West Concord Faculty and Staff
Monday, August 28th, 2023ANNE DOHERTY, West Concord Program Director, joined CCC in 1988 and taught until 2001 when she became Program Director. She received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and her Master’s in Special Education from Lesley University.
JEN TURINI, West Concord Site Coordinator, joined CCC in 1999 as a teacher and became Site Coordinator in 2023. She has a B.A. degree in Psychology from Westfield State College and has completed many courses in the field of Early Childhood Education.
JULIA ABREU joined CCC in 2012 from the Andover School System. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheelock College with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. Her teaching experiences include preschool through middle school aged students.
DORIS ASENCIOS joined CCC in 2023 with over 23 years of experience in early childhood education. She holds a Bachelor of Education from The Higher National Pedagogical Institute of Huari in Ancash, Peru. Doris’s experiences include working with Infants, toddler, preschool and kindergarteners in Maynard.
JULIA BAZANOS joined CCC in 2024. She is a recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She has worked with children on the autism spectrum in her role as Behavioral Technician specializing in ABA therapy. Julia has also taught dance for many years and is looking forward to bringing her talent to CCC.
LAUREN BECKER joined CCC in 2023 after earning her graduate degree in Early Childhood Education from Boston University. Prior to that, she taught pre-kindergarten at a preschool in New York for four years.
GHADA BITAR joined CCC in 2017 with 14 prior years of experience in the field. She attended Quincy College where she earned an associate degree in Early Childhood Education.
KAYLA BLAKE earned a Master of Education in School Counseling from University of Massachusetts. Her experiences include working with children in a variety of settings including, preschool and elementary schools.
JAMES CONTI [J.C.] joined CCC in 2004 and has taught in both the preschool and Afterschool. JC graduated from Lock Haven University where he earned a B.S. in Elementary Education.
ELIZABETH DOLHAM graduated from Eastern University in PA where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree. She has been working with children that range from infancy-five years old since 2007.
NATALIA FLASTER joined CCC in 2021. She graduated from Lesley University with a master’s degree of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and has an undergraduate degree from Westfield State University in Elementary Education. She has a wealth of experience with children that range from infancy-third grade.
REBECCA GARVEY joined the CCC staff in 2019 at our Emerson location and moved to our Ripley location in 2021. Rebecca has a Master's in Education from the University of Southern New Hampshire, a degree in Holistic Psychology, and has experience working in a variety of settings, including childcare.
CICI GROVE joined CCC in 2015 and has worked in both the Infant/Toddler and Preschool Programs at CCC. She graduated from the University of Vermont in Burlington with a B.S. in Art Education. Cici has taught in the Concord Public Schools as well as the Concord Integrated Preschool.
DIANE HARRIS joined CCC in 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Elementary Education from University of Minnesota and a certificate in Special Studies in Management and Administration from Harvard University Extension in Cambridge, MA. She has been teaching in the field of early childhood education since 2014.
ANAIT KYARAMYAN joined CCC in 2023. She has experience working with infants and toddlers as an assistant teacher at a center in NH. Anait is the mother of two grown daughters and is delighted to be a part of our Infant/Toddler Program.
DIANE KRUG joined CCC in 1979 and studied Early Childhood Education at Northeastern University and Middlesex Community College.
CINDY OULIGHAN rejoined CCC in 2019 after being a toddler teacher with us from 2015-2017. Previously Cindy ran her own family childcare in her home for over thirty years and was a nanny for 10 years. She has taken courses in Education from Middlesex Community College and Northeastern University.
SASHI QUALITZ joined CCC in 2013. Prior to coming to CCC she taught in early childhood classrooms for 5 years.
KAREN QUARANTO worked at Ripley during the summer of 2019 before joining our West Concord staff in 2021. She has many years of teaching experience, most recently at the Westford Preschool at St Marks.
ASHLEY RABOIN joined CCC in 2017. She attended Curry College and holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. Prior to coming to CCC, her experiences included 9 years of experience with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
JULIE RECCO has been with CCC since 1993 working primarily with Infants and Toddlers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami and has completed additional course work in early childhood education.
TERRI RUF started at CCC in 2017 with over 34 years’ experience working with children from 2-7 years old. She attended Bergen County Community College and the California College of Health and Sciences.
LYNN ST. GERMAIN joined CCC in 1988 as a toddler teacher and has spent the past 35 years with this age group. She has a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education with a concentration on infants and toddlers.
JENNA SULLIVAN joined CCC in 2023. She previously primarily worked with young children on the autism spectrum. Her experiences also include teaching in a toddler classroom at The Nest Early Child Development Center in Merrimack, NH.
HOLLY SWANSON has been with CCC since 2001 and has worked as both a teacher and an administrator. Holly attended Mount Wachusett Community College and is certified in early childhood education.
NASSIMA TIZI-OUGDAL joined CCC in 2017. Prior to joining CCC, Nassima worked as a teacher at Cadence Academy and in a home daycare. She has an A.A. degree in Early Childhood Education from the Urban College of Boston and a degree in Architecture.
JORDAN ZIRKEL joined CCC in 2017. She spent many years prior to this as a high school volunteer and summer teacher at CCC. She graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.