Meet Our Staff

The staff and teachers here at Northwoods Child Development Center are fully equipped, trained and qualified. They are all professional and experienced individuals in the field of child care and early childhood education. Some have experience working with Wisconsin children for decades.

Each day, our teachers follow daily plans that are educational, creative, fun and age appropriate. To ensure we maintain high professional standards, our wonderful staff have many opportunities to continue their education both with in-house training, workshops, and educational opportunities outside the Center. This ongoing training helps to ensure our staff have the skills and resources they need to provide the best preschool, school age, child care and development services to your child.

A Registry membership is required by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families in for to staff in a group center or school-age program. We are also working to increase our rating with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Youngstar program.

Meet Trina Page, she is one of a kind. A natural nurturer. The kids quickly become attached to her. The other side of Trina is determined, strong and independent. She is in the Army Reserves; you will often see her running on her lunch breaks. Trina is working on completing course work to add to her childcare credentials.

Meet Patty Habeck, she is our veteran infant teacher and much more. Patty has been with us since start up and has been able to watch her kids move up through our classrooms. Patty also helps tremendously with our schedules. She has the brain for finding solutions to obstacles. She knows everything there is about childcare guidelines and regulations. We are thankful she has remained with our team long-term.

Meet Kelsey Kanitz, she is the daughter of our Director Wendy. (Like Mother Like Daughter - is true in this case). They both are dedicated to early childhood education. Kelsey wants to continue her education by earning the Infant Toddler Professional Credential. She has applied for a TEACH scholarship offer by (W.E.C.A.) Wisconsin Early Childhood Association. She Love hamsters and your kids.

Meet Kimberley Redmond, she came to us and fit in perfectly. We are so happy to have found Kim because she makes such a great team working with our veteran teacher Patty loving and caring for our babies in our raccoons (newborn to 6 month) classroom. He has two daughters Abigail and Anna Belle who just started our volunteer training program. Kimberley is working on a coursework: Intro to Childcare and Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care.

Meet Faith Kildahl, she has youthful energy and willingness to learn. She is currently working on her (ECE) Early Childhood Education degree at Mid-State college. She combines her soft presence with intellect. We are glad she is joining our team. We hope her experience with us will help her as she moves through her degree program. Likewise, we will benefit from her fresh outlook as she learns the childcare profession.

Meet Janette Flemming, she has worked in childcare for off and on for 13 years. She made us so proud as she reacted professionally and efficiently to one of our children who had a medical emergency this month. The saying "steady as she goes" fits her to a tee.

Meet Beverley Kristmann, she is our fabulous "almost retired" staff member who comes in everyday from noon to 3:00 to break our staff. She has a gentle spirit, a smile that will make you melt and eyes that twinkle. We all love her and so do your kids. We want her to stay forever!

Meet Amie Sellig, she is amazing teacher. She has a bachelor’s degree in disabilities studies. She believes that not only can she teach children but learn from them as well. Amie has a well-rounded personality any employer would love to have on their team. She is dependable, kind, and fun. The kids just adapt well in her classroom. Amie also has her daughter with us in the chipmunks (1 year old) classroom and expecting a baby in February of 2022.

Meet Chelsey Blask, she is our go-getter. In addition to being an assistant teacher, she steps up in a pinch pulling out her drill to do quick maintenance when needed. She also helps decorate our center and make breakfasts and snacks. She has two daughters. Kinsley in our Griffins (3-year-old) classroom and Addison in our caterpillars (6 month - 1 year old) classroom.

Meet Cassidy Dobbs, she has been with us since 2019. Cassidy brings versatility to our team. She exceeds at many things and helps in every way. She also has a youthful and at the same time responsible outlook when working with staff and your children. Cassidy loves to help brainstorm fun and new ideas for your children. She has initiated things like the Trunk or Treat. We love her input enthusiasm.

Meet Madelyn Wiese, she loves the childcare field. She is dedicated to learning as much as she can through coursework and on the job training. She is working with one of our veteran teachers now. Her gentle and enthusiastic nature makes her a great addition to our team. We love bringing in individuals with fresh enthusiasm into our program!

Meet Lorrie Nuelist, she is a veteran teacher with a wealth of knowledge. With her degree and additional coursework that stretches a mile long, she continues to increase her knowledge with more training. She is a lifetime learner. The best part is that she applies the concepts and skills from training into her classroom. The children benefit greatly from her experience and fabulous personality!