Julie Weber, Assistant Teacher

Julie has a B.S. in Public Relations from Bradley University. She holds over a decade of teaching and assisting experience with various levels of preschool education in the Webster Groves community where she lives. She and her husband, Jason, keep a revolving door open for their teenagers, Will & Katie, their young adult daughter, Samantha and their dog, Schaefer. She … Read More

Haydee Silva, Assistant Teacher

Haydee has been at KUM since 2004. She was first a KUM Parent, then became an assistant in our Kindergarten Explorers program. She is currently our Movement Teacher here at KUM. Haydee also works for the Kirkwood School District as an Adventure Club Educator. Previously, Haydee was an ESL teacher while living in Mexico. She is married with two daughters.

Betsy Richter, Assistant Teacher

Betsy joined the KUM family in 2021. She is very happy to be working here at KUM this year as an assistant.   For the past 20 years, she was employed with Parkway at the Early Childhood Center.  The last 15 years, she was a Teacher Assistant in their preschool program.  She has two grown children who live here in … Read More

Bridget Rodriguez, Assistant Teacher

Bridget has a BS from Kansas University and Masters in Education from Mizzou. She is so happy to be assisting at KUM where her children went to preschool and now grandchildren attend. She has lived in Kirkwood for 30 years.  She enjoys hiking, the beach and spending time with her family.

Erin Guenther, Assistant Teacher

Erin has a BS in Mass Communications from Southeast Missouri State University. She was a lead teacher at Sow & Grow Preschool for five years.  She led the development of an outdoor learning space at Sow & Grow with her training from Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. Erin and her husband, JD, have lived in Kirkwood for 21 years. Their three … Read More

Maureen LaGrand, Lead Teacher

Maureen began teaching at KUM in 2015. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education and Early Education from Missouri State University and an M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Webster University. Maureen is a Kirkwood native who recently moved back to the area with her husband Brian and twin sons, Simon and Henry. She loves reading, gardening and spending time … Read More