Ava Vorst
Classroom: Toddler Orange Education/Certifications: First Aide Certification, CPR Certification, Communicable Disease Certification OSHA 10-hour Healthcare Certificate, Stop the Bleed Training; NFHS Concussion Training in Sports, Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 1 Years of Experience in Early Childhood Education [...]
Ryeleagh Butler
Classroom: Infant Yellow Room Education/Certifications: First Aide Certification, CPR Certification, Communicable disease Certification Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 1 Years of Experience in Early Childhood Education A little about you: I enjoy going outside, and going to events with [...]
Jadyn Warren
I am from Ottawa and graduated in 2024 from Ottawa-Glandorf High School. I currently attend Bowling Green State University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Child Development. I have a passion for dance and taught dance at The Dance Center [...]
Mya Inkrott
Classroom: Toddler Green Education/Certifications: High School Diploma and currently attending The University if Findlay majoring in social work. Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: This is my first year of experience, but I have been babysitting for six years. [...]
Macey Dunlap
Classroom: Infant Green Room Education/Certifications: CDA, First Aide Certification, CPR Certification, Communicable disease Certification Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 5 years of experience Special Skills or Areas of Focus: Special needs and behaviors A little about you: I enjoy [...]
Erin Murray
I grew up in Bluffton and graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 2020. I received my bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, economics, and law from Bowling Green State University in 2023. After college, I served as a missionary teacher in [...]
Chloe Kosch
My name is Chole. I live in Lima and I'm a senior at Elida High School. I have two younger sisters. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, and a horse. In my free time, I enjoy riding horses, listening to [...]
Caitlin Jettinghoff
I am from Delphos, and I graduated from Delphos Jefferson in 2024. I am currently attending Rhodes majoring in Radiology. I am the youngest child in my family. My oldest sister is a nurse in Cincinnati, and my other sister [...]
Corrin Luginbill
I grew up in Pandora. I am a Senior at Pandora-Gilboa High School. My future plans are to go Owens Community College and major in Dental Hygiene. I love working with kids and I am super excited to be working [...]
Kaitlyn Bower
Hi! My name is Kaitlyn Bower. I am originally from Houston, Texas, but I have been living in Ohio since 2013 when I began school at The Ohio State University. While I was at the Ohio State University, I met [...]
Sandra Fuerst
I grew up in the small town of Kalida with my parents and 13 brothers and sisters. After I had my fourth child, I went back to college and graduated in 1990 with a nursing degree. I worked as a [...]
Kaitlynn Keller
I grew up in Continental, Ohio and attended Vantage Career Center for Early Childhood Education. I went on to earn a dual license from the University of Findlay in Early Children (PK-5) and Intervention Specialist (PK-12). I'm part of a [...]
Hannah Doty
I was born and raised in Pandora and graduated from Pandora-Gilboa in 2023. My favorite foods are believe it or not, chicken nuggets. I enjoy going camping with my family and singing on the worship team at my church.
Bailey Basinger
I grew up in Kalida and still reside there. I graduated from Vantage Career Center last year (2025) and am currently furthering my education at OSU lima pursuing a dual license in Primary Education and Intervention Specialist. I have worked [...]
Grace Lemley
I grew up in Bluffton and graduated in 2025. I will be attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University in the fall, to get my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. In my free time I enjoy playing guitar and hanging out [...]
Grace Bryan
I grew up in Leipsic and graduated from Leipsic High School in 2025. I will be attending OSU Lima to major in Early Childhood Education. I am one of four children with two older brothers and one younger brother. Some [...]
Debra Hovest
I am originally from Waynesfield, Ohio. I moved to Gilboa when I married my husband, Bill. We have 4 children (Nathan, Kristyn, Evan, and Madison) and 3 grandchildren (Cecilia, Myles, and Graham), plus our son-in-law Crosby. I recently retired from [...]
Grace Dulle
I grew up in Ottawa and graduated from Ottawa-Glandorf in 2023. I just finished my sophomore year of college at Bowling Green State University majoring in Early Childhood Education. I currently live in Ottawa with my boyfriend. I just started [...]
Jadyn Cupp
I grew up in Leipsic and graduated from Leipsic High School in 2025. I will be attending Bluffton University to major in Early Childhood Education as well and play volleyball. This will be my first year at Hilty and I [...]
Angela Mierzejewski
I am a local to the Ada area, graduated high school from Lima Central Catholic, and have a Bachelor of Art Degree from Bowling Green State University. I have lots of experience working directly with people who have developmental disabilities. [...]
Delaney Vorst
I am from Kalida and graduated from Kalida High School in 2020. I went to UNOH to pursue a degree in Medical Assisting. I graduated with my associate's degree in June 2023. I will soon be getting married to my [...]
Lilyann Keller
I grew up in Findlay and moved my freshman year of high school to Pandora. I graduated from PG in 2022. I am the youngest in my family. I love to go shopping and make crafts.
Sophia Olivo
I am from Columbus Grove and just graduated with the class of 2024! During high school, I was a basketball cheerleader and played volleyball all four years. I have been involved in 4-H since I was 9 years old. I [...]
Alexis Pate
I grew up in Ottawa and graduated from Ottawa-Glandorf in 2017. In 2019, I graduated from Rhodes State College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. I started student teaching at Hilty in 2018 and have been here ever since. [...]
Elizabeth Chamberlin
Classroom: Toddler Orange Education: CPR/First Aide/Communicable Disease Certifications, Bachelor's degree in education Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 6 years of experience in child care A little about you: I enjoy wake surfing and camping with my family during the summer. [...]
Caitlynn Jay
I grew up in Columbus Grove, I graduated from Apollo and Columbus Grove High School. I go to college at Rhodes State College for nursing. I have worked at Hilty for 3 months. My favorite foods are orange chicken and [...]
Camryn Escamilla
Classroom: Toddler Blue Room Education/Certifications: Cosmetology License; Working toward completing CDA, CPR/First Aide/Communicable Disease Certifications Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 2 years at Hilty Faithful Foundation Preschool and Child Care A little about you: I have 7 siblings; 4 sisters and [...]
Joy Larcom
Classroom: Preschool Green Education: Bachelor's degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, CPR/First Aide/Communicable Disease Certification Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: 5 years of experience at Hilty Special Skills or Areas of Focus: Speech and language development A little about you: [...]
Casey Smith
Classroom: Preschool Orange Room Education/Certifications: Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education Years of Experience in Child Care/Education: Over 10 years of experience A little about you: I live in Columbus Grove with my husband and two daughters. We enjoy being outside [...]
Paige Hovest
I graduated from Bluffton University with my Bachelor's degree in special education in 2014 I currently live in Columbus Grove with my husband, Brandon, and our children Skylar and Bryce. I have worked at Hilty since April 2013 in the [...]
Amber Gladwell
I grew up in Bluffton and graduated from Bluffton High School. I am currently attending Bluffton University to be an Intervention Specialist. I have been at Hilty for almost one year. My favorite food is mac and cheese.
Jessica Moser
I grew up in Columbus Grove and graduated in 2009. I attended Rhodes State College and majored in Early Childhood Education. I have been at Hilty for 15 years. I am getting married this summer to my amazing fiancé Jason [...]
Amanda Dettrow
Our Director Many years ago I came to Hilty because my on-call Child Advocacy career didn't mesh well with a nursing infant at home, however, my advocacy for littles has not stopped. I believe that all children are not created [...]



































