Dana is an avid supporter of second language acquisition opportunities for children in pre-school and elementary school. She is an avid supporter of the Fairfax County Public School FLES (Foreign Language in Elementary Schools) program. Her two sons have benefited and greatly enjoyed the FLES program.

Dana attended Allegheny College and graduated with a BA in History and Political Science. She was a founding member of the Habitat for Humanity campus chapter. It was through her volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity that Dana’s priorities changed. Working side by side with families in the local community brought her great joy and fulfillment.

After touring the world as a cruise ship hostess, Dana focused her attention towards obtaining a Masters in Social Work. In 2001, Dana began working for the Fairfax County Department of Family Services as a Foster Care Social Worker. She currently works for Fairfax County Public Schools as a School Social Worker.

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While Melissa is a Southern California native, she earned her undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  Melissa also has a Masters of Business Administration from Boston University and a Masters of Education from George Mason University.  She was awarded a leadership fellowship in Education from George Mason University and is currently in the PhD program at George Mason University, where her research focus is on curriculum design, literacy, and self-regulation (executive functioning).

Prior to becoming a teacher and working with students in grades PreK-12, Melissa worked at Intrax Cultural Exchange where she worked closely with international students in the United States.  She was responsible for helping students to transition to their host family homes and for providing support to them while they were in the United States.  While at Intrax Cultural Exchange, Melissa was also involved in professional development for the Area Directors at a national level.

Melissa resides in Oak Hill, Virginia with her husband Will and their four children. In addition to being closely involved in her children’s education at their schools, she enjoys traveling with her family, and staying involved in her children’s extra curricular activities.  

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Babette has a B.S. in Management from the University of West Florida and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education from George Mason University.  Her career background expands over a variety of industries from hospitality, networking systems, sales, law, education and religious entities.  Babette has worked as a substitute teacher in the public school systems in the states of Tennessee, Colorado and Virginia but the greatest joy for her was teaching in the preschool setting.

Babette grew up as a Marine brat and married a Marine 30 years ago.  The lifestyle of moving on a regular basis allowed her to connect with a variety of educational systems and diverse communities.  Her favorite duty station was in Okinawa, Japan, where she grew a strong sense of respect for cultural differences.

Her last move brought her to Herndon, Virginia, in 2001.  She was the Children’s Ministries Director at The Church of the Epiphany for over nine years. She implemented several exciting children’s programs, such as Surfin’ Girls, Talitha Koume and Battleground/Field Training.  Additionally, she strengthened the existing programs of Little Women and Vacation Bible School.  In 2005, she was introduced to Compassion International and became an advocate for them.  She currently sponsors seven children in Tanzania and two children in Rwanda. She has been blessed to visit all of her sponsored children.

In 2009, Babette started Epiphany Preschool where she was both the director and a classroom teacher. The school quickly grew to 18 students by the years end and more than doubled to 55 students the following year.

During this time, God placed upon her heart the desire to continue her education.

While attending classes at George Mason University, she experienced the growing need and demand in the public school system to reach a diverse group of students.  The importance of expanding education into the early years of childhood and to teach multiple languages at once became the vision of Logos Academy.

Babette gives all glory to God for His faithfulness, power and guidance in putting Logos Academy into existence.  She is grateful for the love, support and prayers from her husband, two children, family and friends during this process and is extremely excited to see how God will continue to work through her to build the community of Logos Academy.

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Early in his career, Rocky served as a flight test engineer in the U.S. Air Force where he directed, planned, and executed testing and evaluation of fighter aircraft-software upgrades to the F-15 and F-16 radar and weapons systems.

Rocky holds a B.S. in General Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA from the University of West Florida, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing. A native of North Carolina, he lives with his wife and two children in northern Virginia.

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