Lake Area Discovery Center

3770 Bellaire Avenue

White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Office: 651•762•7884

Email:  lisaswenson@ladcfamilies.org

First Lutheran's LADC Staff Page

First Lutheran's LADC Staff

Welcome to First Lutheran's LADC! We hope you have a chance to get to know our amazing team of teachers!

Our teachers are available to connect or meet with you at your convenience. Call, email, or catch them at class to set up a meeting time!

Renee Meyer, Site-Director & Lead Teacher Kinderstart Classes
 Email Renee|Phone Renee at 651-429-5349 ext. 220

Renee began teaching for LADC as a co-teacher, and stepped in to the site-director role at First Lutheran in 2005. Renee loves curriculum writing and finding new and creative way to teach children.

Renee and her husband live in Hugo with their one year old daughter. They love spending time with friends and family and the Twins!

 
Nicole Hatcher, Assistant Teacher Kinderstart Classes
 Email Nicole / Phone Nicole at (651-429-5349 ext. 220

Nicole has an associate's degree in early childhood education from St. Paul College. She joined our LADC staff in 2006 and has worked with our Terrific Twos and Discovery programs.

In her free time, Nicole enjoys scrap-booking and traveling.
 

Sandy Johnson, Lead Teacher Discovery Classes
 Email Sandy |  Phone Sandy at 651-429-5349 ext. 220

Sandy Johnson has worked with children for many years as a mother of four, owned and operated a home childcare and received her elem. education degree from Concordia University. She has been teaching with LADC for 6 years.

In her spare time, Sandy enjoys cooking, gardening and spending time with her family.

Bobbi Hanson, Assistant Teacher Discovery Classes
 Email Bobbi |  Phone Bobbi at 651-429-5349 ext. 220

Bobbi has taught with LADC for two years, after spending several years as a "program parent" with two children LADC!

 

 
Michelle Verley, Lead Teacher Terrific Twos
 Email Michelle |  Phone Michelle at 651-429-5349 ext. 220

Michelle is a proud mom of four young children. She has a passion for Jesus and teaching His children. Michelle has a B.A. in Elementary Education and a Bible with Kindergarten licensure from Northwestern in St. Paul.

Michelle loves to scrapbook, travel with her family and read. She lives in Vadnais Heights with her husband Mike, their twin sons and two daughters.