Staff Spotlight

BCC Child Care Worker  -Kimara McKoy

During her busy work schedule, Board of Child Care staffer Kimara McKoy “doing good and feeling good” McKoy took a moment to share her journey with us!

Where did you grow up?   I grew up in a small town called princess Ann Maryland.

What University did you attend?
I attended Salisbury University.

Why did you choose to work at the Board of Child Care?
I choose to work at the Board of Child Care because working with kids is something that I am passionate about and something that I have always cared about.

What advice would you give to an inspiring Child Care Worker?
In order to be a Child Care Worker, you definitely have to have tough skin. You have to be willing to step outside of yourself and think about the needs of other people

Do you have any hobbies?    In my free time I like to read, cook, and clean.

Where do you see yourself in five years?   In five years I see myself with my masters in human services counseling and still working in the Child Care career field.

What is your vision of a perfect world?    My vision of a perfect world is one where everyone can love and respect one another despite everyone’s differences.

Name one thing you would like people to know about you?    One thing people should know about me is that I am full of laughter.

As a TRUE Guardian of the Galaxy, share with us a/your Super Powers?    I would be able to teleport.

Is there anything else that you want me to know about you?  N/A.

When you were younger, what was your favorite toy?   When I was younger, my favorite toy would have to be the easy bake oven.

For more do good, feel good careers with a mission, visit boardofchildcare.org/careers

Board of Child Care President and CEO Laurie Anne Spagnola aka LA, Reverend Dr. Stacey Nickerson and our Board Members are in Nashville this week for the United Methodist Association (UMA) annual meeting.  The UMA presented Board of Child Care with Eagle accreditation for providing excellence in quality Christian Health and Human Services. BCC pursues nationally recognized accreditations to ensure its programs and operations meet and exceed industry best practices. 

EAGLE’s collaborative approach aligns with BCC’s viewpoint that all charities and organizations must come together to solve some of our community’s most challenging problems.  Via the UMA we routinely reach out and work with other faith-based organizations to exchange ideas and resources.

BCC deeply appreciates having EAGLE and its incredible network of peer reviewers as guides and mentors to ensuring spiritual wellbeing is closely interwoven throughout BCC’s service offerings and supports for staff.

When asked about BCC’s accreditation and success LA cheered “We are thrilled about it!”

For more information on the UMA and Eagle accreditation click below on “Pathways to Excellence.”

Board of Child Care Program Director Dr. Meg DePasquale will be the new Director of Clinical Services for the Maryland Development Disabilities Administration starting Wednesday, April 18, 2018!

Dr. DePasquale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a doctorate degree in Social Work and current Program Director for the Baltimore Board of Child Care. Prior to that, she was an adjunct instructor of social work courses at Salisbury University. She provided clinical supervision at The Benedictine School for 13 years and worked as a primary therapist for adolescents in a residential setting at Edgemeade Focus Point for six years. Please welcome Dr. DePasquale to the DDA.

How do you measure a year in a life?
In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches? In miles? In laughter? In strife? In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in a life?

Measure in LOVE.

Thankful and grateful for the seasons of love we shared with Dr. Meg Despaquale at Board of Child Care.  From the entire staff at BCC, congratulations on the next chapter in your journey to be the change in the world.

You’re going to be GREAT!!

At the Board of Child Care, we support various recreational activities. One of most recent campus events was a Staff Vs. Resident basketball game. In the game, there was a referee, we had the scoreboard working, we took stats… the game was competitive, but competition wasn’t the focus of the event. One of our goals is to encourage appropriate interactions social interactions, and  in order to encourage and guide such interactions we included a physical activity that most people like. At the end of the game, each team high-fived each other and said “good game”, showing good sportsmanship.