Teachers & Staff

  • Alyson Ruby Grzyb, Director of Bennington Early Childhood Center

    Alyson Ruby Grzyb

    DIRECTOR

    Meet Alyson

  • Ruth Treweek

    LEAD TEACHER

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  • Image of Madalyn Olson a lead teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center. Smiling woman with teal glasses, blond hair with pink and purple ends, black henley shirt and tattoo visible.

    Madalyn Olson

    LEAD TEACHER

    Meet Madalyn
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    Melanie Harris

    LEAD TEACHER

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  • Katharine Scott

    LEAD TEACHER

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  • Rachel Tidwell

    KITCHEN MANAGER/FLOATER TEACHER

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  • Jackie Byer

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed Fundamentals of Early Childhood Care and Education and Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington College Early Childhood Center 2006-2007, and Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2013.

  • Martha Rath

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from Hampshire College. Master’s Degree in Social Justice from SIT Graduate Institute. Completed 12 college credits in Early Childhood Education.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • Brenda Shewell

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Northern Lights Career Ladder Level 1 certificate.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • Heather Mason

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed the Fundamentals of Early Childhood Care and Education course. Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I.

    Assistant Teacher at the Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2016.

  • Julie Mould

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed Fundamentals and Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I of Early Childhood Education.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • Alyissa Kleinhans

    ASSISTANT TEACHER​

    Completed the Fundamentals of Early Childhood Care and Education course, Northern Lights Career Ladder Level 1 certificate.

    Assistant Teacher at the Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • Celina Huckaba

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed the Fundamentals of Early Childhood Care and Education course and Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I.. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Lyndon State College.

    Assistant Teacher at the Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2020.

  • Amy Myers

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed Fundamentals and Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I of Early Childhood Education.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • Morgan Mould

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education course and Northern Lights Level 1 Career Ladder Certificate

    Assistant at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2023.

  • Makenna Cross

    ASSISTANT TEACHER/SUBSTITUTE

    Working toward a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

    Assistant teacher/substitute at the Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2021.

  • April Briggs

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Completed the Fundamentals of Early Childhood Care and Education course and Northern Lights Career Ladder Level I. Associate Degree in Business from Community College of Vermont. Licensed LNA.

    Assistant Teacher at Bennington Early Childhood Center since 2020.