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Meet the Staff

Horace Mann

Leet Center

Bearcat Club Hours

Brown Hall
660.562.1233
horace@bearinterestgroup.com

Operating Hours
M-F: 7:50 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Brown Hall
660.562.1233
leet@bearinterestgroup.com

Operating Hours
M-F: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Operating Hours

After School: 3:15 - 5:30 p.m.

Horace Mann and Leet Center Office

Kevin Pitts

Kevin Pitts

Director
Horace Mann/Leet Center
660.562.1234
kpitts@bearinterestgroup.com

LaTessa Ruehter

LaTessa Ruehter

Office Manager
660.562.1233
latessa@bearinterestgroup.com

Cara Shell

Cara Shell

Nurse
660.562.1979
cshell@bearinterestgroup.com

Horace Mann

Erica Buck

Erica Buck

Kindergarten Teacher
ebuck@bearinterestgroup.com

Sherry Bay

Sherry Bay

Transitional Kindergarten
sbay@bearinterestgroup.com

Heather Montenguise

Heather Montenguise

1st/2nd Multiage Co-Teacher
montenguise@bearinterestgroup.com

Brandy Haughey

Brandy Haughey

1st/2nd Multiage Co-Teacher
brandyh@bearinterestgroup.com

Ann Stiens

Ann Stiens

Associate Teacher
3rd/4th Multiage Classroom
astiens@bearinterestgroup.com

Jessica Cook

Jessica Cook

3rd/4th Multiage Teacher
jcook@bearinterestgroup.com

Sarah Winters

Sarah Winters

5th & 6th Grade Multiage Classroom
swinters@bearinterestgroup.com

Andrea Mason

Andrea Mason

Reading Interventionist & America Reads
almason@bearinterestgroup.com

Mary Shields

Mary Shields

Resource Teacher; Special Education, Library
mshield@bearinterestgroup.com

Amy Haddock

Amy Haddock

Music Teacher
ahaddock@bearinterestgroup.com

Lori Atkins

Lori Atkins

Art Teacher
latkins@bearinterestgroup.com

Gina McNeese

Gina McNeese

Physical Education Teacher
gscott@bearinterestgroup.com

Lauren McCormick

Lauren McCormick

Instructional Aide
Kindergarten
lmccormick@bearinterestgroup.com

Polly Havard

Polly Havard

Instructional Aide
1st/2nd Multiage Classroom
phavard@bearinterestgroup.com

Kristi Kirkpatrick

Kristi Kirkpatrick

Instructional Aide
1st/2nd Multiage Classroom
kkirkpatrick@bearinterestgroup.com

Cathi Schwienebart

Cathi Schwienebart

Instructional Aide
5th/6th Multiage Classroom
cschwie@bearinterestgroup.com

Leet Center

Michelle Vaught

Michelle Vaught

Lead Infant Toddler Teacher
mrs221@bearinterestgroup.com

Racheal Wood

Racheal Wood

Associate Infant Toddler Teacher
rachealw@bearinterestgroup.com

Erika Yocom

Erika Yocom

Lead Preschool Teacher
eyocom@bearinterestgroup.com

Julie Michaelsen

Julie Michaelsen

Lead Preschool Teacher
jmichaelsen@bearinterestgroup.com

Alexandra Gallagher

Alexandra Gallagher

Instructional Aide
agallagher@bearinterestgroup.com

Gretchen Wehmeyer

Gretchen Wehmeyer

Instructional Aide
gwehmeyer@bearinterestgroup.com

Tiffany Kribbs

Tiffany Kribbs

Instructional Aide
tkribbs@bearinterestgroup.com