Dedicated & Certified
Meet our team

June Shillito
Director
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC and has worked with young children since 1991. Her office door is always open.

Shirley James
Assistant Director
Mrs. Shirley grew up in England and has a Bachelor's degree from UNCG. In her free time, Mrs. Shirley enjoys reading and Christian music.

Nonneka Walters
Babies First NC Teacher
Ms. Nonneka grew up in North Carolina and has worked with young children for 6 years. Her favorite activities in the classroom are reading aloud with the kids and dancing.

Eden James
Babies First NC Teacher
Ms. Eden is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is currently working towards her Associate's Degree at Central Carolina. Her favorite children's book is Frog and Toad.

Natasha Turrentine
Babies First NC Teacher
Ms. Tasha grew up in Durham, NC and has worked with children for over 10 years. Her kindergarten teacher inspired her to become a teacher because of the love she showed daily.

Dana Reeves
Babies First NC Teacher
Ms. Dana was born and raised in Durham, NC. She has a B.S. in Child Development & Family Relations from Western Carolina and a Masters in Ministry from Bethel Bible College.

Elisa Freeze
Preschool Teacher
Mrs. Elisa grew up in North Carolina and has worked with children for over 10 years. Her favorite thing about teaching is watching children get excited about learning something new.

Sheryl Wallace
Preschool Teacher
Ms. Sheryl grew up all over the world and received her CDA from Durham Tech. Her favorite classroom activity is painting because it has room for a lot of self expression.

Rena Blackwood
NC & Durham Pre-K
Lead Teacher
Ms. Rena grew up in Durham, NC and received her Bachelor's degree from Liberty University. Her favorite classroom activity is painting with different objects like flyswatters and forks!

Tabatha Turgeon
NC & Durham Pre-K
Assistant Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Rebecca Jones
Support Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Christy Warden
Center Support
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Martha Kenion
Support Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Brooke Currington
Support Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Lidia Sanchez
Support Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Aury Cruz-Nanpula
Support Teacher
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Katie Muckenfuss
Media
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.

Misael Cornejo-Mendoza
Custodial Staff
Mrs. June received her Masters in Education from UNC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and babysitting her grandchildren.