Rebecca Hope comes to our community with 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood education, including currently serving as the Executive Director at Lopez Children’s Center, and previously serving for 8 years as the Head of School at St. Michael’s Episcopal Day School in Austin, Texas. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Multicultural and Urban Education from Santa Clara University, and a Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Education from UCLA. Rebecca has led the development and expansion of early childhood centers in 10 different states while working as a Project Manager on the new center opening team of Children’s Creative Learning Centers/Kindercare. She helped clients – including Stanford, GWU, UVA, Thomas Jefferson University, CDC, FDA, USDA and more – develop and build on-site childcare facilities. In addition to the aforementioned roles in the early childhood field, Rebecca has conducted Reggio Emilia curriculum and pedagogy training workshops at various centers across the country, led overseas relief and development trips throughout South East Asia, and worked for large educational non-profits such as Teach For America, Head Start, and America Reads. She was born and raised in the San Juan Islands, her parents school founders as well (Ted and Peg Hope, of Spring Street International School) and she currently lives on Lopez Island with her Husband, Matt and their 3 children: Piper, Boden, and Ronan.