Katie (Nimmer) Tsilosani
Owner and Director
Dedicated to teaching children the skills at a very young age to live a happy, healthy, and productive life.
Erin McCray
On-Site Supervisor
“I am from a small, pass-through town in Illinois and originally went to college in Dubuque, IA where I majored in Business and minored in Spanish. From there, I moved to Iowa City where I continued my education by getting a masters degree in marketing. Throughout this education, I participated in multiple teaching opportunities at a spanish-immersion kindergarten, a school in Ecuador, and lots of tutoring. This is where I fell in love with young education. After a few years of working retail in the business world, I’ve decided to step back and pursue a new degree in education. In my free time I love to read, paint, and work photography!”
Alyssa Collier
Stacy Nimmer
Bonnie McNamara (Gillespie)
Lana Hall, Ms Lana is our “joy maker”, food preparer, and office helper. She makes everyone smile!
Mary Lukas
Early Childhood Education Consultant,
Sara Ahmed
Room #1 Bridge Year Teacher
Mik Dawson
Lead Teacher Infants Room #2
Megan Ewan
Lead Teacher Infants Room #3
“Hi, I’m Megan! I grew up in a tiny town outside of Oskaloosa, IA. When I finished high school I went straight into child care and eventually found that caring for infants was my calling. Since then I’ve spent about 11 years working with children, mainly with infants and toddlers. I live in North Liberty with my wife, our 8 year old daughter, and our 5 year old son. In my free time I enjoy cross stitch, sewing (and learning to quilt!), Perler beads, and playing video games with my kids.”
Emtinan Hassan
Lead Teacher Classroom #4
Lead Teacher #5
Fatima Mohamed
Lead Classroom #6
Leslie Gallegos
Lead Teacher #7
Beatrice Nema
Lead Teacher junior preK #8
Esraa Abdelrahman
Lead Teacher preschool #9
Emma Hickey
Lead Teacher Pre-school Classroom #10
Tracy Jones, Lead teacher #11 After School Enrichment Program (ASP) Kindergarten to 6th grade
Marwa Abaker
Associate Teacher
“My name is Marwa, I am from Sudan. In Sudan, I taught Early Childhood Education. I am married and have 2 kids, the oldest boy is 7 Ekleil and Ezdihar is one years old. My husband’s name is Abdelmajed and in Sudan he taught English and worked in Human Resources. I am currently studying ESL English. I enjoy working at Purple Bloom and enjoy the people here.”
Elsy Solis
Associate Teacher
Ms. Elsy has been with Purple Bloom School for over 5 years.
Jordan Sosa
Associate Teacher
Jessi Estrada
Associate Teacher
Megan Tarbox
Associate Teacher
Elvis Gallegos
Custodian
Elvis, Martha, and the Gallegos family have been working at Purple Bloom since it’s opening in 2018.