Meet the PRESCHOOL Staff
Our experienced staff live a Christ-centered life and enjoy teaching children
about God’s Word.
Teachers attend educational workshops and conferences to advance their skills
and knowledge, and regularly network with other childcare administrators and
educators.
Diane Philipp, Preschool Director & Teacher
Diane brings to our Preschool over
30 years of experience in early childcare
and administration. Before joining the staff at Faith, Diane served as Director
of The Family Network in Highland Park. This United Way agency provides
educational programs for young mothers and their infants and preschool-aged
children. She helped develop Child Care Resource and Referral, at a statewide
network of childcare services, and directed the YWCA program for Lake and McHenry
Counties. Diane also established a Lutheran Church licensed early childhood
program where she taught for four years.
Kathy Giegoldt
(left) and
Joy Tapio (right)
Kathy Giegoldt has been a teacher’s assistant for
fourteen years. She is very happy to be here at Faith Lutheran Christian Preschool and excited to meet you and your child as they
learn and grow. Kathy lives in Deerfield with her husband Peter. She has two married daughters, two grandsons and one granddaughter.
In her leisure time she enjoys arts and crafts, reading, working in the yard,
walking and spending time with her grandchildren.
Joy Tapio has taught preschool and pre-K for the last
16 years. She believes in letting the child be a child and also that children
learn best through play, active involvement, hands-on activities,
social interaction, and encouragement. This approach allows them to develop
spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. Joy has a
B.S. degree from Northern Michigan University with a major in Elementary
Education and a minor in English and holds a current Illinois certification for
teaching. She lives in Deerfield with her husband, Tom. She has five daughters,
three sons-in-law, and six grandchildren with one more on the way. Joy enjoys
spending time with her family, two dogs, walking, reading, golf, yoga, traveling, and spending time in Michigan.
