Staff
Staff Reputation
The Little Folks School is known for the commitment, dedication and longevity of its highly qualified staff. They are the primary ingredient for the wonderful reputation that the school enjoys.KATHERINE BROWN (Katie) first came to know and love Little Folks as a regular old mom and was so enthralled with the school that she found a way to come and stay each day. Katie has a B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She found her true calling in working with children as a full-time mother of two boys (one in the Yellow Room and one in the Red Room) and through an in-house training program at Little Folks. She happily joined the staff as a Teacher's Aide in September 2004.
GAY CIOFFI has been the Director of the Little Folks School since 1980. Ms. Cioffi received her undergraduate degree in Kindergarten and Elementary Education from the Pennsylvania State University. She earned her Masters Degree in Education and the Arts from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. While completing her Masters, Ms. Cioffi studied Painting, Drawing and Design at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston. Her art is on permanent collection at meseums internationally. Ms. Cioffi recieved outstanding teacher awards from The Wolf Trap Early Learning Institute in 2004 and 2002. She has presented papers on early literacy and art education at the Oxford Round Table at Oxford University in 2003 and 2005. She brings her love for learning and her enthusiasm for the Arts to the children of the Little Folks School.
MARTA KASSAHUN was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 1980, she went to the former Soviet Union to study Languages. She earned her degree in Education at the Pedagogical Institute in Piatigorsk. In addition, Marta has studied Early Childhood Education at the Northern Virginia Community College. After completing her studies in the Soviet Union, she worked as a Nursery School Teacher in Saarbruckan, Germany, for two years. We in the Little Folks Community have benefited from Ms. Kassahun's professional expertise since 1989.
LEONOR ROSERO, known affectionately as "Nory" to the children of the Little Folks School, was born in the Philippines. She studied Communications at the Far Eastern University in Manila, majoring in Drama. She is an accomplished Musician, sharing her musical expertise during our weekly "special" Music Class and every day at Circle Time. Nory has been teaching at the Little Folks School since 1990.