Hampstead Preschool of the Arts
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team!
Meet Our Team!
Each of the Hampstead Preschool of the Arts teachers and staff brings elements of excellence to the HPA team. In addition to decades of early childhood education experience combined and education ranging from Masters in Education to the North Carolina School of the Arts, every HPA teacher is CPR and First Aid certified. Each of our lead teachers has a bachelor's or associate's degree and even our teacher's assistants are more than qualified with years of childhood education experience. We also complete yearly furthering education classes with Smart Start of New Hanover County as well as attend the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina each year.
Each of the Hampstead Preschool of the Arts teachers and staff brings elements of excellence to the HPA team. In addition to decades of early childhood education experience combined and education ranging from Masters in Education to the North Carolina School of the Arts, every HPA teacher is CPR and First Aid certified. Each of our lead teachers has a bachelor's or associate's degree and even our teacher's assistants are more than qualified with years of childhood education experience. We also complete yearly furthering education classes with Smart Start of New Hanover County as well as attend the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina each year.
Margie Butts
Margie Butts
Owner
Owner
Jessie Johnson-Smith
Jessie Johnson-Smith
Director
Director
Katie Cook
Katie Cook
Story Telling Special
Story Telling Special
Susan Laakman
Susan Laakman
Pre-K
Pre-K
Joan McCarthy
Joan McCarthy
2 year olds
2 year olds
Kiara Tifft
Kiara Tifft
2 year olds
2 year olds
Jesika Stow
Jesika Stow
3 Year olds
3 Year olds
Amanda Bueschel
Amanda Bueschel
3 year olds
3 year olds
Cathy Slany
Cathy Slany
Substitute Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
"There’s just something fabulous about watching kids figure things out. Their interest in everything is infectious, and I
learn as much from them as they do from me."
Susan Lackman - Pre-K
Susan Lackman - Pre-K
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
"In addition to the usual sense of wonder that most of us feel being around little ones and watching them grow and
develop, working with children brings me back to my own childhood. I remember what it felt like to learn new things,
to feel nervous or shy, and how some people/ teachers made me feel safe and comfortable and I try to keep this in
mind when working with children myself."
Joan McCarthy - 2 year olds
Joan McCarthy - 2 year olds
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
Read what our teachers have to say about their love for teaching!
"Kids are my passion, they keep me young at heart & bring so much joy & light into my life."
Amanda Bueschel - 3 year olds
Amanda Bueschel - 3 year olds