Alice Frederick Torres Email & Phone Number

Fort Pierce, Florida Area

I am a social work/educational leadership professional, certified in CT for both social work and intermediate administration. I have a doctorate in Educational Leadership and 30 + years' experience in school/family/community services and early childhood systems birth-five. My areas of expertise include policy and planning; program administration, design and development; capacity building; team building and staff development; research and evaluation; coordination and collaboration, community and family engagement, and management of county, state, regional, and federal grant initiatives including fiscal oversight. I have Head Start, Early Head Start, Family Resource Center, CT School Readiness and Part C IDEA experience.

Developed and administered early childhood programs B-5 at ACES including an Early Head Start program for 60 infants and toddlers. Developed and managed inter-agency partnerships to serve young children including infant mental health and experiencing homelessness. Managed community and school partnerships to promote school readiness and parent engagement strategies. Aligned the work of ACES departments to promote PreK-3 initiatives in south central CT. Partnered with CT Office of Early Childhood consultants to encourage PreK-3 district strategies. Served on the CT B-3 Interagency Coordinating Council. Facilitated municipal partnerships across 4 towns to improve systems of care for young children.

North Haven, Connecticut, United States

Designed and implemented projects to benefit young children Birth to Eight and their families. Sought funding through grants and contracts to support interdisciplinary programming to improve quality of services in community and school settings. Administered a preschool state grant for a major city serving over 900 children. Managed Family Resource Centers and Child Development Programs and Services.

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

Developed and administered the region's Part C system for infants and toddlers with special needs. Supervised 30 staff at 2 sites and managed a budget of over 4.5 million dollars. Developed effective interagency partnerships to assist with program oversight and quality assurance measures through committees and Interagency Coordinating Council. Engaged with Yale Child Study to pilot the Infant/Toddler Social

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Directed family programming in therapeutic child development program for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Managed the state reporting requirements, program policy development, and program evaluation.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Masters In Social Work, Policy And Planning

B.S, Sociology