Stefanie has worked at Hope Christian Preschool since 2017.  She has a degree in Radiology but decided to follow her childhood dream of becoming a teacher.  And Hope is so lucky she did! She lives in Hastings with her husband and 2 daughters. In her spare time she loves to read and spend time with her family watching movies and going for bike rides or walks. She feels very blessed to be apart of such a great group of people at Hope. 

Kelli is our Pre-K Assistant Teacher. She has previously helped sub in the classrooms and two of her children currently attend Hope Preschool. Kelli and her family are also members of Hope Lutheran Church. She left the legal world to stay home and raise her children five years ago. Kelli lives in Hastings with her husband and three children.

Stacy is teaching the preschool class. She has her Early Childhood and

Youth Development associate degree as well as Child Life Assistant degree. Stacy has been

working in preschool for over ten years.

Stacy’s family lives in Cottage Grove. Her and her husband Joe have two graduates of

Hastings High and their youngest is close behind. Stacy enjoys playing softball, art, going for

walks and being outdoors.

Fun Fact: Stacy’s two younger children went to Hope Christian Preschool when they were little.

Hello! I'm Melinda. I will be the aide in the 4's class. Between my own children, doing childcare, Sunday school and working in a preschool, I've worked with children preschool age (and all ages) for 20+ yrs. and, have been homeschooling my children for the past 12 yrs. I have been married 19 yrs., and have 3 boys, 2 still home. One graduated last yr., the other still trucking away and is a Jr this yr., and a 4 yr. old girl, whom will be attending Hope this yr. also. We have 2 dogs, a cat, and 3 geckos. I'm very excited that the Lord led me in this direction for the opportunity to start a new journey with Hope, and I look forward to working with everyone!

Hi, my name is Jamie Hicks. I was a student at the Saint Paul Community and Technical

College. I graduated in the spring of 2022. I completed my Early Childhood Education and

Development AS. I was born and raised in Hastings. I live with my parents and my little brother.

I am the first one in my family to go to college. While working and volunteering at the preschool,

I also work weekends at the movie theater in town. I am a big movie buff. My friend and I have

a weekly movie night. We have been doing this since middle school. We go to see at least one

movie a week, sometimes two. I also play a lot of games during my free time. I mostly play on

my ps4 and I have been thinking of getting a p.c.