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Membership

The annual membership fee of $150 per person allows individuals to register for an unlimited number of the courses available during their 12 months of membership. Some select courses may have an additional fee for a book or materials. Fitness courses also have an additional fee. Please click the button below to complete the Membership Application. Membership is not active until payment has been received. Thank you! 

You can also download the Membership Application PDF (below) and mail the completed application with your $150 membership check to:

Lifelong Learning Institute

PO Box 1090

Midlothian, VA 23113

Checks should be made payable to the Lifelong Learning Institute.

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Membership Renewal

Active members will receive a reminder by email or postal mail when their membership is up for renewal. The annual membership renewal fee is $150 per person and can be paid online, my mail or in-person.

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Scholarships

The Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield has scholarships available to those with a financial need. Scholarships are distributed on a need-basis. The Scholarship Application is available for download below and can be mailed or brought into the office. Please contact the office at [email protected] or 804-378-2527 with any questions. 

Member Referral Program

If an existing member refers someone to LLI Chesterfield, the referring member is eligible for a discount on their next membership renewal fee. The referred individual must be a new member and must list the referring member on their application form. Only one member can receive the credit for each new member. When the new member has completed 10 weeks of membership, a ten-dollar ($10) discount is applied to the referring member’s next membership renewal fee. Members can refer and get credit for multiple new members, up to the total of the annual membership fee!

Name Badges

Upon joining LLI Chesterfield, each member receives a name badge. The badge is stored on a hook in the hallway. We request that members wear their name badge to all classes and special events. It is useful for meeting new friends, as well as helping us recognize when non-members are visiting. Members may choose to add a card, indicating pertinent health information useful in the event of an emergency, to the name badge holder behind the nametag. Yellow dot stickers and more information is available on the shelf outside the office.

Guests

LLI classes and activities are intended for LLI members. A member’s guest from out of town may attend a class or an activity as long as attendance is not limited. Local residents who are interested in joining are limited to one guest visit per year. The office must be informed prior to any guest attending. Guest name badges are available, and to ensure fairness and facilitate administration of this policy, name badges must be worn by guests to all classes and activities. Please pre‐register guests and check-in with the office upon arrival.

Special Physical Needs

The Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield is accessible to persons with disabilities, and every attempt is made to accommodate special physical needs. Please contact the office at [email protected] or 804-378-2527 if you have any questions.

Inclement Weather

When Chesterfield County Public Schools are closed because of weather conditions, LLI classes will be cancelled for the day. When Chesterfield County Public Schools have a delay, LLI classes will begin at 10AM, and any classes scheduled to begin before 10AM will be cancelled. Information will be available on the website by 8AM.

Parking

Parking is available in the two paved lots adjacent to the building. The First Baptist Church of Midlothian also generously allows LLI members to utilize their parking lot. Please leave the row closest to the church open at all times and do not park on the grass. Thank you for helping us be good neighbors!

The Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield reserves the right to refuse or revoke a membership.  

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Instructors

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Robert Abbott has lived in Midlothian since 1993. Since 2014, Robert has hiked the Caminos de Santiago in Spain, France and Portugal covering five different Caminos and over 1,300 miles. He is interested in sharing the background and history of the Camino as well as the personal reasons that one goes on these hikes.

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Ramzi Aboujaoude – pronounced “Ah-boo-jah-dee” – MD, is an award-winning, board-certified OB/GYN and urogynecologist, which means he has additional training and experience in the evaluation and the treatment of patients with urinary incontinence (leaky bladder), pelvic organ prolapse (dropping of the vagina, uterus, cystocele, rectocele), and fecal incontinence. Dr. Aboujaoude is passionate about improving women’s quality of life and helping guide them towards individualized treatment options, which may range from physical therapy to minimally-invasive surgery. Having continuous change and modernization is also a source of his love for his job, and he enjoys the variety of work each day brings. He also enjoys seeing advances as doctors are able to help their patients with less invasive procedures and with more efficiency.

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Kenneth Alford is an LLI member, frequent historical consultant for television productions, and a contributor to news articles involving looted Nazi Treasures. He is the author of The Spoils of World War II, Great Treasure Stories of World War II, Allied Looting in World War II, Hermann Goering and the Nazi Art Collection, Sacking Aladdin’s Cave, American Crimes and the Liberation of Paris, Monetary Men, and co-authored Nazi Millionaires.

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Diane Andrews has been involved in Real Estate for over 30 Years with a special designation called Senior Real Estate Specialist. This designation has been instrumental for those who have decided to age in place at their home or are in the process of downsizing to move to a facility that meets their specific needs. Her involvement with seniors has been conducting special classes on how to remain in their home by adapting the home for accessibility and safety. Diane is also a certified stager who helps seniors who are getting ready to sell their home or downsize in preparation to list their home for sale. She has conducted seminars on aging in place for those who plan to remain in their homes long term and how to make their home a safe and accessible place to live. Diane has been an LLI member since 2021.

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Diane Applewhite is a self-taught musician who started at the age of 14 and played the trumpet through middle and high school. Today she plays the Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin, Ukulele, and Banjitar. She is now learning the Bass Guitar. You will see her on Thursdays playing with the Lifelong Musicians (a group she started at LLI a few years ago). This group is bursting with talented LLI members who just want to jam and have fun. Diane has been an LLI member since 2012.

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Daniel Arkin has been struggling with technology since the beginning of time. He has spent his career presenting cutting edge items at conferences and teaching classes to adult learners involving anything and everything technology. His classes are always packed with valuable information sandwiched between a healthy amount of humor and sarcasm. Danny has been an LLI member since 2018.

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Cindy Arnold is a librarian at the Chesterfield County Public Library Midlothian branch. She has a Masters in Library Science from Louisiana State University and has worked as a librarian since 2001 both in public and school libraries. Cindy enjoys assisting people as they pursue their learning goals. She has lived in Midlothian since 2003 and likes exploring all that Virginia has to offer.

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Kofi Atsina MD, is a radiologist with Radiology Associates of Richmond. Dr. Atsina completed his undergraduate education at Yale University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed residency in radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was awarded the RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award. Additionally, Dr. Atsina completed fellowships in diagnostic neuroradiology and neurointerventional radiology at University of Pennsylvania Health System. He specializes in minimally-invasive, image-guided procedures of the central nervous system including mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of acute large vessel ischemic stroke, endovascular therapy of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations/fistulas of the brain and spine, endovascular therapy of chronic recurrent subdural hemorrhages, tumor embolizations, carotid artery stenting, vertebral augmentations, spinal biopsies, epidural blood patches and epidural steroid injections. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling and spending time with family and friends.

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Brian Austin PhD, is a retired clinical psychologist and professor of psychology. His interest in drawing and painting began with his membership at LLI and art classes offered in watercolor painting. He enjoys teaching and helping others discover their passion for drawing and painting.

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Haley Barber is a Museum Educator for Preservation Virginia’s John Marshall House. A native Richmonder, Haley just completed her BA in History at Durham University in the UK, where she studied medieval women. Haley’s fascination for women’s history extends to the John Marshall House, and she has spent a great deal of time researching the presence of women in not only the Chief Justice’s life, but also in the Early Republic United States.

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Charles Barron is a retired US Army Officer, holds a BS in Business Administration from Jacksonville State University and an MS in Logistics Management from Florida Institution of Technology. He also holds a certificate for teaching English as a second language. Charles has 10 years of experience working with and training members of the Saudi Arabian military in logistics and cultural awareness. As a United States military contractor, working in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, he taught American workers and third country nationals (TCNs) Cultural Awareness, simple Arabic script (Arabic letters, Arabic phonetics recognizing/reading English words written in Arabic Script) and most useful basic spoken Arabic words and phrases.

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Amy Bartilotti is a professional educator whose work has culminated into a multi-faceted career advocating for social equity and creating opportunities that meaningfully impact the welfare of the community. A Chesterfield County resident, she engages in the “village” by creating supportive and sustainable partnerships within the Chesterfield County Public School (CCPS) system that benefit all students. Her work connects businesses, civic, and faith-based organizations with schools, to enhance learning opportunities for all students. Amy graduated from Saint Mary’s College and the University of Virginia, has served as a teacher of children with disabilities, a dropout prevention specialist, and is currently the Coordinator for the CCPS Office of Family and Community Engagement. After recently completing coursework at the Harvard Family and Community Engagement Summer Institute, Amy was the driving force to bring “The Basics”, an early childhood equity social campaign to Richmond where it has been rebranded The RVA Basics. Amy is the co-founder of the Chesterfield STAR (Summertime Access to Reading) engaging the entire community in creating a wrap-around approach to building literacy-rich resources and opportunities for students and communities in need.

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Melissa Becker is a Richmond-based, medical Speech-Language Pathologist who works with adults of all ages. She is specially trained in the Parkinson’s Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT! and LOUD Crowd, an effective voice treatment approach for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. In her free time, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and doing various outdoor activities.

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John Bennett is an Emeritus University Faculty member and holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University (Yes, a doctor from Johns Hopkins, but not one who prescribes.) He lives in Midlothian, is a dedicated lifelong learner, and is a strong believer in the importance of discussion to the understanding of issues and of ongoing changes that impact our lives. He became an LLI member in 2018.

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Mary Berry has been a member of LLI since 2008. She wanted to be a tap dancer since age 12 but had to wait until age 64. It was well worth the wait. It’s a great class and great fun!

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Pamela Biasca Losada MS, ACC-ICF has worked directly with clients for over 20 years, and has been a psychologist, business owner, coach, speaker, author, and guided meditation facilitator. Pamela helps clients overcome things like chronic stress, people-pleasing, and perfectionism, so they can lead lives of ultimate joy, wellness, and fulfillment. Additionally, she provides coaching at multiple companies, facilitates workshops and seminars, and has been a guest on several podcasts.

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Millie Bishop has been the Revenue Recovery Manager with Chesterfield Fire and EMS for nine years. She was a prior medic and has an accounting degree. Millie has a passion to help people.

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Edward Blackwell has taught a variety of subjects for over thirty years. Much of his time was with Chesterfield County Public Schools, but he has also worked with Richmond City Public Schools, VCU and a local private school. Mr. Blackwell has a B.A. and M.A. in English, as well as a large concentration of courses in history and education. He has taught on middle, secondary, and collegiate levels, and his courses have included English, writing, history, civics and economics, as well as alternative education. He is keenly interested in the English Renaissance and writes sonnets, but he also enjoys helping others with prose writing techniques. Mr. Blackwell loves studying and lecturing about the American Civil War. When teaching social sciences, he believes it is essential to combine the development of U.S. government with its resulting historical effects.

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Joshua Borths is the Resident Scholar of Virginia Opera, charged with educating audience of all ages. With over a decade of experience in opera, Joshua has worked as an educator, stage director, arts administrator, and dramaturg with companies such as Arizona Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and more. As an experienced teacher, he most recently served on the faculty of Capital University as the Professor of Music History and Director of Opera and Musical Theatre. Joshua’s work has been featured in Opera News, TED Ed, and his operas and programming can be licensed on OperaClassroom.com.

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Mary Bradstock is a native Virginian—born in Richmond and raised in Chesterfield County. She is a member of The Country Style Dancers of Richmond and has been dancing at LLI since 2009 and teaching since 2012.

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Tracey Brooks was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps Reserves. She has various Aerobics and Fitness Association of America Group Exercise & Personal Trainer Certifications, including Kickboxing (IFTA), Zumba and Yoga. Tracey has been teaching and training since 2002. She is energetic and knowledgeable! She also has the ability to motivate and inspire clients regardless of physical fitness level and encourages habits that are life changing.

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Ginny Brown has a Home Economics Education degree from Drexel University and taught in the public school systems of Virginia and Pennsylvania for 30 years. Her expertise is foods and the culinary arts. Ginny has her own business, The Urban Pantry, with which she caters small events. She loves all forms of the culinary arts especially baking and enjoys opening the world of food and the joy of cooking to all those willing to dare to be their own chef.

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Kathy Brown MHSA, is the Health and Wellness Programs Manager for Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging. She is a Master Trainer for the following evidenced based programs: Stanford University’s Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Thriving and Surviving Self-Management Programs and Boston University’s Matter of Balance Falls Prevention Program. Kathy is a Stepping Up Your Nutrition certified instructor and certified in Food and Nutrition by the University of Richmond. She is a trainer for Mental Health First Aid and coordinator for the Aging Strong YMCA Program.

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Sherella Brown is a certified Jazzercise fitness instructor who specializes in combining dance and exercise in her work with active adults.

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Sheila Burris is a certified yoga instructor who has studied yoga since 1999. She began teaching with us in the spring of 2008.

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Bill Busch still finds new dance moves to share with LLI members even after 30 collective years of social dancing. He has been teaching dance since 2007 in the community and since 2008 at LLI! Bill welcomes new and returning students into the dance room to learn the current offering or to refresh their dance experience.

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John Byrd is an award-winning ventriloquist and has been performing as a ventriloquist in the Richmond area for the past 25 years. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and received a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia with 38 years of service. He also retired from the Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel.

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Susan Campbell has worked with seniors and their families during difficult transitions for 25 years. She is a pioneer in the senior move management industry and now uses her compassion and training to work with families and professionals during end-of-life celebrations and transitions.

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Ken Carlson is a former electrical engineer with an enthusiasm for music, the dramatic arts and group participation. He joined LLI in 2019 and enjoys playing tuba and string bass with the Wind Ensemble and Lifelong Musicians groups.

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J. Diane Carter is an experienced bridge player and encourages people who have not been regular players to join the fun bridge group. She has been an LLI member since 2017.

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Linda Caruthers CSA, LTCP, is the founder and CEO of Long-Term Care Consultants, Inc., Richmond’s only dedicated long-term care insurance agency providing long-term care planning and caregiver support resources to individuals and employer groups. She has specialized in long-term care insurance since 2000 and earned the Long-Term Care Professional (LTCP) designation from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) in 2005 and the Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) designation from the Society of Certified Senior Advisors in 2006.

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Hal Cauthen retired from the Navy and then private industry (Defense Electronics). He enjoys traveling, drawing, sketching, painting, writing, dancing and interacting with others to share ideas and techniques. Hal started sketching and painting as a kid. He filled numerous sketch pads with line drawings, most often of horses and cowboys. Later, Hal took lessons locally from Ellie Cox. He has since led classes at LLI and at Stonebridge. Hal has been a member of LLI since 2016.

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Marlene Cauthen enjoys traveling, drawing, sketching, painting, writing, dancing and interacting with others to share ideas and techniques. Marlene and her husband joined LLI in 2016.

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Amrina Cheema MD, MPH, is a vascular and endovascular surgeon affiliated with Surgical Associates of Richmond and a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation® with the Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement. She performs vascular surgery for many conditions related to the arteries and veins and regularly presents her research at national vascular society meetings. Dr. Cheema earned her Master of Public Health degree from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University. She graduated with honors from the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies and then completed residencies in general surgery and vascular and endovascular surgery with the Einstein Healthcare Network, in Philadelphia. When not in surgery, Dr. Cheema enjoys spending time with friends and family, and all things related to health and fitness. She is fluent in English and Punjabi.

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David Clark is a 34-year veteran of the computer industry. Ten of those years were spent teaching a variety of technical and non-technical courses. He most enjoys explaining complex topics in simple, understandable terms, and in ways that appeal to visual and non-visual learners. He is also a long-term amateur photographer, having started with his first camera over 50 years ago. He enjoys taking pictures that will remind people of good memories and create scenes that both provoke and satisfy viewers.

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BriAnne Clarke MSN, FNP-C, is a Nurse Practitioner who assists Dr. Singh Sahni at NeuroSurgical Associates on the Johnston Willis campus. She specializes in neurological conditions such as essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease.

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Anne Clendenin is a member of LLI who enjoys dancing and has been playing Spades for years. She wants to continue sharing her love for Spades with other members at LLI!

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Poly Cline was new to painting in 2019. She took it up for stress relief and loved it! Since Poly so recently learned the techniques for successfully accomplishing watercolors, she is able to break down the basics to help others enjoy painting as much as she does. Poly became an LLI member in 2019.

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Dennis Cogswell has an EDD degree from Virginia Tech and an MSW from Case-Western Reserve. He has more than four decades of graduate/undergraduate teaching experience and over five years teaching Osher courses. Dennis was awarded a Virginia Social Work Educator of the Year Award and has presented at least 130 courses nationwide. He is a published author and is working on two other books.

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Sabrina Cohen is a Richmond-based, medical Speech-Language Pathologist who works with adults of all ages. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Certified Montessori Dementia Care Practitioner and is specially trained in the Parkinson’s Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd, an effective voice treatment approach for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. In her free time, Sabrina enjoys thrift shopping, spending time with her husband and young son, and traveling.

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Bruce Colletti is a retired United States Air Force officer and a career operations researcher. He has been a self-taught student of papal history since 1978 (The Year of Three Popes) and has presented short courses on papal history to LLI – Northern Virginia (www.llinova.org) since 2011.

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Lauren Cook is a nurse practitioner at Virginia Physicians for Women. She is passionate about helping women through every stage of life, providing better clinical care, as well as patient education and counseling. An L.C. Bird graduate, Lauren hails from Chester, Virginia. She met her husband at Shenandoah University in Winchester where they were both college athletes (softball and football). During graduate school at the University of Alabama Birmingham, she earned a dual degree in Women’s Health and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care and is board-certified as a nurse practitioner in both fields. While completing her graduate studies, Lauren worked several clinical rotations with VPFW, and realized that working there would be a dream come true. Lauren now sees patients at VPFW’s Koger Center and Prince George offices, and she loves working with her more seasoned patients!

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Crystal Coon is the Assistant Director of Education for the Virginia War Memorial. A recent graduate of West Virginia University with a Master’s Degree in Public History, she specialized in 19th century American history.

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Wanda Cutchins is an artist with over thirty years’ experience in oil painting. She is a retired teacher and completed her career as an educational technology director. Wanda enjoys being a master gardener as well as a Virginia Master Naturalist. She has been an LLI member since 2017.

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Roy Dahlquist recently retired from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership in 2015. He was an economic advisor to Governors Kaine, McDonnell and McAuliffe on issues related to Asian business opportunities and challenges, serving as Managing Director, International Business Development – Asia. He met with high level government and business leaders throughout Asia. Roy first retired from Alcoa/Reynolds Metals Company in 2006 with 30 years of global and domestic service. He was Managing Director of Food Packaging Operations in China and Director of International Business Development for the Food Packaging Division, overseeing operations worldwide. He traveled to over 60 different countries developing global business relationships and opportunities. He met with international, federal, state and local government officials including governors and federal agency heads. Roy currently serves as Vice President of the Madison Village Homeowners Association located in Charter Colony and serves on the Board of Directors for the Salisbury Country Club Senior Men’s Association. He has a BS degree from Saint Joseph University in Philadelphia and has been an LLI member since 2016.

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Mary Jo Dailey was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has a B.A. in psychology with a minor in earth sciences and a Master of Divinity degree. She has retired from teaching earth science at Manchester High School and is now an ordained Baptist minister. Mary Jo loves to teach and is looking forward to meeting new students and sharing her passions.

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Billie Darlington is a Mobility Coordinator for Chesterfield County. A mother of three and a grandmother of nine, Billie loves helping the community through her job. Knowing that she’s helping people makes her work rewarding!

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James Davidson is a Vice President of Investments for Davenport & Company and Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner with more than 18 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an Ex-Officio member on the LLI Board of Directors and manages the LLI Endowment Fund.

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Colleen Dennis works at Genworth Financial on Care Management initiatives. She is a Licensed Masters Social Worker, Certified Care Manager, and gerontologist.

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Jennifer DeRusha has been a member of LLI since 2015 and has 38 years of teaching experience including Chesterfield Adult Education, Allbrands, Collegiate Cougar after-school program for children, and the YMCA. She was past president, vice president, secretary and founding member of Hospitality Quilters Chapter, Richmond Quilters Guild. Jennifer is a member of and Membership Chairman of the Richmond Central VA Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. She has 50 years of sewing experience, including her own line of reversible clothing for children, has completed 100+ quilts and featured three quilt shows of her own work. Jennifer is a juried artist in watercolor, colored pencil, pastel and mixed media, and is a member of Bon Air Artist Association as well as the MidAtlantic Pastel Society. She graduated from VCU in 1969 with a degree in science and has been tap dancing at LLI for four years.

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Shawn Doran is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones in Midlothian. He focuses on helping people with navigating investments, saving on taxes, important estate planning items, long term care planning, creating income in retirement, and making sure they have a solid plan. Shawn and his wife, Lisa, enjoy spending their free time with their seven children, playing sports and enjoying the outdoors.

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Meika Downey received her B.A. in history and political science from Hollins University and an M.A. in history and public history from Virginia Commonwealth University before joining Preservation Virginia’s John Marshall House as the organization’s first Education Manager. As the Education Manager, Meika is responsible for creating and then implementing a wide variety of K-12 and adult educational programs, tours, and materials.

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Diane Drummond has been an LLI member since 2009. She began making headbands, hair bows and jewelry for her beautiful granddaughter and has continued adding to her repertoire of craft skills, which she happily shares with her fellow LLI members in a variety of classes. Diane is especially interested in early settlers and Indian crafts used in everyday living.

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Juli Dzemyan works for Genworth Financial on Care Management initiatives. She is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Dementia Practitioner.

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Bob Ferguson has been an active member of LLI since 2008 and a member of the LLI Board of Directors since 2015. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and was involved in technical research, management, and consulting for 38 years at Phillip Morris/Altria. Bob has varied interests including history, economics, and literature. He recently became interested in Reader’s Theater and has performed in Bifocals and Huguenot Community Players productions.

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Marc Friedlander is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) helping families navigate the difficult assisted living and memory care arenas. He has had personal experiences with both sides of his family and could have used an advocate during the difficult decision-making process. Marc is a member of the Health Community Resource Network, RVA Better Aging Forum, and the Richmond Senior Network. He has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from The George Washington University and an MBA from Montclair State University. Marc enjoys living in the beautiful Richmond area with his wife and two kids. In his spare time, he coaches his daughter’s YMCA soccer team.

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Edward Garrett is a retired United Methodist minister of the VA Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has served churches in VA for 42 years, leading Bible studies and teaching educational classes for various denominations. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Richmond, a B.D. from Duke University, an M.A. degree in education from Union Theological Seminary and a doctorate from St. Mary’s University in Baltimore. He is the author of two books and various curriculum materials and articles.

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Bill Good participated in Civil War reenactments for 10 years as an infantryman and in the ambulance corps. He has a wealth of knowledge about the Civil War. He has been a member of LLI since 2007 and enjoys history, genealogy and woodcarving.

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Mark Grubbs has a B.S. in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has worked as an engineer, a pilot, in vocational ministry, a professor abroad, and has worked with computers of many kinds through all of these occupations (for at least 20 years). Mark is originally from and grew up in Richmond, VA. Since college, he has lived in Philadelphia, PA; Murfreesboro, TN; Grand Rapids, MI; Los Angeles, CA; and then spent 15 years in Seoul, South Korea teaching in Korean universities as a professor of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Mark returned to Richmond in September 2015 and has enjoyed teaching and tech coaching students at LLI.

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Pranay Gupta MD, is an ophthalmologist with Virginia Eye Specialists. Dr. Gupta graduated with high honors from The Johns Hopkins University and attended the University of Maryland Medical School and Residency programs. After graduation from Residency, he was awarded a Fellowship to study Corneal and Refractive Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). Dr. Gupta has participated in special research projects on the treatments of laser vision complications and corneal disease. He has published several papers on the role of pentoxyphylline and troxerutin in retinal disease therapy. Dr. Gupta is a Diplomate with the American Board of Ophthalmology and is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Virginia Society of Ophthalmology. In 2007, he was named one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” in Cataract & Refractive Surgery by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr. Gupta was awarded the 2019 MEDARVA Patient Choice Award. In addition, he has been on several medical missions to third world countries.

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Mary Gutberlet has been interested in meditative and positive energy practices for physical and spiritual health since she was in graduate school. She attended Tai Chi classes elsewhere in the Richmond area in the late 1990s. After retiring, she joined LLI in 2015, primarily because Tai Chi instruction was offered. She has been a student in Damir Strmel’s Tai Chi classes since the Fall of 2016. Mary has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in general and special education. During her 37.5 years in Education, she taught in two Virginia public school divisions as well as in the Hospital Education Program at what is now known as Children’s Hospital at VCU. She eventually became an outpatient Educational Consultant. In this role, she served as an advocate for her patients and as the liaison between various medical teams and the school teams of her patients. Mary enjoys going to museums, plays, concerts, and movies. She likes to travel, is an avid reader, loves the beach and the mountains, and very much enjoys walking and hiking.

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Allie Harris has been involved in music throughout her life. She studied piano, flute, and voice. Allie majored in Music Education at Brigham Young University, performed as a soprano soloist, and taught private voice at Eastern Arizona College. Presently she performs in the Cantus Cantores Madrigal Singers as a vocalist and flutist and serves as a musician for her church. Allie sees the LLI Wind Ensemble as a course for musicians of intermediate to advanced skills where they can maintain or increase their level of performance and enjoy all types of music in an ensemble setting.

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Linda Hawkins is a retired cardiac nurse and the CEO and Founder of the nonprofit, Recover Hope, which seeks to fight human trafficking and provide restoration for its victim/survivors. Linda has been working in anti-human trafficking since 2016 with the goal of bringing awareness to the issue for the safety of our community. She and her colleagues at Recover Hope have a goal of offering two-year free residences for those who have been trafficked that will facilitate successful healing, restoration, and a path to reenter mainstream society in a healthy and productive way.

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Patrick Held works for Chesterfield County Public Schools in the Department of Communications and Community Engagement within the Office of Family and Community Engagement. Dr. Held previously served the school district as a middle school principal for four years, high school assistant principal for five years, a secondary school dean of students for two years, and taught theatre arts and communications for eight years. He serves as an adjunct professor for Virginia Commonwealth University and Averett University. Other administrative posts have been at the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation and The Richmond Theatre Company for Children. Dr. Held has experience providing educational opportunities in fostering community partnerships; funding requests and grant development; volunteer coordinating, and several other “soft skills” training opportunities including presentation skills and voice and diction. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences to assist adult learners in their post-secondary educational journeys.

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Shawn Hicks works for Genworth Financial on Care Management initiatives. Shawn has her Masters in Rehab Counseling. She is also a wife and mom to two young girls. In her free time, she enjoys practicing the art of macrame. Shawn has made gorgeous macrame pieces to include wall hangings and curtains. She is excited about this class to blend her love of working with older adults and macrame.

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James Hodge is a retired PhD research scientist with a special interest in science and the Bible. This includes the interpretation of biblical accounts of creation, miracles and other biblical accounts that touch on science.

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LaVae Hoffman teaches basic and advanced paper craft techniques in the Charlottesville area. She hosts monthly card and scrapbook workshops and special craft events using Stampin’ Up© products.

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B. Ellen Johnson holds two degrees in nuclear engineering and a Ph. D. in mechanical engineering. She studied and performed research in the energy field for over twenty years before switching careers to teach and tutor high school math and physics. Dr. Johnson strives to make math, physics, and engineering engaging and understandable to students at all levels.

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Stacey Jones is a follower of Jesus. She has been married to her husband, Jeff, for over 30 years and is a mother to four adult children. Stacey currently serves as the Executive Director of the Mercy Mall of Virginia. A native Floridian, she loves to hang out with her family, care for her plants, organize, and visit coffee shops!

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Frances Judd is a Jersey Girl who used her nursing education to travel to Minnesota, Texas, and Virginia. After retiring, she became involved in the Salisbury Garden Club. Fran joined LLI after hearing about the Institute during a pedicure. She has two sons. One lives in Lexington, KY which is great for the races, and one lives in Minneapolis which is great for everything else. Her four grandchildren live in Kentucky.

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Rick Kaerwer was born and raised outside of Boston and has lived in Chesterfield County for more than 30 years. He is happily married with grown twin sons. Rick is a big fan of ukuleles and has been playing since 2018. He also played the guitar from 1976 to 1980 and has been singing since he was a wee child. Rick co-taught the Beginning Ukulele course in Summer 2022 at LLI. He enjoys playing in the Lifelong Musicians group and at area Ukefests. Why play with six strings when four will do? Come join the Beginning Ukulele class for a great time.

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Naomi Kagawa is a professor in the Faculty of Education at Shimane University in Japan. Her academic interest is in global learning, intercultural communication, and teacher education. She has experience teaching in the U.S. and in Japan. She will be teaching with eight Japanese college students who are visiting VCU for a short-term study abroad program.

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Randall Kaker was born and raised in Wisconsin (Go Pack!) and got his degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He moved to Virginia in 1980 and taught Math and Statistics for Chesterfield Schools from 1980 until he retired in 2011. Randall has been very happily married since 1975 and has two children who live nearby. He has been playing the guitar since 1961 and truly enjoys the Lifelong Musicians group and all the friends he has made there.

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Mel Kauffman spent 35 years with the CIA dealing with communications, networking, and security. He holds ISCET certifications in Electronics/Radio/Computers and NRI certification in computers. Mel has been using computers since 1984.

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Dorota Kawka E-RYT 200, took her first yoga class in 1996 while pregnant with her first child and instantly fell in love with it. She was certified to teach yoga in 2008 and has been teaching ever since. Dorota especially enjoys working with older adults, teaching a variety of Chair Yoga, Senior Yoga and Gentle Yoga classes at different locations in the Richmond area. She is delighted to be able to share her practice with the LLI family.

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Linda Kerman earned her Master of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts. She has taught English to students as varied as an Army captain and prep school girls. Linda was often praised for her ability to break complicated tasks into simple parts. She has one son and three grandchildren. She loves playing cribbage with her 13-year-old grandchild. Their biggest challenge is keeping Linda’s birds from stealing the pegs. She has been an LLI member since 2016.

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Rick Kinnaird has been interested in ancient places since the fourth grade, maybe earlier. He has travelled the world investigating ancient places and sometimes flying kites (another passion. ) He follows oftentimes in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Richard Halliburton, who along with Amelia Earhardt and Charles Lindburgh, were the most famous people in America in the 1930s. Halliburton called his travels and adventures “Romance.” Fascinated by ancient places and cultures, Mr. Kinnaird has gone to see for himself and to learn what has been discovered since Halliburton ventured out into the world.

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Shelby Kinnaird loves inspiring people to take charge of their health through food. She is the author of “The Pocket Carbohydrate Counter Guide for Diabetes” and the coauthor of “The Diabetes Cookbook for Electric Pressure Cookers” and “Diabetes Slow Cooker Cookbook.” A passionate diabetes advocate, Shelby leads a support group in Chesterfield and volunteers with the American Diabetes Association. Shelby is not a medical professional, but she has been living with Type 2 diabetes since 1999.

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Evelyn Klumb is the past president and member of the Oxford Garden Club in Richmond and The Gardeners of Watchung Hills in New Jersey. She is a member of Ikebana of Richmond and studies Ikenobo, Sogetsu, Ohara and Keika Kazan. Evelyn worked with a floral designer in New Jersey and enjoys sharing the art of floral design. She became an LLI member in 2022.

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Bette Kot MLIS, is a retired librarian. Her passion is genealogy! Bette welcomes others with the same interest to join her classes for adventures into the past.

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Steve Kunnmann has been an LLI member since 2013. He also serves as Treasurer on the LLI Board of Directors. Steve has degrees in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

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Rachel Lawson is the Program and Volunteer Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association supporting both the Greater Richmond and Central and Western Virginia Chapters. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotions and a Master of Science degree in Public Health, both from Lynchburg College. Prior to the Alzheimer’s Association, she has experience in medical office administration and non-profit health organizations. Rachel is always striving to bring education and awareness to those impacted by all forms of dementia through the services and support of the association.

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John Lemza graduated the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976. He served over 20 years in the Army with more than eight years abroad in Asia and Europe. His last assignment was at the Pentagon. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005 with an MA in History and from George Mason University in 2014 with a PhD in History. His research interests are post-1945 America, the Cold War, the history of immigration, consumerism, and military history. John currently teaches history at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has been a member of the LLI teaching faculty since 2005. He is a member of the LLI, sits on the Board of Directors, and currently serves as President. He has published two books, American Military Communities in West Germany: Life in the Cold War Badlands, 1945-1990 (2016), and The Big Picture: The Cold War on the Small Screen (2021).

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Juana Levi is a retired registered nurse who studied Art History at the University of Maryland. She is a mother of two daughters, who are both teachers, and a grandmother of four. She and her husband have been LLI members since 2013.

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Suzanne Levitas has an extensive background in music performance as a vocal soloist and with Chamber and choral ensembles. Her area of study is early music performance and performance standards. Suzanne has performed opera, madrigal/motet ensembles, oratorio, recitals, and choral and orchestral conducting, taught voice privately, and has been a music instructor at both high school and university levels. Suzanne’s real passion is the transcription of early music notation to modern notation and early music performance standards. Today, Suzanne teaches classical music history seminars (history, music theory, music appreciation, Baroque music, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, music of Scandinavia and Iberia, and music of the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Baltics) to adult learners. In 2013, Suzanne founded, and is the current Artistic Director for the a cappella music ensemble CANTUS CANTORES Madrigal Singers (CCMS). The CCMS vision is to study and to perform early, a cappella music for audiences new to the art form. Suzanne has a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and a Master of Arts, Musicology. Her doctoral studies focused on Ladino Music of the Golden Age of Spain (1580-1680) with Dumbarton Oaks Scholar, Miloš Velimirović at the University of Virginia. Outside of music, she holds a Master of Science in Information Science, Catholic University, and a Master of Information Technology, Drexel University. Suzanne has been a member of LLI since 2012 and has taught classical music classes

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Filling the gaps: Community pre-K center in Ettrick looks to become a part of CCPS

Parents and guardians accompany their 3- and 4-year-olds to the Ettrick Early Learning Center twice a week. Volunteers and schools leadership hope CCPS can fund and adopt the program by this fall to serve more children. The grassroots program in the former Ettrick Elementary School is volunteer-staffed and unlicensed, which requires children to attend with chaperones. ASH DANIEL

Ahmad “A.J.” Bennett Jr. is on a mission: While his peers and their parents inside classroom 301 at Ettrick Elementary are flapping their “wings” to “fly” past the playthings and tables in the middle of the room, the 4-year-old has opted to make a beeline for their destination – the circle-time carpet in the corner – by army-crawling directly to the source, peeking out from under the miniature-size chairs.

“I’m a firm believer in keeping the kids active, anything to get them out of the house,” says Ahmad Bennett, who has accompanied son A.J. and 3-year-old daughter Elahni to school on this bright Thursday morning. “It’s a beautiful thing – I love it because I really believe kids learn best when they’re around other kids, and I’ve seen so much progress and advancement in both of them. ”

The Bennetts comprise a quarter of the preschoolers participating in the Friends of Ettrick Early Learning Center program hosted twice a week at the freshly renovated school. On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the sounds of singing, dancing, counting and sharing characterize the classroom as the 3- and 4-year-olds learn and interact with each other through play.

Now approaching its fifth year in existence, community leaders and county School Board member Ryan Harter of the Matoaca District are hopeful the program could expand to serve more children if Chesterfield County Public Schools absorbs the program into the school system this budget cycle. Should that happen, the program would run five days a week, and parents and guardians would no longer be required to accompany their children to school, allowing many more to participate.

“I can see starting off with 20 to 25 students, that would be safe, with two classes,” says Nancy Ross, who helped found the program after identifying a need in the district.  “What we don’t realize until you go out into that community and walk the neighborhoods – there are so many other kids who need this, who don’t have that experience, who will not get the experience.”

Ross explains that after Ettrick Elementary – now fully accredited – had lost its accreditation status five years ago, a group of community members spanning the gamut of clergy and police to librarians, decided to “be a part of the solution,” and that responsibility could not bear solely on teachers and parents.

Nancy Ross helped start the Friends of Ettrick Early Learning Program in 2017. ASH DANIEL

So the group started walking the neighborhood with flyers and bottles of water – a conversation tactic that eventually morphed into hosting community cookouts – to talk about what the kids needed.

“You always feed the people,” Ross recalls with a grin. “So then we had a big parent meeting, and that’s when I said we had 59 kids whose parents said ‘yes [there is a need].’”

Some of the main priorities parents identified were the need for socialization, learning how to share, identifying colors, counting, following instructions and being attentive, “And the question was: how can we do it through play?” notes Ross.

That was pre-COVID and many pivots ago.

Since the doors to the Friends of Ettrick Early Learning Center – then in a trailer near the shuttered elementary school – opened in December 2017, the program’s success has been the product of an “it takes a village to raise a child” passion and ideology, operating on care, commitment and faith the community would come through to serve a population of in-need children absent an operating budget for the first three-and-a-half years.

“We got donations from nonprofit organizations, community churches; we had a different attitude,” Ross says, “Instead of asking, ‘How are we going to get the money?’ we asked, ‘How can we make this happen?’ and everything eventually fell in place. It wasn’t easy, but we were committed as a community.”

Handing off the program to be absorbed into the schools’ operating budget would allow more stability and expansion for students and parents alike. Currently, Joanne Gibson, a 49-year teaching veteran (with 30 years in CCPS) who has come out of retirement for the fourth time to work with the children at Ettrick, is paid a stipend secured by then-outgoing Matoaca Board of Supervisor Steve Elswick; since occupying the new classroom space, school supplies, too, are provided through a grant secured by Harter. In the early years, those necessities came together through word-of-mouth at food distribution and other community events.

“The center has really been run by volunteers, and you just have to see the pictures and be here in the room to realize the benefit this really does provide,” Harter explains, noting that this part of his district falls outside the 10-mile radius and 10 elementary schools served by the Chester Early Learning Center, “it’s pretty much just replicating that same center on a bit of a smaller scale.”

The program is also outside some of the “traditional things” like Head Start or the Virginia Preschool Initiative, which have income and age caps – as well as dedicated funding models – but Harter says he’s hopeful the school system may be able to find room in its upcoming budget for it with the support of the superintendent, who is “looking into all the possible avenues of making this reality right now.”

If all goes well, Harter says, the program may be incorporated into the school system – staffing teachers and possibly expanding to a second classroom – before the fall semester, but he won’t know more until mid-April after the county budget adoption.

“It’s kind of a delicate situation,” he explains. “It would be something that’s solely on CCPS to fund completely – it’s something that I strongly support, and it’s just going to be a matter of really how everything pans out over the next couple of weeks with budgets and availability of personnel, to see if we could make it a reality.”

Principal of Ettrick Elementary Dr. Randi Smith (left), Matoaca School Board representative Ryan Harter (center) and Nancy Ross (right) all support the incorporation and expansion of the program into CCPS. ASH DANIEL

Inside room 301 at Ettrick Elementary, family, founders and educators alike characterize the work as a blessing.

“It is so inspiring and rewarding to see dads getting involved with kids and their education at this young of an age,” says principal Randi Smith. “One of the dads works the night shift, so when he gets off he comes straight here, and it’s absolutely amazing.”

Grandparents pitch in, too, and some parents bring pre-toddler-aged siblings along so their older brothers and sisters can participate. Ross and volunteer teacher Dorothy “Dotty” Edwards are quick to point out that so many more kids could participate if their parents or guardians weren’t hamstrung by work obligations.

The program could also benefit 4-year-olds whose birthdays are after Sep. 30 and are stuck in limbo until the next school year. And Edwards is quick to point out that there are more kids than there are available seats for preschool programs in the county.

The benefits of early childhood education proliferate far beyond the walls of the classroom.

A 2017 meta-analysis out of the Harvard Graduate School of Education study found that children who participated in such programs were less likely to be placed in special education or held back a grade, and more likely to graduate from high school than peers who didn’t attend such programs.

NIH-funded longitudinal research in Chicago found that students who attended an early childhood education program exhibited lower rates of serious crime, incarceration and depression later in life over the course of more than two decades. A cost-benefit analysis showed that for every dollar spent on the program, $4 to $11 of economic benefits were seen over a child’s lifetime.

”There is increasing evidence that social-emotional skills may play a role, as they support children’s ability to continuously engage in learning environments, manage their own behaviors, and get along well with others,” wrote lead researcher in the Harvard study Dana Charles McCoy.

Gibson, who helped write the junior kindergarten program for the school system, agrees. Since the little ones were allowed back in the building after COVID-19 shut down operations, she has been at the forefront of facilitating learning through play. The benefits for children are immense, but particularly in the context of the socioemotional constraints the pandemic has imposed on families, children and education.

“Many of them have been cooped up for two years, so the biggest thing was the fact that they had not been with other children,” Gibson says. “Learning how to share, how they get along with each other and having to take taking turns, that’s been a big deal and they’re doing so much better with that now.”

Indeed, the toddlers are remarkably well-behaved as they take turns dressing up Freddy the frog and identifying shapes, counting and making vowel sounds. They don’t talk over each other and, for the most part, sit still.

“Being in some kind of environment that’s structured, some kind of environment where they have to sit and listen and attend and focus,” Gibson says, is significant, but the social-emotional experience is just as important. “The one thing that I really love about this program is there’s a lot of rewards – and I’m not talking about just the stickers – I’m talking about when the parents clap for them – I always wanted to make sure my children feel good about themselves, they know that they can do things, know that they have a very positive start.”

In between flapping his wings to fly around the room with daughter Elahni and turtling across the floor with son A. J., Bennett squats down on a miniature chair.

“Everybody’s just all hands on deck. This classroom has really become like a small community,” he says. “So the goal now is to actually enhance it, make it bigger.” ¦

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Chesterfield Royal Hospital The NHS Foundation Trust also operates a small delivery center in the Derbyshire Dales.

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Rapid development over the past two decades has enabled the Royal Chesterfield Hospital to significantly expand its range of services and improve conditions for patients and staff.

The main building of the hospital today houses almost all medical and surgical specialties, as well as various rehabilitation and support services.

• Intensive Care.
• Department for patients with acute coronary syndrome.
• Department for patients on life support (High Dependency).
• Emergency Department (Accident & Emergency).
• Surgical department with specialized rooms and post-operative rooms.
• Department of Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MRI, X-ray, etc.)
• Learning center with lecture room, classrooms and library.
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In August 2010, after a year of construction work, the hospital opened three new departments at a cost of £12 million. This was done with the expectation of an increase in the number of patients due to the aging of the local population.

There are 50% single private rooms, special isolation rooms, comfortable rooms and modern equipment. This was the culmination of a 5-year investment plan to which the fund committed £80 million.

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The Nightingale Wing of the Royal Chesterfield Hospital has received national recognition for its innovative and child-friendly design.

Built in 1994, this wing accommodates almost all pediatric services under one roof. The whole environment is carefully thought out and is most suitable for small patients and adolescents up to 17 years of age. There are satellite TV and music systems in the wards, game rooms are equipped.

In 2008 the hospital invested £1 million to build The Den, an extension to Nightingale’s main wing.

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Main entrance and reception of the hospital

In July 2008, a major improvement project was started at the main entrance to the Royal Chesterfield Hospital, which has not been updated since 1984.

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Each department has 32 beds, isolation rooms, two nurses’ stations, energy-saving lighting and ergonomic equipment.

Hospital Stroke Unit

In 2011, the hospital made great efforts to establish a dedicated stroke unit with rehabilitation services at Eastwood Ward. About 450 patients each year enter this department, where they receive comprehensive care for stroke at the modern level.

Chesterfield eye center

The ambitious plan to bring all eye care services under one roof came to fruition in June 2012. The £2million Chesterfield Eye Center was opened in a building formerly owned by a private medical facility known as The Chatsworth Suite.

Approximately 2,000 patients each week use the excellent Eye Center which, by the way, is a partner of Sight Support Derbyshire.

Women’s Health Department

The Women’s Health Unit (WHU) was created as recently as November 2012 as part of the Chesterfield Birth Center expansion project.

Almost all the possibilities of modern medicine in the field of treatment of gynecological diseases are available here, including chronic inflammatory diseases of the female reproductive system, infertility treatment, etc.

Konstantin Mokanov: Master of Pharmacy and Professional Medical Translator

Chesterfield Bar in Moscow

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Chesterfield is a spacious bar that turns into a hot dance floor every night. Parties with stylish DJs are held here daily, and on weekends there is dancing from 22:00 to 06:00.

Here you can not only dance, but also eat delicious food at an affordable price – you can find cold and hot appetizers, meat and fish dishes, pizza, burgers, sushi, Italian pasta and desserts on the menu.

The Chesterfield Bar is open 24/7.

Unusual concerts in the Peter and Paul Cathedral. 12+

Jazz, medieval and classical music on the organ.

Concerts in September

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Location

Bar address Chesterfield

st. Novy Arbat, 19

Nearest metro station

Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya

Additional information

Opening hours

daily all day

Phone

Display phone

+7 (905) 775-75-11

Please tell the owners of the place that you found it on KudaGo

Website

vk. com/bar_chesterfield

Age limit

18+

Bar Features

• Beer Bar
• spirits
• cocktails
• grill
• pub

Chesterfield School District (NJ)