Miss Terri has been the kindergarten teacher at Messiah since 1979.  She was asked by Pastor Gaylen Gilbertson to  design and start up the kindergarten program portion of the school.  "It has been a wonderful opportunity to develop and teach in an enriching Christian learning environment.  I have had the chance to see Messiah Child Care grow and continue to blossom and always be a high quality Christian early childhood program.  I enjoy working with the children, the staff, the parents and the pastor at Messiah.  During the summer months, I work with school age children in the day camp program.  Many of these children are school alumni who return to the Messiah fanily for a familiar, fun time.  I look forward to coming to work each day and spending time at Messiah."

Miss RoseMarie is beginning her seventh year as a teacher's assistant at Messiah.  "I have lived in Park Ridge with my family for 18 years.  We have three sons, one at DePaul, one at University of Illinois and one at Maine South.  I work with the Kindergarten.  This has allowed me to meet many wonderful children and their families."

Miss Vanessa has been the lead teacher for our Younger 3's since 2008.  She can also be found helping out in the Kindergarten class, too.  "It is such a blessing to be a part of the children's 1st year preschool experience.  It is not always easy for children to transition from being at home to being at school, so one of our goals is to have the children feel loved and to love school!"