Dr. Clifford Daugherty, Founder and President of Agape Schools

Dr. Clifford Daugherty, is the President of Valley Christian Schools (VCS), the Quest Institute for Quality Education and Neighborhood Christian Preschools. He served as Founding Principal at Los Altos Christian School in Los Altos, California and founded the Santa Clara County Christian School Association (CSA) in Silicon Valley.

Dr. Daugherty is the author of Quest for Excellence and Fly with Your Dreams. He and his wife Kris have two children and five grandchildren.

Julie Kennedy, Executive Director joined Neighborhood Christian Schools as the Executive Director in August of 2014. Born and raised in Washington State, Ms. Kennedy began her early childhood ministry in 1991 serving in 1 of only 2 Intergenerational programs in the US. After completing her undergraduate work she moved to the Bay area to finish college and began serving in ministry as both a teacher and director. Ms. Kennedy currently also serves as an associate professor for San Jose City College, Foothill, and DeAnza. Partnership projects include her work on the NAEYC accreditation team for SJCC, the CAP program with the State of California, coaching and mentoring teachers through the CA permit process, and speaking at Early Education conferences.

  • A. Concordia University – Curriculum and Development – Specialization in Leadership

  • A. Saint Mary’s College - Early Education - Specialization is Supervision and Leadership

  • A. Saint Mary’s University – Business Management

  • California Child Development Permit – Program Director

  • Certification – PITC/Environmental Rating Scales/California State Permit Process

Ms. Medy Clemente, Campus Director
As someone with passion, patience, and love for the youngest learners, Ms. Medy grew in leadership in the Early Childhood Education setting. She is an advocate in setting up children to thrive with their unique God-given abilities, and families to grow in their partnership with the great team of staff members in the founding years of the children's love for learning.

Being with NCC since 2005, she shares the same values and vision in spreading the love of Jesus, one child at a time.

Kathy Harmon, NCS Program Director has worked with infant and preschool-age students for thirty-five years at a local private Christian school in the Santa Clara Valley. For nineteen of those, she had the privilege of being the director and mentoring new teachers. She loves working with young children and helping them develop socially, emotionally, and physically.

Creating a partnership between families and schools for the betterment of the children is one of the core principles she believes in. She also values allowing children the opportunity to be creative, collaborate, and enhance their cognitive abilities while utilizing a play-based framework. Working with infants and preschool children is truly a calling and a blessing from God.  

Dayna Pawlowski, Marketing Director and Subsidy Account Manager

Dayna began working in the Early Childhood field in 2000 as a Preschool teacher and later as a Kindergarten teacher after studying Child Development and Business at West Valley. She has been with the NCP family since 2014, helping out wherever possible. Outside of school, Dayna loves to cook! She runs her own catering business loves teaching little ones how to cook.