Veronica Armstrong is the Executive Director and Founder of Engaged Early Education. She has worked in early childhood education for over ten years. Currently she is a Lead Montessori Pre-K Teacher and Literacy Interventionist at a local private elementary school.

Veronica is passionate about inclusive education, uncovering how to provide thriving environments for neurodivergent children and adults and centering social emotional wellbeing at home and in the community.

At home she is supported by her spouse, and their 11 year old child. Their three dogs keep them plenty busy, but Veronica also enjoys biking, reading and hiking. 

Favorite Picture Book Read-aloud: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Favorite Middle Grade Children's Novel: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Amanda Lensing moved back to her hometown of Iowa City in 2017. Since then, Lensing has presented monthly art discussions to local senior living communities through the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art and as of 2024, on her own. In addition, she coordinates the public program - with older adults in mind - called Stanley Sage for the museum. She also oversees lifelong learning and community engagement programming and relations at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.

In her spare time, she’s a board member of Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa and Loving Arms Kids Care, TRAIL of Johnson County development committee member, Coralville Community Food Pantry volunteer, and loves to be out and about with her family taking in and sharing all our community has to offer.

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Favorite Children's Book: I Am Bold: For Every Kid Who’s Told They're Just Too Much, by Andie Powers

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Kaye Lindsley has been in early childhood education (ECE) for ten years. Throughout her time as a lead Montessori preschool teacher she has been awarded grants, such as the Farm to Early Childhood grant. This allowed her to implement hands on lessons and experimental activities over the years in gardening and cooking. She has attended multiple trainings for ECE, such as Light Shadow and Moving Pieces. One of her greatest joys of her job is watching preschoolers develop independence and critical thinking skills, such as creative problem solving and conflict resolution. She believes in slowing down and finding balance, along side connecting with humanity, taking time to enjoy life and all beauty nature has to offer. In her spare time she renovates her home, gardens, tends to her backyard chickens, keeps bees, crafts handmade soap, dabbles in ceramics and crocheting, hikes, cooks and eats adventurously, and travels internationality taking ever opportunity to learn about other earthlings. She is loved and supported by her spouse Nick, and their dog, Grover, and cat, Levon.​

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Favorite Children's Picture Book: The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone