Meet Our Staff

Bright Futures staff pose in the office hallway, in pink shirts, to show support of Journee Vinyard
Staff members pose in Child Abuse Awareness outfits in a decorated background
Bright Futures Outdoor sign with phone number 217-374-6579
Staff pose at a park with the bags of trash that they collected for earth day
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Mrs. Kellie Heberling

(Supervisor)

I have been with Bright Futures for 24 years now. What I enjoy about our program is working closely with all of my staff and their enrolled families!

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Mrs. Emily Forrester

(Parent Educator)

I have been with Bright Futures for 6years now. What I enjoy about our program is being a part of the families lives and seeing all the children grow and develop.

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Mrs. Kelsey Arnold

(Parent Educator)

I have been with Bright Futures for 4 years now. What I enjoy about the program is being able to interact with families in our community and showing families how to be engaged in their child's developmental learning.

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Mrs. Toni Booth

(Parent Educator)

This is my second year working at Bright Futures as a parent educator. As an educator, I enjoy working with the families in my own community as well as watching the caregivers interact with their children.

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Miss Marisa Kallal

(Parent Educator)

This is my second year with Bright Futures. As a new educator, I can say, so far, I enjoy working with the families in the same community that I grew up in.

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Mrs. Penny Eilers

(Parent Educator)

This is my first year working with Bright Futures. As an educator, I enjoy when families share their stories and being able to help them in any way that I can.

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Ms. Becky Vegh

(Parent Educator)

This is my first year with Bright Futures. I am eager to meet new families and work within the community that I live.