Nadine Belisle was born in Salem, MA. She grew up in Salem and moved to Middleton in 1977 and graduated from Masconomet Regional High School in 1981. Nadine started working at the Union Congregational Church in October 1997. She resides in North Reading with her husband Ron, and her dog Salty. She has two adult children, Berton and Amber Lombard.
Marcia Cutlip served as the Director of Music at Saint Athanasius Parish in Reading for 35 years. In addition, she also served in the music ministry at Saint Robert's in Andover, Saint Paul's in Hamilton, and Saint Anthony's in Woburn. Marcia is the founder of the North Reading Senior Echoes, a community singing group for seniors. As she put it, "Every time I try to retire, I seem to wander back. Music just won't let me go!" Marcia has two grown children and a cat named Johann Sebastian Bach.
Melissa Grew is the new Director of the Hilltop Nursery School where she began teaching in 2010. She had previously taught first grade in Lunenburg, Massachusetts for nine years before staying at home with her daughters. She welcomed the opportunity to return to teaching and to the Hilltop community, as her oldest daughter attended preschool at Hilltop. For the past three years, in addition to her teaching responsibilities, she assisted the Director and learned what the role and responsibilities of the Director entailed. As she begins her tenure as Director, she looks to continue the success that Hilltop has known for sixty years. She hopes to continue the standard of excellence that has been set and has become the Hilltop way. She enjoys working with the staff, students and families of Hilltop.
Melissa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Boston College, a Master’s Degree in Education from Lesley University and is licensed as a Director by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). She lives in North Reading with her husband, Paul, and two daughters, Bridget, 14 and Deirdre, 11.
