Hope Cannady earned her doctoral degree in December 2024. She also holds a master’s degree in early childhood education and a teaching certification in Birth to Second grade obtained from Mercy University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at the College of New Rochelle. Hope has over 20 years of experience as an early childhood education professional. From 2005 to 2007, she owned a family daycare program called “Jesus’ Little Helpers”. She also worked as an Instructional Coach with the New York City Department of Education for a year, spent 16 years working for Sheltering Arms at two of its sites, and was a senior education director before joining QUALITYstarsNY. Hope loves to laugh and likes working as a team, collaborating, and brainstorming. She enjoys being around people who respect each other and clearly understand that we are all flawed people trying to do better and be better. Read Hope’s full bio here.