Mission Statement
To serve the Lord by proclaiming His Good News through our actions and by bringing others to His healing power and grace, providing for all a loving fellowship of the concerned and accepting body of Christ.

Sally Hebert - Administrative Assistant
Miss Sally became the Administrative Assistant in 1993 when her youngest daughter Salina attended C.E.C. Her older daughter, a Senior in High School, also attended C.E.C. .Sally is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. Sally and her husband David and their two daughters live in Royal Palm Beach, they share their house with 2 cats, a rabbit, a parrot, and a pond full of fish.

Patti Thomas - Music and Movement Teacher
As the Music and Movement teacher, Miss Patti encourages all the children to express themselves musically. They love all the songs, stories, and movement activities Miss Patti leads them in. Patti is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a degree in Music Therapy. Kevin and Patti’s three children, Maria, Sean and Teddy keep them busy with their many activities. In addition to teaching Music Miss Patti plays the piano, guitar autoharp and recorder.

Suzi Ferraro - Bible Enrichment Teacher
Miss Suzi joined the C.E.C. team in 2002 as the Bible Enrichment Teacher. She is a graduate of Illinois State with a Bachelors and Masters in Political Science . Suzi and Mike and their two sons, Nicholas and Lucas. live in Wellington. In her free time Suzi has a small business making beautiful personalized pillow cases for children.

Gloria Bueschel is the 3 year old teacher in the Blue Room. Gloria began teaching at C.E.C. in 1989. (Her first class here at C.E.C. are Juniors in High School!) Gloria and her husband Walter are very active with their Sunday School class. Gloria has two daughters, Christi and Jeni, and is the grandmother of 4. Her hobbies include scrapbooking and researching her families genealogy.

The 2 day teacher in the Red Room is Teri Capobianco. This was Miss Teri’s first year teaching here at C.E.C. prior to teaching she worked as an assistant Teri and her husband Sal have three boys who keep them really busy with sports. Miss Teri enjoys jewelry making and scrapbooking in her free time.

Miss Debbie De Long is the Pre-K teacher in the Green Room. She came to work for C.E.C. in 1986 working in various positions, first at an assistant later as a teacher. She have a Liberal Arts AA degree as well as her Child Development Degree. Debbie and her husband Billy have two daughters, Tara and Jennifer. Debbie’s outside interests include crafting and gardening. In the classroom Miss Debbie encourages the children’s love of science.

Pam Gilbert joined the C.E.C. staff when the school was formed in 1984. Pam is a graduate of Ohio State University with a BS in education. Pam has a natural talent for teaching and working with children, she encourages an early love of learning. Pam and her husband Lee have three children Katie, Lori, and Andy (who all attended C.E.C)

Traci Picknell is also an Ohio Buckeye. She earned her degree in Education from the University of Toledo. Miss Traci is one of the Pre-k teachers who share the Yellow room, she joined the C.E.C. team after her daughter Kelsey attended C.E.C. Miss Traci and her husband have two other children, Tarah and Anthony. Working with children is also an important part of Traci’s free time, as she is an assistant cheerleading coach for her daughter’s team.

Anne Riepma has been a Pre-K teacher at the Child Enrichment Center since 1989, Anne is a certified Montessori teacher and has taught preschool for 22 years. Anne and her husband Martin have two daughters Kate and Lyndsy, both of whom are graduates of University of Central Florida. In her free time, Anne enjoys collecting antiques, visiting museums and reading.

JoAnn Villona is in her 3rd year teaching the Junior Kindergarten class here at C.E.C. JoAnn attended Molloy College in New York. Prior to moving to Wellington JoAnn taught preschool in New York. JoAnn and her husband Ralph have two sons Jordan and Justin. In her free time, JoAnn enjoys decorating and landscaping their house.

Miss June (Zuehlsdorff) is the 2 1/2 year old teacher. She is extremely patient and loving with the youngest children at C.E.C. Parents have said that every child should have a Miss June to start them on their educational path. With a degree in graphic art, June enjoys encouraging the creativity in the children. June and her husband Eric have two daughters, Lauren and Andrea and a son John.

Our terrific team of Teacher’s assistants include:

Chris Abaldo helps us in many areas. She is the assistant in both the Red and Blue rooms, and she helps with the Lunch Bunch children. The Abaldo family moved to Wellington from the New York area. She and her husband Guy have 2 children, Kara is a drama major at Fl. State and Chris is in highschool. Chris is enthusiastic about walking and swimming.

Cheri Barton is the assistant with 6 classes which keeps her really busy. Cheri is a native Floridian, born in the Keys. Cheri and her husband Gary have two sons, Joshua and Nate. During the summer months Cheri works in North Carolina for Recreation Ministry. In her spare time Cheri enjoys walking and reading.

This is Mildred Crespo’s third year working in the Pink Room, she really enjoys the four year old children. We depend on Millie’s bilingual ability to help us with Spanish speaking adults as well as children. Millie has her Child Development Associates Degree Millie and her husband Mario have two sons Mario and Marcus. Millie has a great sense of humor and even collects :”happy roosters”.

Michelle Schwetz is our Lunch Bunch Assistant. She has two active boys, Jordan and Dawson. Michelle has her AAS in Business Administration from a small school in New York. She enjoys gardening and activities with her boys.

Lorraine Vendryes (Miss Lori) works as the assistant with the Pre-k children in the Yellow and Purple rooms. Lori worked as a teaching assistant at Cypress Trials Elementary School prior to joining the C.E.C. team. Artie and Lori have two children, Stacy, is a teacher at Wellington Elem. and Jason is a Junior at The University of Central Florida.

Cindy Weglewski works as the Blue and Red Room assistant on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
As the parents of 4, Julie, Brian, Jackie and Austin, Cindy & Rob stay very busy. Cindy is her daughter’s girl scout leader, and also works with the scouts on a district level with event planning. Scrapbooking and reading are two of Cindy’s hobbies.