Tracy Sapp
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 28 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 aides at Joyful Noise. They have grown up in the business and it is such a pleasure to have them working with their mother. Tracy attends Mountain View Christian Church in Gresham. She 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 28 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 aides at Joyful Noise. They have grown up in the business and it is such a pleasure to have them working with their mother. Tracy attends Mountain View Christian Church in Gresham. She loves spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and sunny weather!
Tammisue Kittrell (Ms. Tammisue)
1st Year Teacher/Teacher's Aide
Ms. Tammisue has a degree in Elementary Education, homeschooled her 3 boys, worked as a substitute teacher and has been a preschool teacher for the last 3 years in SE Portland. She has been married for 29 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 is a senior at PSU. She enjoys teaching children, investing in their lives and is looking forward to being part of the Joyful Noise community.
1st Year Teacher/Teacher's Aide
Ms. Tammisue has a degree in Elementary Education, homeschooled her 3 boys, worked as a substitute teacher and has been a preschool teacher for the last 3 years in SE Portland. She has been married for 29 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 is a senior at PSU. She enjoys teaching children, investing in their lives and is looking forward to being part of the Joyful Noise community.
Marisa Menchaca (Mrs. Marisa)
1st Year Teacher
Mrs. Marisa is a graduate from Sandy High School. She volunteered at Joyful Noise Preschool for many years with her mom (Tracy Sapp) before taking a teaching position in the Fall of 2013. 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, parents, two sisters, and friends. She also loves watching movies and shopping.
1st Year Teacher
Mrs. Marisa is a graduate from Sandy High School. She volunteered at Joyful Noise Preschool for many years with her mom (Tracy Sapp) before taking a teaching position in the Fall of 2013. 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, 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 (Mrs. Haley)
1st Year Teacher
Ms. Haley is a first year teacher and the second year reading assistant. She started working at Joyful Noise Preschool her Junior year of high school as an aide and then began teaching a couple years later. She took a position for David Douglas School District as an instructional assistant for a short time and decided to return to JNP after she found out that she and her husband were expecting their first baby. Haley is the mother of a beautiful little girl. She graduated from Sandy High School in 2009 and from Mt. Hood Community College in 2011 with an AAOT degree in elementary education. She attends church with her and her husband's families. Haley enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends. She loves going camping, decorating her home, traveling to Disneyland and Las Vegas, and is a fan of anything Disney.
1st Year Teacher
Ms. Haley is a first year teacher and the second year reading assistant. She started working at Joyful Noise Preschool her Junior year of high school as an aide and then began teaching a couple years later. She took a position for David Douglas School District as an instructional assistant for a short time and decided to return to JNP after she found out that she and her husband were expecting their first baby. Haley is the mother of a beautiful little girl. She graduated from Sandy High School in 2009 and from Mt. Hood Community College in 2011 with an AAOT degree in elementary education. She attends church with her and her husband's families. Haley enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends. She loves going camping, decorating her home, traveling to Disneyland and Las Vegas, and is a fan of anything Disney.
Lidiya Tishchenko (Ms. Lida)
2nd year Teacher/Teacher's Aide
Ms. Lida comes from a family of six kids. 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 children, especially little ones and helping them learn. She enjoys being part of Joyful Noise Preschool!
2nd year Teacher/Teacher's Aide
Ms. Lida comes from a family of six kids. 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 children, especially little ones and helping them learn. She enjoys being part of Joyful Noise Preschool!
Aimee Cripps (Mrs. Aimee)
2nd Year Teacher
This is Mrs. Aimee's third year of teaching at Joyful Noise. 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 14 years. Mrs. Aimee enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is looking forward to a great school year!
2nd Year Teacher
This is Mrs. Aimee's third year of teaching at Joyful Noise. 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 14 years. Mrs. Aimee enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is looking forward to a great school year!
Stephane Burch (Mrs. Stephanie)
Teacher's aide
This is Mrs. Stephanie's second year on staff at Joyful Noise. She is the proud mommy of 3 great children and is happily married to her husband, Tim. Her 2 older children are graduates of JNP and her baby, Kayleigh is a current student. Stephanie loves to travel to Disneyworld and loves anything Disney!
Teacher's aide
This is Mrs. Stephanie's second year on staff at Joyful Noise. She is the proud mommy of 3 great children and is happily married to her husband, Tim. Her 2 older children are graduates of JNP and her baby, Kayleigh is a current student. Stephanie loves to travel to Disneyworld and loves anything Disney!
