Alicia Mumma  (STAECC Director)

Hello, my name is Alicia Mumma, and I am the Director of St. Thomas Aquinas Early Childhood Center.  All 3 of my children attended STAECC, and I am so happy to continue to be a part of this school.  I earned my bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Central Florida in 2003 and worked for a few years in the sports and entertainment industry.   After having children of my own, I changed career paths, and now I thoroughly enjoy every day I get to spend here with our preschoolers.  I feel blessed to be a part of such a special place.

Kari Glenny (STAECC Administrative Asst.)

Hi, my name is Kari Glenny and I am the administrative assistant at St. Thomas Aquinas Early Childhood Center. I grew up in New Port Richey and returned after receiving my Bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Central Florida. I have three children, who all attended preschool at St. Thomas. I loved St. Thomas so much that when an opportunity arose to work at the preschool, I jumped at the chance. I truly love working with our amazing staff and families every day!

Deanna Azzue (EC2 Teacher)

Hi, my name is Deana Azzue, and I will be teaching in the two year old classroom this year.  I have retained my CDA and am always looking forward to continuing my education.

I am married to my high school sweetheart, Vincent Azzue, and we have lived in the Pasco area for over twenty five years.  We raised our family and opened my husband’s optometric practice in 2002.

I look forward to a wonderful year with my colleagues and children of STAECC.

Amanda Brandenburg

Hi, my name is Amanda Brandenburg and I am the EC3 assistant. I was born in South Bend, IN and moved to Florida after graduation from Ball State University in Muncie, IN., with a Bachelors degree.  After graduating college, Amanda worked as a pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) technician at a local hospital. After finding the love of her life, Marcus, she married and had three children.  Sam, Sara and Paige are all graduates of STAECC.  Amanda joined STAECC in 2018 as a teacher assistant to the 3’s class.

Margarita Suhwiel

Hi, my name is Margarita Suhwiel and I am so happy to be the teacher assistant in the Orange Classroom this year. I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. I graduated from

college and I earned my degree in Advertising. I have lived for the past 23 years in Florida. I am a mother of two wonderful kids, Aysha (18 years old) who is currently attending USF and my son Jibreel (15 years old) who will be a sophomore at PHUHS. We are also parishioners at STA and this will be my 3rd year being a part of STAECC’s wonderful team.

Janine Penland (EC2 Teacher)

Hi! My name is Janine Penland and I am an EC2 teacher. I am looking forward to a year of learning, fun, and adventures.

I am a graduate of the University of South Florida. I began my career as a social worker and after seven years I decided to go back to school to become a teacher. I earned my teaching certificate while working as a Special Education Teacher in a middle school. In 2002, I switched gears and began teaching preschool at St. Thomas Aquinas ECC. I earned my National Child Development Associate as well as my Director’s Credential while working here. In 2008 I decided to open my own school in Spring Hill, Florida. I opened with 25 children, and it grew with great success to serving 250 children, annually. Recently, I sold my business to go back to what I love, which is being a teacher in the classroom.

I am married and have two children that are graduates of St. Thomas Aquinas ECC.  My son and daughter both attend the University of Central Florida.  You may see my daughter volunteering here from time to time, as she still remembers wonderful things about being a student here!

I am so thankful for my return to St. Thomas and look forward teaching your children to love learning!

Hi, I’m Miss Pam and I’m excited to share with you a little bit about myself as well.  I am married and have two boys.  My son Michael, who attended STA, graduated from USF with a B.S. in Marketing.  He returned for two semesters and earned a B.S. in Economics.  My younger son, Adam has an A.S. degree in Computer Programming and Analysis.  I am entering my twentieth year teaching at STA.  I received my National Child Development Associate in October 2007.

Adrianne Wilson (VPK Teacher)

Hi, I’m Miss Adrianne and I’m excited to share with you a little bit about myself.  I have two boys, Zachary and Blake.  Both boys graduated from Mitchell High School and Blake attended STAECC for two years.  I hold a B.A. in Speech Language Pathology from the University of South Florida and have worked in the Pasco County School District as a Speech Therapist at the elementary school level.  I am so excited to be teaching VPK again this year!

Andrea Leto

Hi! My name is Andrea Leto. I am excited to join the STAECC team! My husband, Vince and I have two sons, Dominick 10 years old and Elijah 4 years old. I graduated from Pasco Hernando State College with Associates Degree in Arts. I love to play tennis, volunteer and travel with my family. I’m looking forward to an amazing year of learning, fun and adventure!

Alli Winebrenner

Hi! My name is Alli Winebrenner and I am so excited to teach VPK again at St. Thomas Aquinas!

I graduated with my Master’s Degree in Middle Childhood Education from The Ohio State University. I taught grades 4th-6th over 9 years in Delaware, OH. My husband and I moved to Florida two years ago with our 3 children. Emma and Lincoln currently attend STAECC and Avery attended for VPK!

I am looking forward to a wonderful year of learning and growing with our VPK students!

Gina Vega

Hi, my name is Gina Vega and I will be teaching VPK with Ms. Alli this year! My husband’s name is Tony and we have two wonderful boys; Enzo and Luca. Both of my children attended/attend STAECC and I was an active participant in the parent group for the past 3 years.

I received my Bachelor’s of Science from Northern Illinois University and worked in Human Resources for nearly 10 years at an IT firm before deciding to stay at home with my children. I fell in love with teaching and watching them grow. I’m looking forward to continuing to teach young minds at this amazing school and meet our new parents and class!