Staff

Dear Parents, My name is Carmelita, the Toddler teacher at the Unitarian Cooperative Preschool.  I have been with the preschool for almost 8 years now, working mostly in the toddler classroom.  I really enjoy this age.  Watching their personalities and …

Hi, I\’m Lisa Fahrnkopf, the lead teacher with the oldest group of children at our school, the  4 and 5 year old class.  I have been working here since 1994 in many different roles.  This is my 3rd year as …

Renee Champagne Graduated San Diego State University 1984 B.S. Child Development Twenty plus years of working with preschool age children throughout San Diego County. Unitarian Cooperative Preschool: Head Afternoon Teacher August 1997 – July 2001 Lead Teacher, four year olds …

Welcome to the UCP Community! I have been associated with the school for the past 25 years as the Director and prior to that I was a parent in the program. I also taught preschool in Los Angeles and San …

Hello, My name is Meera Ramanathan and I am the Assistant Teacher in Room 107. I moved to San Diego from India and live in this wonderful city with my husband. I have a Masters degree in History of Fine …

Hi Parents! My name is Brad Henriksen and I have been the Office Administrator at UCP since January 2010. I graduated from San Diego State University in the Spring of 2010 with a Bachelors of Science in Child and Family …

My name is India Creef-Blizzard and I am the Head Afternoon Teacher here at Unitarian Cooperative Preschool. Many of you might be wondering “What is a head after afternoon teacher?” Under the supervision of the Director, the Head Afternoon Teacher …

Hi! Welcome all to the new preschool year! My name is Ljiljana (pronounced as Liliana) Jotanovic. I am the Assistant Teacher in the Toddler room (Room 109). I have an AA degree in Child Development and two Child Development certificates …

Dear Parents I am looking forward to another year of fun here in room 103! I am Lisa\’s teacher\’s assistant in the 4 and 5-year-old class. Lisa and me have been working together for 2 years now and we’ve grown …