Our Team
Meet the dancing moose Team!
We are proud to employ skilled and educated professionals who are also interesting and caring humans.
Our team members are joyful and innovative, always seeking opportunities to learn and collaborate.
A fundamental belief in the innate potential of every child is key as a Dancing Moose team member.
Dr. Joyce Sibbett Ph.D
President of Dancing Moose
JENNIFER DUFFIELD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jodi Steere
Regional Director
Kendra Wheeler
HR Director
Tania Granados
School Director – GARDEN CAMPUS
Suyin Chong
Assistant Director – GARDEN CAMPUS
Nichole Gaffney
School Director – River Park Campus
Ashwini Manjul
Assistant Director – River Park Campus
Leslie Prunty
SCHOOL DIRECTOR – MUSEUM CAMPUS
Sarah Gwynn
Assistant Director – Museum Campus
Sarah Mannion
PARENT EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Dominique Fabela
Project Manager
Russel Duffield
Director of Operations
Micki Ridd
Enrollment Coordinator
Julie Langie
Community Outreach
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Julie Langie
Community Outreach
Julie has been a long-time part of the Dancing Moose family as she joined us first as a parent and then as a team member in 2022. Julie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UC San Diego after which she obtained her MBA, Marketing from University of Texas, Austin. Prior to joining Dancing Moose she worked in Tech Marketing. She is such a valuable part of our team and has a real skill for making connections and increasing engagement. You may know her warm friendly nature if you have interacted with Julie as she hosts weekly Parent Community Coffee. She is also involved in our Parent Circle communication, school tours and Parent & Teacher support. Julie loves to spend time with her husband, three children, and dog. She enjoys walking, reading, baking, traveling and being involved on the board of a local non-profit to support teens.

Ashwini Manjul
Assistant Director – River Park Campus

Suyin Chong
Assistant Director – Garden Campus
Suyin is from northern Mexico and moved to Utah in 2003. She has four amazing children where she spent her time volunteering in their schools throughout their early education. She spent her summers specializing as a Spanish Teacher and an Art teacher in a summer camp. She was quickly promoted to take over the organization and administrative duties of all of the summer campus. She joined the Dancing Moose family in 2022 when she decided to focus on her professional life. She began teaching in preschool and then moved to teaching in an elementary classroom. She is a beloved team member from all of her students and colleagues. Suyin’s passion is to be involved with impacting the lives of young children that then become the foundation of our world. She strives to serve her school, all of the Moose families and her amazing co-workers each day. When she is not at work, you can find Suyin enjoying nature with her children and 5 dogs, practicing mountain biking and visiting new places.

Dr. Joyce Sibbett Ph.D
Co-Founder & President of Dancing Moose

Jennifer Duffield
MBA , Co-Founder & Executive Director

Jodi Steere
Regional Director
Jodi taught as a Kindergarten teacher for Dancing Moose beginning in 2011 and later joined the admin team in May 2013 as the School Director of our Garden Campus, West Valley location. Jodi completed Montessori coursework for Early Childhood through the Institute of Guided Studies. Jodi’s classroom experience gives her a unique ability to support Dancing Moose teachers. She oversees the day-to-day operations and communicates daily with the School Directors as well as mentor teachers, parents and students. Jodi’s empathy, hard work and calming personality are a great asset to our team. She will drop anything to jump in and help anyone with her bright, beautiful smile.

Nichole Gaffney
School Director – River Park
Nichole has worked in early childhood for over twenty years serving in administration at University Kids and Utah Community Action.

KENDRA WHEELER
HR Director
Kendra first joined Dancing Moose as a parent in 2007. She joined the administrative team as the Assistant Director at our River Park, South Jordan location when it opened in January 2014. She later became the School Director of that location. Kendra’s background included overseeing teams in business settings prior to Dancing Moose which brings a unique passion to develop HR practices and team culture. Kendra received her Master’s Degree in Education with a Montessori Administrative credential from Westminster College in 2020. She then completed her SHRM-CP in 2023.

Tania Granados
School Director – Garden Campus

DOMINIQUE FABELA
Project Manager
Dominique joined the Dancing Moose team in 2015. She has worked in many different roles such as a teacher, After School Supervisor, Assistant Director and now a Project Manager assisting with enrollment, teacher professional development and mentoring Assistant Directors. Her knowledge about the process of Dancing Moose is where she thrives. Dominique always brings positive energy into the school with her smile and helpful attitude. You can find Dominique hanging out in the backyard with her family and an ice cold Diet Coke.

SARAH MANNION
PARENT EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Sarah has been with Dancing Moose in a variety of capacities since 2009. She currently works in the areas of marketing and parent education heading up our Parent Circle program. Her experiences as a Dancing Moose parent as well as in various classroom and administrative roles gives her a well rounded understanding of Dancing Moose. Sarah enjoys problem solving and interacting with Dancing Moose families to build positive relationships and raise awareness about what Dancing Moose has to offer. She built our Parent Circle program to enhance the experience that parents are having. She feels that it is important to nourish the continual growth, connection and fulfillment of our parents just as we strive to do with our students. It is always a pleasure to see the warm smile that Sarah shares with all those she meets. In addition to her marketing efforts, Sarah is a certified SASS Self Defense coach and a Positive Discipline Coach. Any who have taken her class comment on the calm demeanor and skills taught by Sarah as having a huge influence on who they are as a parent.

RUSSEL DUFFIELD
Director of Business Operations

Micki Ridd
Enrollment Coordinator

SHERIANN MOLENI
Billing Administrator

Leslie Prunty
School Director – MUSEUM CAMPUS
Leslie has been at Dancing Moose since 2014. She started as a preschool lead teacher at our River Park Campus, then Assistant Director at our River Park Campus, and now School Director at our Museum Campus.

Sarah Gwynn
Assistant Director – Museum Campus
Sarah joined the Dancing Moose team in June 2022 as the Assistant Director at Museum Campus. She is central to supporting all day-to-day operations of the school, communicating daily with parents, teachers, and students. Sarah received a degree in Family Studies with a minor in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. Before joining the Dancing Moose team Sarah spent numerous years teaching and working in various administrative positions. She loves working with children and seeing their joy and growth. Getting to know DMMS families is a favorite part of her job as she seeks to build relationships and be of service to them with their needs. In her free time Sarah loves being outdoors and traveling to discover new places, people, food and culture.