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Kristy Woods, Founder  Kristy began working in the field of early education in high school and has been passionate about the needs of children, families, and educators since day one. She has served the community as a teacher of children 6 weeks thru 12 years and then spent nearly 8 years as a Center Director. As a mentor director, Kristy found herself in the position to train new directors and also had the opportunity to lead staff training in centers throughout NH and MA. Currently, Kristy is a Licensing Coordinator with the State of New Hampshire's Child Care Licensing Unit. Kristy is also a member of NHAEYC and serves on the Professional Development Committee.
Kristy and her husband, Eric live in Southern NH and are proud parents of a bright second grader, Allison. Kristy has somewhat of an obsession with Disney World, and if she can't be there in person, she loves to plan trips for others and search for deals that could launch the planning of her next trip! She also loves reading, camping, and relaxing near just about any kind of water. She is up for almost anything, as long as she is with friends and family.
Candice Alizio  Candice has worked in the child and family development field for many years now. "I started working in childcare part time,when I was a business student at UNH. My sister had an opening in the program she was working in and I jumped at the opportunity." It was then that Candice realized that she was in the wrong field; she had fallen in love with her work with young children. She switched her major and continued to work with infants and toddlers while she finished her degree in Child and Family Studies at UNH. Since then she has moved through the ranks from Assistant Teacher to Lead Teacher to Assistant Director of a large center in Massachusetts. In this position she put her love and respect for children and families together with her business background to work as she learned how to launch and then operate a financially successful program. Her favorite area of work included recruiting, hiring, and training new staff. While at this corporate center, Candice also served in a key role by developing and implementing new hire orientations for more than 15 centers throughout NH and MA. Since having her first son, and welcoming a second son soon after, Candice has worked as a Family Coach, license exempt provider, and as a consultant for The Teacher's Toolbox. Candice and her husband, Jonathan, live in Sandown, NH. Candice enjoys running, reading just about any book she can get on her Kindle, watching movies, camping, and enjoying whatever moments of quiet she can find to cuddle her boys. Marlana Grela  Marlana has been a center director of a multi million dollar center for more than 5 years now. She thrives on providing exemplary customer service, taking care of her teachers, and coming up with out of the box marketing techniques.Marlana earned her degree in Early Childhood Education at the State University of New York @ Cobleskill. She has worked with children in all kinds of settings including as a nanny, preschool teacher, and as a director of a large child care program. In her spare time, Marlana has launched an at home party business that aims to teach people how to save literally thousands of dollars a year by using coupons and taking advantage of online promotions. Marlana is a fan of Zumba, reading books that literally draw her into another world, and spending time with her friends and family. As you can imagine, she is also a busy wife and mother. She and her husband, Jason, are raising two children in the Rockingham County region of New Hampshire. |
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