About Desert Sun

Desert Sun Child
Development Center

teaches the whole child.

Now Enrolling

Peg Brokaw founded Desert Sun Child Development Center, Inc. in 1978.

Desert Sun Child Development Center, Inc., is a non-profit corporation in the State of Arizona. We are dedicated to being an excellent resource for parents as the major educators of their young children. As a non-profit corporation we have an active Board of Directors who work with the Director to determine budget and policies. The corporation has three divisions: Child Development (Parent/Toddler Interaction Program, Parent Participation Preschool and Parent Participation Primary School Kindergarten classes), Educational Services and Library Services. All families of the community may join and participate regardless of religious, ethnic or disability background.

Educational Director

Trisha Lucas

Bachelors Degree in Family Resource and Human Development

Trisha Lucas has been involved with Desert Sun for over 14 years. She began as a teacher and became the Director of Education in 2003. This position assists her in pursuing her passion of working with young children and early childhood education. She is a strong advocate of the child as well as the family unit.

Business Administration Director

Susan Femiani

Masters Degree in Business Administration

Susan Femiani has been involved with Desert Sun for over 25 years. Starting out as a Desert Sun parent she has since ventured into the classroom and the office. Currently Susan works in the office maintaining the business side of the Center utilizing her MBA from Arizona State University.

Staff

The teachers and administration at Desert Sun are unique in their personal passion and dedication for each child and early childhood education. Each teacher is involved in developing her classroom and curriculum to meet the needs of every child as well as developing a strong educational foundation for future successes in and out of the classroom. The teachers strive to develop the whole child through social and educational development. Master and Assistant teachers have varying levels of education and certifications. Together with the support of the administration and community, teachers are successful and chose to stay with Desert Sun for many years.

Meet Teacher Jaime

Hi, my name is Teacher Jaime and I teach the Kindergarten class at Desert Sun. This is my 8th year at Desert Sun Child Development Center. Throughout my teaching career I have also taught preschool and first grade. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education from Arizona State University. I am a state certified teacher with an early childhood endorsement and I am currently working on my Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Northern Arizona University.

I live in Gilbert with my husband Chris and three children Coral, 18, Dan 15, and Jake, 12. Coral is a freshman at ASU, Dan is a sophmore at Mesquite High School and Jake is in 7th grade at Edu-Prize. Personally, I am a cheesehead from Wisconsin and am a HUGE Green Bay Packers, ASU and all around football fan!!

I love teaching Kindergarten at Desert Sun! We have a fun, exciting and academic hands-on learning environment that I feel is the best around!