Meet the Team

HRCCC Administrative Team

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Paige Beatty, Director

Paige Beatty is the Director at the HRCCC, where she has spent the past 20 years in both teaching and administrative positions. She is also the current past president of the Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children. Paige has a bachelor’s degree in Health and Societies with a concentration in Children and Families from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s in education from Bank Street College of Education’s Early Childhood Leadership program. She is especially interested in curriculum development, supporting learners of all ages, and bringing joy to her professional and personal lives.  Paige is a Northern Virginia native, currently living with her husband and pup in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Shannon Mara, Assistant Director, Infants

Shannon Marie Mara is the Assistant Director of the Infant Program at the HRCCC.  Previously, she was the Director of the Senate Employees’ Child Care Center for more than seven years.  Shannon brings with her knowledge of current trends in the field of early childhood education along with experience at the ground level overseeing day to day operations of a child development center.   She has experience in the classroom and as an administrator and works to collaborate with families, faculty and stakeholders to consistently deliver a quality experience for children and foster a community grounded in equity. Shannon is active in the local DC Center Director’s Group and is the current At-Large Community-Based Early Childhood Educator Representative for the DC Association for the Education of Young Children.  Shannon is originally from New England and attended college in the Midwest.  She is a wife and mother of two young boys attending DC Public Schools. 

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Jessica Cherebin, Assistant Director, Toddlers

Jessica Cherebin is the Assistant Director, Toddlers at the HRCCC and serves on the board for the Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education. She has a bachelor’s in Biological Sciences and a bachelor’s in Psychology from Virginia Tech, a master’s in Early Childhood Special Education from Syracuse University, and a master’s in Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. Jessica is especially interested in Reggio Emilia philosophy and pedagogy, inquiry-based learning, educational equity, and early childhood teacher preparation and leadership development. She relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2018 from Richmond, Virginia, where she lived and worked for 10 years in the early childhood community.

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Suzanne Hite, Assistant Director, Preschool

Suzanne Hite is the Assistant Director, preschool at the HRCCC.  Suzanne has been in the early childhood field for 15 years, 11 of those as a preschool teacher.  Her professional interests include curriculum planning and social emotional development. She has a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Edinburgh. Hite is originally from Scotland and now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and daughter.

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Bethany Detweiler, Operations Manager

Bethany Detweiler is the Operations Manager at the HRCCC, where she has had the privilege of working in teaching and administrative roles for the last 10 years. Bethany brings with her knowledge of both early childhood education as well as day to day operations and facilities management. You may often see her bouncing around from classroom to classroom, or walking the halls of the Center providing support to HRCCC faculty, families, and other members of the House community. Bethany thrives on building and maintaining relationships with those around her.  Bethany is a proud Washington DC native, who attended college in Massachusetts, began her career in early childhood education in North Carolina, and has found herself back in the place she loves and calls home!