Teachers
Tammy Zimmerman
•Director
Tammy attended Illinois State University and double majored in Early Childhood Education and Sociology. She has worked in both daycare and school environments for the last twenty five years. Most recently she worked in the Early Childhood Special Education Department with the Grand Haven Area School District for 10 years before starting her position as Program Director for Kids Kampus. She is married and has three children and she and her family attend Lakeshore Baptist Church. She moved to Michigan from Illinois almost twenty years ago and loves everything Michigan has to offer.
Eden Gomer
•Promise Room: 6 weeks - 18 months
Miss Eden started working at Kids Kampus in 2015 as support staff in the infant room and became lead of the infant room in April 2024. Miss Eden was born and raised in Grand Haven and met her husband in the youth group, here at Lakeshore Baptist Church (where they faithfully attend) and were married in 2012. Miss Eden and Josh have 3 sons; Wyatt (11), Kyle (8), and Ryker (2). Miss Eden enjoys family time, playing games, hiking, plants, driving by the lake, walking the boardwalk, and all things involving the Coast Guard Festival.
Traci Pierson
•Puddle Jumpers: 2½ - 3½ years
Miss Traci comes to us with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Grand Valley State University. Her focus has always been in early childhood and has spent many years in a childcare setting. Traci is married and has a daughter. She enjoys being with family, camping, being creative, and playing with her daughter.
AMANDA johnson
Rainbow Room: 3½ - 6 years
Before taking the lead position in the Rainbow Room in September 2020, Miss Amanda worked part time as a Noon Supervisor at Fruitport Community Schools as well as part time evenings at Kids Kampus. After taking Early Childhood Trainings online through Care Courses School and Childcare Education Institute, she received her lead credentials and has thoroughly enjoyed her new role as lead teacher in the Rainbow Room. Miss Amanda has spent many years volunteering in church ministries, babysitting and working 4 years at Fruitport Community Schools. Miss Amanda is very talented with all thing’s arts and crafts, and loves to share that joy with the children in her classroom. She is also very fond of outdoor activities, baking and playing piano.
Sarah Califf
Sonshine Room
Miss Sarah started at Kids Kampus in 2017 as support staff in the Sonshine Room. Miss Sarah has always had a love and desire to care for the little ones and to have a direct impact in their lives. Miss Sarah also developed a love and desire to teach children while working in the Sonshine Room and received her Lead Teacher credentials a few years later. Her hard work paid off and In February of 2022 Miss Sarah became the Lead Teacher for the Sonshine Room. Sarah is married and has a son. She loves animals, spending time with family, gardening and the beach.
Melinda Gomer
Preschool
Before becoming the lead teacher for K3 & K4 preschool, “Mrs. G” worked at Kids Kampus for 20 years. The past nine of those years she was the preschool assistant teaching science, music, and art. Melinda studied at the U of M before she came to Kids Kampus. She has since taken ECE training courses through Care Courses School, Cox Campus, MI Registry as well as ECE Conferences. Melinda, with her husband of 34 years raised four children of their own and they have five grandchildren. She enjoys teaching all of her children including the preschoolers. Backpacking, hammocking, arts+crafts, music and all things in God’s creation (especially the Lake Michigan shoreline) are among her loves. She and her family are regular attendees of Lakeshore Baptist Church.