Ann Finan, Founder/Director/Teacher Ann Finan has been in the special education field for 20 years. She has taught preschool children with developmental delays, children with severe and profound disabilities and teenagers with autism. Her teaching experience includes Seldens Landing Elementary School in Leesburg, VA, The Leary School in Alexandria, VA, and Fairfax High School in Fairfax, VA. As a graduate student she was chosen to teach George Mason University's Computer Camp for Children with Disabilities. Bringing two of her passions together – swimming and special education – she has coached Special Olympics Swimming, as well as Fairfax High School Swimming. Ms. Finan has been trained in crisis intervention techniques and is a Therapeutic Options Instructor. With this varied background, Ms. Finan is very capable of training and assisting her staff in curriculum development, behavioral issues and IEP implementation. She is currently working on her PhD in Education Administration.

Amy Barker, Teacher-Sterling Site Amy Barker has been with Brighter Day Care since the 2004. She has been an assistant teacher with Loudoun County Public Schools for seven years and has worked as an Adaptive Recreation Camp Supervisor for eight years. On the weekends, Ms. Barker teaches water safety to children with disabilities. She is trained in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Therapeutic Options and The Mandt System® crisis prevention and anger management.

Daisy Wilkerson, Assistant Teacher-Sterling Site Daisy Wilkerson has been with Brighter Day Care since 2008. She brings with her a great deal of experience with children with disabilities. She is a Behavioral Assistant with Loudoun County Public Schools and has been a Teacher Assistant in prior years. Ms. Wilkerson has worked for Loudoun County Parks and Recreation as a Camp Room Leader with Adaptive Recreation's Spring Break Camp, Summer Camp and also as a Camp Assistant with Claude Moore Park's Summer Camp.

Pricilla Wiggins, Lead Teacher Pricilla Wiggins has been a teacher for over ten years. She was a preschool teacher at a private school in Ashburn and has been with Brighter Day Care for four years. Ms. Wiggins has immense experience with children of all abilities and learning styles.

Vasanthi Srinivasan, Yoga Instructor Director of “Bridge to Learning Yoga and Fitness Programs,” Ms. Srinivasan is a certified Radiant Child Yoga teacher with a Bachelors Degree in Special Education and a Masters of Education in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with children at various grade levels and abilities, in both public and private schools, as an elementary classroom teacher, Learning Disabilities Specialist, Emotional Support Teacher, Life Skills Support Teacher, Early Childhood Educator, and Gifted & Talented Teacher.

Kim D'Angelo, Music Teacher Kim D'Angelo is thrilled to be back for her third year at Brighter Day Care. She graduated from Youngstown State University in 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. Her focus instrument was saxophone, but she also plays piano, guitar, flute, and clarinet, among others. Ms. D’Angelo’s philosophy on music education is centered on helping her students develop a lifelong love, appreciation, and understanding of music. (And of course, it’s got to be fun!) Typical activities in her classes include: a variety of singing games to help students develop both their singing and speaking voices, instrument playing to develop coordination and rhythm, and movement activities to develop coordination and motor skills. She likes to operate in a positive environment to help encourage independence and confidence in each of her students. She also tries to reach across the curriculum to incorporate literature and storytelling, math, science, and any other subjects that could tie in. Ms. D’Angelo also teaches elementary music for Loudoun County Public Schools.