Inspiring Thought Leaders Transforming Early Childhood Education
At Early Childhood Investigations, we work with some of the nation’s best and brightest thought leaders. These presenters, renowned for their depth of knowledge and passion, generously donate their time and intellectual energy to deliver webinars that enlighten, inspire, and empower educators across the country.
All presenters
Aaron Loewenberg
Education Policy program at New America
Abbey Haughey
Wunderled
Abbie Schiller
The Mother Company
Aja Appel
The Early Learning Community, Pacific University
Alan Guttman
Program Manager
Early Childhood & Special Education Initiatives, Center for Technology in Education (CTE), Johns Hopkins University School of Education
Albert Wat
Alliance for Early Success
Alison Gopnik
University of California, Berkeley
Alison Pepper
Bank Street College of Education
Allison Barness
Professor
University of Northern Iowa
Allyson Andrews
Director of Early Childhood Education
20 Degrees
Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed.
Founder and CEO
Seed & Sew
Amadee Ricketts
Director and Author
Cochise County Library District
Amanda Higgins
Storypark
Amanda Lopes
UMass Boston Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation
Amanda Lopez
President
Transform Consulting Group
Amanda Morgan, MS
Early Learning Consultant | Author | Speaker | Professional Development Specialist
Not Just Cute, LLC
Amanda Schwartz
Consultant
Amanda Schwartz Consulting
Amy Chiu, MSEd
Early Childhood Education Instructor & Consultant
The Work of Play
Amy Koester
St. Charles City-County Library District
Amy Reyes-Hauff, CDHP
Early Learning Specialist
Wyoming Department of Education
Amy Tiemann
Spark Productions
Amy Vandament
The Book Vine for Children
Ana Lomba
Director
Ana Lomba Early Languages, LLC
Anastasia Vitovitz
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program Coordinator
Snohomish County
Andrea Knowlton
Napa County Office of Education
Andrew Davis
Follett Early Learning
Angela Eckhoff
Old Dominion University
Angela Rau
ACTT Consulting
Angela Searcy
Simple Solutions Educational Services
Angi Stone-MacDonald
California State University, San Bernardino
Anisha Angella, BASc
CEO
The Early Childhood Coach
Ann C. Kay, M.A.
Co-founder and Education Coordinator
Rock 'n' Read Project
Ann Gadzikowski
Early Childhood Author and Consultant
Redleaf Press
Ann Pelo
Anna Marrs
COR Advantage
Anna Reyner
CEO CreativePlayLA
CreativePlayLA
Anne Douglass
Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation
Anne Meade
Daisies Early Childhood Education & Care Centre
Anne Meeker Watson, PhD, MT-BC
Music Therapist and Early Childhood Consultant
SING.PLAY.LOVE.
Anne Zeigler
Annette Farrell
Business and Professional Development Specialist
Francis Institute for Child and Youth Development
Anni Reinking
Reinking Education Consulting, LLC
Ant Toombs Sr.
Trauma Counselor and Founding Member, Growth & Expansion Strategist
Life is Good Playmaker Project (LiGPP),
Aquiles Iglesias
University of Delaware
Ariane Gauvreau
Haring Center for Inclusive Education
Ashley Brailsford
Unearthing Joy
Ashley Varouhas
Child Care Success Company
Autumn Allen
Barefoot Books
Bar Rucci
The Creativity Project
Barb O'Neill
Barbara Chester
President
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Barbara Kaiser
Author, Consultant, Trainer
Barbara McCreedy
Senior Manager
ICF International
Barbara Sorrels
Author, Founder and CEO
Connected Kids
Becky Bailey
President
Loving Guidance, Inc.
Ben Morris
BumbleBee Software
Ben Poswalk
The Child Care Success Company
Berna Artis
The Artful Education Consulting, LLC.
Beth Cannon
Keynote Speaker & Instruction Design Specialist
Beth Cannon Speaks + Leaders Lounge Solutions
Beth Engelhardt
Professor
University of Dayton
Beth Fairchild
PA Early Intervention Technical Assistance
Beth Menninga
Project Coordinator
Center for Early Education and Development, University of Minnesota
Beth Van Meeteren
Iowa Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education (IRCEDE) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, IA
Beth Wise
Robert-Leslie Publishing
Bethe Almeras
Education & Outreach Director
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play
Betsy Bird
Evanston Public Library
Betty Bardige
Author
A Wealth of Words
Bev Schumacher
Learning Props
Bill Strader
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Bisa Lewis
Author & Early Learning Consultant
Ideal Early Learning LLC
Bob Siegel
National Director of Easter Seals Children's Services
Easter Seals
Bonnie O'Keefe
Bellwether Education Partners
Brian Puerling
Early Childhood Expert, Advocate, and Author
Advocate, and Author
Brian Washburn
Endurance Learning
Bridget Petrites
Evanston Public Library
Bridgid Normand
Director of Education and Learning
Committee for Children,Creators of the Second Step Program
Bruce Spurr
CEO
Grow Your Center
Camille Catlett
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed
Early Childhood Teacher Trainer & Keynote Speaker
Core4Parenting
Carmen Castillo
Carol Aghayan
Independent Professional Training & Coaching Professional
Carol Aghayan, LLC
Carol Garboden Murray
Director of Children's Programing at Bard College
Carol Levins
Intellikid Systems
Caroline Jens
Founder
Child Care Biz Help
Carrie Casey
Author and Co-Host
Childcare Conversations
Carrie Draper
Readiness Learning Associates
Cate Heroman
Cate Heroman, LLC
Cathi Miller, PhD
Professor of Early Childhood Education & Founder
Treefrog Education
Cathy Abraham
Cathy Weisman Topal
Smith College
Cecy Shveid
Playfication Learning, LLC
Cen Campbell
LittleeLit.com
Chelsea Denny
Web Designer & Business Consultant
Early Childhood Creative
Cheri Meiners
Free Spirit Publishing
Cheryl Kilodavis
KD Talent LLC
Cheryl McCarthy
Creative Director
Moving Smart, Ltd.
Chip Donohue
Director of Distance Learning and the TEC Center
Erikson Institute
Christa Haring
Virginia Literacy Partnerships
Christian Bellissimo
Christian Bellissimo, MSW, LCSW, RPT
Christina Fecio
Educational Consultant
Christina Fecio Consulting LLC
Christy Jones-Hudson
Multicoachural Consulting, LLC
Claire Goss
Bright Horizons
Claire Green
Parents' Choice Foundation
Claire Lerner, LICSW
Founder
Lerner Child Development
Claire Warden
Living Classrooms and International Association of Nature Pedagogy (IANP)
Clare Devlin MA Ed
Education Consultant | Play Coach
Clare Devlin Education Consultancy
Claudia Gold
MD pediatrician, early relational health specialist
The Hello It's Me Project
Claudia Herrmann
Wainwright Global
Connie Dow
Dahlia Rao
Hatch Partners in Play
Dale McManis
Research Director
Hatch Early Childhood
Dalia Avello
Oregon Montessori Association
Dan Gartrell
Bemidji State University, Bemidji Minnesota
Dan Wuori
Founder/President, Early Childhood Policy Solutions
Dana Childress
Early Intervention Professional Development Consultant and Author
Partnership for People with Disabilities at VA Commonwealth University
Dana Winters
Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media
Dathan Rush
Family, Infant & Preschool Program
David Dickinson
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
David Heath
Redleaf Press
Dawn Braa
Early Childhood & Youth Development Instructor
Dakota County Technical College
Dean Tagawa
Los Angeles Unified School District
Deanna Pecaski McLennan
Greater Essex County District School Board
Deb Curtis
Harvest Associates
Debbi Sluys
Child Care Director and Personal Development & Empowerment Coach
Growing Together Family Resource Centre and Dare to Declare
Debbie Ausburn, J.D.
Attorney
YSO Academy
Debbie LeeKeenan, M.Ed.
Co-Director/Founder, Consultant, Lecturer and Author
AntibiasLeadersECE
Debi Mathias
Director - QRIS National Learning Network
BUILD Initiative
Deborah Stipek
Stanford University
Debra Pierce
Professor, Early Childhood Education
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Debrah Clark, M.A., CFLE
Teen Parent Program Specialist, Certified Family Life Educator
Deitra Nealy-Shane
School Readiness Consulting
Derry Koralek
DGK & Co.
Diana Parafiniuk
E-Therapy
Diane Kashin
Author and Consultant
Diane Spahn
Kodo Kids
Donna Housman
Housman Institute
Donna King
Children First
Douglas Clements
University of Denver
Dr. Alice Sterling Honig
Syracuse University
Dr. Carrie Comer-Yates
CCY Consulting
Dr. Jamie Cho
Faculty
University of Washington, Bothell
Dr. Julie Causton
Educational Consultant
Inclusive Schooling
Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
Educational Consultant
Inclusive Schooling
Dr. Nefertiti Poyner
Early Childhood Specialist
Mighty Works Education Group, LLC
Dr. Noah Hichenberg
American Jewish University| Adas Israel Congregation
Dr. Rachel Larimore
Chief Visionary
Samara Early Learning
Dr. Stephanie Goloway
Professor Emerita, Author and Fairy Godteacher
Imagination on the Move
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Director of Early Childhood Education Programs | Associate Professor
American Jewish University
Dr. Yehudis Smith
Director of ECE and ECE Leadership Consultant
CAJE Miami and Yehudis Smith Consulting
Ebonyse Mead
Educational Equity Institute
Eliana Elias
Early Learning Anew
Elizabeth Steed
University of Colorado Denver
Elizabeth Twombly
University of Oregon
Ellen Drolette
Positive Spin VT, LLC
Ellen Galinsky
Author
Mind in the Making
Ellen Honeck
Laurel Springs School
Emily Stone
Housman Institute
Eric Rasmussen
Peabody Prep of Johns Hopkins University
Erin Barton
Vanderbilt University
Erin Ramsey
Living Inspired, LLC
Evelyn Knight
Child Care Business Professionals
Faigie Kobre
Workshop leader
Eduart4kids
Faith Rogow
Insighters Educational Consulting
Felecia DeHaney
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Black Child Development Institute
Fran Simon
Chief Engagement Officer
Engagement Strategies, LLC
Frances Carlson
Associate Dean
Chattahoochee Technical College
Gabrielle DeLoach
Kodo Kids
Gail Connelly
Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Gail Lovely
Suddenly It Clicks!
Gary Romano
Civitas Strategies
Gerald Bolden
Curriculum Instruction Specialist
Wonders Early Learning
Gerald Newmark
Co-Founder of The Children’s Project
The Children's Project
Gill Connell
Founder
Moving Smart, Ltd.
Gillian Gansler
Quality Assist
Giovanni Arroyo
Media Specialist
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Halcyon Reese-Learned
Nature Playscapes
Hannah Matthews
CLASP
Heather Bernt-Santy
That Early Childhood Nerd
Heather Fox
Director of Outreach and Communication
Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
Heather Jackson, RECE
Executive Director
The Sunflower School
Heather White, Ed.S., M.Ed., NCSP
Montessori Coach & Teacher Trainer
Montessori Matters
Heidi Hagel-Braid
First Children’s Finance
Helen Maniates
University of San Francisco
Holly Delgado
Holly Elissa Bruno
Author, Professor, Keynote Speaker and Radio Host
Holly Elissa Bruno Keynotes & Teambuilding
Ida Rose Florez
Terra Rossa Learning
Iheoma Iruka
Research Professor & Fellow
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ijumaa Jordan
Ijumaa Jordan Consulting
Ileen Henderson
National Director
Bright Space Program
Ilene Schwartz
Haring Center for Inclusive Education
Ingrid Crowther
Founder
ICC Lifelong Learn Inc.
Irene van der Zande
Kidpower
Iris Ponte
Henry Frost Children's Program
Isabel Baker
The Book Vine for Children
Jacky Howell
Early Childhood Education Consultant
Azspire, llc
Jacque Sell
Childrens' Creative Learning Centers
Jacqueline Jones
Foundation for Child Development
Jaime Rechkemmer
Founder/Lead Consultant
Aim4Impact, LLC
Jamarrion Tabor
The Childcare Success Academy
Jane Squires
University of Oregon
Jani Kozlowski
Early Childhood TA Center at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Janice Lopez
Women's Business Development Center Director
Women's Business Development Center
Jared Hall
Intellikid Systems
Jason Mauricio
Chief Development Officer
Endeavor Schools
Jason Russell
Founder and President
Secure Education Consultants
Je'Kendria Trahan
Practice Associate
School Readiness Consulting
Jeff Holden
Bum bleBee Childcare Software
Jeff Johnson
Explorations Early Learning
Jeff Lindstrom
Nature Explore
Jen Neitzel
Educational Equity Institute
Jena Jauchius
Landscape Architect/Nature Play Expert
N is for Nature Play, LLC
Jenna Augustine
Project Coordinator
BEEs in the Garden
Jenne Parks
Early Childhood Content Specialist
Hatch Early Childhood
Jennie Sumrell
PlayCore
Jennifer Adams Oppenheimer, MA, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and Parent Coach
SpeakJoy Center for Development
Jennifer Carsen
Child Care Marketing Specialist
Daycare In Demand
Jennifer Fiechtner
Innovations in Early Childhood Education, Inc.
Jennifer Grisham
University of Kentucky
Jennifer Meyer
Follett Early Learning
Jennifer Park
University of Florida, College of Education
Jennifer Slavin
Director of Coaching
Child Care Success Company
Jenny Bilmes
Consultant
Kids From the Inside Out
Jenny Munn
The Munn Group
Jeremy Smith
First Choice Services
Jerry Parr
Willow Tree Early Education Team
Jessica Hobbs
Compliance Operations Strategist
The Compliance Alliance
Jessica Johnsen
Child Care Marketing Solutions
Jessica Rose-Malm
Child Care Aware® of America
Jessy Burton
Save the Children US Programs
Jill Bella
Founder and President
Bella Mattina
Jill de Villiers
Smith College
Jill Primak
Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
Jill Soto
Center for Early Childhood Professional Development
Joan Smutny
Center for Gifted and Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity
Joanne Hurt
Wonders Learning
Jody Martin
Frog Street Press
Jolene Andriaschko
Strategic Education Consulting Solutions, LLC.
Jon Baylin
Joshua Sparrow
Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Judy Galbraith
Free Spirit Publishing
Judy Jablon
Executive Director
Leading for Children
Juelie Perry-Schwartz, M.S.
The Play Coach & Keynote Storyteller
Inspire to Impact Early Education Training and Consulting
Julia Luckenbill
UC Davis Center for Child and Family Studies Laboratory School
Julie Bartkus
President
Motivate Teachers
Julie Bisson
Epiphany Early Learning Preschool
Julie Looper Coats
Child Care Aware® of America
Julie M. Wood
Creative Expert in Digital Learning
Julie Wood, Educational Consultant
Julie Nicholson
Professor of Practice; Co-Director, Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education
Mills College
Julie Sarama
University of Denver
Junlei Li
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Justin Sabo
Co-Founder
Digital Dream Labs
Justina Paterson
Child Care Biz Help
Kamye Hugley
Experienced Coach & Trainer
Kara Lehnhardt
e-Learning Initiatives Manager
North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
Karen Bierman
Director, Child Study Center, Pennsylvania State University
Karen Foster-Jorgensen
Innovation Champion, Business Strategist for Early Childhood Director Success
ChildCareDirector.com
Karen Nemeth
Author/Consultant
Language Castle, LLC
Kasey Kile
Kodo Kids
Kate Highfield
Lecturer
Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University
Kate Shelley
Founder
Tales Toolkit
Kate Woodward Young, M.Ed.
Author and Co-Host
Childcare Conversations
Kathe Petchel
HINGE Advisors
Katherine Falen
National Center for Early Childhood Development, Teaching,& Learning
Katherine Rowell
School Readiness Consulting
Kathleen Hayes
Highlights
Kathleen Roskos
John Carroll University
Kathryn L. Roberts
Wayne State University College of Education
Kathryn Murray
Founder
Future Strong Education
Kathy Charner
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Temple University
Kathy Korman Frey
Founder, Confidence Guardian
Hot Mommas Project
Kathy Ligon
HINGE Brokers
Kay Albrecht
Innovations
Keena R. Mosley, Ed.D
Founder & Chief Transformation Officer
Momentum Leadership Group
Kelly Hansinger
Senior Director of Learning and Leadership Development
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Kelly Matthews
Director of Family Child Care Strategy & Advancement
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA)
Kelly Perez
Smart Love Family Services
Kelly Pollitt
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Kendra Kett
Division Vice President
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Kenneth Sherman
Director of Professional Development
HighScope
Kerry Murphy (BA Hons, MSc)
Early Childhood Specialist, Lecturer and Trainer
Diverse Pathways for Early Childhood
Kiersten Marek
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Kiersten Marek, LICSW
Kimberlee Burt Hendricks
The Play and Learn Leader
A Child's Space 2
Kimberly Reinhard
Kirsten Haugen
Professional Growth and Research Director
Dimensions Educational Research Foundation & Nature Exp
Kori Bardige
Learning Circle Consulting
Kris Murray
President
The Child Care Success Company
Kristen Darling, BS.Ed, M.P.P.
Early Childhood Education Consultant
Consultant
Kristen Peterson
Butterfly Hill Nature Preschool
Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
Inclusive Schooling, LLC
Kyle Snow
NAEYC
Laura Bailet
Nemours Children's Health System
Laura Bornfreund
New America
Laura Colker
L.J. Colker & Associates
Laura Delgado
Vice President of Curriculum & Professional Development
Learning Beyond Paper, Inc.
Laura Ensler
Leading for Children
Laura Henry
Laura Henry Consultancy
Laura Shea, M.S.Ed.
Founder of Little Stories That Stick & Early Literacy Specialist
Little Stories That Stick
Laura Weeldreyer
Maryland Family Network
Lauren Carlisle
Wyoming Early Childhood Outreach Network
Lauren Small
CEO, Consultant, & Trainer
Early Education Business Consultants, LLC
Lauren Starnes
Author and Chief Academic Officer
Goddard Schools (Goddard Systems Inc)
Laurie Ann Armstrong
Arapahoe Library District
Laycee Thigpen
Reinking Education Consulting, LLC
Leatha Ritchie
Principal Consultant and Coach
LPR Consulting
Leigh Reveno
Leigh's House
Leslie O'Flahavan
Principal
E-WRITE
Libby Hall
The Parish School
Linda Brekken
The SpecialQuest Group
Linda Espinosa
University of Missouri-Columbia
Linda Santora
Anti-Defamation League
Lindsay Astor Grant, MA, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy Consultant
Learning Redesigned
Lindsay Giroux
Wake County Public Schools
Lindsey Allard Agnamba
School Readiness Consulting
Lindsey Engelhardt
Designer and Strategic Thinker
Lindsey Engelhardt Design
Lisa Agogliati
Pedagogista and Directing Teacher
National Child Research Center
Lisa Boggess
Professional Development Specialist
Francis Institute for Child and Youth Development
Lisa Daly
Transforming Early Learning
Lisa Grant, Ed.D.
Founder | Executive Director
Early Childhood by Design
Lisa Guernsey
Senior Advisor on Early and Elementary Education Policy
New America Foundation
Lisa Henkel
VP, Education & Training
LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
Lisa Kuh
Bezos Academy
Lisa Lenhart
University of Akron, Center for Literacy
Lisa Murphy
CEO & Founder, Early Childhood Educator, Author
Ooey Gooey, Inc
Lisa Parker
Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Human Services
Lisa Poelle
Author, Consultant, Trainer
The Biting Solution
Lise Fox
University of South Florida
Liz Twombly, M.S
ASQ Specialist
Ages and Stages Research Group
Liza Pringle, B.S., M.Ed.
Curriculum & Instruction Specialist
Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day
Lorelei Pisha
Early Interventionist and Professional Learning Specialist
EIP
Lorena Alvarenga
Seeds
Lori Ryan
University of Colorado Denver
Louise Stoney
Opportunities Exchange
Luis Hernandez
Western Kentucky University
Luisa M. Cotto
United Way of Miami-Dade
Lynette Fraga
Child Care Aware of America
Lyneé Lopez
Educational Architect
Verve Early Childhood Consulting
Lynn Sullivan
Lynn Wenger
Founder | President
The Compliance Alliance
Lynne Kenney
Pediatric Psychologist
The Family Coach
M'Lisa Shelden
Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University
Makai Kellogg
School for Friends
Margaret Powers
Agnes Irwin School
Margie Carter
Margo Young
Environmental Protection Agency
Marica Cox Mitchell
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Mark Bailey
The Child Learning and Development Center, Pacific University
Mark Parker
President
Outlier Technologies/SansWrite
Martha Heineman Pieper
Smart Love Family Services
Martha Meyer
Evanston Public Library
Mary Benson McMullen
Indiana University
Mary Elizabeth Picher
Wholeplay Family Services Inc.
Mary Jane Maguire-Fong
American River College
Mary Jane Weiss
Endicott College
Mary Kuehner
Arapahoe Library District
Mary Louise Hemmeter
Vanderbilt University
Mary Muhs
Rasmussen College
Mary Stansbury
Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver
Maryam Daha
Foothill College
MaryAnn Faubion Kohl
Western Washington University
Matt Harrell
CEO
MemberHub.com
Matt Stewart
Digital Dream Labs
Maurice Elias
Rutgers University
Maurice Sykes
Early Childhood Leadership Institute, University of the District of Columbia
Megan Gessler
The Morton Arboretum
Melissa Blotter
Founder
Directed Success
Melissa Depper
Arapahoe Library District
Melody Passemante Powell, M.Ed.
Supervisor - Institute for Early Learning
Early Childhood Programs and Services - Fairfax County
Melony Gibson
Director, Professional and Leadership Development
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Mia Pritts
ECE Consultant
M Pritts Consulting
Mica Whitfield
Georgia
Michael Assel
Children’s Learning Institute/LoneStar LEND, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michael B. Abel
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University
Michael Browne, MBA
Educator, Author, Consultant and "Co-host of Napcast"
Hilltop Children's Center and Educator Institute
Michael Gramling
Western Kentucky University
Michael McNeil
Seattle Children's Hospital
Michael Robb
Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media
Michaelene Ostrosky
University of Illinois
Michele Hemenway Pullen
Project Specialist
University of Louisville Early Childhood Research Center
Michelle McGinnis
Childcare Compliance
Michelle Pratt
Enspirement.co
Michelle Salcedo
Content Developer
Quality Assist
Mikayla Martinez, Ed.D.
Principal Associate, Program Design & Evaluation
Early Childhood by Design
Mike Browne
Sr. Community Engagement Manager and Anti-Racist Consultant
Hilltop Children's Center and Educator Institute
Mike Hook
VP, Sales
LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
Mike Huber
Author, Director of Curriculum
Rise Early Learning Center
Mike Sherman
Birth2Five Consulting
Mileidis Gort
The Ohio State University
Miriam Beloglovsky
Playful Transformation
Miriam Dressler
Bloom Training & Consulting
Mitali Purkayastha
Molly Hichens
HINGE Advisors
Monica Rollins
Founder
Rooted: A Wellness Collective
Monique D. Reynolds
Vice President, ECE Business Support & Sustainability
Quality Care for Children
Morna Ballantyne
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC)
Nadia Jaboneta
Paciï¬c Primary School
Nadia Kim
Loyola Marymount University
Nancy Seibel
Owner and Principal
Keys to Change, LLC
Nathanael Flynn
Nell Duke
University of Michigan
Nichole Parks
Leading for Children
Nick Terrones
Early Childhood Educator and Director
Daybreak Star Preschool
Nicol Russell, Ed.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Teacher Strategies, LLC
Ninderjit Gill, M.Ed.
Faculty
North Seattle College
Olga Lacayo
Independent Consultant
Pam Brillante
The William Paterson University of New Jersey
Pam Gittleman
For Kinder Times, LLC
Pam Oken-Wright
Oken-Wright Pedagogical Consultancy
Patricia Snyder
Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida
Patrick Makokoro
Assistant Professor
School of Child and Youth Care Faculty of Education
Pattie Fitzgerald
Safely Ever After, Inc.
Patty Born Selly
Hamline University
Paul Myers
Save the Children’s U.S. Programs
Paul, M.S. Hester
Children's Environmental Health Network
Paula Drew
Director of Early Care and Education Policy & Research
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA)
Paula Jackson
Barefoot Books
Peggy Ashbrook
Early Childhood Science Educator
Peter Kinney
Co-founder
Digital Dream Labs
Peter Mangione
WestEd
Petra Kern
Music Therapy Consulting/University of Louisville
Prerna Richards, MBA
CEO
Together We Grow
Rachel Barr
Associate Professor
Georgetown University
Rachel Robertson
Vice President, Education & Development
Bright Horizons
Rachel Schumacher
Rachel Supalla, M.Ed.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
DKZ Learning Centers and Vision Tree Leadership
Rachel Wagner
National Trainer and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist
Devereux Center for Resilient Children
Rae Pica
Rae Pica Keynotes & Consulting
Raelene Ostberg
Thriving Together, LLC
Ranae Amezquita
Los Angeles Unified School District
Rebecca Rolland
Harvard
Richard Cohen, M.A.
Keynote Presenter, Consultant, Professor
Richard Sheridan
Menlo Innovations
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
University of Delaware
Roberta Schomburg
Professor of Education
Carlow University in Pittsburgh
Robin Levy, M.A.
Director of Social Emotional Wellbeing
Healthy Child Care Colorado
Roger Neugebauer
World Forum Foundation
Ron Blatz
Discovery Children’s Centre
Ron Spreeuwenberg
HiMama
Ronald McGuckin
Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates
Ronnae Williams
Owner of CY and Vlog Personality: The State Lady
Culturally Yours Consulting & Training
Rosa Carrillo
Consultant
Carrillo & Associates
Rose Pavlov
Founder & CEO
Ivy Child International
Ruth Anne Hammond
RIE Mentor & Program Committee Chair
Resources for Infant Educarers
Sabina Zeffler
School for Friends
Safiyah Jackson
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Sallee Beneke
St. Ambrose University
Sally Haughey
CEO and Founder
Fairy Dust Teaching
Samantha Phillips
Early Education Insurance Agent, Coach, Advocate & Speaker
Comploy
Samuel Broaden
Author
Honoring Childhood
Sandra Duncan
Nova Southeastern University
Sandra Heidemann
Sara Gibson
Co-Founder & CEO
20 Degrees
Sara Gilliam
Exchange
Sara Langworthy
Author, Consultant, Speaker, YouTuber
The Exchange Loop
Sara Smith
E-Therapy
Sarah Erdman
Cabinet of Curiosities LLC
Sarah Novy
Follett Early Learning
Sarah Sivright
All Seasons Intergenerational Preschool
Sarah Sprinkel
Director
Florida Virtual School
Sarah Taylor Vanover
Kentucky Youth Advocates
Sarah Thompson
Save the Children’s U.S. Programs
Shaniquia Phoenix
Help Daycare Corporation- Morris Early Childhood Program
Shannon Lockhart
HighScope Educational Research Foundation
Shannon Merenstein
Hatch
Sharon Bacharach EdD, LCSW
Associate Director of Academics and Faculty Services
American Jewish University
Sharon DuShane Young
Sharon Easterling
Opportunities Exchange
Shaun Johnsen
Murray Hill Studios
Shaunte Taylor
Little Urban Farmers Learning Space
Sheila Williams Ridge
University of Minnesota
Shelby Secoura, RECE
Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
The Early Childhood Coach
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East Carolina University in the department of Human Development and Family Science
Sophie Rayner-Grignon
Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
The Early Childhood Coach
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Goffin Strategy Group
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Early Childhood Author and Speaker
Benge Consulting Group
Stan Schwartz
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Stan Schwartz Consulting/Middlesex Community College
Stefanie Wieder
Director of Education & Content
Barefoot Books
Stephanie Curenton-Jolly
CEO
Early Learning Access
Steve Gross
Life is good Kids Foundation
Steven Dick
Modern Metrics Barn
Sue Penix
Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center
Susan B. Neuman
University of New York
Susan Engel, Ph.D
Department of Psychology and Director of the Program in Teaching
Williams College
Susan Friedman
NAEYC
Susan Gunnewig
Product Development Director
Hatch Early Childhood Inc.
Susan Lewis M.Ed.
Founder & CEO, Lead Trainer & Coach
ECEPD
Susan MacDonald
Certified Professional Coach
Inspiring New Perspectives
Susan Offutt
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Susan Stacey
Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education
Suzanne Axelsson
Interaction Imagination
Suzanne Lyons
Educator, Author and Founder
Cooperative Games
Suzanne Thouvenelle
National Head Start Information Communications Center
Suzanne Yockelson, Ph.D
Professor emeritus, ASQ Trainer
Ages and Stages Research Group
Sylvia C. Chard
Professor Emeritus
University of Alberta
Tara Franklin
Child Development Schools
Tara Henderson
Explora
Tasha Santistevan
Child Care Success Company
Teddy Hook
LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
Teri N. Talan
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Tess Wood, MA
Senior Associate, Educator & Leader Development
Early Childhood by Design
Thelma Ramirez
Ecological Approaches to Social and Emotional Learning (EASEL) Lab
Theressa Lenear
Goddard, Highline, and Antioch College
Thomas Williams
Kentucky Department of Education
Tiffany Berman, M.Ed
Doctoral Candidate, Elementary Education Instructor
University of Cincinnati
Tim Waxenfelter
Endurance Learning
Timothy Shanahan
Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Tina Reeble
Resource Development Director, Education Specialist
Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, Nature Explore Program
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Author, Trainer, Advocate
Tom Rawlings, J.D.
Attorney and Child Welfare Specialist
YSO Academy
Tony D'Agostino
Inspire Care 360
Tracy Patton, MS Child Development
Chief Feelings Officer and Mess Maker
Once Upon Some Messy Fun LLC
Treasa Howard, MEd, MBA
Early Childhood Educator and Adjunct Professor
Troy Byer
MINDOLOGY FITNESS
Valora Washington
Council for Professional Recognition
Vera Meyerholtz
Nemours BrightStart!
Veronica Getskow
Los Angeles Community College District
Vicki Bartolini
Wheaton College, MA
Vicki Ehlers
Teacher Educator/Family Life Educator
Oklahoma State University
Victoria A Bagnall. MA (Cantab), PGCE.
Co-Founder & Director of Training and Development
Connections in Mind
Victoria Roanhorse
Explora
Virginia Marsh
Walter Drew
Institute for Self Active Education & Dr. Drew's Blocks, Inc.
Warren Buckleitner
Editor
Children's Technology Review
Wendy Cervantes
Center for Law and Social Policy
Wendy Pirie
Moving Smart, Ltd
Wendy Pollock
Wendy Young
Child & Family Therapist and ECE Behavioral and Menntal Health Consultant
Kidluitons:Solutions for Kids and Preferred Product Awards for Social-Emotional Developement
Yev Veverka, PhD, BCBA-D
Director of Training and Consultation Services, Clinical Supervisor
University of Washington
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes
National Alliance for Hispanic Families
Yvonne Kogan
Eton School in Mexico City
Zach Merritt
Procare Solutions
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