La Dena Nsabimana serves as the Associate Director of Special Education at KVC Missouri, where she assists in daily operations within the scope of education. She is responsible for ensuring up-to-date documentation and information regarding students and aiding teachers in creating and implementing fun and engaging lessons.

La Dena began her career as a paraprofessional, teaching preschoolers aged 3-5 for ten years. She then transitioned to working with kindergarten to 2nd-grade special education classrooms as a Teacher Technician (paraprofessional) for five years. After receiving her teaching license, La Dena spent the last two years teaching Special Education in 2nd to 5th grade classrooms.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and a Master of Arts in Teaching – Special Education K-12.

“My ‘why’ will always be people. I find the most joy in life working with others. I have worked with people from birth to adulthood, and I am always trying to find new ways to interact, engage, and inspire those around me,” says La Dena Nsabimana.