Uniquely CCC – Update24

SUZIE KORNBLUM, Executive Director, returned to CCC in August 2023 after serving as CCC’s Business Manager from 2010-2016 and a Board member from 2007-2010.  Most recently, Suzie was the Director of Admissions at Tremont School.  Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of Sudbury Extended Day, the Before and After School Care Program in Sudbury, MA. Suzie began her career as a classroom teacher in the early elementary grades. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Suzie earned her BA in History from Dartmouth College, with a minor in Education, and her MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Two of her three sons attended CCC where they thrived. 

MARCELA BEAN, Payroll/HR Coordinator, joined CCC in 2007 as a teacher with our Emerson program and then moved to West Concord in 2008 where she taught four- and five-year olds until 2022. She graduated from the University of Presov in Slovakia with a master’s degree in education and earned an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Middlesex Community College.

EMILY D’ARCY, Enrollment Coordinator, joined CCC in 2014 after working for four years with preschoolers in Newton. She has worked with both infant/toddler and preschool groups at CCC. Emily received her undergraduate degree in English from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her graduate degree from Lasell College in Early Childhood Education. She is an alum of Concord Children’s Center.

LAURIE DIMARTINO, Business Manager, joined CCC in 2024. Prior to working at CCC, Laurie worked as both an early childhood center director and classroom teacher. She has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Lesley University. 

JOANNE SAIDEH, Director of Professional Learning, joined CCC in 1983 as a teacher. She was the program director at the West Concord site (then the Harvey Wheeler program) for more than 10 years. She received a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education, a Master’s in education administration from Lesley University, and a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Boston University.

JENNIFER SAXE, Development & Outreach Coordinator, joined the CCC staff in 2011. She has worked in nonprofit fundraising since 2000 in the U.S. and Europe. Jennifer holds a M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University, a B.A. in Soviet Studies from the University of Florida, and a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Boston University.

PENNI HENSLEY WAGNER, Director of Operations, joined CCC as a teacher in 1984. She became the Ripley program director in 1987 and the Administrative Director in 2022. She has taught the after-kindergartners at Ripley, the mixed-age group at Emerson, and the 3–4s and 4–5s groups at Ripley. Penni taught 4–5s and mixed-age groups in Medford and Cambridge before joining CCC. She received a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Indiana University.

JENNINE LESSER, East Concord Program Director, joined CCC in 1995. She was previously our Emerson program director and also spent 14 years as a teacher. Jennine has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and early childhood education from Regis College.

TIFFANY BOISVERT, East Concord Site Coordinator, joined CCC in 2010 and worked in both our Infant/Toddler and preschool programs before assuming the Site Coordinator role in 2023. She holds a B.A. in Child Development from Mills College.

LILLIAN ALBANESE joined CCC at our Ripley program in 2019 before moving to Emerson in 2021. Before joining CCC, she worked for many years in local infant/toddler programs.  Lillian has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Elementary Education from UMass Amherst. 

ANNE 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.