CDFC Administration and Staff

  • Nancy Aldrich, B.S.
    Program Assistant
  • Susan Lafreniere
    Nutrition Coordinator
  • Karen McDonough, B.A.
    Kindergarten Teacher
  • Meredith Leighton, B.S.
    Kindergarten Assistant
    Preschool Teacher
  • Robert Gannett, M.Ed.
    Preschool Teacher and Program Coordinator
  • Natalka Sywenkyj, B.S.
    Early Preschool Teacher
  • Marcia Huckins
    Early Preschool Assistant
  • Wendy Hartke, B.S.
    Toddler Teacher
  • Sonia Trudell, B.S.
    Toddler Assistant

Plymouth State University Student Classroom Assistant
Plymouth State University Early Childhood Students

Early Childhood Advisory Committee

  • Patricia Cantor
    Chair, Education Dept. & Professor of Education
  • Gerard Buteau
    Associate Professor of Education
  • Mary Cornish
    Associate Professor of Education
  • Kristen Greene
    Assistant Professor of Education
  • Katherine Glenn
    Early Childhood Graduate Assistant
  • Donald Wharton, Ph.D.
    President of the University
  • Virginia Barry, Ph.D.
    Vice President of Academic Affairs

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Remembering Gene Savage ’58

On May 14, 2012, New Hampshire lost a gifted educator, respected leader, and devoted friend. From his earliest days in education as a high school teacher, coach, and director of guidance, through his post as director of admissions at the University of New Hampshire, and later through his various administrative positions within the University System [...]

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Another Way to Serve

“It was like moving to a foreign country with a completely different culture,” says PSU student Patrick O’Sullivan. The 26-year-old veteran isn’t referring to his time in Iraq as a motor transport operator in the Army Reserve. He’s talking about coming home. O’Sullivan joined the Army Reserve right out of high school, at an age [...]

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Faculty Forum: Irene Cucina

Professor Irene Cucina has been teaching in the Department of Health and Human Performance since 1998. Prior to coming to Plymouth State, she had a rewarding career as a high school health and physical education teacher and coach in Newton, MA. Her commitment to students and learning has been recognized by her peers through a [...]