Nancy Smith Newman
Nancy was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee where she earned her B.S. in
Early Childhood Development. After spending her first year of marriage at the
University of Illinois as a teaching assistant in their early childhood program, Nancy
moved to the San Francisco Bay Area along with her husband, Marty.
After working several years for Memorex and Atari, Nancy gave birth to her first daughter, Leah. She reconnected with the world of small children by working at the Kids Too toy store, before her second daughter, Stacey, came along.
Today, Nancy is an empty-nester. Leah is living and working in Washington D.C.,
while Stacey is attending college at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Nancy is in her fifteenth year with Moreland Area Community Centers Preschool, where she has taught both three and four year olds. She is currently a teacher in the morning four's class and lead teacher in the afternoon four's program. Nancy is proud of her years at MACC and that both her daughters are graduates of the program.
Outside of the classroom, Nancy enjoys reading, yoga, Maj Jongg, walking her dog Rusty, and spending time with her family.
Julie Schindler
Julie is in her third year as a teacher with MACC Preschool and in her sixth year working with preschool children. Currently, she is a teacher in the morning four's class and morning three's program. Prior to joining MACC, she taught in the Special Education Department of the Moreland School District at the preschool level. Also, she worked at the elementary school level in various Moreland programs such as the JumpStart Reading program, the lunch program and in the Homework Center.
Julie holds a B.S. in Computer Science with a Minor in Business Administration. After a fifteen year career as a Software Engineer with Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, and being a Mom to two wonderful daughters, she decided to seek a profession working with children which gives her great pleasure and is a welcome alternative to working with computers!
Julie grew up in the North Bay city of Novato, but has lived in San Jose for twenty-six years (and in West San Jose for the last twelve years). Her oldest daughter, Alexandra, is seventeen and a senior at Prospect High School. Her younger daughter, Stephanie, is thirteen and in the 8th grade at Moreland Middle School. When Julie is not working or doing the "Mom" thing, she and her daughters love to ride bikes, scooter around the neighborhood and watch movies.
Nancy Kamalski
Nancy Kamalski taught for MACC from 1987 until 2001. Then she taught a K-1 class for the Moreland School District from 2001 until 2008. Now she is back teaching part-time for MACC.
Nancy recieved her BA in Social Sciences from UC Berkeley. She earned her CA Elementary credential from San Fransisco State, and her special education credentials from San Jose State. She has taken early childhood education classes at West Valley and De Anza Colleges.
Nancy has lived in the west San Jose/Saratoga area since 1962; she and her husband Ed have lived in west San Jose since 1980. Their son Chris and daughter Sara attended Country Lane Elementary, Rogers MIddle School, and Prospect High School. Sara also attended MACC Preschool.
Nancy enjoys reading, gardening, going to the beach, and visiting her children as often as possible.