Meet the Team
Take a look at our staff and get to know them a bit!
Tina Winchell
Executive Director
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Tina has been with Schuyler Head Start for 27 years.
Fun Fact: Tina is a huge Syracuse Orange Basketball fan.
Quote: “Lead with Love” – Gerry Czarnecki
Email: twinchell@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3282
Noelle Gross
Chief Financial Officer
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Email: ngross@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3285
Elizabeth Waite
Education/Disabilities/Mental Health Manager
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Elizabeth has been with Schuyler Head Start for 23 years.
Fun Fact: Elizabeth loves to listen to Christmas music all year round.
Quote: You is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important.” – The Help
Email: ewaite@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3290
Ruth Prince
Family & Community Services/Early Head Start/Transportation Manager
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Ruth has been with Schuyler Head Start for 30 years.
Fun Fact: Ruth prefers backing into parking spaces to get out of dodge.
Quote: “Family is where life begins and love never ends.” – Author Unknown
Email: rprince@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3284
Amanda Wylie
Health/Early Head Start Manager
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Amanda has been with Schuyler Head Start for 11 months.
Fun Fact:Amanda is a wedding singer.
Quote: “Take care of your mind, body, and spirit, because true wellness comes when you stop thinking about what you can’t do, and start honoring yourself for the things you can.” – Author Unknown
Email: awylie@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3286
Ashley Wilson
Administrative Assistant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Ashley has been with Schuyler Head Start for 2 years.
Fun Fact: Ashley is named after a soap opera character (The Young and the Restless)
Quote: “When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.” – Paul Celh
Email: awilson@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 6814
Diane Angle
Family Advocate
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Diane has been with Schuyler Head Start for 32 years.
Fun Fact: Diane has a relative on the Titanic.
Quote: “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare
Email: dangle@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3243
Deb Morse
Early Head Start Parent Educator
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Deb has been with Schuyler Head Start for 29 years.
Fun Fact: Deb loves to listen to classic rock.
Quote: “Every moment is a teachable moment! – Author Unknown
Email: dmorse@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3239
Michele Cole
Early Head Start Parent Educator
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Michele has been with Schuyler Head Start for 22 years.
Fun Fact: Michele loves to camp with her family.
Quote: “Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.” – Lauren Bacal
Email: mcole@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 6814
Sumer Landon
Floating Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Sumer has been with Schuyler Head Start for 3 years.
Fun Fact: Summer is a very talented artist.
Quote: “Great Leaders don’t set out to be a leader; they set out to make a difference.” – Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Pat Clearwater
Substitute Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Pat has been with Schuyler Head Start for 17 years.
Fun Fact: Aunt Pat is a huge fan of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren!
Quote: “I woke up still not dead again today.” – Willie Nelson
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Phoebe Majors
Substitute Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Phoebe has been with Schuyler Head Start for 6 months.
Fun Fact: Phoebe was named after Phoebe from the show “Friends” because her mother thought it was pretty.
Quote: “Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.” –Judy Blume
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Breanna Murphy
Lead Teacher (HS/OM 3PK)
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Breanna has been with Schuyler Head Start for 1 year.
Fun Fact: Breanna was a cheerleader at St. John Fisher College.
Quote: “Everything happens for a reason” – Author Unknown
Email: bmurphy@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3240
Rachel Thurston
Teacher Assistant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Rachel has been with Schuyler Head Start for 16 years.
Fun Fact: Rachel is a firefighter and the Beaver Dames Fire Department president.
Quote: “Live the life you love, Love the life you live.” – Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Rebecca Majors
Lead Teacher (HS/OM 4PK)
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Rebecca has been with Schuyler Head Start for 13 years.
Fun Fact: Becca was an extra in the movie “In The Line of Fire” starring Clint Eastwood
Quote: “It was then that I carried you” – footprints in the sand
Email: rmajors@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3236
Eric Johnston
Teacher Assistant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Eric has been with Schuyler Head Start for 13 years.
Fun Fact: Eric speaks Mandarin Chinese.
Quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better, and your better is best.” – St. Jerome
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Stephanie Chiacchiarini
Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Stephanie has been with Schuyler Head Start for 3 years.
Fun Fact: Stephanie was kissed by Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills Quarterback)
Quote: “I wasn’t born just to teach; I was born to inspire others, to change people, and to never give up; even when faced with challenges that seem impossible.” – Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Ashleigh Arden
Lead Teacher (HS/WG 4pk)
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Ashleigh has been with Schuyler Head Start for 1 year.
Fun Fact: Ashleigh was a member of her high school Color Guard.
Quote: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
Email: aarden@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3283
Tracy Landon
Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Tracy has been with Schuyler Head Start for 2 years.
Fun Fact: Tracy was named after her grandfather.
Quote: “Make your Life a masterpiece, imagine no limitations on what you can be, have, or do.” – Brian Tracy
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Melissa Jantzen
Lead Teacher (HS)
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Melissa has been with Schuyler Head Start for 4 years.
Fun Fact: Melissa makes homemade honey and maple syrup.
Quote: “Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” – Author Unknown
Email: mjantzen@schuylerheadstart.org
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814 Extension: 3235
Cheryl Gleason
Teacher Assistant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Cheryl has been with Schuyler Head Start for 29 years.
Fun Fact: Cheryl loves animals of all kinds!
Quote: “Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” – Jess Lair
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Lynn Hayes
Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Lynn has been with Schuyler Head Start for 3 years.
Fun Fact: Lynn is a sculptor, and she has a foundry in her barn.
Quote: “I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” – Ralf Waldo Emerson
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Lyndsay Zastawny
LMSW
LMSW
Mental Health Consultant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Lyndsay has been with Schuyler Head Start for 3 years.
Fun Fact: Lyndsay is a brunette.
Quote: “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Haley Landon
Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Haley has been with Schuyler Head Start for 8 months.
Fun Fact: Haley watched every episode of the “Gilmore Girls” four times.
Quote: “Believe you can and you’re half way there” – Theodore Roosevelt
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Amber Newton
Teacher Assistant
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Amber has been with Schuyler Head Start for 7 months.
Fun Fact: Amber spends her free time painting and making jewelry.
Quote: “No amount of money ever bought a second of time.”– Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Emma Landon
Substitute Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Emma has been with Schuyler Head Start for .
Fun Fact: Emma was voted Odessa-Montour’s 2022 Homecoming Queen.
Quote: “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814
Heather Hardwick
Substitute Teacher Aide
Time with Schuyler Head Start: Heather has been with Schuyler Head Start for 2 weeks.
Fun Fact: Heather loves scary movies, but can’t watch them alone.
Quote: “life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to enjoy.” – Author Unknown
Work Phone: (607) 535-6814