Dana has a BA in early childhood and a MEd in reading education from Harding University. She has taught for over 12 years and has been with VIPKid since January 2017. She’s been married since December 2000 and still claims to be 29 years old. Dana has one son and has lived happily in the bluegrass state since college. During the day she enjoys crafting, Netflix binging, taking naps, and being involved with church activities. She is a prop and reward minimalist but enjoys making her students happy with new ones as needed.

Sasha is the creator of VIPKID Props and Rewards, but credits much of the group's success to the entire admin team. She has worked as a teacher and mentor for VIPKID since June 2016. Originally from Washington state, she now lives in Idaho with her husband and 3 (soon to be 4!) young kids. In her free time, Sasha enjoys eating delicate sweets, reading a good book, and photography. She considers herself to be a prop and reward minimalist, but loves finding new and creative ways to use the ones she has.

Alyssia is a full-time auditor with over 9 years private tutoring experience. She has worked for VIPKID since April 2017. She works about 35 classes a week and has taught almost 5,000 classes so far. She has 3 boys, ages 12, 9, and 1.5. She has been married for 9 years. Currently, she resides in Ohio but is originally from Texas. She enjoys pretending to be on a diet and eating snacks in areas away from prying eyes.

Catherine has a BS in elementary education and has been with VIPKID since December 2017. She has taught over 2,600 classes. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been married for 17 years and has four children (ages 16, 14, 13 and 6). She likes taking her children’s stuff to use as props and rewards. Catherine enjoys watching Netflix, dancing and sleeping.

Karen has a BS in Business Administration and has also been an educator for over 10 years. She has been with VIPKid since April 2018 and she teaches about 50 to 60 classes a week. Karen uses both props and digital rewards. She has been married for 30 years and has two young adult children. She loves family gatherings, scrapbooking, reading, and going to the beach.

Raelyn worked in both classrooms and state government before joining VIPKID. She has worked with VIPKID since December 2018. Raelyn grew up in Wyoming, but claims Texas as home. Raelyn is currently residing in Washington state as her husband serves in the military. She has no kids, but enjoys spending lots of quality time with her husband watching plenty of movies, cooking, and exploring new areas. Raelyn especially enjoys making connections to her students in China and learning about Chinese culture! She likes to use lots of funny props to keep students engaged.

Erin graduated with a degree in Psychology in 2008. She worked in the school system for 5 years, until her first child was born in 2015. Needing some extra income, she started teaching with VIPKid in March of 2019. This started as a necessity and quickly turned into a passion. Erin lives with her husband and two young boys in rural SC. She recently started a VIPKid related YouTube channel called "Erin Edutainment" and she loves to give all kinds of tips relating to teaching in an online classroom. Her hobbies, are going on trails with her family, watching Disney +, and eating chocolate!

Abby has a B.S. in Elementary Education, and her M.A. in Reading and Language from Northwestern University. She has taught everything from preschool toA college students in her 25 plus years of teaching. Abby has been with VIPKid since August 2019. She has been happily married for 42 years. Together she and her husband have two grown children- both married, and three beautiful grandchildren. Abby and her family all live in the suburbs of Chicago. When Abby isn't teaching or babysitting she enjoys photography, playing tennis, Pilates, and making props for her students and to share with others.

Courtney has a bachelors degree in Elementary Education with a minor in reading. She taught 5th/6th grade for 5 years, working 4 of those years along side her husband. She has two kids, a 5 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. A guilty pleasure Courtney has is her love of crime shows. She also enjoys handlettering and reading. Courtney has worked with VIPKid coming up on 2 years.

Brenda has several passions in life. Her 4 adult children and 7 grandchildren fill her heart and gardening, crafting and traveling fill her days. Brenda and her husband live in rural Saskatchewan Canada but in the cold winter months they escape to the beaches of Barbados. Brenda joined VIPKID in 2016 and has taught over 3200 classes. VIPKID is a perfect fit for her free-spirited lifestyle. Brenda loves to use props to enhance students learning but when traveling, she is able to pack her classroom into a small backpack!

Angie has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She's been teaching with VIPKid since July of 2017. Her favorite props are Meg, Mike and Dino!! She is a military wife and mom of one. Angie enjoys running her small shop during the day while spending time with her daughter!

Elizabeth has a BA in Elementary Education K-6, a Masters in Elementary Education, and a Masters in Middle School 4-8. She has taught for 14 years and has been with VIPKID since August 2018. A Tennessee native, Elizabeth traveled half way around the world to marry her best friend, Anand from India. She has two children ages 25 and 21. Her biggest joy is her grandson, Maverick! When she is not videoing with her grandson, Elizabeth likes to spend time with her husband and traveling. Elizabeth hopes to retire on the beach!

Amanda is an online teacher with VIPkid who has taught over 3500 classes. She lives in PST time in California, so 2 am is her jam! Amanda is the self entitled, "Queen of Props and Extension." Amanda's classroom is set up for using props to help her students extend the lesson and learn English. When Amanda is not teaching, she is a homecrafter with Etsy. She loves popsicle sticks, lamination film, and glue sticks. Amanda is our group blogger. She celebrates the resources in our group files. Amanda is on Instagram, FB, & YouTube as Amanda Panda Teacher.

Heidi has traveled, studied, and lived in many countries around the world throughout her life. She studied theatre at university in Canada and Australia. Heidi is fluent in English and French, and she enjoys working with ESL learners. Heidi raised (and sometimes home-schooled) three children who are all grown up and mostly have left the nest. Heidi has recently settled on the Atlantic coast of Canada to be close to the ocean, and she has been working for VIPKid for over a year. Heidi finds delight in travelling to China every morning and sharing her love of language and culture.