About the Team
Melinda Cropsey
Melinda Cropsey is the founder of Breadcrumbs, LLC, and the author of the Breadcrumbs Social-Emotional Curriculum. This unique curriculum is rooted in her philosophy that the heart is the seat of emotional intelligence. She believes that by teaching children to tap into and celebrate their heart’s innate capacities for love, compassion, empathy, kindness, gratitude, and peace, they will come to understand and trust their hearts as an alternative source of wisdom within their bodies — the Treasure in their Chest!
Melinda is the author of two children’s books: A Quiet, Happy Place: A Children’s Introduction to the Labyrinth (2017), and Penelope’s Superpower (2018).
Melinda is a certified Labyrinth Facilitator, curriculum consultant, and a educator. She conducts workshops for schools, libraries and museums nationwide. She lives with her husband Henry in Longmeadow, MA.
Melinda is grateful to all of the teachers, administrators, and families who have supported her as she has developed and refined the Breadcrumbs Curriculum. She is especially grateful to all of the children with whom she has had the pleasure of working. They have guided and inspired her at every turn.
Liz Goodman
Education & Outreach
Liz has been sharing Breadcrumbs with children ages three to six in her Montessori classroom since 2018, after attending Melinda’s workshop at the Montessori Schools of Massachusetts Conference. A heart‑centered educator with more than 25 years of experience (including 14 years in a Montessori Primary classroom) Liz brings deep commitment and compassion to her work with young learners.
She holds a MACTE‑accredited Montessori Primary certification as well as a master’s degree in Montessori Education from Xavier University. In recent years, Liz has also served as an advisor to Montessori teachers‑in‑training and frequently shares her expertise at Montessori schools and conferences around the country.
Liz and her husband recently relocated from Massachusetts to Connecticut and are proud former Montessori parents to their now‑adult “children.”
Giada Rose
Illustrator
