Laurie Pedzewick Minnows Teacher
Miss Laurie joined the PEDP community in 2007. This is her 16th year! Laurie has worked with all of the age groups and is currently back with the Minnows. As a proud mother of an adult daughter, Risa, as well as her many years of working as a camp counselor, Laurie enjoys working with young children again! She is very active and loves skiing, biking, tennis, swimming and volleyball (to name a few). You can often find her participating in gym games with the kids. Laurie balances the busy EDP life by relaxing while listening to music, reading, gardening and snuggling with her 2 Maine Coon cats, Sparky and Friskie. PEDP is like an extended family to Laurie. She is thankful for the wonderful friendships and bonds she has formed with the students and staff.
Alicia Karunaratne Sharks Teacher and Early Birds Teacher
This is Miss Alicia’s second year at PEDP. She is a student at Lasell University majoring in elementary education. She is also a student teacher at Peirce. Always ready for the day, we are excited to have her warmth, enthusiasm and professionalism on our team!
J.P. Myers Sharks Teacher
Mr. J.P. joined the Shark team this year. His love of nature comes from growing up with five siblings on a chicken and horse farm in New Jersey. When he’s not exploring the outdoors, he likes to spend his time writing. His commitment, creativity and kindness are a welcome addition to PEDP and he is already a wonderful model for the 4th and 5th graders in the Sharks!!
Monica Reuman Barracudas Teacher
Monica begins her second year teaching at PEDP but she isn’t new to our program…she’s an EDP graduate! She has a B.A. in Studio Art and Spanish and is currently in a 2-year certificate program at Pixels and Polygons School of Digital Art and Animation. Monica also has experience working with kids at the New Art Center in Newtonville. We can’t wait to see what fun projects she brings to our program!
Lula Butler Minnows Teacher
Miss Lula joined our team this year. She has a kind-hearted spirit and is a wonderful addition to our Minnows team. She is an avid knitter and we can’t wait for winter to come so we’ll get to see all the beautiful sweaters she has created!
Lana Hand Barracudas Teacher
Ms. Lana come to PEDP as a retired teacher from Mississippi! We love her accent and she loves getting to know New England!
Deb Blumenthal Minnows Teacher
This is Deb’s first year on our team. She comes to us with plenty of experience as a former one-on-one aide at another local elementary school and a mother of a son who just entered kindergarten this year.
Karen Cullen Barracudas & Minnows Teacher
This is Karen’s first year on our team. Karen has experience as a former pre-school teacher and nanny. She loves working with children with an emphasis on having fun!
Yvonne Hazell Sharks Teacher
This is Yvonne’s first year at EDP. She is a busy mother of six children from a blended family. She also comes to us with various experience working with children from volunteering, home schooling, and supporting children with special needs.
Carol Borges Sharks and Early Birds Teacher
Carol joins our team this year with ten years of experience working with children of all ages from birth to teenagers. She grew up in Brazil where she studied law and hopes to further her studies in the future. She loves working and playing with children and looks forward to sharing her culture with all of us at EDP!
