At Caughlin Club Kidz all of our phenomenal staff are required to obtain a Negative TB Test and Sheriff’s card through Washoe County prior to employment.

We’d like to take a moment to introduce our phenomenal staff here at Caughlin Club Kidz:

Rhonda Devencenzi

Center Director

Ms. Rhonda joined Caughlin Club Kidz in March of 2015. She is a mother of 3 boys, Dillon, Danny Jr. and Miles. Rhonda graduated with her AA in Early Childhood Education at Truckee Meadows Community College in May 2021. She has been in the early childhood filed for 25+ years. She has also been a director for two large preschools in Reno and also had the privilege of owning her own facility. She plans on continuing with her lifelong passion of working with young children. Rhonda has excellent training and experience in all areas of Early Childhood Education. She strives to make Caughlin Club Kidz the best quality facility in the Reno/Sparks area for young children.

Melanie Mazza

Assistant Director

Ms. Melanie joined our facility in June of 2017 as a co-lead teacher in our Jellyfish classroom. Melanie was promoted to Administrative Assistant in February 2018, and then to Assistant Director in May 2021. She graduated from TMCC with an AA in Early Childhood Education in spring of 2017. She graduated from University Nevada, Reno in May 2021 with her Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies and a minor in Substance Abuse Counseling. She is married and a mom of three little boys; Connor, Daniel and Christopher. She enjoys working with and advocating for children. Melanie is also our ECERS coach for 3 years to grade school. She coaches and guides our preschool staff in quality care and meeting QRIS requirements for preschool children.

Ms. Maria

Co-Lead Teacher

Ms. Maria joined Caughlin Club Kidz in February, 2008 and is pursuing her education in ECE. She has 18 credits towards her associates’ degree in Early Childhood Education thus far. Maria has 15 years’ experience working in childcare. She has two beautiful daughters that also attend Caughlin Adventure Camp and has been married for over 18 years. Maria goes above and beyond her job duties. She loves each of our babies as if they were her own. Maria takes pride in making our baby room the best, and is a wonderful asset to our center.  Maria is our ITERS coach for infant to 2 years old. She helps to coach and guide our infant/toddler teachers in best quality care for children.

Ms. Kristin

Co-Lead Teacher

Ms. Kristin was born and raised in Nevada. She joined us here at Caughlin Club Kidz in April 2017. She began as a breaker and has held many positions here. Ms. Kristin has left and tried new jobs/careers but loves working here with us and our children/clients. She is back to being a permanent infant teacher in 2023. Her favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys and she is recently becoming more involved with the Reno Rodeo Association.

Ms. Keshia

Lead Teacher

Ms. Keshia has been working in child care for over 15 years with the last few years venturing into different fields of work. She came to realize in that time that working in child care is her passion. She loves working with children and watching them grow and learn. She also is excited to be returning to school soon to complete a degree in Early Childhood Education. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her dog, doing yoga and meditating.

Ms. Gloria

Co-Lead Teacher

Ms. Gloria joined Caughlin Club Kidz in September 2024. She has been in this field since 2021. She really enjoys working with and teaching young children. Ms. Gloria hopes to further her education in Early Childhood and make this her life-long job. She has three of her own children and looks forward to working with your children and getting to know each of them.

Ms. Jessica

Lead Teacher

Ms. Jessica started working with Caughlin Club Kidz in June 2018. She has worked in several classrooms and also ran our Adventure Camp program for school-aged kids. Jessica has over 15 years of experience working with children. She has three children, Kaiden, Kilee-Jo and Giovanni. She also has a dog named Leo, a macaw named Sidney and a loop eared bunny named Addie. She loves to do things with her familiy outdoors and enjoys crafting. She likes to relax by lighting an nature scented candle and reading a book, or turning on an action packed movie with a cup of coffee or tea.

Ms. Tyler

Assistant Teacher

Ms. Tyler has been working in the child care field since 2013. She has been a co-teacher, lead teacher and a nanny in the past. She has two older dogs, Fiona and Gabe. She loves anything that is creative. Ms. Tyler enjoys arts and crafts with her students the most. She also spends her free time in a weekly Dungeons and Dragons game. Her favorite foods are breakfast burritos and ice cream. She hopes to be a foster mom at some point in her future.

Ms. Amanda

Lead Teacher

Ms. Amanda moved to Reno when she was 17 from Indiana. She has been in childcare since 2007 and enjoys seeing and meeting new friends (children included). Ms. Amanda joined us here at Caughlin Club Kidz in February 2021, and has worked in several classrooms and was Program Director of Caughlin Adventure Camp. She is a mom to a son name Kasen, who has some special needs of his own. She completed the CDA program (Child Development Associate’s). She loves to travel and see new places, although her favorite place will always be the family farm in Iowa. A fun fact about her is that she has been to 35 out of 50 states and plans to see the rest of them and at least travel outside of the U.S. at least once.

Ms. Rebeccah

Ms. Rebeccah is a returning employee to our facility. She previously worked in our Sea Turtle classroom in 2020 and after adding a baby boy to her family decided it was time to come back to working in child care. She has two beautiful girls along with a new baby boy. She has been working with children since she was 13 years-old. In her spare time Ms. Rebeccah loves getting outside and spending time with her family.

Ms. Addison

Lead Teacher

Ms. Addison is a mama of 2 boys so far. She has been married to her husband since June 2023. Ms. Addison has wanted to be a teacher since she was 5 and is a 3^rd generation teacher. When Ms. Addie grows up she wants to be a midwife, but not for many more years. She loves pumpkin spice lattes and sushi. She coaches cheerleading in her spare time and loves being a mom and a wife.