About Us
Working together to strengthen early childhood care and education and ensure children and families across our region have opportunities to thrive.

United Way of Greater Charlottesville
United Way of Greater Charlottesville (UWGC) serves as the lead organization for Ready Region Blue Ridge, one of Virginia’s nine Ready Regions. In this role, United Way coordinates regional partnerships, services, and resources to strengthen the early childhood care and education system.
Together, United Way and Ready Region Blue Ridge work to improve school readiness, expand access to quality early learning opportunities, and address disparities so that children and families throughout our region have opportunities to thrive.
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Ready Region Blue Ridge Staff

Kearsley Hinely
RRBR Senior Director
khinely@unitedwaycville.org
Meredith Locascio
Senior Vice President of Impact
mlocascio@unitedwaycville.org
Athena Hanny
Director of Program Communications and Advocacy
ahanny@unitedwaycville.org
Blair Davis
Director of Program Innovation
bdavis@unitedwaycville.org
Clifton Wise
Director of Systems Development
cwise@unitedwaycville.org
Patrick Hayes
Data Analyst
phayes@unitedwaycville.org
Lauren Tucker
Early Learning Career Launch Coordinator
ltucker@unitedwaycville.orgCoordinated Enrollment and Family Engagement

Megan Meyers
Coordinated Enrollment Manager
mmeyers@unitedwaycville.org
Amanda Meadows
Early Education Specialist: Coordinated Enrollment
ameadows@unitedwaycville.org
Terrell Thompson
Early Education Specialist: Family Engagement
tthompson@unitedwaycville.orgVQB5

Brianna Sarceno
VQB5 Senior Manager
bsarceno@unitedwaycville.org
Ashlie Glass
Early Education Specialist: VQB5 Northern Shenandoah Valley
aglass@unitedwaycville.org
Emily Page
Early Education Specialist: VQB5 Greater Charlottesville Area
epage@unitedwaycville.org
Jesse Laase
Early Childhood Quality and Coaching Manager
jlaase@unitedwaycville.orgMixed Delivery

Lina Montoya
Mixed Delivery Senior Manager
lmontoya@unitedwaycville.org
Justine Shelley
Early Education Specialist: Mixed Delivery Northern Shenandoah Valley
jshelley@unitedwaycville.org
Mary Shifflett
Early Education Specialist: Mixed Delivery Staunton, Augusta, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, & Rockingham
mshifflett@unitedwaycville.orgITSN

Annie Paracka
Infant and Toddler Specialist
aparacka@unitedwaycville.org
Mariel Lewis
Infant and Toddler Specialist
mlewis@unitedwaycville.org
Shanna Lorenzi
Infant and Toddler Behavior Consultant
slorenzi@unitedwaycville.org