Administration and Faculty

Cristina Diaz was born in El Tránsito, El Salvador. She came to America at the age of 22. Cristina is a floater for WCC. Cristina is a loving mother of two. She loves and cares for children of all ages, as well as adults. Cristina has a grandchild whom she adores, and in her free time, she loves going to church and eating all types of foods!

Sandra Dove is an assistant teacher in the Leopard classroom at the Westbrook Campus. Sandra began her career in the childcare field in 1976 at the River Road Child Care Center. Sandra joined WCC in 1990. Sandra has worked in all age groups as a floater teacher and an assistant teacher. When not at school, Sandra enjoys spending time with her three sisters, watching TV, and crocheting. 

I have been affiliated with Westmoreland Children’s Center for seventeen years. I started as a camper and later, when old enough, worked the summers as a camp counselor while in high school and college. 

I graduated from Georgetown Visitation in 2018, and I am a recent graduate of the University of Dayton in Ohio. I received a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in sociology. Go Flyers!

I love working with kids. I see the world through their eyes, and I am new again. In my spare time, I like to travel, paint, listen to music, and garden.

This is my eighteenth year teaching at WCC, and I have over twenty five years’ experience working with young children. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and my CDA. I enjoy learning and actively enroll in continuing educational classes so I can be relevant and knowledgeable in early childhood education. Some interesting facts about me: I have three sons, three grandchildren (soon-to-be four), love animals, hiking, swimming, photography, and reading. I am looking forward to a great school year with our new dragonflies. I feel privileged to do a job I absolutely love!

Angela Hill is the lead teacher in the Leopard’s classroom at the Westbrook campus. Angela received her bachelor’s degree of music education in 1992 from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with a minor in piano and vocal studies.  Angela continued her education when taking the 90-hour training course with the ECE Association of Maryland, under the tutelage of Jackie Howell. Angela began her journey in the world of teaching when she came to WCC in 1994. During her 28 years at WCC, Angela has worked with all age groups and in all teaching roles from floater to lead teacher.  Angela continues to enjoy her experience in early childhood education and her time working at WCC. When she is not teaching, Angela is busy at home with her husband and daughter, working in her church community as a hired musician, giving vocal performances in the D.C. metropolitan area, painting, or shopping!

Ann Kelley has been a teacher at Westmorland Children’s Center for the past thirteen years. She has a B.A. From the University of Maryland in English Literature and earned her CDA in 2010. Ann and her husband have raised three children and now have two of the most wonderful granddaughters in the world. When she is not working, she is walking her large yellow dog Lucca all over Bethesda. 

Sabina Manda is an assistant teacher in the Starfish class at the Westbrook campus. Sabina was born in Malawi, Africa. Sabina has been working at WCC since 2001. Sabina has worked in all age groups as a floater and an assistant teacher. Sabina likes working with kids and seeing smiles on their faces. In her free time, Sabina enjoys spending time with her two sons, cooking, and watching a good movie. Sabina also likes working as a nursing assistant on weekends. 

I have worked with children (infant through second grade) for the past 12 years. I knew I wanted to work with children when I first worked as a counselor in training (CIT) and then teacher assistant when my journey started in Lowell School. I have also worked with first and second graders through the years. I worked in a bilingual daycare for two years and as a teacher in Sunday School for four years as well. I truly enjoy working with children. I love spending my free time with family and friends and trying new things. I enjoy the movies, a good fiction book, and scrapbooking. I look forward to a fun year of learning, growth, and adventure. 

Chiprianna Wims is the lead teacher in the Starfish class at the Westmoreland Campus. Chiprianna earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Ashford University. She has been teaching for 10 years overall but with WCC for seven years. Chiprianna started with WCC as a two’s teacher and grown into new teaching roles that led her to the pre-k classroom. Prior to being employed at WCC she was teaching pre-k at Georgetown Hill Early School in Darnestown, Maryland. Chiprianna started her career working with children when she was 15 years old and always knew she wanted to be a teacher. Previously, Chiprianna was a competitive cheerleading coach for seven years in Gaithersburg. In her free time Chiprianna enjoys working out, reading, and spending time with her niece and nephew. 

Rosario Zurita was born in La Paz, Bolivia, before moving to the United States in her twenties. Rosario is a floater for WCC and describes herself as being “a caregiver at heart” as she has dedicated her career toward caring for children and the elderly. Rosario has eight grandkids with whom she adores and spends most of her free time. She also loves to garden and her favorite food is cheese pizza!