Biography's:

Name: Margaret

1. Born/Raised: Cameroon, West Africa

2. Family: I am married with 5 children. My husband's name is John. Our wonderful children are: Mirian, Adeline, Messa, Derek and Brian.

3. Hobbies: I love to read, shop every other day and watch basketball games.

4. Education: AA Degree in Economics, BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Language Arts. I also have an MS degree in Adult Counseling/ School Counseling.

5. Experience: I have worked as a School Counselor (Grades Pre K to 8th grade) since 1998. I worked 1 year at Cuba City Elementary School, 2 years as a School Counselor at St. Marys School in Platteville. And 1 year as an Interum Director of the Women's Center at UW Platteville and 9 years as Elementary School Counselor at Edgewood.

6. Years in the field: Since 1998

7. Years at Animal Crackers: I was hired on 9-14-98

8. Why did you choose to teach in early childhood education? The kids are fun to work with. I love to help and guide them through their thinking process. As a result, they will grow up to be good citizens of the future.

9. What do you appreciate about the age group you are working with?
I do appreciate their developmental levels of learning, interaction with each other, and how thier thought process changes as they grow yearly. I also appreciate their imagination and creativity in artwork and the education and life skills they learn at Animal Crackers.

10. What is your favorite childhood memory? Riding on a white horse with my dad. Dancing with my mom every weekend during social hour.

11. What is your favorite children’s book and why? "When I Feel Angry" the book teaches students different strategies to cope with anger.

12. Tell us something surprising about you that we wouldn’t otherwise guess about you? I speak different languages.

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Name: Patricia Fisher

1. Born/Raised: I was born and raised in Pewaukee, WI.

2. Family: Husband: Frederick, Daughters: Anna (21), Sarah (18), Rachel (15)

4. Education: I have a BA in Theatre History and Criticism fromTemple University.

5. Experience: I have done lots of catering for large groups, as well as being a pastry chef and a breakfast and lunch chef in Door County restaurants

6. Years in the field:I’ve cooked professionally for 14 years.

7. Years at Animal Crackers: I was hired on 9-14-98

8. Why did you choose to cook in early childhood education? Providing young children with a high quality, nutritious diet gives them a head start in both physical and intellectual development. I feel that I’m making a contribution to that development.

9. What do you appreciate about the age group you are working with?
They love to eat!

10. What is your favorite childhood memory? When I was 12, my family took an October trip to Philadelphia and Washington D.C. It was the only time I got to miss school for a trip. For two weeks, we toured historic sites, including Williamsburg, the Capitol and White House, museums, Mt. Vernon and more. For the first time, I realized that sometimes you can learn more out of school than in it.

11. What is your favorite children’s book and why? “ Charlotte’s Web”, because it’s a beautiful story of love, friendship, courage and tolerance.

12. Tell us something surprising about you that we wouldn’t otherwise guess about you? I am trying to learn Japanese.

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Name: Andrea

1. Born/Raised: Claremont, CA

2. Family:Mom - Suzanne, Dad - Ziyad, Sister - Christina, Brother - Ziyad

3. Hobbies: Softball, Swimming, playing piano, spending time wiht family and friends.

4. Education:Carleton College, MN undergrad. UW Madison - Masters in Early Childhood.

5. Experience: Worked at a preschool in California as an assistant teacher for five ears during summer school.

6. Years in the field: Five years as an assitant teachers and sven years of education classes.

7. Years at Animal Crackers: I was hired in January 2011

8. Why did you choose to teach in early childhood education? I chose to work in the early childhood field because I think it is extremley important for children to have a solid foundation before they enter the school system.

9. What do you appreciate about the age group you are working with?
I appreciate their honesty, sense of humor and eagerness to learn.

10. What is your favorite childhood memory? My favorite memory is going to the beach on weekends.

11. What is your favorite children’s book and why? "Goodnight Moon" because my mom would always read it to me before I went to bed.

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