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As curriculum chair, Allie works in collaboration with the director to ensure quality curricula is being implemented at Hollis Preschool that will prepare students for elementary school. A trained educator herself, Allie holds a BS from Bucknell University and a MA  in Teaching Elementary Education from Brown University. She taught kindergarten for seven years before taking her current position as a third grade teacher at RMMS in Brookline.

Allie has lived in Hollis her whole life and even attended Hollis Preschool herself. She and her husband Alex have three daughters; Hadley is in first grade, Selah is in the 3s class at Hollis Preschool, and baby Quincy was born in October 2018. In her free time, Allie enjoys playing outdoors on her parents' farm with her daughters. Her family also spends a lot of time at the beach in the summer and takes a trip to Jamaica each winter.

De and his wife Susan (also on the HPS board) moved to Hollis in 2012. They have two girls Hazel (currently enrolled in the 2's class) and Violet who will be attending next year.

For more than a decade De has worked as a data and analytics consultant and currently serves as the Director of Client Service for a consulting company based in Lexington, MA.

His favorite activities include playing with his two girls and spending time with his wife. When he puts the three of them to bed he enjoys tinkering in the basement and welding in the garage. He has an unhealthy relationship with his tractor and enjoys snowblowing his entire neighborhood with it.

Susan is a New Hampshire native having grown up on the west side of Manchester. She attended the University of New Hampshire where she earned her B.S in Child Development and Family Studies. After graduation she worked as an early intervention specialist for toddlers aged 0-3.  

Susan continued on to Regis College and earned her nursing degree. For the past decade she has been working as nurse for Brigham and Women's Hospital in an intermediate care unit specializing in medical cardiology.  

Susan lives in Hollis with her husband De and two young daughters Hazel and Violet. She enjoys spending her time with family and friends. She also loves cooking, reading and spending time outdoors. 

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Andrea joined the board in 2020 as the Marketing Chair, and working with the other board members to ensure that the Hollis Preschool family and our local community are up to date and informed of the wonderful and exciting happenings at the school.

A British expat, Andrea and her husband moved to the United States in 2007, moving to Hollis in 2008 and becoming citizens, ironically, on 4th July 2018.  Both her young boys, Wilder and Orin, have attended the school’s Summer Camp and enrichment programs and enjoyed them immensely.

Andrea worked in the Software/IT Industry for 20 years as a Business Systems Analyst, in England, The Netherlands and US. Now, as owner A Virtual Admin, Andrea spends her time building her business while being at home with her children. In her spare time Andrea enjoys working out, aerial yoga, crocheting, drawing/coloring and loves to read.

Ashima joined the Board in 2019. She moved to Hollis in 2014 and both her son Thatcher and daughter Piper have attended HPS as a “2” and continue to attend numerous camps and enrichment programs at the school. She enjoys working with the wonderful staff of Hollis Preschool and being a part of the school community.

In her professional life she is a NH and MA Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Verani Realty in Nashua. She loves helping people navigate the challenges of the real estate market. She is also a professional cellist and performs regularly with orchestras and chamber music groups in the area. She is passionate about music education and she is a founder of several music festivals, education programs, and residencies for musicians of all ages.

Gerry Signorelli joined the Board of Directors in June 2020. He has a wide breadth of experience from serving in the United States Air Force for 26 years. He is currently a captain at a major airline and spent time instructing at the training center. He earned his BA from Norwich University in International Relations and MA from Air University in Military Operations.

Gerry is married and has two children with the youngest attending Hollis Preschool. He loves New England sports and wide variety of music. He enjoys rocking out on the drums, spending time with his family, and drinking chai tea lattes.

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Jen joined the Board of Directors for the 2019/2020 school year.  Both of her children currently attend the preschool; Austin is in the class of 2020 and Evelyn is in the class of 2022.  Her children have had such an incredible experience, she wanted to be part of the HPS family and become an advocate for the school.

Prior to staying at home with her children, Jen earned a B.S. in Financial Management from Salve Regina University.  She then spent her professional career working at Fidelity Investments for over 8 years as a Business Analyst.

Jen has lived in Hollis since 2008.  In 2013, she and her husband, Marc, began renovations on Marc’s childhood home where they now live with their two children, Marc’s Dad and two very spoiled cats.  They enjoy spending time as a family taking bike rides, enjoying walks through their orchard and adventures on Lake Sunapee.

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