New Preschool Director
Melissa Haas has been working in the Preschool Ministry for the last 7-1/2 years and has loved working in Children's Ministry. However, she has been feeling the need to make a transition and as such has officially resigned her position as Preschool Directory effective February 29, 2008.
Kjesti Hedges will still be a constant in the preschool, as she is staying on as Assistant Director.
A note from our new Preschool Director:
"Hi, I am Toni Smith, Pulpit Rock's new Preschool Director. I am originally from Colorado--
I was born in Longmont, CO and lived there until I was six. My family then moved to Medical Lake, WA where I lived until I graduated from high school. I chose to go to Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. I earned my degree at Wheaton in Physical Education with a K-12 teaching certificate. I taught elementary PE for 5 years after graduating.
"I have been a competitive swimmer since the age of 9. My swimming turned into coaching competitive swimming just after college. I have coached my own team and/or been an assistant for 13 years now. I currently coach for the Air Force Academy Falcons.
"My husband Josh and I have been married for seven years and we have three boys--Josiah, age 6; Noah, age 3; and Jeremiah, age 1. We have only been in the Springs for two years. We have family in Colorado that we wanted to live closer to, and my husband found an IT position at Focus on the Family, so we packed up and left the Midwest.
"We have been at Pulpit Rock since the Sunday that we drove into town and were so impressed with the children's program that we decided to stay.
"I am excited to be a part of the staff that is so crucial to the spiritual development of our little children. I believe God has been preparing my heart for this opportunity for some time now, and has also allowed us to move, this last month to a house that is less than 5 minutes from church."