Collaborates with community leaders, businesses, families, and agencies to guarantee that every child is prepared and supported for kindergarten. Strategically align community services and networks, focusing on improving outcomes for children and families.• Mobilizes community in fostering the success of kindergarten readiness.• Improve awareness and access, ensuring children have opportunities for high-quality early experiences.• Coordinates comprehensive efforts across… Show more Collaborates with community leaders, businesses, families, and agencies to guarantee that every child is prepared and supported for kindergarten. Strategically align community services and networks, focusing on improving outcomes for children and families.• Mobilizes community in fostering the success of kindergarten readiness.• Improve awareness and access, ensuring children have opportunities for high-quality early experiences.• Coordinates comprehensive efforts across the community catering to birth to five, enhancing impact and efficiency.• Champion quality improvement initiatives to build capacity in organizations devoted to early childhood systems.• Address family voice and community data to identify strengths, needs, and gaps to tailor efforts.• Led EPEL to 2021 Organization of the Year by the Elgin Hispanic Network, a testament to impactful community work.• Designed three Language in the Laundromat programs, integrating learning into everyday community spaces.• Established nine "Learning On the Go" neighborhood programs, enhancing connections, awareness, and access for families with young children.• Experience in project development and management, grant writing, leading collaboration, engaging stakeholders, and influencing policy changes.• Spearheaded Early Childhood Slot Gap Planning, effectively identifying assets and needs to enhance early childhood services and opportunities.• Honored with "Champion of Children Award" by Well Child Center in 2022 in recognition of my dedicated advocacy for children's wellbeing.• Co-led Unite46 Community Engagement, pivotal in securing a referendum for the 2023 ballot.• Serve on VNA Healthcare Elgin Advisory Board, contributing to strategic healthcare decisions.• Serve on Kane County Health Department Kane Kares’ Board, helping shape the home visiting program.• Represented community early childhood on U-46 Messaging and Access Taskforce to ensure effective communication and accessibility. Show less

- Partnered with families, early care and education providers and the community to ensure that all children are prepared for learning in kindergarten- Provide training for early care and education providers to improve high-quality care and school readiness skills- Model developmentally appropriate teaching practices to offer strategies to enhance learning- Provide preschool exposure to hard to reach children in the U-46 community- Observe and screen children… Show more - Partnered with families, early care and education providers and the community to ensure that all children are prepared for learning in kindergarten- Provide training for early care and education providers to improve high-quality care and school readiness skills- Model developmentally appropriate teaching practices to offer strategies to enhance learning- Provide preschool exposure to hard to reach children in the U-46 community- Observe and screen children using DIAL-4 and ASQ Questionnaire- Assist families in accessing early childhood community service, resources and programs- Partner with organizations in the community to reach children and families that are furthest from opportunities to raise awareness of the importance of early learning and increase access to programs Show less

- Provided assistance to early education students with special needs

Third Grade teaching assistant

Kindergarten Teacher- Early childhood educator- Kindergarten team leader