Management Team

alyssa garnett arno

Alyssa Garnett-Arno

Executive Director
Phone: 629.203.8703
Email: agarnett@stmaryvilla.org

Alyssa has served in the Executive Director position at various locations in the corporate childcare industry.

Since become Executive Director at St. Mary Villa, she has helped grow the school from its licensed capacity of 80 to a capacity of 205 and currently serves 150 children from six weeks to 5 years old. She has overseen a major renovation of the campus, including adding five classrooms and remodeling the gym to meet safety criteria and to include in the St. Mary Villa license.

A native of New Hampshire, Alyssa moved to Tennessee in 2013. She earned her degree in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Special Education from Granite State College in New Hampshire and is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Janice Shelton

Instructional Coach

Camari Lightfoot

Assistant Director

NEW, SECOND LOCATION

Saint Mary Villa Child Development Center at Renewal House Breaks Ground!