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Meet the Director



Missy Tepe



Director





It is with great excitement that we welcome our new Director, Missy Tepe, to our family. Missy comes to Creative rich with experience in early childhood education and leadership roles. A native to the Westside, Missy is family oriented. She is married with three children in the second, sixth and eighth grades. She has worked with children and families throughout her career. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master's in Clinical Counseling. She worked as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist with children and adults for many years at St. Joseph Orphanage and IKRON. In addition, she was a parent educator and parenting coach at Bethesda Hospital and taught parent and child classes at the Cincinnati Enrichment Center. For the past few years, Missy has been an aide and substitute teacher at a local westside preschool. She is actively involved at her children’s school, serving as the Service Unit Coordinator for the St. Antoninus Girl Scout program as well as troop leader for both of her daughters.



Meet the Teachers



Sammie Camardo



4s Teacher





Sammie is a Creative Preschool alumae and is thrilled to be back as a teacher. She attended Our Lady of Victory and Seton High School before earning her Early Childhood degree in 2022. She has always been passionate about working with young children.



Stephanie Duebber



PreK Teacher





Mrs. Duebber began teaching at Creative Preschool in 2019. Prior to that, she had been a stay at home mom for nine years. She attended the University of Cincinnati where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. She was born and raised on the Westside of Cincinnati and married her husband in 2009. They have four beautiful children together. Mrs. Duebber had always dreamed of being a teacher and was thrilled at the opportunity to join the wonderful community at Creative!



Lee Ewry



3s Teacher





Mrs Ewry started teaching at Creative Preschool in 2003. Her first five years at Creative, she taught the Friday Friends Class. The next year, she was asked to teach a Three Year Old Class and has been teaching three year olds ever since!

Mrs. Ewry absolutely adores teaching young children and feels very fortunate to have a job that she loves where she gets to spend time with amazing little people!

On a personal note - Lee and her husband Ralph have been married for over 25 years and have two daughters - Emily and Molly. Both girls went to Creative Preschool. Emily is completing a Masters Degree in Medical Physiology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Molly is studying Athletic Training at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio where she is on the Women's Soccer Team. As a family, the Ewry's enjoy vacationing at Fripp Island in South Carolina, watching and cheering on Xavier Basketball, hiking, playing cards and just being together.



Kelly Fitz



4s Teacher





Mrs. Fitz is excited to join the Creative Preschool staff. She holds her Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Dayton and her Master's degree in Education from the University of Cincinnati. Previously, Mrs. Fitz worked as a Guidance Counselor at Seton High School for 10 years. After taking a few years off to focus on raising her three children, she is excited to return to the classroom! Mrs. Fitz has been a part of the Creative family since 2015. All three of her children attended Creative and she was an active volunteer and Board Member.



Ryan Koshover



3s Teacher and Friday Friends





Mrs. Koshover lives in Delhi with her family. She attended the University of Cincinnati where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She married her high school sweetheart and has three boys. She and her family live in her childhood home in Delhi with their dog Monte and cat Tinkerbell. Mrs. K has always enjoyed working with children. She is so happy to be a part of such a wonderful preschool with amazing families.



Robin McGowan



4s Teacher





Mrs. McGowan has been teaching preschool for 20+ years. She married her high school sweetheart and has 4 children, 3 daughters-in-law and 6 grandchildren. Her children and grandchildren are Creative Preschool alums. She still has one grandchild currently attending! Mrs. McGowan loves watching the children learn and grow throughout their time at Creative. She considers Creative an extension of her family and loves working with a wonderful staff and families here!



Melissa Long



3s Teacher





Mrs. Long was born and raised on the Westside of Cincinnati. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, she went back to school to obtain a degree in American Sign Language Interpreting. She has worked in various settings, including schools, as an interpreter. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with her friends at Creative Preschool!

Mrs. Long has been married for 8 years, with three beautiful children. She fell in love with the Creative Preschool community after her oldest son attended. As a helper parent, she was able to see first hand how impactful the teachers are on the students. She looks forward to watching the rest of her children learn and grow with Creative!



Meet the Teacher's Aides



Silvana Klawitter & Janet Neville



Teacher's Aides





Silvana Klawitter and Janet Neville were both stay at home moms before starting at Creative in 2007. They each have three children, all Creative alumni and have both been married for 25 years. They love being with the children at Creative and lending a helping hand to our wonderful teachers and staff.





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