Meet the Teachers
Maria Rethman, Teacher
I am the director of Chapel Hill Preschool. This year I will be teaching the Tuesday/Thursday classes. After receiving my associates degree in Early Childhood Ed, from Sinclair Community College in 1991, I was asked to be the director of a new preschool opening in Maria Stein. Well, 30+ years later...here I am...still loving every minute of teaching. Other than directing, I have also taught full time and part time. My husband and I live in Maria Stein. We have 4 grown children , 1 at home, and 2 grandchildren. We also own Rethman Bros. Inc., a Concrete Construction/Excavation Business.
Amy Knapke, Teacher
I teach both the Monday/Wednesday/Friday and the Tuesday/Thursday classes. I graduated from Wright State University in 1998 with a bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education. I received my master’s degree in 2003 from the University of Dayton in Literacy. I taught kindergarten at Milton-Union Elementary for 8 years before moving back home to Maria Stein. I am entering my 15th year at Chapel Hill Preschool. My husband and I live in Maria Stein with our four children.
Karen Tangeman, Teacher Aide
I am the aide in the Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes this year. I began working at Chapel Hill Preschool in September of 2001. My husband's name is Jerry and we have two sons, Nathan and Jacob and a daughter-in-law, Jenny. Our home is in Maria Stein.