoys mountain biking, reading and is an active member of the YMCA. She resides with her husband in Indiana, PA.
Maite McAnulty, Spanish Enrichment Teacher and Teacher Assistant
Maite McAnulty is a native Spanish speaker and holds degrees from IUP in Spanish and Journalism. She has been Zion's Spanish Enrichment Teacher since 2007 and has been a substitute teacher at Zion for over four years. She additionally taught an afterschool Spanish program at St. Bernard School when her children were students there. She and her husband, Dan, have three children and live in Indiana. She loves visiting her extended family in Spain and also loves traveling to new destinations with her family.
Maite McAnulty is a native Spanish speaker and holds degrees from IUP in Spanish and Journalism. She has been Zion's Spanish Enrichment Teacher since 2007 and has been a substitute teacher at Zion for over four years. She additionally taught an afterschool Spanish program at St. Bernard School when her children were students there. She and her husband, Dan, have three children and live in Indiana. She loves visiting her extended family in Spain and also loves traveling to new destinations with her family.
