Secilia Marino is the current Head Teacher/Coordinator/Director of Centennial Park ECLP.

She strives to provide a loving, safe and nurturing envirornment. Secilia wants to help children fall in love with the world, especially the natural world while smiling, laughing and playing with the children, staff, volunteers and her dog, Sweetpea. She is a passionate gardner with three children. She moved to Montana from New Mexico in 1977 where she then attended Montana State University attaining the following degrees: Major in Modern Languages, Spanish Teaching Option; Minor in English Teaching Option; second Minor in English Literature; Grad classes included Advanced Adolescent Psychology where her research, observations and paper focused on differentiated instruction (teaching strategies that most benefit individual students).  Secilia has taught at Belgrade High School, Pass Creek School and Springhill School.  She began working at CPECLC in October 2007.

Ashley Johnson is the current co-Teacher of Centennial Park ECLP.

She works together with the Director to provide a wonderful safe place of learning. She plays, teaches and smiles with the children. She wants to widen the children’s imaginations and help them become independently-minded. Ashley loves spring and summer due to the sunshine, as well as books and music. She loves learning, especially by observing those around her and taking what she can from situations.As a military child, Ashley moved around a lot until settling in Great Falls in ’96. She graduated high school in ’06 and then attended MSU-Bozmean where she was majoring in Mathematics. After completion of three acedemic years, She decided to take some time off to work full-time before going back to switch to Math-Education. She has been working with and mentoring children since the age of 14. She has been a volunteer for Campfire USA as well as a tutor for America Reads*America Counts. Ashley started at Centennial in October of 2007 as an aide, and ever since has been working there on and off.

We have a few part time helpers. Laura Selles is our fantastic teaching aide who is working on her degree in Early Childhood. There are also a few senior center members who have had teaching experience and have a strong desire to continue to work with youngsters both in a learning environment and in outdoor activities.  We believe that it is advantageous to each child to have some contact with older persons and these folks are designated as "grandmother A, B, or C".