Meet Our Staff

Our dedicated, experienced and highly-educated teachers are what makes CCP so special. Both Kindergarten-readiness classes have one lead teacher with a Master's degree in Education, plus one teaching assistant. Our four classes are lead by the following teachers:

Lizard: Courtney (Mrs. Barnard) and Bonnie (Mrs. Warner)
Caterpillar: Laura (Mrs. McClintock) and Chantal (Mrs. Nellis)
Honeybee: Jaci (Mrs. Korver) and Beth (Mrs. Alton)
Ladybug: Star (Mrs. Reed) and Beth (Mrs. Alton)

Please visit our Programs page for more information.

About us

Lindsay Maine, Director

Lindsay is the Director of Cazenovia Community Preschool. Lindsay worked as a speech therapist for seven years. She has experience working with children ages birth to five years old. Both of Lindsay's children attended CCP and she previously served on the Board of Directors as a board member and then as Chair of the Board. She is dedicated to continuing to ensure CCP is a nurturing environment where children learn and grow academically, emotionally, and socially. In her free time Lindsay enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach and being outside.

Courtney Barnard, Teacher

Mrs. Barnard will be teaching the Lizard class. Mrs. Barnard has spent the last 5 years of her career working to support school-based programs that focused on early and preventive interventions; giving her the opportunity to work with both UPK students and their teachers directly. She is passionate about giving each child a positive Pre-K experience. She is committed to helping support our students and eager to watch them grow socially, emotionally, and academically.

Laura McClintock, Teacher

Laura McClintock first joined the CCP team in 2018 as Lead Teacher for the two-year-old Monkey Class. Laura is the lead teacher for Cazenovia Community Preschool’s Caterpillar Class.

Before joining the team, Laura taught at a preschool in the Virginia area, was employed as a special education teacher’s assistant in a private school outside of Philadelphia and worked with the Special Education BOCES program at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. She also volunteered on CCP’s Board of Directors where she helped build the school community through the Parents Committee.

Laura lives in Cazenovia with her husband and three boys who attended CCP.

Star Reed, Teacher

Star Reed joined CCP’s team in 2020 and is the lead teacher for the Monday/Wednesday Ladybug class. Star Reed lives in Cazenovia, New York, with her husband and three children. She has over a decade of experience providing at-home childcare to members of the Cazenovia Community. Cazenovia Community Preschool holds a very special place in her heart, as all three of her children attended CCP.

Jaci Korver, Teacher

Jaci Korver joined the CCP team as a substitute in 2022 and now is the lead teacher for the three-year-old Honey Bee Class. Prior to joining CCP Jaci worked as a pediatric acute care, PICU, and school nurse. She has also served as chair of the CCP Board of Directors. Jaci lives in Cazenovia with her husband and three children who are all CCP graduates! In her spare time Jaci tends her garden and paints with watercolor.

Bonnie Warner, Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Warner joined Cazenovia Community Preschool in 2008 and is the teaching assistant to Mrs. Barnard in the Lizard Kindergarten-readiness class. She feels very lucky to be a part of CCP, and believes that she and her students learn from each other.

Mrs. Warner particularly enjoys sharing her love of nature and animals with her students.

Chantal Nellis, Teaching Assistant

Chantal joined the CCP in 2023, assisting Mrs. McClintock in the Caterpillar classroom. Before joining the team, Chantal worked as an occupational therapist for a decade. She has experience working with preschool and early intervention age groups. Chantal lives in Cazenovia with her family. She has fond memories of CCP as all three of her children attended the preschool.

Elizabeth Alton, Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Alton assists in the Honey Bee and Lady Bug classes. Beth started at CCP in January 2023 as a substitute and was brought on as an assistant in the spring of 2023. Before that she had the great opportunity to be home with her two kids for almost ten years. Beth lives in Cazenovia with her family and a menagerie of pets. She loves being a part of CCP and particularly enjoys witnessing the creativity each child has. When she is not at CCP, Beth enjoys baking, traveling, and spending time with her family.