Calvary preschool STAFF


  • school director - jamie weaver

    Jamie has a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Malone University and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University.  She additionally has served in Early Childcare for over 13 years in roles varying from teaching, being an Assistant Director, and a Director.  Jamie is also an active part of Calvary Church, serving on the Production Team each week, as well as being married to the Worship & Arts Pastor, Jason Weaver.  She started as the Director of CPC on July 1 of 2022. 

  • assistant director - julia brown

    Julia is a recent graduate from Clarion University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood and Special Education. She grew up in North Huntingdon where she came from a blended family with seven children, of which she is the oldest. She married her husband, Carl, in July of 2021. On days when she isn't working, she enjoys camping, playing board games, and spending time with her big family.

  • Kindergarten Teacher - Kayla kennedy

    Miss Kennedy is a graduate of Eastern University and the University of Alaska with certification in Music Education, Elementary Education and Special Education. She holds dual masters in Special Education and Multicultural Education. She has taught for a total of 7 years in Maryland and Alaska, as well as running her own business Kennedy Health and Life Coaching. She loves the outdoors, drinking coffee, and listening to good music. Calvary Church is considered her home church and she is looking forward to teaching our Kindergarten students and preparing them for the road ahead.

  • 4 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL TEACHER - sarah berger

    Sarah grew up in the North Huntingdon area and is a Norwin graduate. She taught pre-school for 7 years before having her kids, and for the last 2 years has worked as therapeutic support for children with autism.  She highly values education and believes that instilling a love of reading is one of the best gifts we can give a child. She hold degrees in Early Childhood Education, Social Work and is currently working toward her Master's in School Social Work. She has 3 great kids, Lorelei (14), Wyatt (11) and Kelsey (10) and has been married to her husband Dan for 16 years. Her family loves going to the beach, the outdoors, baseball, horses and their mini farm that includes her very sweet lab Huckleberry, 2 horses, 2 goats, a coop full of silly chickens and myriad of other scaled and furry family members!

  • This is Miss Janessa's second year teaching at Calvary Preschool Center. She has worked with children for over 10 years and she is excited to start this next school year. Miss Janessa loves seeing children progress throughout the year and watch them as they discover and learn new things. She incorporates play into her class and enjoys watching the kiddos learn through play. Outside of work, she is married and has 3 beautiful children. They are 8, 6 and 3. She lives in Rillton with her family and her 2 crazy dogs!

  • 3 year old preschool teacher - Judy Hartman

    Miss Judy lives in White Oak with husband, Zach, 7 year old daughter, Hannah, and cat, Jax! Her favorite season is fall and she loves all things pumpkin, especially pumpkin spice coffee! Purple is her favorite color and her favorite food is pizza with extra cheese, mushrooms and pepperoni! She really loves animals and  enjoys relaxing in the evenings with her kitty and giving him lots of chin scratches while he purrs! 


  • 2 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL TEACHER - Tabatha rush

    Miss Tabby has worked with children in various forms for 15 years and is very excited for her first year at Calvary Preschool Center. You may recognize her from the nursery at Calvary Church where she has volunteered for the past five years. She loves watching children grow and learn. She's looking forward to having a lot of fun this year. She's married and has three kiddos ages 9, 5, and 3.