Meet Our Team.

Jennifer Sadlovsky, M.A.

Jennifer is a seasoned educator, with a quarter of a century of experience in the field. She is grateful to be able to work with a variety of ages: birth through five at ECFE, elementary education grades K-6, mentoring college elementary education majors as a university supervisor, and adults in parent ed. She enjoys teaching both elementary and parent education.

While teaching parent education for her local Early Childhood Family Education program, she discovered her passion for mentoring parents. Jennifer loves to walk with parents through their many challenges and cheer them on along their journey. She noticed that all other subjects she taught were guided by a teacher’s manual. Together with her friend and co-worker Beka, they decided that the world of parent and family education also needed a teacher’s manual. Connecting to Learn was written to support, encourage, recruit, and retain teachers in this important field. Jennifer enjoys writing and has previously authored these children’s books: A Mother’s Journal to Her Newborn, My Dad’s Baseball Game, and coming soon, A Child’s Journal: To My Teacher.

Jennifer holds teaching licenses in elementary education, parent and family education, and a master's degree in education. Her greatest joy is found spending time with her
husband, four daughters, and one son.

Beka Swisher, M.S., LAMFT

Beka has enjoyed working extensively with young children, teens, and parents/caregivers across a variety of settings for almost two decades. Beka works in multiple educational settings including administration of early childhood programming and teaching within alternative education programs (ALC). She serves as a Clinical Supervisor and Mentor with the University of Minnesota within the Parent Education licensure track. Together, she and Jen get to provide virtual and in-person trainings, supporting early childhood programs in their goals!

She provides mental health clinical/therapeutic services for all ages, specializing in early childhood and caregiver support work with the Ellison Center in both Little Falls and St. Cloud. Beka conducts therapeutic groups for caregivers, provides mental health support for individuals and families housed at AnnaMarie’s Alliance, a domestic violence shelter, and conducts training regarding Early Childhood Mental Health in a variety of settings.

Beka lives in Little Falls with her husband, and together they parent four children, 2 in high school, and 2 in college. They love to travel and go on adventures together and have been to 49 states (nearly always camping!).