ECC Staff Bios
Maureen Ringley, Director
Hello and welcome! I grew up traveling with my family all over the world as my father proudly served our country in the United States Army. We finally ended up in Florida where I met my husband Sean. We have been blessed with 2 children that also attend Catholic School. I graduated from St. Leo University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. I have continued my education in Early Childhood and obtained a CDAE and Advanced Directors Credential. I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to share my love of our Faith through this wonderful ministry.
EC 4 VPK Teacher
Linda Smith
Greetings, my name is Linda Nola-Smith and I have been teaching at St. Clement ECC for 4 years. I graduated from the University of North Alabama with a B.S. Degree in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (HPERD). I also hold a CDA Certificate. I have lived in Plant City for 20 years with my husband David and children Nola and Max. I feel so fortunate to teach at a school where we all work as a team to give our students a positive sense of self and others. In addition we offer our children a quality academic start in their educational journey.
EC 4 Assistant
Georgia Duerden
My name is Georgia Duerden. I have been married to Christopher for 27 years. We have a beautiful daughter Chelsea who is 18 years old. We moved to Plant City in 2001 from south Florida. I had worked in the medical field for 17 years. I began working for St. Clement Catholic School in 2002. When the elementary school closed I continued to work for the preschool. Over the past eight years I have thoroughly enjoyed working with all the children at St. Clement.
EC 4 VPK Teacher
Candy Bentrovato
Candy Bentrovato joined the staff at St. Clement ECC in January 2008. Candy graduated from the University of South Florida in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She is certified to teach Elementary and Primary Education. She was employed by the School District of Hillsborough County for six years as an Early Childhood, Kindergarten and First Grade teacher. Since that time she has been a full-time, stay-at-home mother and a part-time employee of the nursery at the Plant City Family YMCA. A native of Plant City, Candy continues to reside here with her husband, Joe, and their three sons, Jacob, Christian and Ryan. Candy and her family are parishioners of St. Clement Catholic Church.
EC 4 Assistant
Kate Moranville is a certified Child Care Development Specialist and is currently working on her degree in Education. She has worked at St. Clement Early Childhood Center for eight years. Kate and her family have been residents of Plant City for nineteen years.
EC 3 Teacher
Joyce McFaul, parishioner since 1987 and 1984 graduate of U.S.F. with a degree in finance. All three of my children have benefited from the education ministry of St. Clement and I feel blessed to be able to use my skills to help reach out to other young families here in our community. We offer our students a loving, safe and spiritual learning environment. It's a wonderful place for them to start their journey in education.
EC 3 Co-teacher
Lori Vaughan
I was born in Wisconsin and have lived in Florida for 26 years. We moved to Plant City seven years ago. My husband and I, plus our two boys live North of Plant City on a small farm. We have an extended four footed furry family. I’m involved in 4-H and PTA. I enjoy arts and crafts and love any creepy crawling critter.
Assessment Specialist
Maria DeJesus
Maria is a wonderful complement to our early childhood program. She has her Bachelor’s degree in guidance and counseling in addition to an extensive list of early childhood courses along with her CDAE. Maria is a very active member of St Clement Parish. We are very Blessed to have Maria on our staff.
