Meet our Staff


  • Director


    Megan joined Trinity in 2023 as the new ECC Director. Before coming to Trinity, Megan spent 10 years working with children with autism as both a behavior therapist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Prior to that, she spent many years working with children in a daycare and as a preschool teacher/director for Trinity in Berrien Springs. She has an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master’s Degree in Psychology with an emphasis on behavior analysis. Megan has two daughters. When not at Trinity, Megan enjoys spending her time with them and the rest of her family. 

  • ECC Office Assistant


    Heidi Lockman has been a Volunteer at Trinity Lutheran School since 2010 and started employment at Trinity in the ECC in 2022. Heidi has an associate degree in early childhood education, and has been our PTL treasurer for five years and our SCRIP coordinator for eight years. Heidi and her husband Steve are members here at Trinity and have three children, which have all attended here since Preschool. Heidi enjoys family time up north at their cabin, watching her kids play sports, traveling and cooking. 

  • Young 5's Teacher


    Kelly Johnston started teaching at Trinity in 2020. She graduated from Central Michigan University in 2019 with her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, majoring in Early Childhood Development & Learning. After graduating from CMU, she taught preschool for 8 months in Traverse City but decided to move back to her hometown. When she isn’t teaching she loves helping coach softball at Lake Michigan College, taking long walks outside (even in the winter), and traveling.

  • Traditional Preschool Teacher, 3 & 4 Year Olds


    Becky Liebich joined the Trinity staff in 2015. She graduated from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 2000. Since then, she has served children and their families in a variety of capacities, including teaching, aiding, leading Sunday school, VBS, children’s Christmas programs, and mommy and me classes. Becky enjoys spending time with her husband, Jonathan, and their two sons. She loves reading, playing board games, and spending time outdoors.


  • 4's Preschool Teacher


    Deb attended Cloud County Community College and also Butler College, both in Kansas. Deb also has a Child Development Associate credential. She has served children and their families in a variety of ways for more than 25 years including teaching, assisting, leading Girl Scouts and  Army Family Readiness Groups, being a Parent coordinator for USNSCC Lake Michigan Division, leading children's Christmas programs,and VBS. Deb and her husband Paul have 7 daughters, and 5 grandchildren.They have lived in a variety of places stateside and abroad prior to his retirement from the Army. Deb enjoys spending time on the sideline cheering on her kids at their various sports and activities.Also, in her free time, Deb enjoys crafts,gardening, antiquing and "upcycling" and spending time in the kitchen, or around the table with family and friends.​

  • Melissa Fritz

    Adventurers Lead

  • Danenette Mitchell

    Toddler Lead

  • Carrie Montemayor

    Infant Lead