Ann Auger, M.Ed in Early Childhood Education and Administration, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from both the public and private sectors of education. Ann has taught public school Kindergarten, Head Start, as well as public and private preschool. Additionally, she has served as the Executive Director of a preschool program. Ann began her own business working as an Early Childhood Consultant in 2016 and currently holds several contracts in the North Country.

Bethany Bond, BA Studio Art & Anthropology, MFA Photography, is a mother and educator who currently teaches at Northern Vermont University and online at Southern New Hampshire University. Beyond teaching, she has managed both a medicinal herb cooperative and a farm office, has lead a Community Supported Agriculture program which also supplied free healthy meals for local children, and currently works to provide affordable web design to artists, farmers, and herbalists. Her most important work, however, is raising and currently homeschooling her children. She loves both working with the land and using technology to create efficient systems and beautiful designs, and both parenting and working with students for the last 15 years has inspired her to dedicate her life to living intentionally and contributing to the cultivation of vibrant and resilient communities.

Lyn Schmucker, BS in Early Childhood/Special Education, MS in Early Childhood Development and Education, is the Director and lead teacher of Sunnybrook Montessori School in Lancaster, NH. She has many years of experience working in early education and brings a lot of knowledge and passion to the project.

Courtney Vashaw, M.Ed., CAGS, is a mother, educator, activist, artist, and lifelong resident of the North Country of NH. She received her undergraduate degrees in Sociology and English, with a focus on Educational Policy and Law and disparity in educational opportunities from the University of NH. Upon graduation, she continued at UNH and went on to pursue her M.Ed. in Secondary English Teaching. After eight years of teaching English and Social Sciences in public and private schools around the North Country, she pursued and earned her CAGS in Curriculum Administration/Principal Certification at Plymouth State University. She spent the following seven years as an assistant principal, principal, data and grants coordinator at Profile School where she focused on school culture development, social capital development, and personalized learning.

Stacey Zemla, BFA Graphic Design, MAT, is a mother, an artist, a dreamer and a native of Lancaster, who recently returned home to raise her family and is happy to call Coös county her home. Before settling down in her hometown, she studied fine arts at the Maine College of Art, where she earned her BFA in Graphic Design. After college, Stacey served as an AmeriCorps volunteer with University of VT extension, where she spent two years designing and implementing science and technology curriculum for youth-at-risk in the Northeast Kingdom of VT. In 2005, Stacey enrolled in the Visual Arts Education program at Tufts University, where she earned her MAT and fulfilled her practicum in Boston area schools. Over the years, Stacey has taught and worked with youth in a range of ages and a variety of contexts: she’s been a coach, a counselor, a teacher, a nanny, and an instructor. Stacey holds certifications to teach art in both MA and NH and currently teaches at the White Mountains Regional High School.