Maria Martinez Hain is serving her fifth year as Latino Program Coordinator and her fourth year teaching the Clase (Latino Parent/Child Class).  In addition, Maria translates materials into Spanish and works with Cherry’s Latino families to facilitate their full participation in the preschool.   Maria’s sons are Cherry graduates.  Will (11) is a 6th grader entering middle school at Chute, and Mateo (8) is a second grader in the TWI program at Dawes School.  In her life before children, Maria worked in public relations and marketing in the non-profit sector.  We are happy to have Maria as one of our native Spanish speaking staff members.

Jackie Scobie-Rogers is starting her fourth year on the Cherry staff as teacher in the M/W Transition Rose Room class.  She has served on the Board of Cherry Preschool for two years as the secretary, and been active within the Cherry community as a volunteer for various fundraising events.  Jackie has a BA. in Early Childhood Education from National College of Education and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy from National-Louis University.  She has been teaching young children for over eleven years throughout the North Shore and has also taught education courses at the college level.  Jackie's children, Jackson and Jessica, are Cherry graduates and attend Walker School.  Jackie lives with her husband and children in Evanston.

Joann Zobel is beginning her eleventh year on the Cherry Staff, working this year as an assistant teacher in the M/W Transition Rose Room class.  Joann also works in the Afternoon Lunch program on Wednesday.  In her first four years on the Cherry staff, Joann worked as an inclusion aide in the Green Room.  She is the parent of two boys, ages 17 and 15.  Her younger son, Joe, attended Cherry Preschool for two years.  Joann has served on the Cherry Preschool Board and was an active Cherry volunteer.