Meet the Staff

Rachael Bacon
Administrative Assistant
rbacon@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0468

Yanely Bahena
Early Learning Liaison
Administrative Assistant for Early Learning Programs
ybahena@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0535

Denise Barbosa
Administrative Assistant
dbarbosa@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0422

Paul Benson
Basics DeKalb County Coordinator
pbenson@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0547

Ivy Champlin
Early Childhood Instructional Assistant
ichamplin@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0436

Barbara Clemente
Early Childhood Teacher
bclemente@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0543

Stephanie Davies
Early Childhood Teacher
Children’s Garden Coordinator
sdavies@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0538

Cindy DiDonna
Administrative Assistant 
cdidonna@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0471

Jamie Fiedler
Early Childhood Teacher
jfiedler@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0532

Mati Garcia
Early Childhood Family Success Coach
mgarcia@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0425

Shimaa Hamadelnel
Early Childhood Instructional Assistant
shamadelnel@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0534

Sharri Hane
Early Childhood Teacher
shane@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0542

Stacie Haugk
Finance Manager
shaugk@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0426

Cooper Knoll
Early Childhood Administration Assistant
cknoll@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0537

Lora Labadi
Early Learning Assistant
llabadi@dekalbcounty.org
(815) 217-0456