Our director, Smita Thukral, has an amazing background. Smita has her Bachelors and master’s degrees in special education, a post graduate diploma in Early Childhood Education, a certificate and advanced graduate studies in Educational Media and Technology, not to mention another Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. Smita previously worked at a preschool in Massachusetts where she worked for 5 years as a teacher, 2 years as the Assistant Director and 3 years as the Director. Smita also has the life experience of being the mother of twin girls.

Sarah Pendleton, our assistant director, has many years of experience working with children.  After teaching for several years, she joined the leadership team. She found her love of children being raised in a big family. She looks forward to growing in experience as an educator and forming meaningful relationships with the Primrose families and staff. Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in Family and Child Consumer Sciences with a minor in Social Work from Ball State University. She is also the proud mother of a 16-year-old son, Brayden.

Ms. O’Connor has a degree in Elementary Education from Valparaiso University. She also has a CDA from Key West Community College. Ms. O’Connor has over 15 years of experience working with children of various ages. She is married and has 3 wonderful children who love to play sports. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching football, basketball, and dancing. Ms. O’Connor loves working with children and their families and sharing in their growth and learning!

Ms. Valentine comes to us with many years of experience. She has over 20 years of experience working with various ages, and under many hats, being an office assistant, chef, and bus driver, along with predominantly teaching – and has been part of our Primrose family for 12 years now. Her specialty is in the Infant and Toddler area. She also volunteers at her church in the nursery. Ms. Valentine’s favorite thing about working with children is the unconditional love and seeing them get excited about learning!

Ms. Meena is originally from India, where she completed her master’s degree in biochemistry. She has had more than 5 years of experience in group childcare and infant care. She has a very supportive husband who always encourages her with her work, and two wonderful kids ages 18 and 13, who are very close with family back home. In her free time, she enjoys watching TV, and her favorite thing to do is to spend time with her best friends going out for dinner, shopping, and just having fun together.

Ms. Nes is from Turkey, attained a degree in chemistry and then taught chemistry for 8 years. She became a mother to two sons.  Witnessing the learning process of her kids and being part of their growth inspired her to transition into early childhood education. In her free time, she likes to watch movies and series, she also enjoys reading, writing, playing word games and solving sudoku, and finds great joy spending time with her family.

Ms. Kot graduated from Mt. Vernon High School, and has come to us with experience with in-home childcare, as a teachers assistant, as well as coursework in child development. She is so excited to build strong relationships with the children, and to watch them grow and learn over the year! In her spare time, she loves going on trails with her two dogs, Daisy and Rue, and enjoys drawing, reading books, and baking sweet treats for friends and family.

Ms. Chavez is from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, as the 4th of 5 children in her family, and has two children of here own that get to come to school with her. She has worked in childcare settings for more than 4 years in before and after-school programs.  In her free time Ms. Chavez loves to go out with her family and create memories, and loves to dance.

Ms. Tucker has been with Primrose Gray Eagle for over eight years and is pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education. She is a mother to a sweet little boy, who comes to the school with her, and welcoming a new addition to join the Primrose School at Gray Eagle family as well! In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her family.

Ms. Brito-Flores has returned after having her sweet little boy. She has previous experience working as a patient care coordinator and also as a nanny for 5+ years, and has credit hours toward her Early Childhood Education degree, along with 2+ years experience here at Primrose School at Gray Eagle. We are excited to have Ms. Brito-Flores back!

Ms. Traylor is a proud wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoys spending time with her family. She has found her calling working with children and enjoys watching them grow. She has been with us for over three years and has such a helpful and positive approach to each and every day!

Ms. Wesner has worked with children her whole life and has raised a sweet boy of her own. Her previous experience is years of working in childcare and being a mom herself, and she has been a teacher at Primrose School at Gray Eagle for almost 8 years. Ms. Wesner has earned her CDA and is so excited to work with the children and watch them learn and grow.

Ms. Method is from Indianapolis and comes to us with experience in babysitting and has now been a teacher here for over 6 years. She graduated from IUPUI with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and has attained her CDA. Ms. Method also minored in Art History and deeply appreciates the arts. Her passion for the welfare of the planet and the animals is evident in the fact that she has many rescue pets, which have included cats, as well as a dog, and a rabbit.

Ms. Greenwood began her childcare journey in her home growing up here in Fishers, IN, alongside her seven brothers and sisters! Around the age of 13 she was watching children every day, which eventually sprouted into her love for teaching. She began to assistant teach at a co-op before coming to join our family here at Primrose. Ms. Greenwood has a passion for the arts, where she spent twelve years in the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, three years volunteering with Indianapolis Children’s special needs choir, and in musical theater.  She loves to spend time writing, painting, singing, and hanging out with her family.

Ms. Dye, a Hamilton Southeastern graduate and former competitive dancer, comes to us with experience as a support teacher for students with severe physical and cognitive handicaps and a reading intervention teacher for grades 4-6. In those positions, she coached students in phonics, fluency, and comprehension bringing them up to grade level. Realizing that early cognitive development and language skills are the key, she’s excited to make a difference with the children here at Primrose. She looks forward to continuing her exploration and studies in early childhood development and pediatric physical therapy. Ms. Dye enjoys spending time with family, dancing, listening to music, going to the theatre, and playing with her cat, Simon.

Ms. Low is a mother to four children, and a wonderful early childhood educator. She has attained multiple degrees from Ivy Tech, completing her degree in Early Childhood Education, and has been part of our Primrose Gray Eagle family for over 6 years now! In her spare time, she enjoys spending time at home and being around her family.

Ms. Bickel has been a teacher here through Summers during school, and we’re so glad she came back full time after completing her degree at Ball State. She has 3+ years experience here at Primrose School at Gray Eagle. She is happy working at a place where she can help teachers but also help the children find fun & creative ways to learn. She graduated from Ball State in general studies. Ms. Bickel has two dogs that she loves spending time with, and loves hiking and going to different parks with her dogs.  She also enjoys baking and painting.

Ms. Method is a family within the family here, with her sister teaching at Gray Eagle as well! She has her Bachelors degree in Anthropology from Ball State, and a Master’s degree in Human Biology from UIndy.  She is very passionate about teaching, no matter the age, having about 3 years experience in childcare. Ms. Method has a black cat named Maisy and a hermit crab named Ed.  She loves reading, dancing, and hunting for fossils.

Ms. Fulk earned a CDA. She has prior experience working at a middle school for special education, and multiple years teaching preschool with over 3 years here at Primrose School at Gray Eagle now. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her 3 teenage boys play football, photography, and scrapbooking.

Ms. Hoffman has a degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University, and taught Kindergarten before beginning her journey teaching Preschool, with a total of 7 years teaching experience! She is married to her high school sweetheart and they have a beautiful daughter together. In her free times she enjoys spending time with her family and watching sports.

Born and raised in Richmond, Indiana, Ms. Satterfield graduated from Indiana University East. She taught kindergarten for two years and loves being a teacher, she has been here at Primrose Gray Eagle for more than 6 years. Ms. Satterfield has two daughters, Edyn and Siarra. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, going to see movies, and crafting.

Ms. Claypool holds her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from IUPUI. She has several years of experience working with young children, including 3 years of teaching Prekindergarten at another Primrose, and has been with us at Primrose Gray Eagle for  5 years. Ms. Claypool is very passionate, positive, and upbeat, which carries over into her positive classroom management style. Her joy for working with children shines all day long.

Ms. Rehm was born in Germany and received her bachelor’s degree in special education. She has worked as a speech therapist and a Kindergarten teacher prior to coming to Primrose and has now been with us for over 8 years. She moved to the US after her son Simon was born. She lives in Fishers and is always excited to continue to learn & grow with your children.

Ms. Hammad holds a degree in math and accounting. She has become such a great early childhood educator at Primrose School at Gray Eagle, with us for almost 2 years now. She has welcomed a sweet baby boy, that has joined our family as well! She is very excited to meet all the children and watch them learn and explore. In her spare time she enjoys oil painting and spending time with her husband.

Ms. Spirrison was born in Cambridge, Ontario Canada. She graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in child development. Ms. Spirrison has a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful school-aged children. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis with her family and going on family walks. Ms. Spirrison loves getting to know all her new little friends at Primrose Gray Eagle, as she has been doing for over 11 years now, and to help prepare them for grade school.

Ms. Wallpe comes to us with extensive childcare experience, running her own in-home daycare for 18 years. She went to college at Vincennes and Indiana University. She is married and has three children of her own, and a dog named Franco. In her down time, she enjoys shopping, watching football, watching HGTV shows, and visiting family, and her family’s favorite thing to do is visit the beach!

Ms. Armstrong holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Radio and Television Broadcasting, Communications, English, and Spanish.  Her experience spans over several fields including childcare, medical office, and broadcasting.  Ms. Armstrong is a singer-songwriter, enjoys playing the guitar, piano, flute, and oil painting.

Ms. Connelly is originally from Spain. She has many years of experience working with children and loves how they can always make her laugh, and has created those special moments for over 6 years here at Primrose School at Gray Eagle. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the theater and spending time with family. Nos encanta tenerla aquí!

Ms. Val attended IUPUI and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a focus in English as a new language.  She is continuing to pursue higher education in American Sign Language & education. In her free time she enjoys watching soccer games with her family, going to the movies, traveling, and listening to music.

Ms. Dodorico is from the St. Louis area. She has over 9 years of experience with in-home childcare and 5 years experience working in children’s ministries. Growing up she always knew she wanted to work with children, realizing at only 9 years old she wanted to grow up to be a teacher. She married her high school sweetheart, and they have 2 wonderful children. Outside of school her favorite thing to do is sing, and she was in choir for 10 years. She also enjoys hiking with her family, going out to eat, watching movies, swimming, and reading.

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Ms. Yana was born and raised in Russia – she is from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, and in 2010 moved to the US to reunite with her family.  She attained her culinary degree in 2016, and has over 7 years in childcare food service experience, with almost four years here at Primrose School at Gray Eagle. She loves Asian cuisine! In her spare time she enjoys going on walks, shopping, going to the movies, having picnics and visiting parks & playgrounds with her family.

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