Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Judy Kann

Judy comes from a non-traditional background. She graduated high school early, lived and worked on Monhegan Island, and attended Antioch College, a work-study school. Judy has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Literacy Education. Judy has more than 30 years of teaching experience and lives in Gray, ME. She has three grown children, loves yoga, running, cooking, walking on the beach, kindness, camping, laughing, singing, and children’s literature.

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Hannah Joseph

Hannah studied Environmental Biology and Education at Tulane University in New Orleans. There she found her passion for food justice, making art, and birds. She spent the next few years teaching and learning about plants through landscaping and farm work. Hannah now lives in Poland, ME with her husband and two children. Hannah joined Fiddlehead in 2021 and loves being a preschool teacher! She enjoys weaving her art and science background into explorations and projects. Hannah admires young children’s artistic intuition and curiosity for the outdoors.

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Ashley Kerekes

Ashley is thrilled to be back in Maine and to be a part of the Fiddlehead family. Ashley grew up in Hodgdon, ME and attended University of Maine, Orono for elementary education before moving to Massachusetts, which is where she first taught pre-school. After 15 years, she moved back to Maine, and now lives in Auburn with her teenaged son, three cats and two cockatiels. When she’s not teaching, Ashley loves to do arts and crafts, especially crochet and watercolors, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family. 

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Denise St. John

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

India Jenkins

India is excited to begin her third year as an instructional support person at Fiddlehead, which was the deciding factor when it came time to pursue education as a career. When she is not working, India is a part-time student at Southern Maine Community College where she hopes to obtain her degree in Education. She is happy to be able to apply everything she learns in her collegiate classroom to her Fiddlehead classroom.

Kindergarten Teacher

Livi Coombs

Miss Livi is excited to return to Fiddlehead as the lead Kindergarten teacher. Livi has had experience growing up in alternative and traditional education as well as working in an outdoor/reggio-based preschool in Maine. Livi believes in the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching because life is a continuous learning process that allows for both teachers and students to learn in their own unique ways. When Livi isn’t teaching she enjoys cooking, skateboarding, doing stand-up, hiking, and many more activities.

Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Doris Jordan

Doris has worked in education for more than 30 years with a focus in Early Intervention and Special Education. She has a passion for providing children with a trusting, nurturing environment where they can explore and learn. When she’s not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her granddaughters, gardening and fishing.

First Grade Teacher

Erin MaGaw

Every fall, Erin looks forward to returning to Fiddlehead. She has previously taught third grade, kindergarten, Title I/RTI, worked as a teacher assistant, and a substitute teacher. Erin earned her bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Dance from the University of New Hampshire and her master’s degree in Education from Grand Canyon University. In her free time, Erin enjoys rock climbing, running, reading, and doing crafts. She also loves to go hiking and camping with her adventure beagle, Goose.

First Grade Teacher Assistant

Tracey Buteau

Second Grade Teacher

Sara Giuliano

Sara graduated from University of New England in 2012 and started teaching in Scarborough, ME, looping grades 1/2 before moving to 6th grade science. After taking a few years off to work as an associate director at a summer camp in Raymond, ME she found Fiddlehead, which seemed to be the combination of all things she loved about teaching and the outdoors! She started as the teacher assistant in 4th/5th grade, taught 3rd the year after, and has found her home in 2nd grade. When she’s not at school, Sara loves to be outside, whether it is spending time at the beach, hiking, camping, or playing with her dog, Lily.

Second Grade Assistant Teacher

Shelby Robinson

Shelby has been a teacher assistant at Fiddlehead since the fall of 2021. Before arriving at Fiddlehead she spent nine years at a K-2 school. Her previous experience also includes working in Resource Rooms, Title One, behavior programs, and as a 4th grade teacher. She finds Fiddlehead’s approach to learning — incorporating place-based curriculum and nature-based activities — to be inspirational. Shelby lives in Saco, next door to her childhood home, with her husband Matt, daughter Bella, two cats and two guinea pigs.