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Nancy Setzler: from troop to board leader back to an organization that has been a major part of her family’s life since her daughWhat began as a way for ter, Jacqueline Bodycomb, Nancy Setzler to help her joined Girl Scouts as a firstdaughter make friends became grader. “Girl Scouts has always a more than decade-long journey of mentorship, leadership been an important part of our a n d e m p o w e r i n g y o u n g family’s life,” Setzler said. “I just feel that you need to give women. back, and this is Now the Seaford how I’m trying to resident is bringdo that.” ing that experience Setzler got to a new role with involved because Girl Scouts of Nasshe wanted to help sau County, having Jacqueline transibeen elected to serve on the orgation into the Seanization’s Board ford community. Development ComAfter attending a mittee through Montessori school 2028. in kindergarten, Setzler was Jacqueline entered NaNcy SElTzER sworn in during a new environment Girl Scouts of Nas- Member of Girl Scouts where friendships sau County’s 61st of Nassau County’s and social groups annual meeting at Board Development had already Nassau Communiformed. ty College late last Setzler saw Girl m o n t h . T h e c o m m i t t e e i s Scouts as an opportunity for responsible for identifying, her daughter to connect with r e c r u i t i n g a n d p r e p a r i n g others — but the organization future board members while quickly became much more helping ensure that the organi- than that. “I thought this zation’s leadership reflects the would be a good way for her to communities it serves. meet people,” Setzler said. For Setzler, the appointment “And it was a wonderful experepresents another way to give
By HuNTER FENollol
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Courtesy Kerry Holland
Kerry Holland with her daughter, Avery, who was wearing a jumper that Holland wore as a Seaford Manor Elementary student.
From Seaford’s first baby of 1989 to Goddard Teacher of the Year By HuNTER FENollol hfenollol@liherald.com
As a little girl growing up in Seaford, Kerry Holland would head down to the basement of her house, line up imaginary students and teach them lessons using a blackboard that had belonged to her grandmother. Decades before she was recognized as one of the top kindergarten teachers in the country, Holland was already making headlines in her hometown. Born on January 13, 1989, she was named the Seaford/Wantagh Observer’s first baby of the year — a fitting distinction for someone whose life would eventually center around caring for and educating children. Holland’s mother, Diane Allaire, remembers hearing her daughter’s tiny voice drift upstairs as she played school. “She could hear my little voice downstairs in the basement being like, ‘Bobby,
make sure that you’re listening. Pay attention to this math lesson,’” Holland recalled with a laugh. “I always loved that aspect of being a teacher.” That childhood dream has come full circle. Holland, a 2007 Seaford High School graduate and a longtime kindergarten teacher at the Goddard School in Wayne, Pa., was recently named the school’s 2026 Teacher of the Year for the Northeast region. The honor recognized Holland as the region’s top kindergarten teacher, one of 16 regional honorees selected from more than 7,500 teachers at more than 680 Goddard School locations nationwide. It marks the second time Holland has received the distinction, having first earned it in 2017. This year’s recognition, however, had special meaning. “I was definitely very surprised, but also super excited,” Holland said. ContinuEd on pAgE 12
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