Providing leadership, training, and technical assistance for early care and education programs for more than 24 years, this expert focuses on childcare operations, program leadership, Quality Improvement Rating Systems, NAEYC Accreditation standards, classroom quality assessment methodologies, regulatory compliance, and early childhood education program improvement initiatives. Professional experience includes implementation and oversight of childcare quality improvement systems, Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales methodologies, Classroom Assessment Scoring System evaluations, childcare licensing-related operational practices, grant administration, contracts management, and development of training and technical assistance services for early care and education providers serving children and families.

Professional responsibilities have included leadership and supervisory roles involving Early Head Start–Child Care Partnership programs, statewide pre-licensing workshop initiatives, childcare quality improvement grants, and family and community services operations. Experience includes management of federally funded grants, oversight of compliance and reporting systems, supervision of regional and family services personnel, coordination of parent engagement and outreach programs, and implementation of program administration standards for childcare and educational organizations. Additional operational experience includes directing a multi-licensed early learning center, supervising large childcare staff teams, maintaining accreditation and quality-rating standards, and supporting enrollment and service-delivery objectives within early learning environments.

Training, mentoring, and professional development activities have involved technical assistance, classroom quality assessment, diversity and inclusion programming, implicit bias instruction, childcare program administration, and operational support for early childhood education providers. The expert has delivered customized training and technical assistance utilizing CLASS, ITERS-R, CSEFEL, and Program Administration Scale methodologies to support childcare program quality, staff development, compliance initiatives, and service-delivery improvement efforts.

Additional administrative experience includes grant writing and reporting, donor and stakeholder communications, board support activities, customer relations management systems, data collection, and operational coordination associated with nonprofit and early care and education programs. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and a certificate in Outdoor Learning Environments for Young Children.