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…

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…

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…

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…

Jacqueline grew up in Nelson County, VA, with a passion for working with children and questioning the world around her which led her to study sociology. She completed her BS from VCU in 2016. She discovered Our Neighborhood while taking early childhood development classes at PVCC in 2012 and then joined our team full time…

Dawn is a Virginia native and has lived in Charlottesville for over 25 years, where she met her husband and together they raised their three children. She worked for the Charlottesville City Schools for fifteen years where she solidified her commitment to children and their education. She realized , however, that she wanted to rededicate…

Alana has been a part of the infant-toddler center during her time at Our Neighborhood. Alana’s passion has always been to work with young children, although she has not quite known a specific area in which she would like to make a career. She changed majors several times during college at Shenandoah University, going from…