Kelly Vandemark-Stratton

Kelly grew up in Northern Virginia with her mother and younger sister.  She moved to Harrisonburg in August, 2012, to attend James Madison University where she majored in History and minored in Studio Art.  While in school, Kelly met her husband, Zac, which prompted her to stay in the Shenandoah area after graduating.  Kelly and…

Read More

Judi Chandler

Judi, white shirt, tree background, female, teacher

Judi has lived in Virginia all her life and has two grown children.  She owned and operated her own in-home child care center for twenty years, caring for infants through middle school-aged children.  She also has ten years of experience in Human Resources.   Judi loves connecting with and supporting children in their growth and…

Read More

Caroline Wagoner

Caroline, headhshot, brown hair, blurred background

Caroline grew up in Charlottesville and, after being gone, moved back to the area in the summer of 2020.  She graduated from Roanoke College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in Psychology in 2018, and spent the following two years as a music teacher in Salem. Caroline found Our Neighborhood when she…

Read More

Erica Sledd

Erica was born in Greene County and has spent her entire life in the Charlottesville area. She was a gymnastics coach for 10 years where she coached age groups ranging from 18 months to 18 years.  While coaching, she found herself drawn more to the toddler aged children.  She was very interested in gaining a…

Read More

April Moore

April started at Our Neighborhood in November of 2019 and loved the approach to working with children. She began her work as an infant teacher and is very excited to connect with the youngest friends. She is also excited for new opportunities for professional development in Early Childhood Development.

Read More

Albina Sharafullina

Albina is from Russia and has been living in the United States with her husband, Leo, and her son, Albert, since 2012. She discovered the Reggio Emilia philosophy during a tour at Our Neighborhood and it spoke to her right away. It was a relief for her to learn that there is a way to…

Read More

Mary Turner

Mary grew up in Olney, Maryland, with her parents, and younger brother, John. In 2008, she moved to the area to attend James Madison University. She studied Inclusive Early Childhood Education and graduated in 2013. In 2015, she found Our Neighborhood. She continues to learn about the ONCDC philosophies. JMU taught her that children learn…

Read More

Katie Boyagian

Katie grew up in Albany, NY and received a BA in Elementary Education from State University of New York at Oswego.  In 2014 she moved to Virginia, and in September of 2015 found her passion at Our Neighborhood. Katie has thoroughly enjoyed working in all three classrooms and loves learning together with her team and…

Read More

Jennifer Slack

Jenn founded Our Neighborhood Child Development Center in 2011 after a number of years working in early childhood across the country. Jenn’s studied business and child development at the University of La Verne knowing that she wanted to open an early childhood program that honored young children and their families. She is passionate about creating…

Read More

Jacqueline Griffin

Jacqueline grew up in Nelson County, VA, with a passion for working with children and questioning the world around her. She received her B.S. in Sociology from VCU in December of 2016.  Jacqueline discovered Our Neighborhood while taking early childhood development classes at Piedmont in 2012. In April of 2017 she began working at Our…

Read More