Amid the celebration of Tick Tock Early Learning Center’s 50th birthday this past May, a new executive director, Jaclyn Grunther, took the reins.
A preschool teacher at the center since August 2013, Grunther has a varied background that prepared her well for the position’s multiple roles. She has a bachelor of arts in social work and a master of arts in elementary education. She has taught autistic children and worked with elementary education teachers to help young students with behavioral issues, a Tick Tock press release said.
After a busy summer and fall at the center, Grunther has been overseeing the Christmas lineup of activities at Tick Tick, including community volunteers’ coming to sing as well as help the children get into the Christmas spirit with seasonal music and craft projects, the release said.
Grunther has also been hosting visits from Santa to children in the various age groups. Santa has distributed gifts to the children donated by various companies, retirement communities, and individual volunteers. Other volunteers adopted Tick Tock families for Christmas.
Working closely with an administrative team of three other women, as well as 22 staff members, Grunther plans to is lead Tick Tock into its next successful 50 years.
