Carrie Bryant-Render considers it a blessing to be the School Director at Holy Cross Early Learning Center in Mahwah, New Jersey since 2014. Like many of her co-workers, she started as a parent at the school and quickly realized that it was not only a wonderful place to teach her own children, but a remarkable place to work with awesome people. Carrie is a single mom of 3 children currently between the ages of 8 and 15. Her children are Madison, Luke and Kolton. Carrie obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Finance from Mt. St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Upon graduation, she moved to Tampa, Florida where she owned and directed Accent on Dance for five years. More recently she was the Owner/Founder and former Artistic Director of Showtime Dance Company based in Orange County/Southern California prior to moving to Mahwah, NJ in 2008. She is a member of the Bettie Jane Cancer Foundation, which was founded by her mother, Bettie Jane Bryant, who is a breast cancer survivor. Carrie was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland to Jim and Bettie Jane Bryant. She continues to be active with her mom's dance studio, Bettie Jane's Center of Dance Art, which is celebrating it's 60th year in business. She is a proud daughter, mom, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend to her family scattered all across the USA. Carrie feels super blessed to be a part of her Holy Cross family and she truly believes in the importance of teaching young children in a fun, loving and Christ centered environment.
