Meet the Staff

Ms. Dawn

Ms. Dawn

Dawn Allen is the Learning Center Director. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Prekindergarten through 6th grade. Her hobbies include reading and traveling. She enjoys watching sports, especially the ones her son is playing in. Dawn’s favorite thing about her job is being able to work with the children with confidence that she is making a difference in their lives. Her favorite things to do with the children are reading stories, science and sensory play, and dancing. Her goal for the future is to travel to many places in and out of the United States.

  • Favorite Color: Green
  • Favorite Candy: Charleston Chew and Gummi Bears
  • Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster and Outback Steakhouse
  • Favorite Food: Asian foods, Seafood, and Pizza

Ms. Lynn

Ms. Lynn

Ms. Lynn has been at Cargill since July 2019 and is the Assistant Director. She has an Bachelors Degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her family includes her children, Everly and Maverick, her husband Matt, her dog Enzo, and her cat Morgan. Ms Lynn enjoys journaling and fishing in her spare time. She also likes running, reading books, and watching crime shows. Her favorite things to do with the children are painting, projects, and going outside. Ms. Lynns professional goal is to help her staff to be the best they can be!

  • Favorite Color: Yellow
  • Favorite Candy: Raisinets/Reeses
  • Favorite Food: French Fries and Reuben
  • Favorite Restaurant: Panera Bread

Ms. JoAn

Ms. JoAn has been a part of the Cargill family since 2007. Lead teacher in infant classroom and has her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Blackhawk Technical College. Her family includes her mom, brothers, boyfriend, and son Lincoln. She has a pet dog named Molitor and a pet fish. She enjoys lounging in comfy pants, coloring, and watching TV or Movies. She is a fan of the Brewers and the Packers. Ms JoAn enjoys working with the babies each day, and loves baby smiles! She also enjoys watching the babies grow up and say “Hi Ms JoAn!”. She loves reading books and playing games with children, and is always looking for fun things to do with them. She especially enjoys snuggling with them.

  • Favorite Color: Pink
  • Favorite Candy: Snickers
  • Favorite Food: Potatoes (any kind)
  • Favorite Restaurant: Chinese

Ms. Audrey

Ms. Audrey

Ms. Audrey is the lead teacher in three/four  year old classroom. Her family includes her 4 sons, Elijah, Elon, Emerson, and Easton. She graduated from Blackhawk Tech with an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. In her free time, she enjoys relaxing at home, spending time with her family, and watching Netflix. Her favorite activities with the children are singing, reading books, and art projects. She loves spending time with the children and helping them learn and grow.

  • Favorite Color: Maroon
  • Favorite Candy: Ferrero Rocher
  • Favorite Food: Chinese
  • Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse

Ms. Tammy

Ms Tammy has worked at Cargill since 2008 and is the Lead teacher in toddler classroom. She has a B.A. Degree in Social Work from UW-Whitewater. Her family includes her husband, Michael, and two daughters, Lilly and Brooke. She also has some pet dogs, cat, and birds. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, walking, taking pictures, and working in the yard and garden. She loves to root on her girls in basketball and softball and spend time with her family. Ms Tammy enjoys working at Cargill because each day is different with new challenges. She loves hugs from children and enjoys watching the kids enjoy an activity. She likes doing arts and crafts, dancing, and just being silly and making the children laugh. In the future, she’d love to save up for a great two-week vacation with her family.

  • Favorite Color: Royal Blue
  • Favorite Candy: All of it!
  • Favorite Food: Mexican

Ms. Sierra

Ms. Sierra is the lead teacher in Older Twos classroom.  She graduated from University of WI-Whitewater with an Bachelors degree in Elementary Education.  Her family includes her boyfriend, Clinton, her daughter, Olivia, her son Owen and her dog, Willow.  She also has a cat, Pablo.  Ms. Sierra’s hobbies include outdoor activities, crafts, and going out to eat with family and friends.  She enjoys exploring nature, teaching new talents, doing puzzles, and doing story time with the children.  She loves working with children because she gets to create a bond with them and learn about their individual personalities.

  • Favorite Color: Yellow
  • Favorite Candy: Chocolate
  • Favorite Food: Pizza, Tacos, Queso Dip
  • Favorite Restaurant: Hacienda Real

Ms. Debbie

Ms. Debbie has been at Cargill since 2011 and  teacher in the 3 year old Preschool Classroom. She earned her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Blackhawk Technical College. Her family includes her husband, Tommy, and daughter, Madalyn, along with three dogs (Belle, Bucky, and EJ). She enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and lounging by the pool. She loves to travel, spend time at the cabin, and ride the four-wheeler. She enjoys working with children and their families and watching them grow to accomplish new goals. She especially loves doing art, science activities and singing and dancing with her children.

  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Favorite Candy: Sixlets and Lindor Chocolate
  • Favorite Food: Everything (her least favorite is fruit)
  • Favorite Restaurant: GR’s and Applebees

Ms. Alex

Ms. Alex began at Cargill in 2013 and is a teacher in the P4J Frogs room. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from UW-Steven’s Point with a minor in Spanish. She is currently taking classes in Early Childhood Education. Her family includes her husband, Trevor, daughter Brynley, son Sawyer, a cat named Luna, and dog named Jett. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, baking, visiting with friends and family, and shopping for others. In the summer and fall months she enjoys bonfires. She enjoys working at Cargill because she can watch the children grow and progress through the years. Its a pleasure to help a child realize they can do something that they didn’t think they could. She especially enjoys arts and crafts, songs, and one on one time with the children.

  • Favorite Color: Purple and yellow
  • Favorite Candy: Starburst and Dove chocolate
  • Favorite Food: Strawberries and Pizza
  • Favorite Restaurant: Applebees and Starbucks

Ms. Katie

Ms. Katie joined Cargill in September of 2023 and is the lead teacher in the Young Twos Classroom. Katie has a Bachelor’s Degree from UW-Whitewater in Early Childhood Education. Her family includes her husband, Kyle and her children Russell and Corinne. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, trying new recipes, and golfing. In the classroom, she loves to do art/sensory activities, explore books, and sing to music. Katie enjoys working with children because she gets to be a part of their growth and see the world through their eyes.

  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Favorite Candy: Kit Kat or Reese’s
  • Favorite Food: Breakfast Skillet and Pancakes
  • Favorite Restaurant: Chick-fil-a

Ms. Molly

Ms. Molly joined Cargill in August 2023 and is the P4J Teacher in the Tigers room. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a teaching degree in Early Childhood/Special Education. Her family includes, her mom, dad, brother, and husband. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, hanging out with family/friends, and watching movies with her husband. Molly loves teaching because she gets to work with the children as they learn and reach their goals. Her favorite thing to do with children is to listen to their stories and hear what they have to say.

  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Favorite Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
  • Favorite Food: Pasta
  • Favorite Restaurant: Culvers

Ms. Marilyn

Ms. Marilyn

Ms. Marilyn is a float teacher and works in all the classrooms. She obtained her Early Childhood Degree from Blackhawk Technical College. Her family includes Evermel, Carizma, and Stephon. She also has a fish tank full of various fish. Her favorite pastimes include reading, listening to music, watching movies, and straight up chilling. She likes to be around family and friends. What she enjoys about this job is being around children of all ages, in different classroom, and around different teachers. You never know what to expect. She likes hearing the children’s stories, doing art projects, reading books with CD’s, and playing with them inside and outside.

  • Favorite Color: Black
  • Favorite Candy: Burnt Peanuts
  • Favorite Food: Tacos (Supreme Loaded)
  • Favorite Restaurant: Jersey’s

Ms. Ariel

Ms. Ariel is the lead teacher in the School-age classroom. She joined Cargill in June of 2018. Ariel obtained her Early Childhood Associates Degree from McHenry County College. Her family includes her son, Tyson. Her favorite things to do are reading and spending time with her family. Her favorite activities to do with the children are reading books, art activities, and spending time with them one on one. She loves working with children because she gets to help them grow and learn new things.

  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Candy: Chocolate
  • Favorite Food: Pasta
  • Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden

Ms. Neesha

Ms. Neesha is a teacher in the infant classroom. She joined Cargill in September 2022. She earned her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from Blackhawk Technical College. Her family includes her mom, dog Gabby, and her cats Grimm and Grayson. She enjoys reading books (thrillers, crime, and horror), playing volleyball, darts, and drawing. In the classroom, she enjoys getting down to the children’s level to play and do activities with them.

  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Candy: Reese’s Fast Break, Peanut M&M’s, Raisinets, and Gummy Worms
  • Favorite Food: Pasta, Grilled Cheese, Peas, BBQ Chicken, Pizza, and Tacos
  • Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster, Texas Roadhouse, and Cozumel

Ms. Kristina

Ms. Kristina has been a part of the Cargill family since June 2021. She is the Lead Teacher in Infant/Toddler Classroom and has her Associate’s degree from Blackhawk Technical College.  Her family consists of her son and her two cats. In her spare time, Kristina enjoys reading, going on walks, and playing video games.

Her favorite activity to do with the children is painting! Kristina enjoys working with children because she gets to watch them grow and learn new things.

  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Candy: Chocolate,
  • Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse,
  • Favorite Food: Tacos

  Ms. Mary

  Ms. Mary returned to Cargill in August 2022. She is the lead teacher in the P4J wrap around care classroom and also is a sub for P4J. She has her Bachelors of Science from UW-Whitewater. Her family consists of her daughter Beth, her son Ethan and her 6 grandsons. Ms. Mary enjoys golfing, gardening, reading, and doing puzzles in her free time. Her favorite things to do with the children are sports related. She loves working with children for the light bulb moments when they have mastered a goal. 

  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Candy: -Dark Chocolate Almonds
  • Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden
  • Favorite Food: Steak 

Ms. Lilly

Ms. Lilly is a teacher in the Toddler Classroom. Her family includes her boyfriend Jesse, dog Benelli, and two future step children. She enjoys painting, drawing, hiking, fishing, and taking nature photos. Ms. Lilly’s favorite part of working with children is seeing their smiles and hearing their laughs. She enjoys doing art projects and science experiments as well as dramatic play activities.

  • Favorite Color: Yellow
  • Favorite Candy: Pink Starbursts
  • Favorite Restaurant: Fiesta Cancun
  • Favorite Food: Tacos