Teachers

Director:

Becky Tartline — This is Becky’s ninth year as the Nursery School Director. Before that she nurtured the children in the Little Lambs class for nine years! She has a B.A. in English from Gettysburg College and a Master's degree in English Education from Millersville University. She has taught high school English as well as writing classes at HACC. Her adult son and daughter are both graduates of St. Timothy’s.

Little Lambs:

Brittney Coyle — Brittney earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Shippensburg University. She went on to work in several state government and private advocacy positions before becoming a stay-at-home mother to two daughters (one being a graduate of St. Timothy’s while the other currently attends the school). Brittney has loved working with children since she was a teenager, from being a camp counselor, an in-home nanny, as well as spending a year as a student teacher’s aide in 5th grade and Kindergarten classrooms. She can’t wait to help the Little Lambs grow this year!

Lisa Long — Lisa has loved working with children since she started working at a church daycare at age 14. Following high school, she took childhood education classes at HACC which led her to a job teaching preschool at Discovery School. During this time in her 20s, she was also a live-in nanny over the summer in Ocean City, Maryland. She then came home to go to school for medical assisting and proceeded to work as a MA until she had her first child in 1999. She became a stay-at-home mom to four children, the youngest of whom graduated from St. Tim’s Lively Lions class 5 years ago. She is looking forward to nurturing the Little Lambs!

Teddy Bears:

Erin Deschane — Erin began teaching at St. Tim’s in 2016. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Baylor University in Texas where she grew up. She worked for a technology company in Dallas as well as an advertising agency in Washington, D.C. before becoming a stay-at-home mom to 2 daughters, now ages 14 and 12. Both are graduates of St. Timothy and loved how warm and welcoming it was. Erin loves bringing that environment to the Teddy Bear and Panda Bear families!

Heather Shoemaker — Heather earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Brigham Young University. Since graduating, she has been a stay-at-home mom to her 4 children (2 boys ages 12 and 10, and 2 girls ages 8 and 5). She has many years of experience volunteering in the nursery and children’s classes at her church. Because all her children have attended St. Timothy, she has also volunteered in many capacities at St. Timothy over the years, including the parent board, field trips, and Lunch Bunch. Last year she was the assistant teacher in the Little Lambs class. She is excited to be part of the St. Timothy family as a teacher in the Teddy Bears class this year!

Panda Bears:

Joy Harbold — Joy majored in fine art at HACC and enjoyed student teaching in an elementary art classroom, as well as teaching swimming lessons and summer camp. She then earned her bachelor's degree in communications from West Chester University and went on to teach English and Art at a high school in Florida. She moved home to Pennsylvania to be a stay-at-home mom to her children, two daughters and one son. One daughter graduated from St. Timothy’s, and her other daughter will be attending St. Timothy's this year. Joy is excited to play, learn, and grow with the Panda Bears class this year!

Lively Lions:

Nattanan (Bee) Okumura — Bee has been teaching at St. Tim’s for the past 8 years. She was born in Thailand and earned her B.A. in Eco-Tourism there. She came to America in 2008 and was an Au pair for four years with the same host family in Annapolis, Maryland. She took an early childhood class at the Montgomery Child Care Association and is now taking classes at HACC in order to earn her Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate. Bee has three daughters who have all graduated from St. Timothy’s. She is excited to be teaching the Lively Lions class and learning with your child!

Sarah Langan — Sarah is excited to come back to St. Tim’s and be a teacher for her fourth year in the Lively Lions class! Her two sons, Rory and Patrick, are graduates of St. Tim’s and her daughter, Ava, will be in the Lively Lions class this year. Sarah taught second grade for eight years in the Lower Dauphin School District. She also earned her Master’s in Literacy Education from Penn State Harrisburg and has tutored many children in reading. She can’t wait to use her knowledge of teaching to help the Lions get ready for kindergarten!

Wise Owls:

Barbara Pacella — Barbara is excited to return to St. Timothy as the lead teacher of the Wise Owls class. She previously taught the Lively Lions class four years ago. Barbara graduated from Duquesne University in 1982 with a B.A. degree in English/Journalism. After working in the corporate world for 13 years she started her career as a stay-at-home mom. Barbara raised three children, two of which graduated from St. Tim’s. Her oldest daughter and son are currently living and working in Philadelphia. Her other daughter is working on her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. She is excited to have come full circle, once again teaching at St. Tim’s in the Wise Owls class!

Leah Farabelli — Leah's career was in Human Resources, and she spent almost 20 years in the banking industry, including 16 years at PNC Bank where she was a learning facilitator. She has taught Sunday School, been a Girl Scout leader, and was a Room Mom for many years. During the last eight years she has been babysitting her growing grandchild team, including two grandchildren who graduated from St. Tim's and one who will be attending St. Tim's this year. She is very excited to help teach the Wise Owls class again this year!