Dionne Chambers has over twenty-five years of experience working in the early childhood and elementary educational field. She has experience working with emotional/behavioral support programs for the School District of Philadelphia, Head Start, Pre-K Counts and Philadelphia Pre-K programs. She has trained and presented at universities, and as the Lead Early Literacy Specialist for the Free Library of Philadelphia funded by Vanguard. 

Her past positions at Israel preschool, Quakers Day schools and with the Peace Corps as a teacher, specialist, administration has provided her the experience that allows her to her meet the needs of the young children and their families.

Some of her past work has been working with the Mayor’s Office to identify high quality early child care centers in Philadelphia for the Champions for Children Gala. Her work at Thomas Jefferson University has developed a sustainability protocol for inclusive practices in early childhood education. She is an alumnus of First Up Early Childhood Fellowship and Office of Early Childhood Development Policy Fellowship. 

Currently she has been working on the Education & Housing Committee, with Germantown Residence for Equitably Alternatives Togetherness (GREAT). GREAT is a grassroots neighborhood group and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and doesn't have any paid staff. All members dedicate our time and energy to the group because they think it's important for their community. They keep all expenses as minimal as possible, but donations help to support costs for events and projects including trainings, facilitators, food and refreshments, childcare, etc. When we spend money, we are mindful of where that money is going and do our best to support the local economy.

Another current project is with a follow colleague Tola Aiyegbusi, who is the founder and CEO of Molly’s Child Care Center (retired 2020) and Friends of Molly for the past 25 years.  Dionne continues in collaboration with Tola, in her homeland of Lagos, Nigeria. The Mbari Mbayo School was founded by Tola’s mother-in -law. They are working with the early childhood programs and educational systems to bring high quality curricula and training for the children, staff and families. Her educational background has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Pre-K to 8th grade, Special Education Pre-K to 8, Dual Certification and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. 

Her mission statement is to use education as a pathway for communities to collaborate with educational organizations and policy makers. Advocating for educational equity for young children, and motivate stakeholders to develop and deliver targeted curricula and support services. These collaborations will nurture the next generation of inspired leaders well-equipped to serve the world one community at a time.