KNS Professional Team

Lindsay Bennett

KNS Director

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

15 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Sylvester & The Magic Pebble by William Steig

Sydnie Henkin

KNS Assistant Director; Director of Camp & Family Center

MS.Ed Bank Street College of Education

15 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Melissa Aives

2’s Head Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

15 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodes-Irvine

Sandy Andermanis

Bridge Teacher

BA Hunter College

12 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Yo! Yes? By Chris Rachka

Pre-K Head Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

8 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

2’s Assistant Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

4.5 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Ratham

3’s Assistant Teacher

BA Cornell University

6 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

3’s Head Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

9 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Pre-K Head Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

12.5 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Keri Young

2’s Head Teacher & Bridge Teacher

MS. ED Hunter College

9 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Talia Stewart

3's Associate Teacher

Early Childhood General and Special Education, and Infancy and Early Intervention from Bank Street. 

First year at KNS

Favorite children’s book:

The Lion and the Little Red Bird, by Elisa Klevin. 

3’s Head Teacher

MS. ED Bank Street College of Education

5 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

Saturday by Oge Mora

2’s teacher

BA Connecticut College

3 Years at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang

Regina Ashely

Pre-K Assistant Teacher

First Year at KNS

Theatre Education from Emerson College

First year at KNS

Favorite Children’s Book:

The Very Greedy Bee