Each team member is a trained professional who has advanced training and/or a bachelor's or master's degree in the areas of child life, child development, special education, or recreational therapy. All Child Life Specialists maintain professional certification by the Association of Child Life Professionals.

Child Life Manager

  • Julie Schwarz

    Julie Schwarz

    Child Life Manager

Child Life Supervisor

  • Jenny Brandt

    Jenny Brandt

    Child Life Supervisor

Expressive Arts Supervisor

  • Julie Gant

    Julie Gant

    Expressive Arts Supervisor and Art Therapist

School Program

  • Lin Casper

    Lin Casper

    • School Teacher
  • Joe Matschiner

    Joe Matschiner

    School Teacher

  • Grace Fischer

    Grace Fischer

    Education Liaison

Project Coordinator

  • Emily Rothschild

    Emily Rothschild

    Project Coordinator

Child Life Specialists

  • Abby Carey

    Abby Carey

    Child Life Specialist

    • Emergency Unit
  • Allie Hunefeld

    Allie Hunefeld

    Child Life Specialist

    • Oncology/Hematology
    • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Becki Moss

    Becki Moss

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Inpatient Surgery
  • Cailie McLean

    Cailie McLean

    Child Life Specialist

    • General Medicine/Diabetes
  • Carolyn Guidry

    Carolyn Guidry

    Child Life Specialist

    • PRN
  • Cassidy Merano, CCLS

    Cassidy Merano, CCLS

    Child Life Specialist

    • Liver Transplant
    • Pulmonary/Cystic Fibrosis
    • Teen Life Council
  • Demeri Voypick

    Demeri Voypick

    Child Life Specialist

    • PRN
  • Ellen Bower

    Ellen Bower

    Child Life Specialist

    • PRN
  • Grace Harrington

    Grace Harrington

    Child Life Specialist

    • Emergency Unit
  • Joyce Lawson

    Joyce Lawson

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Radiology
  • Julie Head

    Julie Head

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Children's Specialty Care Center West County
  • Kaitlyn Meara

    Kaitlyn Meara

    Child Life Specialist

    • Heart Center
  • Kathryn Purdy

    Kathryn Purdy

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Children's Specialty Care Center West County
  • Kayla Winking

    Kayla Winking

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Radiology
  • Kelly Shaw

    Kelly Shaw

    Child Life Specialist

    • Pediatric Acute Wound Service
  • Kris Gannon

    Kris Gannon

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Children's Specialty Care Center West County and South County
  • Kristine Peters

    Kristine Peters

    Child Life Specialist

    • PRN
  • Lexi Zvanut

    Lexi Zvanut

    Child Life Specialist

    • Dialysis/Infusion/Pheresis & Kidney Transplant
  • Lindy Snyder

    Lindy Snyder

    Child Life Specialist

    • Hematology/Oncology Clinic
    • Bone Marrow Transplant
    • Facility Dog Handler
  • Maddy Urban

    Maddy Urban

    Child Life Specialist

    • General Surgery
    • Consults
  • Megan Rennie

    Megan Rennie

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Same Day Surgery
  • Melody DeWeese

    Melody DeWeese

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Children's Specialty Care Center South County
  • Missy Dazey

    Missy Dazey

    Child Life Specialist

    • Same Day Surgery
  • Mollie Wolf

    Mollie Wolf

    Child Life Specialist

    • Float and Consults
  • Nicole Asbed

    Nicole Asbed

    Child Life Specialist

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Nikki Aalund

    Nikki Aalund

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Proton Therapy
    • Radiation/Oncology
  • Tammy Patterson

    Tammy Patterson

    Child Life Specialist

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Tara Anders

    Tara Anders

    Child Life Specialist

    • Children's Specialty Care Center West County
  • Theresa Starkey

    Theresa Starkey

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Ambulatory Procedure Center
    • Facility Dog Handler
    • Internship Coordinator
  • Tyler Robertson

    Tyler Robertson

    Senior Child Life Specialist

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    • Facility Dog Handler

Expressive Arts

  • Amelia Ehmling

    Amelia Ehmling

    Music Therapist

    • Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit, Neurology & Neurorehabilitation
  • Briana Miller

    Briana Miller

    Art Therapist

    • Consults
  • Daphne Dierkes

    Daphne Dierkes

    Art Therapist

    • Hematology/Oncology
  • Jamie Fuller

    Jamie Fuller

    Yoga Instructor

  • Jen Bruner

    Jen Bruner

    Art Therapist

    • Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit
  • Lisa Fox

    Lisa Fox

    Yoga Instructor

  • Shawn Chereskin

    Shawn Chereskin

    Yoga Instructor

  • Tyler Hall

    Tyler Hall

    Music Therapist

    • Inpatient Consults

Child Life Assistants

  • Bryanna  Franks

    Bryanna Franks

    Child Life Assistant II

  • Kamryn Flowers

    Kamryn Flowers

    Child Life Assistant

  • Lauren Perriman

    Lauren Perriman

    Child Life Assistant II

  • Libby Harper

    Libby Harper

    Child Life Assistant

  • Lilly Menne

    Lilly Menne

    Child Life Assistant

  • Makinna Tripp

    Makinna Tripp

    Child Life Assistant

  • Meg Benington

    Meg Benington

    Child Life Assistant II

  • Rebecca Olushola

    Rebecca Olushola

    Child Life Assistant

  • Shaima Majumder

    Shaima Majumder

    Child Life Assistant II

  • Sophie Kienstra

    Sophie Kienstra

    Child Life Assistant

Facility Dog

  • Casey-Facility Dog

 

Additional Staff:

Interns --Students complete an internship to fulfill bachelor or master degree requirements from their university. For program information: The Internship Experience.

Volunteers --Over 85 volunteers who assist with daily programs and activities support the Child Life Center. Find out about how you can volunteer.