Meet the Staff of DCPM!
Connie Hicks
Preschool Director and
Lead Teacher in our
3-Day PreK class
Connie has been on staff since 1984. She is mother of 2 daughters and grandmother of 5 (4 of them are alumni of our school). She has an AA from Frederick Community College and a BA in Christian Education from Kingswood University, Sussex, NB, Canada. Connie has tutored and held volunteer positions, but her entire educational career has been devoted to DCPM. She is trained in CPR, First Aid, Administration of Medication and has completed a variety of continuing education classes.
Karen Dolly
Assistant Teacher in our
5-Day PreK class
Karen has been on staff since 1991. She is the mother of 3 daughters who are alumni of our school. Karen is also responsible for the beautiful bulletin boards and hallway decorations She has classroom experience with MCPS and is trained in CPR, First Aid, Administration of Medication and has completed a variety of continuing education classes.
Lynn Herbert
Lead Teacher
in our
5-Day PreK class
Lynn has been on staff since 2007. She is the mother of a son and daughter who are alumni of our school. She holds a BA in Elementary Education from Catholic University of America and an MA in Infant and Early Childhood Special Education from George Washington University. Lynn has a variety classroom experience and has worked as a tutor. She is trained in CPR, First Aid, Administration of Medication and has completed a variety of continuing education classes.
Dawn Watkins
Lead Teacher
in our 3's class
Dawn has been on staff since 2013. She is the mother of 2 sons who are alumni of our school. She has a BS in General Agriculture and minor in Education from the University of MD. Dawn taught for 5 years prior to having her children and has held a variety of volunteer positions. She is trained in CPR and First Aid.
Kathy McDonald
Assistant Teacher
in our 3's class
Kathy has been part of the DCPM family for several years, as her only son attended school with us. She has volunteered countless hours and served as PTA president in her son's school. She has also been our primary substitute teacher and we are happy to have her on staff as our 3s Assistant Teacher.
Robin Nicholson
Administrative Assistant
Robin has been on staff since 1985. She is the mother of a son who is an alumni and grandmother of 2. She has many hours volunteer experience as PTA president of Damascus Elementary School, Boys Scouts, and travels often with her church mission teams. Robin is certified in CPR, First Aid, Administration of Medication and has training as an Emergency First Responder, in addition to completing a variety of continuing education classes.
Eileen Deist
Assistant Teacher in our 3-Day PreK class
Eileen has been part of the DCPM family for many years, as her 4 children are alumni of the school. She has volunteered and served as our primary substitute prior to joining us on our regular staff in 2017. She is trained in CPR and First Aid.