Meet Our Staff

Our dedicated, experienced and highly-educated teachers are what makes CCP so special. All of our classes are taught by one lead teacher, plus one teaching assistant. Our classes are lead by the following teachers:

Lizard: Courtney (Mrs. Barnard) and Bonnie (Mrs. Warner)
Honeybee: Star (Mrs. Reed) and Beth (Mrs. Alton)
Ladybug: 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 is the lead teacher in 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.

Star Reed, Teacher

Star Reed joined CCP’s team in 2020 and is the lead teacher for the Honeybee 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.

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.

Elizabeth Alton, Lead Teacher & Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Alton assists in the Honeybee M/W/F class, and is the Lead Teacher in the Honyebee T/Th Afternoon class, as well as the Ladybug class. 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.

Christine Shaw, Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Shaw is one of the teaching assistants in the Monday, Wednesday, Friday Honeybee class. Mrs. Shaw started out as a substitute teacher for CCP and was offered an assistant position in the Honeybee class in January 2024. All three of her sons attended CCP, and she is especially grateful for the opportunity to now be a teaching assistant. She feels it is very rewarding to work with children and assist in their growth and development. Before CCP, she was lucky to stay home with her sons for 10 years. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and reading.

Noah Smith, Teaching Assistant

Mr. Noah assists in the Honeybee T/Th afternoon class. Noah is a recent California transplant who grew up visiting Central NY every summer with his family. Noah has focused his career on working in Early Intervention and with children with special needs. Now a behavior analyst, he has spent the last 3 years in schools creating behavior reduction and skill building programs for students and coaching teachers on positive teaching practices. Noah is very excited to be a part of CCP and to get to know the Cazenovia community better through this position.

Lizbeth Harvey, Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Harvey assists in the Ladybug class on T/Th. Liz lives in New Woodstock with her husband and their three sons. Her two eldest sons attended CCP, and she was previously a member of the CCP board of directors. Now her youngest son will join us at CCP. Liz spends a ton of time being the number one fan at her son’s football, soccer, and baseball and their wrestling matches. Liz enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, volunteering at Burton Street Elementary school as a member of the PTA. She is originally from El Paso, Texas and she is excited to help CCP incorporate her first language, Spanish, into our curriculum.