Brief Staff Profiles

MARGARET BADGER, Music Teacher
Margaret has been with NCCL since 2006. She has been teaching music for seventeen years. Her primary instruments are piano and voice, and most of her instruction is one on one. In addition, she works on a variety of ensemble projects. Margaret was born in Trondheim, Norway, but grew up primarily in the United States. She studied music in Norway after high school, and then studied other subjects in Russia and England, as well as at the University of Delaware. More about Margaret...

BETTE BALDER, Administrative Director
Bette first came to NCCL as a parent. She taught enrichment classes and substituted. before accepting a teaching position in 1986. Bette became Administrative Director in 1992. She has a M.S. in Child Development and a B.S. in Elementary Education, magna cum laude, with a math minor from the University of Delaware. Bette had 11 years previous teaching experience as a second grade teacher in public school and as a substitute teacher in many public and private schools. Her daughter is an NCCL graduate and her grandchildren are now attending NCCL. More about Bette...

JOE CUTTER, Group 2 Teacher
Joe first became involved with NCCL as a parent when his two children enrolled. He began teaching here full time in 2001. Before coming to NCCL, Joe taught 3 year-olds in a Parent Cooperative Preschool. He also has experience teaching high school Math, 3rd-5th grade, tutoring all levels of math, leading school and public programs at White Clay Creek State Park, and hands-on math and computer classes to 8th and 9th grade. Joe has a M.S. in Education and a B.A. in Mathematics. More about Joe...

TERRY FOREMAN, Art Teacher
Terry has a B.A.in Art from William Paterson University, with a minor in Psychology. She has worked as a graphic designer, art teacher and arts administrator for over 30 years. She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Newark Arts Alliance, an organization she helped create in 1992. Her oldest daughter is an NCCL graduate and her youngest is currently at NCCL. More about Terry...

LAURA KAHN, Spanish Teacher
Laura has a M.A. in Foreign Language Pedagogy with a concentration in Spanish and a B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature. She has taught at Upper Moreland High School in PA and at Bishop O'Dowd High School in CA, as well as at the Kennett Area YMCA. Laura has been with NCCL since 2007.

KATE KERRANE, Group 4 Teacher
Kate has a B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Women's Studies from the University of Delaware. She was a social worker for an agency called Independent Living Inc. before returning to school to get her education degree. She taught at NCCL from 1991-1997 and returned in 2006. More about Kate...

SEAN KERRANE, Group 3 Teacher
Sean Kerrane started teaching at NCCL in 1998 but has been with the school since 1993 when he worked in the child care program. He was the Child Care Director for two years before graduating from the University of Delaware with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Native American History. Before graduating, he won the "Student Teacher of the Year" award for Brandywine School District. After graduating, he took a job teaching English as a second language at La Universidad Tecnologica in Panama City, Panama. While in Panama, he also had a chance to teach for a month in a bilingual elementary school and after spending almost a year there, he now speaks Spanish fluently. More about Sean...

TINA MACLARY, Group 1 Teacher
Tina Maclary first became involved in NCCL as a parent. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1979 and taught for a number of years in Cecil County Public Schools. She began teaching Kindermusik and preschool outreach music classes for The Wilmington Music School in 1991. She trained at the Reading Assist Institute in the summer of 2006. Most recently she has been tutoring students with reading difficulties at Avon Grove Charter School and privately. Tina began teaching at NCCL in 2008.

SUSILA MADHAVAN, Extended Care Director
A native of Madras, India, Susi graduated from Queen Mary's College. Before coming to NCCL in 1997 she worked at Girls, Inc. where she directed the Before Care program, taught health and sexuality, computer word processing and typing, in addition to being on call even in the middle of the night. Susi has also coordinated the Tutors Program of the University of Delaware's College of Education. More about Susi...

MARILYNN MAGNANI, Group 3 Teacher, Educational Director
While helping in her son's preschool, Marilynn became involved in the start-up of NCCL in 1971. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor's of Science in Education with Honors. She taught in and directed the Reading Study center at the University of Delaware for four years. Currently, in addition to teaching at NCCL, she is an instructor for Kathy Richardson and Associates working to help teachers improve math education. More about Marilynn...

RAY MAGNANI, Group 4 Teacher, Treasurer
Ray has been with NCCL since it opened in 1971. He heard about NCCL being formed, and attended an informational meeting. He was hired as a teacher for that first year, and has taught here ever since. Ray studied aerospace engineering and anthropology at the University of Delaware. Ray's photographs appear in Discover the Winterthur Garden. More about Ray...

KELLY ORGA, Group 1 Teacher
Kelly graduated with a BS in Human Resources, Early Childhood Education, from The University of Delaware in 1992. She received the honor “Student Teacher of the Year,” graduated Magna Cum Laude and successfully completed the PPST and NTE to earn her teachers’ certification the same year. Kelly taught at NCCL from 1992-1997 and returned in 2004. More about Kelly...

JANICE TOOMEY, Group 2 Teacher
Janice has a M.F.A. in Visual Art, and B.A. in American Studies and Art. She was formerly an adjunct Professor at the University of Delaware, Goldey Beacom, Wesley College and West Chester University, and a Child Counselor at Terry Children's Psychiatric Center. She has 16 years previous teaching experience and taught at NCCL from 1995-2003. For the next 4 years Janice and her husband lived and worked in England where she taught psychology at Gloucester College. Janice returned to NCCL in 2007. More about Janice...