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Staff 2025-2026

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Carla Harrison
is the Day School Director. Mrs. Harrison is very excited to be a part of the Educational Ministry Team at EEDS! A native of Norfolk, she is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a degree in Speech Communication. She came to EEDS seven years ago after serving 19 years as the Director and Pre-K Four-Year-Old teacher in another local preschool. She is passionate that a child's first school experience should be positive where the child feels loved, successful, engaged, and that "school is a good place to be."
Mrs. Harrison and her husband have two married daughters,  several grandchildren, and 2 Golden Retriever granddogs. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening, and entertaining family and friends in her home.  She is looking forward to partnering with you in the education of your preschooler.

Cherie Zorn

joined EEDS in 2022 and has taught in the Two and Three-Year-Old Classes.  This year she will work as the Classroom Assistant until Mrs. Harrison's retirement when she will transition into the Director position.  Cherie is very passionate about working with preschoolers and their families.  She believes very strongly in whole child learning: teaching children physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively to complete overall wellbeing.  Cherie loves the strong community that exists within EEDS and plant to continue to support and encourage that community.  She received her B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana Wesleyan Univerity and has over 20 years of experience in education and childcare.

She is a Navy wife and mother of 4.  In her spare time she enjoys hiking and camping with her family.

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Amy Stovall

teaches one of our M-F Four-Year-Old Pre-K Classes. Mrs. Stovall joined EEDS with forty years of experience working with young children.  She attended college at the University of Missouri in Columbia and received her degree in Child Psychology and Early Childhood Education. She came to Virginia Beach when she graduated and never left! She taught both Pre-K and Kindergarten at a school in Virginia Beach before leaving to raise her children. Additionally, she conducted a licensed childcare out of her home and cared for 12 children. Three years ago she returned to teaching outside of her home and came to EEDS last year from another local school.

 

Married to her husband, Tom, for almost 33 years she has four sons and is very excited to be at EEDS.

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Elena Eaken

teaches one of our M-F Four-Year-Old Pre-K classes. Mrs. Eaken is an Ohio native where she earned her B.A. in communications from Mount Union College. She has also studied Elementary Education at Virginia Wesleyan College where she earned her Pre-K - 6th Teaching Credentials (with a Meritorious Teacher designation) and she also taught four-year-olds at a local preschool.  This is her seventh year teaching at EEDS.

Mrs. Eaken has been married to her husband, Shawn, and living in Chesapeake for 19 years. She has three children ( two boys and one girl- ages 18, 13 & 11 ), two dogs and one cat. In her free time, she serves on her local PTA board, volunteers with her children's Scout troop/pack, enjoys reading and spending time with her family. 

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Carly White

is excited to be joining the EEDS team this year as one of the Monday through Friday Three-Year-Old teachers.  She holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from Longwood University and brings eight years of teaching experience to the classroom.

Carly and her husband have two young sons and are actively involved in their church.  She enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.  Carly feels truly blessed to now be a part of the EEDS community, working alongside the Christ-centered educators who made such a meaningful impact on her own children's early school experiences.

Autumn Bezeau

returns to EEDS for the second year and will be teaching a Monday-Friday Three-Year Old class.  She joined us after leaving another local preschool. Part of a military family, Ms. Bezeau (Bea-zoo) moved every three or four years throughout her childhood. As an adult she has traveled both in the United States and internationally where she has taught in various camps and schools. Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Sport Science and a Master of Arts in Executive Leadership. One of the great joys in her life is coaching 2-5 year old's soccer! She is currently working on a degree in Early Childhood Education through the GI Bill (Army-4 years) and is beyond excited to teach three-year-old students!

Kristen Blake

served EEDS as a Substitute Teacher four years ago, then as a Two-Year Old teacher and the MWF Three-Year Old teacher.  She returns to again serve as the Lead Teacher position in the MWF Three-Year Old class.  A graduate of Towson University, Mrs. Blake returned to the work force after her youngest son left for college. Her children attended EEDS when they were preschool age.

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Married to a retired Navy pilot, she has three grown sons and a chocolate Labrador. In her spare time she enjoys going to the beach, traveling, and spending time with her family.

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Emily Jones
is teaching the MWF Pre-Kindergarten class.  This is her fourth year at EEDS. She grew up south of Baltimore and has a degree in Early Childhood Education from Salisbury University.  Her professional experience includes developing and running a Preschool Program at a gymnastics studio and as a Student Teacher/Intern at Princess Anne Elementary School.  Emily coached gymnastics at a local studio and worked with their pre-competitive and competitive teams.  Previously, she coached gymnastics in Maryland for seven years.
She moved to Virginia five years ago to be with her now husband.  Emily came back to teaching after the birth of her daughter, who is four years old and also has a two-year-old son.
 She enjoys spending her time on the beach with her family and their dog.

Kali Butler

joined the staff of EEDS two years ago as the Monday-Friday Two-Year Old Assistant teacher. This will be Mrs. K. Butler's second year as the Two-Year-Old Lead teacher.  Some of her students will attend M-F, some will attend on MWF, and some on Tu/Th.  There is a maximum of 10 children on any day.

 

A former resident of Virginia Beach, she returned to the area following her husband's military transfer.  Mrs. K. Butler was excited to return as a staff member.  Both of her children were students at EEDS but are now in the fifth and first grade.

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She enjoys hiking, spending time with her family and going to the beach.

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Emily Weeks Batista

will be a Teaching Assistant in the Two-Year Old class. This will be her second year at EEDS. She has experience working with children as a Daycare Teaching Assistant and nanny since 2019. She enjoys volunteering at her church, teaching preschoolers and working in the church nursery. Ms. Weeks is currently in school working toward a degree in Early Childhood Development. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and his sweet 5 year old son, going to the beach, reading, trips to the coffee shop and writing. â€‹

Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from him." That's why it is her goal that children in her care feel confident, valued, safe and respected.

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Priscilla Thibeau

is joining the staff at EEDS for the second year as a Two-Year Old Teaching Assistant.  She began her work at EEDS as a substitute teacher. Mrs. Thibeau has an Associates Degree in Human Services and has worked as a certifiied medical assistant.  A former employee of the Coast Guard Academy Child Development Center, she has worked with children both in a school and home setting throughout college and beyond! Mrs. Thibeau is the mother of 2 grade school children that are former EEDS students.  She enjoys spending time with her family and is a gifted photographer.

SCHOOL HOURS
Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m – 12:30 p.m.

Breakfast Bunch 8:00-9:00

Stay and Play 12:30-2:00

ADDRESS

5181 Singleton Way

Virginia Beach, VA

CONTACT

(757) 499-7393
EEDS.emmanuelvb@gmail.com

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