About Dave Whitaker, the Founder:
- Entered the child care/afterschool field in 1987
- Has been a trainer, consultant, author, program coordinator, and lead teacher
- Has worked with preschoolers, kindergartners, school-agers, and middle schoolers
- Has worked in school, church, center, and recreation-based facilities
- Master in Education (Lesley University, Cambridge, MA) with a focus on Creative Arts in Learning and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication
- Served on the Missouri School-Age Community Coalition and Missouri Accreditation state boards
- Past faculty for Concordia University (St. Paul, MN) in the School Age Department
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