Central Florida Prep: Elementary
Sherri Staudt – 1st grade
sstaudt@cfprep.org
Sherri graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She taught at the elementary school level in Key West for three years and in Ocala for six years. While taking time off to be with her children, Sherri tutored children in kindergarten through sixth grade at Sylvan Learning Center, taught children involved in the Horse Show Circuit who were wintering in Ocala, and instructed preschoolers in her home. Sherri joined CFP in 2002. She enjoys swimming, bicycling, scrap booking, singing, and being with her family – husband Rick, and her children, Steven and Kristina.
Robin Urena – 1st Grade
rurena@cfprep.org
Robin joins our staff at Central Florida Prep after substitute full time teaching for Orange County Public Schools for eight years. She taught at Lockart Elementary, Thornebrooke Elementary and Citrus Elementary; she is certified in PK through 3rd grade. Robin graduated from Syracuse University with at Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY with an A.O.S. in Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Blue, Paris France with a certificate in Advanced Pastry Arts; and is completing her masters in Elementary Education at NOVA University. Prior to teaching she worked as a Pastry Chef for The Plaza Hotel in New York and The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her same passion for creating culinary works of art is instilled in her teaching. Robin loves working with children with diverse backgrounds and needs. She believes that all children can succeed if given the appropriate learning environment. Robin moved to Orlando with her husband Manny and her two sons Evan and Simon in 1998. Her oldest son Evan is attending the upper school here at CFP. Her interests include traveling extensively with her family, reading, theatre, movies, cooking, playing board games and enjoying her friends and family.
Christine Shivecharan- 4th Grade
cshivecahran@cfprep.org
Information to come…
Seena Kling – 2nd grade
skling@cfprep.org
Seena holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with a focus in Elementary Education, from the University of Maryland. Mrs. Kling’s credentials are rich in diversity; her teaching experiences include private and public schools and substituting for grade levels PreK through 5th grade. Seena has also mastered courses in instructional development in Reading , Language Arts, Mathematics, ESOL, Thinking Maps, and, most recently, attended a workshop on bookmaking. Ten years ago, she moved from Washington, D.C. to Orlando, Florida with her two beautiful daughters, three cats, one guinea pig, one rabbit and four hamsters. Seena possesses a cornucopia of hobbies and interest, among which are: children, animals, cooking, eating, reading, music, ballet, theater, travel and fitness. However, Seena’s first love will always be teaching. Seena joined CFP in August of 2004.
Tambra Leonhardt – 3rd grade
tleonhardt@cfprep.org
Tambra Leonhardt graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is certified to teach grades 1-8 with specializations in math and reading. She also holds an “English as a Second Language” endorsement. Tambra taught second grade for several years in Allen, TX, before taking time off to raise her son and daughter. Tambra belongs to a very culturally diverse family…she was born in Taiwan, R.O.C., and adopted as an infant by her German mother and American father. She lived in Germany for the first two years of her life then moved to the United States, where she was raised in California and Texas. Tambra moved to Orlando in 2001. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, scrap-booking, cross-stitching, and scouting. Tambra continually strives to motivate children to feel challenged, productive, and ultimately successful in their academic, physical, and social goals.
Edgar Cedeno – 5th Grade
ecedeno@cfprep.org
Edgar achieved his BA in Education from the University of Turabo , Metro Orlando Campus, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He became part of Central Florida Preparatory School , immediately after finishing his internship with CFP. Music has been his passion since he was a child, and as a professional musician he traveled the world. After dedicating 20 years of his life to the music industry, he decided to pursue a career in the Insurance industry where he excelled, leading a sales team and being promoted to manager within a month of his new career. Now he’s engaged in pursuing his masters.
