Education Center Staff
Jessica R.
Director
Ms Jessica has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2019. She is a prekindergarten teacher turned director.
Kaitlyn R.
Early Infant 1 Lead Teacher
Ms Kaitlyn has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2024. She started as an assistant infant teacher and moved up into a lead position!
Tea J.
Infant 2 Co-lead Teacher
Ms Tea came to Pilgrim Education Center in 2026 after working for other area childcare centers.
Lisa B.
Office Manager
Ms Lisa has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2019. She is also our substitute director.
Anna B.
Advanced Infant 1 Lead Teacher
Ms Anna has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2026 as the lead in our advanced infant 1 classroom. She previously worked for Pilgrim from 2020-2023.
Alissa K.
Infant Float Teacher
Ms Alissa came to Pilgrim Education Center in 2026. She has previous experience working at another metro area childcare center.
Rita M.
Religion & Library Coordinator
Mrs Mikkelson has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2003. She has held many titles, but she currently coordinates our religion curriculum and library.
Teri E.
Infant 2 Co-lead Teacher
Ms Teri began at Pilgrim Education Center in 2026. She came to Pilgrim after working in several other centers in the metro area.
Megan B.
Toddler Lead Teacher
Ms Megan has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2022. She started as an assistant teacher and took over as a lead when the position opened up.
Taylor P.
Toddler Lead Teacher
Ms Taylor began at Pilgrim Education Center in 2017. She left for another career opportunity in 2024, but missed working with the little kiddos and returned in 2025.
Natalie R.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Ms Natalie has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2024. She began as an assistant in the infant and toddler rooms stepping in the preschool lead teacher position.
Catherine E.
Early Prekindergarten Lead Teacher
Ms Catherine has been with Pilgrim since 2019. She has been an assistant prekindergarten teacher and lead our summer program. She is now a lead early prekindergarten teacher.
Emma U.
Assistant Prekindergarten Teacher
Ms Emma started at Pilgrim in 2026 after moving to the area.
Riley D.
Float Teacher
Ms Riley started at Pilgrim in 2026 as a full-time float. She has worked for another area center prior to coming to Pilgrim.
Charli O.
Toddler Assistant Teacher
Ms Charli started at Pilgrim in 2026 after working as a para in the public school system.
Katherine G.
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Ms Kathy began at Pilgrim Education Center in 2026 after working at another metro area center.
Zak P.
Early Prekindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mr Zak began at Pilgrim Education Center in 2025 as a part-time float teacher with all of our older kids classes, before moving into a full-time assistant position.
Kylie K.
Float Teacher and Summer Program Lead Teacher
Ms. Kylie has been at Pilgrim since 2021. She has worked with every age group at Pilgrim.
Dusty R.
Nutrition Specialist
Ms Dusty has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2017. She began as a toddler teacher, but moved to the nutrition program to fill a need and found she enjoys it. She also enjoys helping out in classrooms when needed.
Maggie B.
Toddler Assistant Teacher
Ms Maggie has been employed with Pilgrim Education Center since 2026. She works full-time for Bellevue Public Schools.
Amber L.
Early Prekindergarten Lead Teacher
Ms Amber has been with Pilgrim Education Center since 2022. She has worked with our toddler, preschool, and prekindergarten classes.
Calista R.
Prekindergarten Lead Teacher
Ms Calista started at Pilgrim Education Center in 2020-2021 working with all ages. She returned in 2025 as a prekindergarten teacher. She also serves as our morning receptionist.
Leela W.
Float Teacher
Ms Leela started at Pilgrim in 2026 as a part-time float.