Judith Cody and Lisa King new leadership team at Beverly Children’s Learning Center
The Board of the Beverly Children’s Learning Center has appointed Judith A. Cody of Danvers as its new Executive Director, Cody has served as the center’s Finance Director for over a decade and as Interim Executive Director since June. Cody has a Master Level Certificate in Human Services Management from Clarke University and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Salem State University. She has more than 20 years of director office administration.
Lisa King, M.Ed. of Salem has been hired as the Beverly Children’s Learning Center’s Director of Education and Children’s Services, responsible for educational programming and services for children, as well as hiring and supervision of program staff. King joins Cody in assuming top leadership at the center.
Find out what's happening in Beverlyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Lisa has a substantial background working with children and families: as a Lead Teacher at North Shore Head Start, as director of her own preschool and more recently at Gregg House, an early education and care provider in Lynn. In addition to supervising staff, King’s duties included maintaining NAEYC accreditation, working on QRIS levels and presenting trainings and workshops on a wide variety of ECE topics.
2013 marks the Beverly Children’s Learning Center’s 40th year of serving hundreds of children in Beverly and surrounding towns. The center has grown from a small, volunteer-led pre-school in the basement of St. Peter’s Church in 1973 to the current large facility in the Cummings Center, serving children ages 1 month to 13 years. Approximately 150 children from 120 families -- 93 children in early education and care and 60 in the year-round school age program – depend upon the Beverly Children’s Learning Center for high quality, affordable early education and care.
