Early Learning Center
ELC Staff
The professional staff at the Early Learning Center are committed to providing an exceptional program not only for children, but for researchers and future early educators. Our teachers and administrative team bring with them a variety of educational backgrounds and early education experiences. They are all upheld to the highest standards of personal education in the field of early childhood education.
| Kelly Freel | Interim Co-Director, Infants and Toddlers | kfreel@udel.edu |
| Jessica Peace | Interim Co-Director, Preschool and School Age | jpeace@udel.edu |
| Jaime Bangson | Infant 1 | jbangson@udel.edu |
| Vilde Ronning | Infant 1 | |
| Toni Thomas | Infant 4 | tlthomas@udel.edu |
| Becky Brown | Infant 5 | bbrown@udel.edu |
| Ruthann Parsons | Infant 5 | ruthann@udel.edu |
| Alex Thornton | Infant Loop | awinter@udel.edu |
| Christy Smith | Toddler 1 | cdeweese@udel.edu |
| Maria Burd | Toddler 1 | |
| Chevelloni El | Toddler 2 | mscel@udel.edu |
| Erin Rossi | Toddler 3 | eschmitt@udel.edu |
| Colleen Bialecki | Toddler 4 | cbialeck@udel.edu |
| Cheryl Rutter | Toddler 4 | |
| Lauren Illiano | Toddler 5 | lilliano@udel.edu |
| Karen Hays | Toddler 5 | khays@udel.edu |
| Michelle Alequine | Toddler 6 | celly@udel.edu |
| Joyce Omenya | Toddler 6 | joyceo@udel.edu |
| Sharon Davis | Preschool 1 | sldavis@udel.edu |
| Christy Faust | Preschool 2 | ccfaust@udel.edu |
| Susan Yetman | Preschool 3 | syetman@udel.edu |
| Susie Szymanski | Preschool 3 | susiejan@udel.edu |
| Morgan Allen | PreK 4 | morganda@udel.edu |
| Trisha Dean | PreK 4 | tdean@udel.edu |
| Erin Kirk | Preschool 5 | erinkirk@udel.edu |
| Cyndi Hartsoe | PreK 7 | chartsoe@udel.edu |
| Phyllis Roland | PreK 7 | proland@udel.edu |
| Brittany Dougherty | PreK 8 | bdoughter@udel.edu |
| Mako Dey | PreK 8 |
| Kelly Davis | Administrative Assistant | kjdavis@udel.edu |
| Kristie Marmo | Administrative Assistant | kristiem@udel.edu |
| Allyson McCraw | Nutrition Assistant | akdavis@udel.edu |
| Alyssa Eastman | Nutrition Assistant | aeastman@udel.edu |
General Contact Information
Phone: (302) 831-6205
Email: ud-elc@udel.edu
Address: 489 Wyoming Road, Newark, DE 19716