Marna has been a part of Busy Bees Preschool since 2004 and has served as Director and Owner since its relocation in 2007. All three of her adult children attended Busy Bees Preschool. She lives in East Longmeadow with her husband Michael. Marna graduated from North Adams State College with a degree in Elementary Education and has a master’s degree from Lesley College in Arts and Education. Before starting her family, Marna ran a Kindergarten afterschool program and taught first grade in Longmeadow. Marna loves spending time outdoors hiking and playing various racket sports, especially paddle tennis, pickleball, and tennis.

Liz has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Science of Physical Therapy with a focus on pediatric development. She has worked in the local school systems with PreK- 2nd grade. She lives with her husband, Bill, and her three children, Ivy, Theo and Faye, all were Busy Bees students! She loves reading, scrapbooking, baking and hiking. She loves to travel with her family and is working her way through the US National Parks!.

Christin lives with her husband and two children who are former Busy Bees students. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and Elementary Education from Westfield State College. In the past Christin has taught kindergarten, preschool, and ran a home daycare. In her free time Christin loves running, spending time with her family and traveling. Christin started working at Busy Bees in 2012.

Laurel is married and the proud mom to three sons! Her boys are all Busy Bees graduates! She holds a Bachelor's in Elementary Education and Psychology from Westfield State as well as a Master's in Special Education from Framingham State. Prior to starting her family, Laurel worked at the White Oak School in Westfield, MA and specialized in the education of students with severe language-based learning disabilities. Some of our Busy Bees families may also know her from the Rotary Mini Preschool as well. In her free time, she enjoys writing, hiking, music, reading with her children, and spending as much time outdoors as possible. Laurel started working at Busy Bees in 2017.

Diane lives in Longmeadow with her husband John and 3 children. Diane graduated from Russell Sage College with a degree in elementary education and Spanish and has a master’s degree from CCSU in teaching English as a second language. Diane has been at Busy Bees since 2006. She enjoys baking, hiking, and spending time with family.

Shana lives with her husband and their two children. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Springfield College with a certification in Early Childhood Education and a master’s degree in Education from Smith College with a certification in Elementary Education. Before starting her family, Shana taught both kindergarten and first grade in Farmington, CT and spent four years teaching kindergarten at Meadow Brook School in EL. In 2018, she started working at Busy Bees as a substitute teacher and this year she will teach on Mondays as well continuing to be a substitute. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, reading, taking walks and relaxing on the beach in Cape Cod.