Our Team

Dedicated & Certified

Amanda Kulesza

Owner

Amanda is the owner of Joyland Preschool.

Prior to coming to Joyland, she was a Childcare

Supervisor at a local church as well as a Marketing Director. She has her Bachelor’s Degree from

St. Bonaventure University in Communications

and an Early Childhood Certificate from Columbus State.

Amanda has been the owner since June 2008.

Aimee McFarland

Infant Teacher

Aimee is a teacher in our Infant classroom. She has been with us since August of 2019. Prior to coming coming to Joyland she worked as a nanny for a family for six years.

Alissa Juarez

Infant Teacher

Alissa is a teacher in our Infant classroom.

She worked at Joyland previously for almost 8

years. She has two children, Penelope and Angel, who she stayed home with for a couple of years. Alissa returned to Joyland in August 2023.

AJ DeMarco

Older Infant (Wobbler Teacher)

AJ is a teacher in our Wobbler classroom.

AJ has 10 years experience

working for another local center as well as 4 years experience as a nanny

AJstarted at Joyland in April 2024.

Melinda McFarland

Older Infant (Wobbler Teacher)

Melinda has worked in childcare since 2004 at a few other centers in the Central Ohio area. She joined us in November of 2024 as an assistant teacher. She has a child that attends in our Preschool classroom

Trudy Nichols

Toddler Teacher

Trudy is a teacher in our Toddler classroom.

She attended the Licking County J.V.S. where

she was certified in Early Childhood Education.

She has over 15 years of childcare experience.

Miss Trudy worked at Joyland previously and

returned after some time away. Trudy has now been back at Joyland since June 2008.

Mariah Wysong

Toddler Teacher

Mariah has worked as both a Toddler teacher and a Preschool teacher at another center prior to joining us at Joyland us in September of 2024. She has a infant daughter who also attends Joyland.

Devan Barnett

Preschool Teacher

Devan is a teacher in our Preschool classroom. She has been with us since June 2018. Prior to joining Joyland she worked at another center for a year as an assistant teacher before working in the restaurant business for 4 years.

Emily Terry-Adams

Preschool Teacher

Emily is a teacher in our Preschool classroom. She had 4 years prior experience

teaching in a childcare setting in both the toddler and preschool age groups, as well as nanny experience.

She has also completed courses towards an education degree.

Emily started at Joyland in June 2014.

Jackeyln Castrodes

PreK Teacher

Jackeyln is a teacher in our Preschool II classroom. She has been working in the childcare field since 2008 as an assistant teacher. Jackelyn joined Joyland in November of 2024, however had worked here as a long term sub prior to starting. Jackelyn has 3 daughers of her own.

Sarah Westcamp

PreK/Kindergarten

Sarah is a teacher in our Kindergarten classroom. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in Early Childhood

Education. While attending college she worked summers at a local childcare center.

Sarah started at Joyland in June 2013.

Anissa Sharamitaro

Float/Toddler Teacher

Alissa is a teacher in our Toddler classroom as well as a Floater. She has worked 3 years at another center as both an infant teacher and a floater. Anissa started at Joyland in January of 2025.