Staff

Director: Emily Olivias

My name is Emily Olivas. I have been teaching preschool since 2008. My early childhood career began when I opened a home daycare in 2005. I cared for a wide age range of children and decided I wanted to focus my teaching to preschool. I went back to school and obtained my Associates degree in Early Childhood Education in 2007. I continued my education to obtain my B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Kendall College in Chicago. While working on my degree, I began teaching preschool for Head Start in Illinois. I worked with at-risk children and families for 6 years before moving to Colorado. I have been with Promise since 2014 and I truly believe this is where God intends me to be. During our move, I worked with St. Vrain Valley Schools as a behavior specialist for their early childhood department and worked with preschool students in over 25 schools. I am passionate about teaching and it shows in my work. I am an advocate for healthy eating and lifestyle in the early childhood years. I feel preschool is a place to develop social skills while also including academics to prepare my students for kindergarten and their future academic careers. I have a strong faith in Jesus Christ that has grown with the trials and joys of my adult life. I feel that the Christian faith provides a strong foundation for our students to become powerful and productive members of society. I have been married to my husband, Oomar, since 2004 and have two awesomely crazy kids, Zoe and Kai. I live in Longmont and love reading, gardening, woodworking and projects! We attend Boulder Valley Christian Church.

Teacher: Amy Hines

Hi Ya’ll! I’m Amy Hines and as you can guess I’m from the south. I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from Mississippi State with a degree in Early Childhood Development. I met my husband in high school and we married soon after graduating college. I started teaching pre-school after college but was unexpectedly blessed with our oldest son and took a 9-year reprieve as we started a family. We have 3 amazing kids with my oldest son attending the University of Arkansas. My younger son is at North Oklahoma College playing baseball and my daughter is a sophomore at Ralston Valley High school. We have been blessed with the opportunity to explore and live in a variety of different places spending time in New Mexico, south Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and now Colorado. I have taught pre-school for the last 15 years and love having the opportunity to spend time creating exciting adventures for children during such an inquisitive time in their lives. My family and I spend time in the mountains hiking, camping, and attempting to fish. I enjoy exercising, walking my 2 dogs and being part of a local BSF. I’m so excited to be a part of Promise Christian Preschool, making new friends, and having the opportunity to spend time with
your children.

Anna Zhang: Teacher

My name is Anna and I was born and raised in China. I came to the US as an exchange student when I was 17 and finished my college degree at the University of Colorado-Boulder. During my freshman year, I heard the Gospel and decided to surrender my life to Jesus. Since then, there have been so many miracles and impossible things happening in my life. Being a preschool teacher is one of them! Through God's miraculous provision, I became an assistant/Chinese teacher at a Montessori school in Denver after I graduated college. I then accomplished two years of Montessori education and early childhood education, becoming the lead teacher in that same classroom after receiving my Montessori certification. This would be my 8th year teaching preschool children and it is still as fun as the first day! I love children, especially those at this age. They are both fun and innocent, full of adventure spirit, and filled with faith to believe for the impossible! I am really excited to start my journey here at Promise and experience all the new adventures with these students.

Board of Directors

The Promise Christian Preschool Board is comprised of parents and community members. Our mission is to uphold the school's philosophy and create a successful, loving environment for the children of our families. The Board supports the staff, handles fundraising, assists with Grants, and is a liaison for staff and families.

Current Board Members:
Melanie Fuller, Roxanne Gross, Debbie Scharf, Paige Lorenzen, Stephanie Heckman

Board Member Application

promisechristianpreschool@gmail.com (303) 666-9874
Located in Legacy Church 270 76th St. Boulder, CO 80303