OUR TODDLER TEACHERS

 

“Ms. Jo-Jo” Farrell – employed since October 29, 2007.

 

JoAnn Farrell was born in New Haven, CT.  She graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT and attended UConn  studying Health Systems Management and graduating with a B.S. in Business Administration.  She worked for Manchester Memorial Hospital as a Management Engineer for a year but got the “itch” to go back to school, eventually attending and graduating from Adelphi University in Long Island, NY with an MBA.

 

JoAnn married her husband Michael in 1989 and two wonderful children followed – Christopher & Victoria.  JoAnn and her family currently reside in Wallingford, CT.

 

JoAnn held various positions ay Aetna in Middletown, CT.  She started as a pricing specialist, moved to a consulting analyst, then project leader and finally network coordinator until she left in August of 1998 to support her husband’s career advancement to Maryland.  She and her family resided in Germantown, MD for over a year but desperately missed their home state of Connecticut.  In 1989 she and her family relocated to Connecticut and moved into their home in Wallingford in 2000.

 

JoAnn decided to resign from full-time employment to raise her two children.  After a few years, she decided to run a profitable Partylite business from her home but the evening hours kept her away from her children at night.  Eventually she left Partylite and began working with Ms. Sherry at Healthworks in their babysitting department.  What a wonderful time they had with all the children!  It was then that she realized children made her world a better place so JoAnn decided to work for the Wallingford Public School system as a substitute teacher instructing children in grades Pre-K through 12 which she has done for the last 5 years.  JoAnn has always loved working with children and brings much experience to KGLC.

 

 

 

 

 

“Ms. Sherry” Rimkoski – employed since September 18, 2006

 

Sherry Lynn Rimkoski was born in Daytona Beach, FL and moved to Connecticut when she was 11 years old.  She lived in Trumbull, CT and graduated from Trumbull High School before going on to college.

 

Ms. Sherry has an AS Degree in Food Management from Manchester Community College and also attended Rochester Institute of Technology before starting her own catering business.

 

Sherry was married to Robert Rimkoski in 1991 and later moved to Wallingford, CT.  Together they have a beautiful daughter, Rachel.

 

After working as a caterer, she was offered a position as an international coordinator for Subway World Headquarters in Milford, CT.  Her territory covered most of the Canadian provinces.

 

Sherry left the Subway after 6 years to stay at home to raise her daughter.  After 4 years at home caring for Rachel as well as a few nephews and a niece, she accepted a position with Healthworks in Wallingford as the manager of the babysitting department.

 

In addition to managing the department Sherry taught children’s art classes.  She continues to teach children’s craft classes at the Wallingford Parks and Recreation Department, Glaze Art Studio as well as the Meriden Shop-Rite Supermarket.

 

Sherry is also a part-time cake decorator for Shop-Rite, where she has been working for over 3 years.

 

Her family also includes 2 beta fishes named “Icefire” & “Crown”.