Staff

Director / Head Teacher
klhall@owu.edu

Kellie Hall received her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Development and her Master of Education degree from The Ohio State University. She has been in the field of Early Childhood Education for the past 20 years and serves as the director and a teacher of Ohio Wesleyan's Early Childhood Center, and also teaches in the Department of Education at Ohio Wesleyan University. She's written two articles for Teaching Young Children on welcoming a dog to a preschool.

Head Teacher
kamilliken@owu.edu

Kelly Milliken received her Bachelor of Arts in Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education and Reading Certification from Ohio Northern University. She received her Masters in Teaching from Marygrove College and has Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Certification from the Institute for Multisensory Education. Kelly taught first grade in the Olentangy Schools and has been a private tutor for 15 years.

Head Teacher
mkbranig@owu.edu

Meredith Braniger received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University. In addition to her degree in music education, she has also completed coursework in Early Childhood Education at Otterbein University. Over the last 15 years she has taught in a variety of classrooms and settings. Meredith also serves as the assistant director in the drama department at Olentangy Orange High School.

Head Teacher
mastansbery@owu.edu

Melissa Stansbery received her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science: Early Childhood Development and Education with a minor in Education from The Ohio State University. She received her Master's in Early Childhood Education from OSU and obtained a 4/5 Generalist Endorsement and a K-12 Reading Endorsement from Otterbein University. Melissa subbed in grades K-5 in Westerville for two years prior to teaching third grade at Buckeye Valley Local Schools for five years.

Head Teacher
slsmith@owu.edu

Staci received her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science: Early Childhood Development and Education from The Ohio State University. She obtained her Masters in Early Childhood Education from University of Phoenix. She has been in the ECE field in various capacities for 27 years including being a preschool teacher for many of those years and an administrator for It Takes A Village Learning Center in Reynoldsburg for almost 10 years. Currently, in addition to teaching at the ECC she also teaches classes for Central Ohio Technical College in the Early Childhood Education department and is a substitute for Reynoldsburg City Schools. Fall through Spring she volunteers her Saturdays to coach 4-7 year olds in Bumper Bowling for the Sequoia Pro Bowl Youth League.

Head Teacher
mlturowski@owu.edu

Megan Turowski earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University. She has worked in early childhood education for five years. She serves as a head teacher and building substitute teacher at Ohio Wesleyan's Early Childhood Center. Megan is passionate about STEM education and play-based learning. When she is not teaching, she runs a family farm and volunteers as a Girl Scout Leader and advisor for 4H. She has published a children's book about honeybees called Honeybee Magic.

OWU Legacy Intern – Leadership and Curriculum Assistant
zdgieseler@owu.edu

Zelia Gieseler is a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University majoring in elementary education on the Pre-K-5 licensure pathway. She earned her associate degree in early childhood education from Columbus State Community College. Zelia has experience in youth sports coaching, and private childcare.