Elisabeth Heftel
Director, Teacher (Discoverers, Wonderers)
Elisabeth has been a part of SCP since 2017, first as a parent and then as Director and Teacher. She received a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington and has worked in educational justice in several settings across Shoreline. Elisabeth cares deeply about education as a communal good and sees co-op preschool as the ideal place to practice healing, learning, community, and joy in the classroom.
At preschool, Elisabeth loves messy art projects, rainy outdoor play, and supporting parents and caregivers through challenges big and small. Outside of SCP, Elisabeth enjoys exploring the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest with her family, finding new favorite bakeries and markets, and snuggling her pets.
Chris Blackstone
Teacher (Imagineers, Inventors)
Chris has been a member of the SCP community since 2014, first as a parent and board member and as an educator since 2018. She has worked with children for over 25 years, both in the classroom and as a private piano teacher. She values play-based learning and building an inclusive community in which we all learn from each other.
Outdoor education is another passion for Chris, and in her free time she volunteers with the Seattle Aquarium and WSU as a Beach Naturalist and a Cedar River Salmon Journey Naturalist. Her other hobbies include reading, long walks on the beach looking for nudibranchs, and hanging out with her dogs.
She lives in Shoreline with her husband, Grant, and her child, Ren.
Jackie Lee
Outdoor Teacher (Imagineers, Inventors)
Jackie received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California and then continued on to receive her teaching credential from California State University – Fullerton. She has taught in a range of settings including public school, after school elementary programs and toddler music classes.
Jackie participated in co-op preschool with both her daughters, including joining SCP as both a parent and board member with her youngest in 2021. Now as outdoor teacher she is excited to continue working with young children and fostering the same sense of community that drew her to co-op in the first place.
Outside of teaching Jackie enjoys reading, being creative and playing French Horn with the Kirkland Civic Orchestra.