Directors

Kim Wixted | Director

Kim Wixted has been with Bethlehem Preschool for 21 years, for 17 years as the Younger 3's teacher and, more recently, teacher of the Older 3's class.  Upon the retirement of Sissie Hargreaves, Kim was hired to serve as the Preschool Director.  She grew up in Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Economics.  She lives in Brentwood with her husband, David, and has 2 adult children.  She likes to read, go on walks, work out with Miss Maureen, work in the yard and follow the University of Kentucky Wildcats!!

Theresa Stephenson | Assistant Director

Theresa has been at Bethlehem Preschool for 11 years.  During this time, she has served as the teacher of the 4's class.  With the change in administration, Theresa was hired to serve as the Assistant Director beginning in the 2020-2021 school year.  She graduated from college with a BBA in marketing and worked as v.p. in the mortgage industry for over 15 years.  She currently lives in Franklin with her husband, Matt and their three girls - Hannah, Sophie and Zoe Scout.  She also has a Cat - Dasher. 

Teachers

Dianne Hambly | Ducklings Class 

Dianne will be starting her tenth year in the baby room at Bethlehem Preschool … her colleagues refer to her as “the baby whisperer.”  Dianne is the proud mother of 5 wonderful children (Austin, Derrick, Timothy, Johnathan and Amanda).  She hails from the great state of California.  She has been in Tennessee 17 years now.

Tina Bartlett |Turtles Class

Tina Bartlett began working at Bethlehem Preschool as the Assistant Director.  Several years ago, she decided to nurture her love of children and became a full-time teacher at the preschool.  She grew up in Minnesota and got her degree at Cumberland University.  Tina lives in Franklin with her husband Marshall and two daughters Emmaline and Erin.  She likes to read, go on walks, and spend time with family and friends.

Paula Wilson | Flamingos class

This is Paula's first year in the classroom here at Bethlehem Preschool.  She graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in Child Development and Family Relations.  Paula has taught preschool for many years, directed preschools, run summer camps and even sold children's shoes!  She is a preschool teacher, wife, mom, daughter, sister, DIYer and flamingo lover.  She lives in Franklin with he husband Randall; daughter Annelise, a high schooler who makes fun of Paula for talking to everyone and telling them she is a preschool teacher; son Ian, a 5th grader and reluctant toy donator; and Hazelnut, their sweet dog.  Know that if you see Paula out and about town, she'll run across whatever store, street or parking lot, just to say "Hello" and hopefully you'll have a preschooler with you!

Jennifer Crow | Jumping Frogs class

Jennifer has taught at Bethlehem Preschool for five years.  She taught the Pre-k class for three years; then took a hiatus for two years, but has come back to teach the Jumping Frogs class.  She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Special Education.  She and her husband, Steve, lived in southeast Missouri, where she taught Special Education for four years before having three children.  She then stayed home to care for children, manage their rental properties and help with their construction company.  During this time, she also taught Sunday school classes, was a Boy Scout and Brownies leader, and volunteered at school and church.  The Crows moved to Franklin in 2015 to be closer to family and to enjoy this beautiful area!

Samantha Ozan | Owls Class

This is Samantha's second year as a Younger 3's teacher at Bethlehem Preschool.  She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where she met her husband, Aydin.  They moved to Franklin ten years ago and have two children together.  Samantha's daughter, Megan, is in 11th grade at Franklin High School and her son, Justin, is in 8th grade at Grassland Middle School.  The family has two dogs...Baxter and Ginger...who provide lots of entertainment for them at home.  Samantha enjoys reading, going on walks with the dogs, trying new recipes, planting flowers, and doing various arts and crafts activities.  She loves to travel and explore the area.  The four seasons are always welcomed!

Aurora Pierson | Honeybees Class 

Aurora is a native Texan, but has lived in Franklin for the last 7 years. She has a degree in Interior Design from the University of North Texas and a Masters in Early Childhood Education from the University of Texas at Tyler. This is her second year teaching preschool! Aurora is married to Mike who is an account manager for the JM Smucker Co (yes, the jelly!). They have been married for 21 years and together have lived in TX, CA, back to TX and TN. They have two children. Avery is a sophmore at Renaissance High School and Greyson is in 7th grade at Grassland Middle School. In her spare time, Aurora enjoys reading, baking, interior design, family movie nights and watching her kids at their various activities. 

Shelley Ward | Sheep class

Shelley joined the Bethlehem Preschool staff as our Fours teacher and moved to Pre-K in 2021.  She is a native Nashvillian and graduated from Overton High School.  She graduated from Samford University with a degree in Education.  She lives in Fieldstone Farms with her family of six.  She and her husband, Michael, have been married for 21 years.  They have four children:  Christian (19), Natalie (16), Caleb (7) and Emily (4).  Shelley has taught 3rd and 4th grades at Hunters Bend Elementary School; she has also taught preschool at Forest Hills and Rolling Hills.  She loves to teach, travel, paint, scrapbook, be outdoors, and spend time with her family.

Robyn Jennings | Rockin' Robins class

My name is Robyn Jennings and I teach Pre-K at Bethlehem Preschool.  This is my 13th year teaching at Bethlehem and I love it!  I was born and raised in Indiana and received a degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University.  I have been teaching 5th grade all the way to 2 year olds for almost 20 years.  Teaching is my passion!  I am also a wife and proud mom of 4 kids.  They keep me really busy with all of their activities, but in my spare time I love to read!

Teacher Assistants

Kim Sherrod | PDO Teacher Assistant

Kim has been with Bethlehem Preschool for 3 years.  She had the opportunity to sub for several teachers prior to being hired and looks forward to working with the children on a consistent basis.  Kim is married to Bryan and they have two children, Mae and Mack.  Kim enjoys cooking, sports, and gardening.  

Kristen Junghans | Teacher Assistant 3/4's

Hi!  I'm Kristen Junghans and I am one of the teacher assistants for Miss Jen and Miss Paula's classes.  My husband, Brian and I, along with our two sons, Steven and Daniel, moved to Franklin 19 years ago from the Chicago suburbs.  Our boys are now 30 and 28.  Our youngest married his high school sweetheart and they, as well as our oldest, all live in Franklin!  I was a three year old teacher here at Bethlehem for 13 years.  I retired in May of 2021, and subbed during the 2021-22 school year.  When the opportunity arose to come back as a TA on Wednesdays, I jumped at the chance!  I love this preschool and being with the sweet little friends who attend here!

Mandie Mayle | Teacher Assistant 3/4’s

Mandie is a Nashville native and has lived in Franklin since she was 14. She graduated from Franklin High School and went on to study Fashion Merchandising at O’More College of Design. She and her husband Jeremy have been happily raising their 4 children in Fieldstone Farms for the last 20 years: Michael Grace 19, Reese 17, Lane 13, and Smith 7. Her children attended Bethlehem Preschool and once her last (Smith) moved on to big kid school, she knew her time at Bethlehem wasn’t over. She comes from a large family and calls herself a nurturer by nature. She thinks being able to love on sweet little kids and watch them learn and grow is just about as good as it gets!!!

Lori Foy | Pre-k Teacher Assistant

Lori moved to Nashville for college in 1998 and has since then called it home.  She earned her degree in Elementary Education from Peabody College at Vanderbilt, and has worked as a teacher assistant at Bethlehem since the fall of 2016.  Her favorite things include spending time with her husband Clif and her two daughters, Eden and Ava, who are graduates of Bethlehem Preschool.  The girls' school and extracurricular activities keep them busy, but when there is free time, she enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors:  walking, hiking, sitting by the pool, tennis, trying to keep her plants alive, and dining al fresco!

Sissie Hargreaves | PDO Teacher Assistant

Sissie is a native Tennessean growing up in Knoxville and graduating from the University of Tennessee. She has called Nashville/Franklin home since 1992, except for an amazing 3 year journey to The Woodlands, TX from 2002-2005. Franklin called her and Glenn home in 2005 and they have been here ever since. She has 2 adult children, Megan and Matt, who are both happily married. In her free time, she loves to be with her family, friends, almost anything outside, loves to take great walks and exercise! Traveling and shopping are passions, too! Bethlehem Preschool has been a huge part of her heart since 1999!