Prelude Preschool Faculty
Prelude Preschool of the Arts Director
Rebecca Storozuk
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413-732-8428 ext. 114
Becca Storozuk has been the Director of Prelude Preschool since 2019. Prior to Directing, she was the Lead Teacher in the Allegro Classroom. Becca has worked in private and public early childhood and elementary settings for over ten years. She has a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education and a Masters degree in Education. She is inspired by various educational philosophies including Visual Thinking Strategies and Inquiry Based Learning. Becca is deeply committed to supporting the social-emotional and creative well-being of children and families through the use of the arts, play, and literature.
Prelude Preschool Classroom Teachers
Alison Needham, Lead Teacher, has a BS in Art Education and has been in the field of early education for 15 years. She has experience as a public-school art teacher and has made art the focus in all the years in which she has been teaching. She is a mural artist and currently has work displayed in a few schools in Springfield, including Prelude! She is also a mother of 2 boys, Emmet and Jacob, who are the world to her.
Donna Allard, Lead Teacher, has been a Lead Teacher at Prelude Preschool of the Arts for ten years in the Pre-K classroom. She has been teaching in the field of Early Childhood Education for almost 25 years and has received her Lead Teacher Certificate, as well as attended additional training courses. She has a natural passion for early education, by enriching young minds through play and learning experiences within a classroom setting.
Mariah Roman, Lead Teacher, has worked with children for more than three years at a local nonprofit. She is a passionate artist in her free time. She is in her final semester of her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her next journey after that will be to continue on to her Master’s in library science and a life of enriching the community she lives in with art and literature.
Jennifer Cruz, Teacher & Assistant Director: With a warm smile and a passion for nurturing young minds, Jennifer is dedicated to creating a lifelong love of learning in the next generation. Her fascination with the transformative power of music and arts in early childhood education led her to join the Prelude community, where she can inspire and guide little ones on their educational journey. As she pursues her degree in Early Childhood Education, Jennifer delights in crafting engaging classroom experiences that foster creativity and a sense of wonder. Outside of the classroom, Jennifer’s creativity shines through her love of melodic expression on her violin and piano, and brings vibrant colors to life through her watercolor paintings and handmade crafts.
Michelle Sullivan, Teacher, started teaching by accident as an undergraduate Theater Major at Umass Amherst. Her mentor ran a small community arts outreach organization and needed someone to teach a bunch of nine year olds who were interested in producing an original theatrical performance based in the ‘American Girl Doll* universe. One thing led to another and now Michelle has been an early childhood educator since 1996. She has worked with every age from zero to five, and has mentored emerging educators on the enduring power of play based learning. In 2011, Michelle a participated in a study tour with a group of North American educators at the Lori’s Malaguzzi International Center in Reggio Emilia Italy. It was a transformative experience that drove home the idea that joyful, reflective teaching and learning with young children is an act of political optimism and resistance.
