Bethany Early Childhood Center

My name is Vicki Hare and I am the Director of Bethany Early Childhood Center. I am a native of Colorado and have spent most of my life right here in the southeast area. I have been teaching for 25 years in the Cheery Creek, Douglas County School districts as well as Head Start.

I started in early childhood full-time in 2013, after I graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a BS in Child Development. My love of learning drove me to continue my education and in August of 2018 I received a Master of Social Work. I joined the BECC team in October of 2016 after moving to Denver.

I grew up on a goat farm in northwest Missouri. After high school, I attended Truman State University in Kirksville, MO and earned my BA in Russian Studies with a minor in music (I play the flute). After college I moved to South Korea and taught kindergarten for two and a half years. I moved to Colorado in the fall of 2016 to be closer to family who are scattered around the Denver and Durango areas.

Hi, my name is Lisa Jensen. I am the teacher to our youngest group at BECC; the Duckling class. They are the cutest and give the best hugs! I have been with BECC since the beginning of 2018. I am a native to California and moved to Colorado with my husband in 2018.

My name is Sarah Urban and I have been teaching with BECC for over 2 years. I have my Bachelors in Human Development from Arizona State University and my Early Childhood Education Post-Baccalaureate as well as my Colorado Teaching License.

Hello! My name is Mr. Erik Boss and I am the teacher in the Sparrow’s room here at BECC. After graduating from Laramie High School I moved back to Denver and paid for most of my school with a running scholarship. Psychology is my passion and Early Childhood Development was my second major.

Hi, my name is Nicolle Steele. I started working in Early Childhood at Bethany Early Childhood Center in 2015 as a teacher’s assistant. While working here I received mentoring from our wonderful and experienced staff, I also furthered my education to receive an ECE Certification. I have worked in many of BECC’s classrooms from our youngest class up to the Jr. K classroom.

Hi, my name is Gerry Lacey and I am the Jr Kindergarten teacher. I have taught all grade levels since 1980, including work with special needs children. This is my 3rd year teaching at BECC. In addition, I have earned 3 masters degrees which include Counseling Psychology, Special Education, and Early Childhood Education.

My name is Kathryn Jackson and I am the lead teacher in the Ducking’s class. I started teaching at BECC in January 2019. I graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Human Sciences and have over 10 years of experience working with young children.

I came to Colorado in 1970 from Baltimore, Maryland. I had come to visit friends the previous year and knew this is where I wanted to live. For many years I was a craft person and made my living making jewelry and pottery. In the mid 80’s I needed a change and after much research I choose preschool teaching because I love children and felt the early years were the most important time in development.