Meghann graduated in 2005 from the University of Maine with a degree in Sociology. She was a member of the Green Campus Coalition and has always strived towards a more sustainable life. A couple years later, Meghann acquired her culinary degree from the New England Culinary Institute. She then moved to Colorado and became the Director of Admissions at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts. In Colorado, she was involved with Slow Foods Denver and was heavily involved in their School Garden Project. She spent a lot of her free time building vegetable gardens at various schools in the greater Denver area.
Most recently, Meghann worked for six years here in Maine for a chiropractor where she really took her passion for nutrition to the next level. She is currently pursuing a Certificate in Nutrition from the International Foundation of Nutrition & Health. The chiropractor, she worked for eventually deferred to Meghann for patient supplement needs and nutrition evaluations.
When her first son was born and they started introducing food, Meghann started a blog called “Feeding Bebe” where she explored supporting his development through food with all of you! She has always involved him in food preparation. She has challenged herselt to create food that is both delicious and nutritious. She is now using what she’s learned while just introducing her 5-month-old to food for the first time. Meghann look forward to taking this passion of hers and working on food fears or aversions with your kiddos! She is also very excited to use their incredible green house to teach Seedlings to Sunflower’s children about the life cycle and teach them how to get in the dirt with all of the plants.
Meghan shares a home in Westbrook with her husband Donny, who is a Chef and their two boys. They love to be outdoors as much as possible with their kiddos.
family, they enjoy all the natural wonders of Maine! Hiking, swimming at Sebago, camping, gardening at home, and just relaxing with each other!
I am so excited to be apart of this amazing opportunity that has really truly turned into a family and I am so grateful for it!
and their leaders.
She has an extensive background in online marketing from account management, brand and media, consulting, website and graphic design, social media marketing, as well as photo shoot design and styling.
She is thrilled to be able to bring her marketing, media, design and volunteer programming expertise to the board of Seedlings to Sunflowers. Being a part of a non-profit dedicated to cultivating a lifelong commitment to positive educational experiences for children is an amazing honor. She is thrilled to serve alongside caring, creative, intelligent and passionate individuals whose mission is to help carry out the vision of this wonderful, innovative school.
Caitlin is overjoyed to have her children attending Seedlings to Sunflowers – a place where they thrive and where her family feels supported by their loving community.
to Sunflowers Community! She resides in Windham with her husband, Joe and her 2 sons, Sam & Rowan.
in a Masters Program in either Early Childhood Education or Social Work in the near future. I’ve worked as a substitute and lead teacher in an outreach program in Portland for 6 years, and as a CNA on a long-term dementia unit for 12 years. I have been at S2S since Spring of 2020, and I just love the nature-based family atmosphere!
…excitement on a child’s face when they can do something on their own for the first time.
In her free time, Amanda likes to spend time with her husband, best friend and pets. She has 2 cats, a bunny, a parakeet and an African Grey Parrot. She enjoys going to the movies, the ocean, roller skating and going to concerts.
…playing games, being outside, and exploring nature.
…and nurturing environment for children and families to feel welcome. Michelle lives in Gorham with her 3 boys, 1 nephew and her 3 fur babies.
about working with children and their families, is forming that special bond and relationship. I believe it is so important to have trust and understanding in order to learn and grow. Some of my hobbies include reading, hiking, painting, gem collective, and rug hooking.
Alicia has 2 sons, Noah (9) and Ezra (1) and loves being a mother and spending time with her family! Working with children has always…
I am a certified herbalist and will be a advanced herbalist Fall 2021 where I will be able to take on patients. I love foraging for wild herbs and mushrooms. I make my medicinal teas, creams, salves, tinctures…
…been Alicia’s passion and she’s honored to be surrounded by such an amazing group every day!
…and I also infuse my own oils. Aside from herbalism, I am an outdoor enthusiast! I like to study weather and I am also a local weather watcher for channel 13 and NOAA. I love storm chasing!
I enjoy many outdoor activities! love camping, kayaking, biking, and photography just to name a few. Camping is one of my favorite things to do! My son and I also like to camp out in the backyard a lot just for fun! My favorite place to camp is Lily Bay State Park on Moosehead Lake, where I was a campground host/volunteer for 5 years. My son and I go up as much as we can in Spring, Summer and Fall. We enjoy bombing around the dirt roads looking for moose and other wildlife.
I also enjoy hunting and fishing. I like to hunt deer, grouse, and moose! I harvested my first moose back in 201 weighing almost 800 lbs. Even though I am a hunter, I do love and appreciate wildlife. I have many deer that visit my yard daily; I live on the reserve, so I can’t hunt them, but I am able to watch and learn from them. My family and friends call me Snow White because I always seem to make friends with many animals. I have one deer friend at Lily Bay that I have bonded with over the past 5 years where I am able to pet and feed her out of my hand. She’s even given me a kiss.
This is my first time in the childcare field and I’ve been enjoying it so much! The kids make me laugh and smile. Even on an off-day, the always seem to make it better!
“work” to me. I believe it is important to provide children with a fun, fulfilling, creative, enriched environment. My dreams are to some day pursue a degree in Early Childhood Development. I am so excited to watch the kids in my new classroom learn and grow. I look forward to letting them explore and creating different projects to help their development. I like to think of myself as a compassionate, patient, responsible, determined person. I’m an old soul in a young person’s body. I am an only child, so I hope to have lots of children. I love living in a state where we are fortunate enough to experience all four seasons. I was born here and I don’t think I will ever live somewhere else.
to their ability to create their own fun. Babies may not “talk”, but they sure have a lot to say!
able to explore and learn through play. I love spending time with my family and going on trail walks with my dog. Coming on board as an infant teacher is something new and exciting. I am looking forward to this new chapter.
my childhood sweetheart and we have two children, a ten-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son. I am very excited to be here at Seedlings to Sunflowers and excited to see where the journey will go. During my free time I’m a part-time photographer and I love to spend as much time with family as I can. In the fall you will catch me either at Gillette Stadium rooting for my favorite team (the Patriots) or you’ll catch me in front of the TV rooting them on!
hope to delve deeper into my research on children’s development, specifically in regards to resiliency and trauma. My special interest in the field of Social Work includes helping families and the disenfranchised populations gain access to the services they need. I have also written several research papers on how society could better serve its vulnerable populations, (especially children) better in order to facilitate the future for us all.
As a float teacher, I get the opportunity to meet and learn from all of your wonderful children. I believe that youngsters have so much to offer us adults in terms of insight and experience. Outside of work and school, I have a husband and our three-year-old daughter, who is in the Sunflower Room. Our motto at home is “always interested”, meaning that we are game for just about anything and everything- music, books, art, homesteading, sports, traveling to name a few! I look forward to putting this potpourri of experience and interest into action and connection with the community during my time here at S2S.
…kiddos – both outside and in a classroom. When I’m not at work, I can be found in nature, spending time with my family, reading, playing music and/or doing an art project (sometimes all at the same time!). I am here to grow and learn alongside the kids, and I couldn’t be happier.
expecting our second child! As a family, we enjoy spending time outdoors and finding new trails to explore. I’m excited to be a part of the team and to meet all of your kiddos too!
achieve the best research-based instructional strategies and programs to meet the needs of diverse learners. She has both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.
She lives in Westbrook with her husband, Ethan, and 3 year old daughter, Lucille. Lu has been attending Seedlings to Sunflowers since she was 4 months old.
Leah and her husband have two children and have lived in Gorham for the past 10 years. Prior to living in Maine, they lived in the White Mountains of NH. Leah hails from the midwestern state of Indiana where she and her family travel annually to share time with family.
