ashalash@luaky.org

Ustathah Amani Shalash has been a teacher at LUA since 2021. She has taught both Pre-K 3 and 4. She is a proud alumnus of LUA and was a part of the first graduating kindergarten class. When the preschool was added in 2012 after she graduated LUA, Ustathah Amani would spend free any time she had in the LUA preschool classrooms.  She then went on to receive her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education and International Studies from the University of Kentucky. While not teaching, she enjoys traveling to new cities, going to the gym, and spending time with family. Ustathah Amani is a proud Lexington native and is active in the local Muslim community. It felt like a dream come true when the opportunity for Ustathah Amani to join the LUA staff came to her.  She enjoys being able to give back to the community that helped shape her as a child.