People

Administrators

Jill Riley

Senior Administrative Program Specialist, Director

jillriley@wisc.edu

608-890-4998

Amy Lee Wagner

Ph.D., M.A.Ed.

Executive Director

amy.wagner@wisc.edu

608-890-4253

Kristin Orlowski

M.B.A.

Assistant Director

kmorlowski@wisc.edu

608-263-2626

Mallory Hackel

Administrative Assistant

mhackel@wisc.edu

608-263-4579

Faculty & Graduate Students

Heather Kirkorian

Ph.D., M.A.Ed.

Associate Professor; Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development; Faculty Director of the CDL

kirkorian@wisc.edu

Roxy Etta

M.S., HDFS Doctoral Candidate

Leola Culver Graduate Fellow in Early Childhood Development

etta@wisc.edu

Amanda Lockett

M.Ed., HDFS Graduate Student

Nelsrud Family Graduate Fellow in Early Childhood Development

alockett@wisc.edu

Elizabeth Skora Horgan

M.S., HDFS Doctoral Candidate

Shannon Graduate Fellow in Early Childhood Development

eskora@wisc.edu

Lead Teachers

Adrienne Barberg

Lead Preschool Teacher

Bunny Classroom

barberg@wisc.edu

Katy Brechlin

Lead Preschool Teacher

Otter Classroom

brechlin@wisc.edu

Sarah Bruhn

M.S., Lead Preschool Teacher

Otter Classroom

sbruhn@wisc.edu

Linda Dykstra

M.F.A., Lead Toddler Teacher

Chipmunk Classroom

lldykstra@wisc.edu

Esther Emmerich

Lead Toddler Teacher

Chipmunk Classroom

ekoh5@wisc.edu

Casey Feist

Lead Infant Teacher

Honeybee Classroom

cafeist@wisc.edu

Laura Feist

Lead Toddler Teacher

Duck Classroom

lmfeist@wisc.edu

Sarah Franke

Lead Preschool Teacher

Fox Classroom

sfranke3@wisc.edu

Maria Frey

Lead Infant Teacher

Honeybee Classroom

mlfrey2@wisc.edu

Malika Guend

Lead Infant Teacher

Dragonfly Classroom

malika.guend@wisc.edu

Kelsie Krawczyk

Lead Infant Teacher

Dragonfly Classroom

krawczyk2@wisc.edu

Kris Krystofiak

Lead Preschool Teacher

Bunny Classroom

kskrysto@wisc.edu

Emmi Lohrentz

Lead Preschool Teacher

Fox Classroom

elohrentz@wisc.edu

Debbie McGowan

Lead Toddler Teacher

Duck Classroom

djmcgowan@wisc.edu

Jaclyn Schneider

Lead Preschool Teacher

Bunny Classroom

jkschneider3@wisc.edu

Terri Strother

Lead Teacher

Float

tahoffm1@wisc.edu

Sarah Yannett

M.S., Lead Teacher

Float

yannett@wisc.edu