Meet the Team
Nicole Vanderpol - Director
Cody Coulombe - Assistant Director
Years Working at WCCC: 14
Favourite Part of Your Job: Watching the kids grow.
Hobbies/Interests: Playing/watching sports, coaching, video games, and camping
Favourite Snack: Cookies
Kids: I have 2 kids Easton and Keira
Favourite Fictional Character: Legolas
Dream Vacation: Any Cruise
Years Working at WCCC: 9
Favourite Part of Your Job: Being organized and spending time with children.
Hobbies/Interests: Video Games, Reading, Puzzles, walks with my dog.
Favourite Snack: Dutch Crunch Salt and Vinegar chips, hot chocolate, cheese and crackers
Pets: 1 dog and 2 cats
Favourite Fictional Character: Thèoden
Dream Vacation: Month long road trip across Europe with no worries about money.
Lizzy Morissette - Supervisor Infant/Toddler Room
Tracy Vandermeulen - Infant Room
Years Working at WCCC: 2
Favourite Part of Your Job: Building relationships with the children and families
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, baking and being outside with my dogs
Pets: 2 dogs, Millie and Diesel
Favourite Fictional Character: Belle from beauty and the beast
Dream Vacation: Anywhere in Europe
Years Working at WCCC: 11
Favourite Part of Your Job: Each day is a new adventure! I admire the children’s curiosity and energy and love seeing them learn and grow! So many smiles and laughs every day!
Hobbies/Interests: Nature photography, hiking
Favourite Snack: Chocolate, popcorn
Favourite Fictional Character: Super Mario
Dream Vacation: I’d love to visit Ireland!
Kennedy Bergsma - Infant Room
Lyndsy McFarlane - Infant Room
Years Working at WCCC: 9
Favourite Part of Your Job: Showing up each day to the smiles of the children happy to see me. I get to teach them to be confident, happy, independent, and able bodied little beings.
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, running, cooking/baking, reading
Favourite Snack: All the snacks…
Kids: 18 year old son, 11 & 7 year old daughters
Favourite Fictional Character: Elizabeth Bennet of ‘Pride & Prejudice’
Dream Vacation: Anywhere I haven’t been as I love exploring new places, but Cocoa Beach Florida is one of my favorites so far.
Years Working at WCCC: Almost 1
Favourite Part of Your Job: Seeing kids laugh/happy
Hobbies/Interests: Being outdoors, sports
Favourite Snack: Anything sweet
Favourite Fictional Character: Mushu (from Mulan)
Dream Vacation: Bora Bora
Shannon Letkeman- Toddler Room
Braileen Lambkin - Toddler Room
Years Working at WCCC: 3
Favourite Part of Your Job: Watching the kids grow and learn new skills
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, hiking and spending time with my son
Favourite Snacks: Veggies and dip
Pets and Kids: One dog named Chloe and a little boy named Emmett
Favourite Fictional Character: Eeyore and tigger
Dream Vacation: PEI and Italy
Stephanie Brewer - Toddler Room
Years Working at WCCC: 7
Favourite Part of Your Job: Observing the children while they experiment, build, and create their own games and activities
Hobbies/Interests: Painting, watching movies/tv, light gardening, going for walks
Favourite Snacks: Sweet: Twizzlers, Salty: Dorito's
Favourite Fictional Character: Frankie from Grace and Frankie, Claire Frasier from Outlander
Dream Vacation: Italy
Abigail Bishop - Toddler Room
Karen Jimenez - Toddler Room
Years Working at WCCC: Almost 2
Favourite Part of Your Job: Interacting (all activities) with kids
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, hiking, reading, cooking
Favourite Snacks: Pastries
Kids: One son
Favourite Fictional Character: Benjamin Button
Dream Vacation: Hiking in the heart of the Swiss Alps
Ana Saunders - Preschool/Pre-K Room
Kyra Taylor - Volunteer Toddler Room
Favourite Part of Your Job: The kids
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, movies, crocheting, diamond paint, writing, coloring
Favourite Snacks: Chips, popcorn, Hershey dark chocolate, candies
Favourite Fictional Character: Hermonie (Harry Potter), Anne of Green Gables
Dream Vacation: Florida, London, California, Arizona
Years Working at WCCC: Less than 1
Favourite Part of Your Job: Listening to the funny stories and jokes that the kids tell.
Hobbies/Interests: baking, reading, gardening
Favourite Snacks: chocolate, cake, yogurt covered raisins
Pets and Kids: 1 dog, 2 cats, 3 kids (Laseck, Beck, & Tierney)
Favourite Fictional Character: Strawberry Shortcake & Holley Hobbee
Dream Vacation: Driving out to the mountains with family
Years Working at WCCC: Almost 2
Favourite Part of Your Job: Enjoying my day and playing with childrens
Hobbies/Interests: Walking and cooking
Favourite Snacks: Peanuts
Favourite Fictional Character: Barbie
Dream Vacation: Japan
Years Working at WCCC: 1
Favourite Part of Your Job: Making connections with the kids and seeing them grow and learn so much!
Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, yoga, hiking
Pet: Dog named Stella
Favourite Fictional Character: Stitch from Lilo and Stitch
Brooklyn Measor - School Age
Years Working at WCCC: Almost 4
Favourite Part of Your Job: Making connections with the children and getting to watch them thrive as they are growing up!
Hobbies/Interests: Watching Hockey, playing video games & reading books!
Favourite Snacks: Fries & gravy!
Pets: 7 year old blue heeler/golden retriever named Oakley!
Favourite Fictional Character: Shrek
Dream Vacation: Thailand
Brittany Shier - Supervisor School Age
Years Working at WCCC: 2
Favourite Part of Your Job: Laughing with the children (there's never a dull moment!) and how I learn something new each day, the children's curiosity sparks many learning opportunities for us all.
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Camping, Photography
Favourite Snacks: Ketchup Chips, Kit-Kat Bar
Pet: Golden Retriever Lab named Hudson
Favourite Fictional Character: Rachel Green (FRIENDS) or Rhysand (ACOTAR)
Dream Vacation: Scotland & Hawaii
Agatha Martens - Preschool Room
Bonnie Owen - Pre-K Room
Years Working at WCCC: 3
Favourite Part of Your Job: Seeing the kids on all different levels of using their imagination.
Hobbies/Interests: Camping, reading, gardening, cooking
Favourite Snacks: Hawkins cheesies
Kids: Carly(Cody), Ryan(Shay)
Favourite Fictional Character: The Grinch
Dream Vacation: Going back to Hawaii
Years Working at WCCC: 19
Favourite Part of Your Job: Being with the children.
Hobbies/Interests: gardening, landscaping
Favourite Snacks: Just about anything
Favourite Fictional Character: Chipmunks
Kelly Main- Preschool
Years Working at WCCC: 4.5
Favourite Part of Your Job: The favorite parts of my job are teaching the children something new that brings a smile or an ‘ohah’ from them.
Hobbies/Interests: I love MINIONS!! I also love to be outdoors camping, gardening, fishing, walking, and just exploring nature. I enjoy reading, cooking, music, and dancing.
Favourite Snacks: I am a junk food nut!!
Pets & Kids: 2 children: Jesse and Brett 1 dog Lily and 2 cats GG and Fancy
Favourite Fictional Character:
Dream Vacation: Greece, Hawaii, Iceland, Africa, Egypt!!
Ann-Marie - Pre-K Room
Years Working at WCCC: 12
Favourite Part of Your Job: Watching & listening to the children while they play and tell stories
Hobbies/Interests: working outside, designing spaces, cake decorating
Favourite Snacks: sweet n’ salty popcorn, licorice, chips, Ferrero chocolate bars
Pets: Dog named Luna
Favourite Fictional Characters: Theodore & Mickey Mouse
Dream Vacation: PEI & West Coast
Years Working at WCCC: 12
Favourite Part of Your Job: I love watching the children become their own person. I love the bonds that I make with them and their parents and the staff I work with.
Hobbies/Interests: Fishing
Favourite Snacks: Chips
Pets and Kids: 4 kids , 2 cats and 1 dog
Dream Vacation: Mexico
Katherine - Toddler Room
Amber - School Age Program
Years Working at WCCC: 3
Favourite Part of Your Job: Working with the children. Watching them grow, learn and discover new things.
Hobbies/Interests: Hunting, fishing
Favourite Snacks: Sunflower seeds
Pets and Kids: 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 stepdaughter and 2 cats
Dream Vacation: Chicago to watch a Bears game at Soldier Field
Lynne- Kitchen
Years Working at WCCC: 17
Favourite Part of Your Job: Talking with children. They have a unique and refreshing outlook on the world around them.
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, cooking, and gardening
Favourite Snacks: chips & dip
Pets & Kids: 2 sons (Damien, Knox), 2 step daughters (Jillian, Sophia), 2 cats, 1 dog, and chickens
Favourite Fictional Character: Sally ( Nightmare Before Christmas)
Dream Vacation: Scotland
WCCC Board of Directors
Executive Members
Chairperson - Ashlee Bart
Vice Chair - Kiera Hudson
Treasurer - Haley McIntosh
Secretary - Samantha Froese
Voting Members
Teneil Sailer
Sara Yeo
Kali Bryson
Mandy Hill
Meaghan McCullough
Olivia Lee