Our Port Monmouth Location
Hours: 7:00am-5:30pm 204 Wilson Avenue, Port Monmouth
Our newest location is located off of Highway 36, next to Rite Aid. This location provides care to children from 30 months through six years. Our building has recently been renovated and features many upgrades including a video monitoring system and fully restored & secure wading pool.
Within this program, our students engage in multi-sensory activities to engage them in active, intrinsic learning experiences. Our toddler program is carefully designed for active play, development of routines and building inquisitiveness. Children in our preschool program merge the creativity & constructivism of developmentally appropriate practice with the routine & skill acquisition of kindergarten readiness....the best of both worlds.
Meet our Staff
Gina DeDonno, Director
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Miss Gina has been a part of our team since we opened our program in 1998. She has had pertinent roles in all three of Minding Miracles locations. She has her BA in Early Childhood Education and has taken on the role of director at our Port Monmouth center.
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Angela joined our team in March of 2025 as a teacher in our toddler program at the Leonardo center. She joined the Port Monmouth center staff in June of 2025, as the center manager/director's designee. Angela has more than 12 years of experience in early childhood education and has completed the requirements to become a CDA (Child Development Associate). Angela has two young children of her own.
Jessica Redmond
Angela Denney, Center Manager
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Miss Jess is serving as our consulting head-teacher in all Minding Miracles' locations. Jess has been a member of Minding Miracles' staff since 2016. She has her Masters Degree in Multicultural Education and seven years experience teaching in the public-school arena in addition to her tenure at Minding Miracles. Jess will be supporting our classroom staff in providing culturally-responsive, developmentally appropriate programming consistent with Minding Miracle's standards of quality.
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Kristin is the proud mother of three who has more than 10 years of experience with children in various capacities. She completed her RBT certification in the Summer of 2024 and currently supports children in both classes of our Port Monmouth center.
Carolyn Sepka, RBT
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Carolyn Sepka, RBT
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Brianne Dwyer, RBT
Kristin Strandberg, RBT
Carolyn Sepka, RBT
"Miss Bri" joined Minding Miracles staff as a paraprofessional in the Spring of 2023 after completing the Disney College Program in Orlando, FL. After a multitude of experiences in hospitality and guest relations, she followed her heart to early childhood education.
Karina Zuniga
Stephanie Bianchi
Stephanie Bianchi
Karina is a former Minding Miracles employee from our Leonardo location who returned to us in the Winter of 2024, to support our pre-k learners. During her 7-year hiatus, Karina served as a direct support professional and long-term substitute for children on the autism spectrum. She is the proud mom of an eight-year old boy.
Stephanie Bianchi
Stephanie Bianchi
Stephanie Bianchi
Stephanie became a part of Minding Miracles' team in January of 2023. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Stephanie works with our staff and students to implement effective ABA strategies and support our students in inclusive classroom settings.
Kaitlyn Sookdeo
Stephanie Bianchi
Lynette Likakis
Kaitlyn became a part of Minding Miracles staff in the summer of 2021. She pursued credits in early childhood education from Brookdale Community College and is currently pursuing a Child Development Associate certification. Kaitlyn serves as support staff in our toddler program.
Lynette Likakis
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
Lynette Likakis
Miss Lynette became a member of our staff in the fall of 2021. She comes to us with a wealth of early childhood experience from both childcare centers and in-home care settings as a nanny to raising her (now-adult) children. She currently serves as part-time support staff in our toddler classroom.
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
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Kariann Kirchner
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
Natasha Fitzgerald, RBT
Kariann left a career in retail to join Minding Miracles' staff in our toddler classroom in the Spring of 2023. She currently supports our little ones in the Jump-Start program in our Port Monmouth location.
Megan Leonard
Camry Tomasulo
Camry Tomasulo
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Camry Tomasulo
Camry Tomasulo
Camry Tomasulo
Mr. Camry became a Minding Miracles staff member in July of 2023 after a year of experience at another Monmouth County childcare center. He works in our toddler classroom as a paraprofessional.
Apryl Adames
Camry Tomasulo
Apryl Adames
Apryl became a Minding Miracles staff member in the Summer of 2024. As she pursues her degree in Human Resources from Rutgers, Apryl is working as a paraprofessional in our toddler classroom.
Eleanor Best
Eleanor Best
Eleanor Best
Eleanor has been a Minding Miracles staff member since the Summer of 2023. Minding Miracles is her first formal childcare position and she enthusiastically supports our kiddos in the pre-k classroom.
Erin Murphy
Eleanor Best
Eleanor Best
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Eleanor Best
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Our Staff...
Our staff undergo criminal history checks before employment and systematically thereafter. Each staff member is required to achieve and maintain CPR & First Aid certifications. They each have been specially selected based on their level of experience, commitment to the field of early childhood education, overall affect in the presence of children and ability to relate to children in a respectful and upbeat manner.