Main Office

  • Sue Houde

    Executive Director

    Sue has been working at Riverside for 36 years and has been teaching for 40! Sue did her student teaching at Riverside in 1984 and has been with Riverside ever since. Sue worked as an assistant and classroom teacher in the Rainbow Room and Nursery and then later took on the role of education coordinator which she held for 7 years. Sue is now our Executive Director and oversees all operations at RCC. All three of Sue’s children have attended Riverside and both of her daughters are now working at RCC alongside her! In her free time Sue enjoys reading, cooking, building, crafting and organising events and parties, but most of all spending time with her family.

  • Lindsey Kennedy-Sita

    Main Office Coordinator

    Lindsey has been at Riverside for 11 years and has been teaching for 15! Lindsey has always loved working with kids and has two kids of her own, an 11 year old girl and a 9 year old boy. In her free time Lindsey enjoys reading and playing word games.

  • Shannon Breakey

    Main Office Coordinator/ Floater

    Shannon has been at Riverside for almost a year! Shannon is our Front Office Coordinator and Float teacher, she has a bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Animal Behavior from The University of New Hampshire. In her free time Shannon enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking, reading and fostering animals in need.

Nursery Room

  • Amanda Krawczyk

    Nursery Room Teacher

    Amanda has been at Riverside and teaching for 10 years! Amanda has her bachelors degree in Early Education from The University of Vermont. Amanda was a gymnast for many years and her dedication and commitment drove her to coach gymnastics for some time. In her free time, Amanda loves to stay active and go running as well as spend time at the beach!

  • Stephanie Bishoff

    Nursery Room Teacher

    Stephanie has worked at Riverside for 16 years, she started off as an assistant and floater working with all the classrooms and later took the position as a full time Nursery teacher which she's held for 12 years. Stephanie is a Riverside alum and now has a little girl who attends Riverside!

  • Nicole Carrillo-Censullo

    Nursery Room Teacher

    Nicole has been at Riverside and teaching for 9 years! Nicole has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Stonewall College and has a Master’s degree in school counselling from Northeastern University. Nicole started as an assistant in the research room and a floater, she then transitioned to the Nursery Room full time when a position became available. Nicole lives with her husband and her son who currently attends Riverside!

  • Leslie Orellana

    Nursery Room Teacher

    Leslie has been at Riverside for over a year and has been teaching for 4! Leslie fell in love with teaching 4 years ago and since has gone back to school to pursue a bachelors in Early Childhood Education. Leslie has always loved working with kids and was a lacrosse coach to middle and high school aged children for several years.

Rainbow Room

  • Kelly Clark Joosten

    Rainbow Room Teacher

    Kelly has been at Riverside for 13 years! Kelly has a degree in Art Education and Psychology from Elmira College, New York. She started as an assistant in the Rainbow Room and fell in love with teaching toddlers. She made the transition to full time when a position became available and has been there ever since. Kelly currently wears many hats at RCC including parent, teacher, and scheduling coordinator.

  • Susan Sandberg

    Rainbow Room Teacher

    Susan has been at Riverside for 31 years and can’t see herself working anywhere else! She has worked with all ages but particularly fell in love with teaching young toddlers. Susan loves to see the immense growth that occurs over the course of just one year. In her free time Susan enjoys baking and watching tv, she is a huge animal lover and lives with her husband and their Red Heeler, Robyn.

  • Kerry Lambert

    Rainbow Room Teacher

    Kerry has been at Riverside for over a year but has been teaching for 4! Kerry has a bachelor’s in Education and Theatre from Bridgewater State University. She has always loved working with kids and before she began teaching she was a swim instructor, camp counselor and worked at the YMCA for some time. In her free time Kerry loves to read and paint!

  • Erin Tabenkin

    Rainbow Room Assistant Teacher

Turtle Room

  • Nancy Sullivan

    Turtle Room Teacher

    Nancy has worked for Riverside for 38 years! She fell in love with the Turtle Room and has worked with that age group since she started at Riverside. Nancy and Mary worked together for 35 years before Mary moved over to the Discovery room. Nancy loves the outdoors, she loves going on walks with her black lab Rocky.

  • Isabella Rodrigues

    Turtle Room Teacher

    Bella has been at Riverside for 4 years! Bella is from Brazil, and taught herself English before coming to the US! Bella moved to the US in 2017, she has a pet bunny named Marshmallow and is a big dog lover. In her free time Bella loves going to the beach, traveling, and singing.

  • Turtle Room Teacher

Discovery Room

  • Mary Washburn

    Discovery Room Teacher

    Mary has been at Riverside for 39 years! Before being a teacher in the Discovery Room Mary and her long time friend Nancy were co teachers in the Turtle Room for 35 years. Mary has worked at Riverside since she was 19 years old, she wears many hats, teacher, mother and education coordinator. In her free time Mary loves to spend time at her Cape House in Eastham and loves birds, beaches and nature.

  • Kelsey Young

    Discovery Room Teacher

  • Jadyn Casper

    Discovery Room Teacher

Research Room

  • Meghan Ellis

    Research Room Teacher

    Meghan always knew she wanted to be a teacher. She attended Bridgewater state university where she earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and it was in college where she fell in love with teaching preschool. Meghan has now worked for RCC for 20 years and has been teaching for 24!

  • Laureta Caca

    Research Room Teacher

    Laureta has worked for RCC for 2 years, she is the newest addition to the Research room and has been teaching for 5 years!

  • Daphnie Figueiredo

    Research Room Teacher

  • Marina Zalevskaya

    Research Room Assistant Teacher

    It has always been Marina's dream to work with children, Marina has worked for Riverside for 4 years.

Floaters

  • Jyo Mehta

    Floater

  • Stacy Gomes

    Floater

  • Levon Tiekka

    Floater

    Levon has been at Riverside for 4 years! He is a Newton native and attended Massbay and Lasell College to be close to home! In his free time Levon likes to stay active, read and watch movies.