Jennifer Landrieu, Director
Mrs. Landrieu became the Director of the Preschool in 2008, served as a member of the Preschool Board for two years, and has 15 years of additional experience in the field. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education with concentrations in the Fine and Performing Arts. She is a NJ State certified teacher. She has also served as a Sunday School Teacher and Vacation Bible School Teacher. Both of her sons attended the Preschool. She is a church member. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, crocheting, and reading.
Laura Bea
Mrs. Bea (MWF 3’s Teacher and T/Th 3’s Assistant) started at the Preschool in 2024 as a substitute teacher and has loved spending time in the various classrooms. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography and Community Development. Mrs. Bea spent a year teaching English in China and is a certified children’s yoga instructor. You can also find her in the NBRC nursery on Sunday mornings. Her son attended the Preschool and her daughter is currently enrolled in the 4 year old class. In her spare time she loves crafting with her kids, being outside and traveling.
Michelle Boone
Mrs. Boone (MWF and TH 3’s Teacher)began teaching at the Preschool in 2017 as an assistant teacher in our three’s class and was our Little Lambs teacher. She has earned her Child Development Associates Certification. She has filled the roles of PTO Class Parent and PTO President during her 10 years as a stay at home mom. She has a professional background in photography, tutoring, and early childhood education. One of her children attended the Preschool. In her spare time, she enjoys family activities, crafting, leading her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, and keeping up with her puppy.
Anna May Halligan
Mrs. Halligan (MWF 4’s Assistant) began teaching at the Preschool in 2010 and has been an Assistant Teacher in our three and four year old classes. She has over 20 years of previous teaching experience, is a NJ State certified Group Teacher, and helped create the first Camp North Branch curriculum. Mrs. Halligan’s daughter attended the Preschool when she was little. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and keeping up with her daughter.
Annmarie Kolb
Mrs. Kolb (Gym Teacher) started at the Preschool in 1986 as a teacher’s aid for a special needs child. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Physical Education as well as a NJ State Group Teacher Certificate. She’s taught all ages throughout her years at NBRC Preschool finally stepping back to teach gym. All three of her children attended the Preschool. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her children and their families, attending her grandchildren’s sporting events, and other activities. She also enjoys traveling and spending time at the shore.
Anna Ludwig
Anna Ludwig (M/W/F 3’s Assistant, Art Teacher)began teaching at the Preschool in 2005 as a substitute teacher and holds the role of Art Enrichment teacher and Language Arts teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Therapy with a background in Special Education. All three of her children have attended the Preschool. In her spare time, she enjoys family time, art, cooking, gardening, going to Cape May, and watching soccer.
Gerianne McGowan
Mrs. McGowan (5-Day 5’s Teacher) began teaching at the Preschool in 2002 and has five years of additional teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, specializing in child development and Early Childhood Education and a NJ State Head Teacher certificate. You can find her teaching the Five-Day class Monday through Friday or in Science Explorers enrichment classes. One of her three children attended the Preschool. In her spare time, she enjoys quilting, sewing, reading, and spending time with her children.
Kathy Moczydlowski
Mrs. Moczydlowski (5-day 5’s Assistant and Extended Day Teacher) started teaching at NBRC Preschool as a substitute teacher back in 1995. She enjoyed every minute of teaching here for the next 19 years and left in July of 2014 to pursue her husband’s retirement in VA. She went on to work in retail but after moving back to NJ, she began teaching again at the Goddard School in Branchburg. Now, she is very excited to be back at NBRC Preschool again. She went to Raritan Valley Community College and received her Group Teacher Approval Certificate in April of 1997. She has three children but moved to the area when only her daughter was able to attend and it was a wonderful experience. In her spare time she enjoys watching her five grandchildren. She also enjoys crafting and watching tv.
Kerry Narewski
Mrs. Narewski (Music Teacher) has been teaching music to children for 22 years. Her early music classes, learning instruments and singing, in Elementary, Middle and High School inspired her love of music. In her early 20’s, she worked in NYC as a songwriter and studio singer. At that time she learned production from her producer. She signed with a management company as an artist and toured the tri-state area. A few of her accomplishments include: entertaining athletes in the 2002 Olympic Village in Salt Lake City; singing the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden; and writing over 400 songs along with her self produced children’s music. She has always loved music and her greatest joy has been teaching children the love of music and inspiring confidence. Along with teaching, she is now singing in Masterwork Chorus.
Mrs. Narewski has two children of her own, Natalie and Nicholas.
Chelsea Pirez
Mrs. Pirez (Treasurer) started at the Preschool in 2023 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising and Business. Her two daughters attended the Preschool and her son currently attends. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, traveling anywhere there is a beach, and cheering on her kids at their sporting events.
Ashling Rodriguez
Mrs. Rodriguez (MWF 4’s Teacher) has a passion for early childhood education. She brings valuable experience as a volunteer CCD teacher at her church and is a substitute teacher in the Branchburg School District. She holds an Associate’s Degree in early education and has a professional background in preschool education. The past 17 years have been filled with a finance and leadership background. She took time off from the finance world to spend more time with her husband and two daughters. One daughter is currently enrolled at NBRC and the other has graduated. In her free time, she enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Sarah Sasiak
Mrs. Sasiak (MWF 4’s Teacher) is returning to the field of education in 2021 after being a stay at home mom for the last 17 years. Prior to that she taught second grade for 7 years and preschool 4’s for two years. She holds a Bachelors Degree in English and became a certified Elementary Education Teacher in New Jersey through the Alternate Route Program. Two of her four children have attended NBRC. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, attending her children’s sporting events, running and yoga.
Nicole Young
Mrs. Young ( (5-Day 4’s Teacher) began teaching at the Preschool in January 2012 as our Little Lambs teacher and has three years of additional teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Reading. Originally our Language Arts and Little Lambs Teacher, she is our younger 5 Day teacher. Mrs. Young is a church member, Sunday School teacher, and all three of her children attended the Preschool. Mrs. Young is also one of our Science Explorer teachers and teaches our new enrichment class, Coding with Kids. She has played a vital role in our Preschool’s PTO and served on the Preschool Board. She enjoys crafting and spending time with her family.