Educational Background:
Loyola University, B.S. in Psychology
University of Illinois, Chicago, Master’s in Early Childhood Education & Special Education Endorsement
University of Illinois, Chicago, Type 4 Early Childhood Teaching Certificate
Dominican University, English as a Second Language Endorsement

About Dawn:
Dawn has been teaching preschool for twenty-three years and joined WCNS in 2016. She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Loyola University. She then obtained her Professional Educator License and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction in ECE with a Special Education endorsement from University of Illinois, Chicago. Mrs. Stanek also holds an English as a Second Language Endorsement from Dominican University. She lives with her husband, son, puppy, tortoise, and fish in Des Plaines, where she enjoys reading, yoga, and listening to live music every chance she gets.