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She is originally from India, and has lived in Plano with her family for the past 16 years. Her children Alyssa, age 17, and Arthur, age 13, attend schools in the Plano Independent School District.
Lee Ann Begis - Director of Curriculum
Priscilla Chatham - Assistant Director
Priscilla, her husband Chris, and their children, Alex, age 16, Marissa, age 10, and Austin, age 6, are Garland residents.
Jessica Boan-Office Manager; Team Leader
Jessica, along with her husband Keith, daughter Alyssa, age 5, and infant son Austin, is originally from Shreveport and a McKinney resident for 3 years.
Betty Benard - Team Leader
Ms. Betty is a long time Plano resident, along with her children and grandchildren.
Dawn Haessler - Curriculum Coordinator
Dawn hails from Wisconsin, thinks our snow days in Texas are a joke, and lives in Little Elm with her husband Fred and baby girl Emilie. Lulu Lopez - Food and Nutrition
Teachers Our teachers go through a tough selection process, and several criteria are evaluated, like education, qualification, experience, certification, references, classroom management skills, and interaction with children. The staff of WBLC has a commitment to excellence. They are experienced, trained, and dedicated to promoting an environment filled with learning and fun. We boast some of the lowest teacher child ratios in the industry. |
Roonu is the Director of Willow Bend Learning Center. She has a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry, and a Master's degree in English Literature. She is also trained and certified by the American Montessori Society. Apart from her own two, Roonu has a long association with children. She has taught Science, Math and English to middle school students and has been
the Assistant Principal of an Elementary School. She has also been the Director/Administrator of Willow Bend Learning Center since it's inception 1999. 
Lee Ann is the mastermind behind developing the wonderful curriculum of Willow Bend. Lee Ann has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Education and a Master's degree in Secondary Education. Lee Ann has been involved in curriculum development and implementation for several years. She has been in the child development field for a long time, working as the associate director of Tutor Time, and is currently
working for Plano West Senior High as a Family Consumer Science and Marketing Teacher. Lee Ann, along with her husband David, and two children Ashlee, age 11, and Brandon, age 8, has been a Plano resident for 17 years.
Ms. Betty is the senior-most member of our Staff, and has seen Willow Bend go through all of its teething pains to achieve the reputation and accolades of excellence that it enjoys today. Ms. Betty is the Infant Team Leader, and is responsible for implementing and maintaining all standards relating to infants six weeks through 18 months old, and keeping everyone else on their toes! Hundreds of students have passed through her classes, and they come back to see her all the time. Needless to add, she enjoys the extreme confidence of parents. 
Dawn is the Curriculum coordinator and the Pre-K Lead Teacher. She is responsible for customizing the curriculum, adding theme specific extras, creating rainbow-writing name sheets, coming up with mouth watering cooking projects, and interesting science experiments. She provides teacher support and coaching, answering questions about the different activities, and helping teachers with curriculum related projects. 
Lulu is a certified Food Service manager and has been with Willow Bend for over four years. She is responsible for Food & Nutrition here at Willow Bend, and can beat Betty Crocker at her own game if she wanted to. She coordinates our weekly cooking projects, tracks food inventory, and can cook with the best of them while trying to juggle 200 plus mouths to feed on a daily basis. Lulu’s brilliant smile and love for the children makes her the most popular teacher on campus, especially when she walks into a classroom laden with snacks and juice!