President And Chief Academic Officer
CurrentTraining to help adults foster social-emotional and behavioral competence in children. (Formerly The Institute for Family Education, founded in 2001 by Susan Townsend, Ph.D., and Anne Townsend, Ph.D.)ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES- Advise schools and organizations on building emotionally resilient communities- Develop curriculum for all Mariposa courses (in-person and online)- Deliver one-time and ongoing training and coaching for school administrators, teachers, parents and other caregivers- Oversee all operations- Liaise with governing board- Organize conferences for Mariposa clientsSince 2007, Mariposa Education has focused exclusively on training adults in a framework developed over the last forty years for transforming adult-child relationships. The framework integrates knowledge from a broad range of disciplines and is consistent with emerging research in psychology, education and neuroscience.