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Meet Our Team

Rhonda Cleveland

Rhonda Cleveland

Kidslink Preschool Director

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RHONDA CLEVELAND has been at Kidslink for twenty-seven years! She was a lead teacher for three years and then completed seventeen years in an administrative role as the Director’s assistant. Rhonda has an Associate degree in Christian Education from Nebraska Christian College and an Associate in Applied Science – Early Childhood Education from Butler Community College. She is actively involved in the Wichita area Early Childhood Directors Organization (ECDO) where she is co-secretary. Mrs. Cleveland has a special interest in children’s music and enjoys singing and directing the Kidslink Programs. Rhonda and husband Kenton have two grown daughters: Andrea and Ashley, one five year-old granddaughter, Alia and one 2 year old grandson, Ethan. Rhonda loves growing flowers, reading, going for walks, camping & hiking, and experimenting with new recipes!

Jodi Glunt

Jodi Glunt

Kidslink Administrative Assistant

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JODI GLUNT is beginning her second year at Kidslink. She graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Elementary Education. She was a stay at home mom for 10 years and a substitute teacher in the Goddard school district for two years. She and her husband, Ryan, have two daughters; Olivia (13 years old) and Abigail (7 years old) who both attended Kidslink. In her free time, she enjoys writing, online scrapbooking and painting. Most of all, she loves spending time with her family (which also includes a chihuahua named Daisy and 2 cats.)

Donna Baird

Donna Baird

Lead Teacher

DONNA BAIRD graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Elementary Education.  She has taught in the Andover Public School System and worked as a substitute teacher in the Wichita schools.  She has coordinated the children’s Pioneer Club and the church Resource Center.  Donna has also helped with VBS and taught Summer Play Day.  She taught in a Campus Kids after school Bible Club at Pleasant Valley Elementary.  Mrs. Baird is starting her twenty-sixth year at Kidslink as a lead teacher.  Donna and husband Rick have two grown children: Timothy and Ashley, one grandson, Gavin; and two granddaughters, Madi and Molly.  Mrs. Baird loves spending time with her family, reading, and doing once-a-month cooking.

Rhonda Bolen

Rhonda Bolen

Lead Teacher

RHONDA BOLEN begins her twenty-fifth year on the Kidslink staff.  She previously was an assistant teacher at Kidslink and has served in our Kids Day Inn program for three years as a lead teacher.  Mrs. Bolen enjoys drawing and art and has had a craft idea published in “The Mailbox”, a teacher resource magazine.  Reading, gardening, and traveling with her family are also favored pastimes.  Rhonda and her husband Steve have two grown children, Josh and Brooke, both of whom attended Kidslink as preschoolers.  Mrs. Bolen also has a granddaughter, Anika Rose and a grandson, Simon.

Cathie Chaffin

Cathie Chaffin

Lead Teacher

CATHIE CHAFFIN is a lead teacher and she is beginning her seventeenth year! Mrs. Chaffin graduated from Tabor College (Wichita) with a degree in Christian Ministry.  She has served as a children’s minister, Sunday School and VBS teacher, has assisted at Pathway Church’s summer programs, and has served on short-term mission trips.  Cathie and husband Kevin have two grown daughters:  Meagan and Brianne.  She is “Nana” to grandsons Luke and Andrew.  In her spare time, she enjoys knitting, reading, lawn and garden care, and on pleasant days prefers time on her porch swing with Kevin and their chiminea.  

Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly

Lead Teacher

LAURA KELLY is beginning her second year as lead teacher in our youngest Little Lambs classroom. Mrs. Kelly graduated from Manhattan Christian College with a degree in Family Ministry and counseling emphasis. Mrs. Kelly's time and heart are full with her husband, Mike, and their five children: Anders, Britton, Shae, Levi and Eden. They have served together from coast to coast in Children and Youth ministry for over 17 years. In addition to her passion for teaching and leading, Mrs. Kelly is a trained doula and has served as director for several Early Childhood programs. Her two youngest children attended Kidslink. You can find the Kellys enjoying an adventure together, spending time with friends and family or just hanging out at home watching movies, reading and eating good food (bring on the sweet tea, cherry coke, queso and chips!). There’s never a dull moment - and that's perfect!

Kaela Schilke

Kaela Schilke

Lead Teacher

KAELA SCHILKE is excited to join the Kidslink staff this year as a lead teacher. Originally from Oklahoma, Kaela knew from an early age that she had a passion for teaching children. She attended Oklahoma State University where she graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She then spent a year as an elementary teacher’s assistant; working daily with students with special needs. Kaela has previously been both a substitute and classroom teacher for Wichita Public Schools. She taught first and second grade for several years before leaving to stay at home with her two boys, Josiah (5) and Nathan (3). Josiah just finished two years attending Kidslink and Nathan will start this fall. Last year, Kaela worked as an assistant teacher for Kids Day Inn in the two-year-old classroom. She also co-lead a young children’s classroom at Bible Study Fellowship each week. Kaela has been married to her husband, Aaron, for 14 years and they enjoy serving in ministry together at Pathway Church. Currently, she and her husband lead a Home Team, aid in the coordination of Home Teams for the Goddard Campus, and serve as greeters on Sunday mornings. Kaela loves a good cup of coffee, getting lost in a book, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.

Caylynn Singer

Caylynn Singer

Lead Teacher

CAYLYNN SINGER is excited to begin her fourth year at Kidslink. She is a three-year old lead teacher on MWF and T-TH. Caylynn was blessed to be a full time stay at home mom for her now 3 grown children. During that time, she homeschooled her children for 4 years, taught vacation Bible school and Sunday school for many years and was a lead teacher for 3 years at Kids Day Inn.  Caylynn also enjoys gardening, landscaping, cooking and baking which she shares freely. However, her biggest joy comes from her faith and making memories with her children and two grandchildren. 

Paula Webb

Paula Webb

Lead Teacher

PAULA WEBB grew up on a farm in Northwest Kansas.  Her love of cooking and canning developed as a young girl in 4-H.  Paula has a degree in Home Economics from Kansas State University with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education, and she also holds a one-year graduate Bible certificate from Multnomah School of the Bible.  She has taught at Kidslink for thirty-one years and Sunday School at Pathway Church.  Mrs. Webb’s baking and canning entries win blue ribbons every year at the Kansas State Fair!  Her love of cooking is integrated in the classroom.  She and her husband Charlie have two married children: Mark and Lenora, and one grandson and two granddaughters!

Samantha Barnett

Samantha Barnett

Assistant Teacher

SAMANTHA BARNETT is beginning her second year as an assistant teacher. She graduated with an Associates of Arts degree. Samantha has been a stay at home mom to her 3 children Hailey-13, Abbey-6, and Hunter-4. Abbey attended 2 years at Kidslink and Hunter will start his second year this fall.  Her husband Jonathon is an electrician with JLL and their family lives in Goddard. She volunteers at Pathway Goddard Campus in the Farm leading 1st graders every Sunday. Mrs. Barnett also volunteers with leading at VBS and Day Camp. In her spare time she enjoys photography, traveling, zoo trips, and swimming with her kids

Laura Engler

Laura Engler

Assistant Teacher

LAURA ENGLER is starting her seventh year as an assistant teacher.  Mrs. Engler graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.   She worked in accounting until her son, Austin, was born, and then enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom for many years.  Laura has been involved in the children’s area at Pathway Church teaching Sunday School and helping with VBS, day camp, and AWANA.  She has also been involved in Bible Study Fellowship.  Laura and her husband, Lee, have two sons:  Austin and Sean, both attended Kidslink.  Austin and his wife, Mariah, live here in Wichita. Sean is a junior at Ft. Hays State studying graphic design.  Mrs. Engler does bookkeeping part-time, and she enjoys spending time with family, playing games, going for walks, reading, and doing puzzles.  

Glisy Gilbert

Glisy Gilbert

Assistant Teacher

GLISY GILBERT is beginning her second year as an assistant teacher. Glisy was born and raised on the island of the Philippines and moved to the United States in 2006. She has been married to her husband Justin for 13 years and has two children, Gabriel & Gracie, both attended Kidslink.  Mrs. Gilbert was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years. She likes to do gardening and a little bit of sewing.  Glisy is involved at Pathway on Saturday night service in the children’s area and has helped with Day Camp.

Lisa Meyer

Lisa Meyer

Assistant Teacher

LISA MEYER will be starting her seventh year as an assistant teacher.  Mrs. Meyer graduated from Oklahoma State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design.  She then managed and operated a new construction showroom and retail show floor for 20 years in the Design field.  As she worked with Pathway’s children’s programs such as Sunday School, VBS and Awana – she felt a strong passion and desire to work with, develop, educate, and nurture children!  Mrs. Meyer worked two years for Wichita Schools as a phonics reading intervention specialist para educator.  Lisa has a blended family of five children and eight grandchildren.  Mrs. Meyer’s favorite things to do are spend time with her family, read a good book, play with her dog, and spend time with God in devotionals.

Tawnya Sokoll

Tawnya Sokoll

Assistant Teacher

TAWNYA SOKOLL is beginning her sixth year as an assistant teacher.  She was previously a substitute teacher for Kidslink.  Her husband is Steve and they have two daughters, Corinn and Jenna both girls attended Kidslink as preschoolers! Steve and Tawnya have been married for 23 years. Corinn is a college sophomore at Emporia State this year and Jenna is a freshman in high school. Mrs. Sokoll loves scrapbooking, working in the yard as well as watching her kids play volleyball and softball.

Lauren Southworth

Lauren Southworth

Assistant Teacher

LAUREN SOUTHWORTH is excited to join the Kidslink team this year as an assistant teacher. She has previously worked at Boys and Girls Club in Manhattan, Kansas as a Program Leader, and spent this past year doing the Residency Program at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona where she worked for the Missions, Children’s, and Special Needs Ministries. Her husband is Daniel, and they currently have one fur baby, a 3-month-old Shih poo puppy. Both her and her husband have a passion for overseas ministry and learning about other cultures. In her free time Lauren enjoys spending time with her family, drawing and painting, camping, traveling, and going to zoos and aquariums. 

Brooke Ulbrich

Brooke Ulbrich

Assistant Teacher

BROOKE ULBRICH is joining the Kidslink team as an assistant teacher. She previously worked as an ESOL para at both the Maize and Wichita school districts. Mrs. Ulbrich and her husband, Ben, have two children: Anika (4) and Simon (1). Anika has attended both Kidslink and Kids Day Inn, and she will be attending Kidslink again this year. Mrs. Ulbrich is returning to the world of education after 3 years as a stay-at-home mom.  She also attended Kidslink as a child. In her free time, she enjoys playing the clarinet in a few local ensembles and in music theatre, and she loves spending time with her family.

Nadine Funk

Nadine Funk

Substitute Teacher

NADINE FUNK was formerly an assistant teacher at Kidslink for thirteen years and an assistant at Kids Day Inn for four years. Mrs. Funk is now working as a substitute in our classrooms! She graduated from Business School; has worked as a secretary and department store office manager.  While raising their children, she did home day care.  Mrs. Funk has been a Sunday School, VBS, and day camp teacher.  She worked at West Heights Preschool where she was an assistant and a teacher for 16½ years.  Nadine and husband, Miles have belonged to Pathway Church for almost forty-four years.  They have three married children, Kim, Alan, and Kevin; eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.  Their family is very important to them.  Nadine belongs to the Gideon Auxiliary that provides Bibles to people in many different places.  Mrs. Funk’s favorite travel location is Israel and seeing Jerusalem.  Nadine enjoys attending Kansas State football games in the fall and is often seen proudly wearing purple! 

Denise Wright

Denise Wright

Substitute Teacher

DENISE WRIGHT was a lead & assistant teacher for twenty-five years at Kidslink and was formerly the director of Kids Day Inn.  Denise graduated from Friends University where she was enrolled as an Education major before later deciding on a degree in Business and Spanish.  Mrs. Wright has taught in MAPS and Sunday School, and has been coordinator for the Preschool Sunday School department.  Denise is a former Kidslink parent and volunteer.  Ron is her husband and they have two grown daughters: Kendra and Nicole, three grandsons: Caleb, Sam, and Isaac; two granddaughters: Adaline, Cora. Mrs. Wright enjoys being outside as much as possible; walking the dog, doing yard work, and fussing over the flowers daily!