Our Staff

Beverly Godshall

Director and Head Teacher

Beverly graduated from Mansfield University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with an Area of Concentration in Early Childhood Education. She has been teaching at Zwingli Nursery School for over ten years, more than five as Director as well. Beverly is certified in Pediatric CPR.

Beverly is married to Steve Godshall and they have two daughters and a pet rabbit.

Her hobbies are photography, traveling and cooking/baking. Beverly's future goals are to take workshops and continuing education courses to better serve the children and parents of Zwingli Nursery School.

Beverly has many relatives who are teachers and knew at the age of six that she would be a teacher. She knows that young children are excited about learning and believes they hold the future of the world in their hands.

Katharine Graham

Curriculum Development Specialist

Kathie graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. Kathie taught kindergarten in Atlanta for three years and taught as an Enrichment Teacher with Zwingli Nursery School during the 2009-2010 school year. Kathie also has a second degree in Sociology/Anthropology.

Kathie is married to Dan and they have a young son, Kyle, who is a Zwingli Nursery School graduate. Their home is happily shared with two dogs and a cat.

Kathie enjoys volunteering at her son's school, knitting, reading, and being outdoors. Her own love of learning was a primary motivation for becoming a teacher. Connecting with young children and seeing them thrive is a great joy.

Kathie continuously strives to improve her abilities through observing and learning from other teachers, as well as the children they teach. This learning allows the curriculum to continuously improve as well, which benefits the young minds in the classroom most of all.

Erin Chalmers

Enrichment Teacher

Erin is a graduate of Zwingli Nursery School. She is also a graduate of West Chester University with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She has been teaching Sunday School at Zwingli for over 10 years.

Erin is married to Andy and they have 2 young boys and a cat named Jack. She enjoys staying home with her boys.

In her spare time Erin likes to travel and she enjoys going to the beach. She also likes reading, spending time outdoors, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Erin has always enjoyed working with children and likes to watch them learn. She is excited to be a part of Zwingli Nursery School.

Karen Gular

Teacher Assistant

Karen graduated from the College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania, cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy/History. She has been with Zwingli Nursery School as a Teacher's Assistant for many years and she's also assistant secretary in the Zwingli church office.

Karen is married to Rudy and has one adult son, Michael. She has been a resident of Upper Salford Township for many years and has a cat, Goldie, and a dog, Sparky. Her hobbies are aerobic exercise, gardening, and attending her son's NASCAR dirt races.

Karen loves working with young children. She finds the preschool age to be a lot of fun and finds the children to be very inquisitive and honest.

updated 2/6/2012