Rebecca Hope was hired as the Executive Director of LCC in 2023 and comes to our community with 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood education, including most recently 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 America Reads, Teach For America, and Head Start. She was born and raised in the San Juan Islands, and currently lives on Lopez Island with her Husband, Matt and their 3 children: Piper, Boden, and Ronan.