Tracy Sapp (Ms. Tracy)
Owner / Administrator
Tracy Sapp, Owner/Administrator of Joyful Noise since 2018 and Co-Owner/Administrator since she opened Joyful Noise in 2004 with Michele Mckague. Each year she finds joy in meeting new children and watching them learn and grow in a loving environment. She has been married to her wonderful husband, Randy for 30 years and enjoys working with him in his auto sales business in her free time. Tracy's three daughters Haley, Marisa, and Addie all work as teachers and assistants at Joyful Noise. They have grown up in the business and it is such a pleasure to have them working with their mother. Tracy loves spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and sunny weather!
Owner / Administrator
Tracy Sapp, Owner/Administrator of Joyful Noise since 2018 and Co-Owner/Administrator since she opened Joyful Noise in 2004 with Michele Mckague. Each year she finds joy in meeting new children and watching them learn and grow in a loving environment. She has been married to her wonderful husband, Randy for 30 years and enjoys working with him in his auto sales business in her free time. Tracy's three daughters Haley, Marisa, and Addie all work as teachers and assistants at Joyful Noise. They have grown up in the business and it is such a pleasure to have them working with their mother. Tracy loves spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and sunny weather!
Tammisue Kittrell (Ms. Tammisue)
1st Year Teacher
Ms. Tammisue has a degree in Elementary Education, homeschooled her 3 boys, worked as a substitute teacher and worked as a preschool teacher for 3 years in SE Portland before joining us at Joyful Noise in 2018. She has been married for 31 years to her husband, Mark, who directs Pacific Rim Mission and enjoys traveling with him overseas to help with the mission. They live in Gresham and have one son still at home who recently graduated from PSU. She enjoys teaching children, investing in their lives and loves being part of the Joyful Noise community.
1st Year Teacher
Ms. Tammisue has a degree in Elementary Education, homeschooled her 3 boys, worked as a substitute teacher and worked as a preschool teacher for 3 years in SE Portland before joining us at Joyful Noise in 2018. She has been married for 31 years to her husband, Mark, who directs Pacific Rim Mission and enjoys traveling with him overseas to help with the mission. They live in Gresham and have one son still at home who recently graduated from PSU. She enjoys teaching children, investing in their lives and loves being part of the Joyful Noise community.
Marisa Menchaca (Ms. Marisa)
Teacher's Assistant
Ms. Marisa volunteered at Joyful Noise Preschool for many years before taking a teaching position in the Fall of 2013. Marisa moved from teaching to an assistant when she became a mommy in 2020. Watching the children learn and grow throughout the school year is what she loves most about the preschool. In Marisa's free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, her baby boy, parents, two sisters, and friends. She also loves watching movies and shopping.
Teacher's Assistant
Ms. Marisa volunteered at Joyful Noise Preschool for many years before taking a teaching position in the Fall of 2013. Marisa moved from teaching to an assistant when she became a mommy in 2020. Watching the children learn and grow throughout the school year is what she loves most about the preschool. In Marisa's free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, her baby boy, parents, two sisters, and friends. She also loves watching movies and shopping.
Crystal Rath (Ms. Crystal)
2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Crystal has been teaching at Joyful Noise since September of 2015. A Mount Hood native, she moved to Salem to attend Corban University and graduated in 2010. She loves to volunteer her time every summer at Camp Morrow. Crystal loves spending time with her family and friends, photography, hiking, coffee and shopping!
2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Crystal has been teaching at Joyful Noise since September of 2015. A Mount Hood native, she moved to Salem to attend Corban University and graduated in 2010. She loves to volunteer her time every summer at Camp Morrow. Crystal loves spending time with her family and friends, photography, hiking, coffee and shopping!
Haley Eide (Ms. Haley)
1st/2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Haley is a 1st/2nd year teacher and the reading assistant for our second year students. She started working at Joyful Noise Preschool her Junior year of high school as a teachers assistant and then began teaching a couple years later. She took a position at David Douglas School District as an instructional assistant for a short time and decided to return to JNP when she found out she was expecting her first baby. Haley's daughter now attends Joyful Noise. She graduated from Mt. Hood Community College in 2011 with an AAOT degree in elementary education. Haley enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, family, and friends. She loves camping, home decorating, traveling to Disneyland and Las Vegas and is a fan of anything Disney.
1st/2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Haley is a 1st/2nd year teacher and the reading assistant for our second year students. She started working at Joyful Noise Preschool her Junior year of high school as a teachers assistant and then began teaching a couple years later. She took a position at David Douglas School District as an instructional assistant for a short time and decided to return to JNP when she found out she was expecting her first baby. Haley's daughter now attends Joyful Noise. She graduated from Mt. Hood Community College in 2011 with an AAOT degree in elementary education. Haley enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, family, and friends. She loves camping, home decorating, traveling to Disneyland and Las Vegas and is a fan of anything Disney.
Lidiya Tishchenko (Ms. Lida)
2nd year Teacher/Teacher's Assistant
Ms. Lida comes from a family of six children. Three of her siblings are younger, so she has been helping to care for children for much of her life. Since the age of 12, Ms. Lida has spent many of her summers volunteering at Camp Morrow as a cabin leader. She loves spending time with kids, especially little ones and helping them learn. Lida started teaching second year students at Joyful Noise in 2018 after subbing and aiding in the classrooms since 2016. She enjoys being part of Joyful Noise Preschool!
2nd year Teacher/Teacher's Assistant
Ms. Lida comes from a family of six children. Three of her siblings are younger, so she has been helping to care for children for much of her life. Since the age of 12, Ms. Lida has spent many of her summers volunteering at Camp Morrow as a cabin leader. She loves spending time with kids, especially little ones and helping them learn. Lida started teaching second year students at Joyful Noise in 2018 after subbing and aiding in the classrooms since 2016. She enjoys being part of Joyful Noise Preschool!
Aimee Cripps (Ms. Aimee)
2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Aimee has been with Joyful Noise since 2015. She has always loved working with children. After watching her own children thrive at Joyful Noise, she was so excited to join the team when the opportunity arose. She has three children and a wonderful husband who she has been married to for 16 years. Aimee enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is looking forward to a great school year!
2nd Year Teacher
Ms. Aimee has been with Joyful Noise since 2015. She has always loved working with children. After watching her own children thrive at Joyful Noise, she was so excited to join the team when the opportunity arose. She has three children and a wonderful husband who she has been married to for 16 years. Aimee enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is looking forward to a great school year!
Stephane Burch (Ms. Stephanie)
1st Year Teacher
This is Ms. Stephanie's fourth year on staff at Joyful Noise. After working as a teachers assistant for 3 years, she started teaching a 1st year class in 2021. She is the proud mommy of 3 great children and is happily married to her husband, Tim. Stephanie's kids are all graduates of JNP. Stephanie loves to travel to Disneyworld and loves anything Disney!
1st Year Teacher
This is Ms. Stephanie's fourth year on staff at Joyful Noise. After working as a teachers assistant for 3 years, she started teaching a 1st year class in 2021. She is the proud mommy of 3 great children and is happily married to her husband, Tim. Stephanie's kids are all graduates of JNP. Stephanie loves to travel to Disneyworld and loves anything Disney!
