Design, develop, and review NCPFCE resources for training, professional development, virtual learning, and technical assistance for Early Head Start/Head Start, Child Care, and Early Childhood education communities.Collaborate with other team members to create and conduct NCPFCE training sessions across the country, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Act as Project Manager and reviewer for new resources, including leading online parent meetings and groups.Served in… Show more Design, develop, and review NCPFCE resources for training, professional development, virtual learning, and technical assistance for Early Head Start/Head Start, Child Care, and Early Childhood education communities.Collaborate with other team members to create and conduct NCPFCE training sessions across the country, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Act as Project Manager and reviewer for new resources, including leading online parent meetings and groups.Served in co-leadership role for the NCPFCE Defining Equity Workgroup; Antiracist Beloved Community (ABC) Sisterhood and Colleagues of Color Affinity groups.Administered the online NCPFCE MyPeers Deepening Practice Community and Academy Alumni workgroup and increased membership by 65% from January 2019 to October 2020. Managed the project team that designed, created, and presented a three-part webinar series focused on Head Start as a vital community partner: Community Engagement, Transition to Kindergarten, and Child Welfare.Contributed to and presented at the NCPFCE 2020 Virtual Family Services Manager Institute.Designed NCPFCE MyPeers Media Messages: Dual Language Learner’s Celebration Week and Transition to Kindergarten Series, a National Center cross-collaboration with Early Childhood Development/Teaching/Learning and Health and Wellness.Provided content expertise for using quantitative and qualitative data in telling a family story for Measuring What Matters Resources, promoting shift from compliance focus to data-driven program culture.Provided expertise on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness resources. Show less

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL CONSULTING- National Trainer, Consultant/Resource Reviewer, Researcher, 2012-Present; Member of Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships Workgroup, Office of Head Start & Office of Child Care Collaboration, 2020; and Member of Pregnancy & Expectant Families Workgroup, Office of Head Start National Center Collaboration, 2020 at the National Center on Parent, Family & Community Engagement (NCPFC), Brazelton Touchpoints Center. - American Recovery &… Show more EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL CONSULTING- National Trainer, Consultant/Resource Reviewer, Researcher, 2012-Present; Member of Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships Workgroup, Office of Head Start & Office of Child Care Collaboration, 2020; and Member of Pregnancy & Expectant Families Workgroup, Office of Head Start National Center Collaboration, 2020 at the National Center on Parent, Family & Community Engagement (NCPFC), Brazelton Touchpoints Center. - American Recovery & Reinvestment Technical Assistance Consultant: Early Head Start National Resource Center at 0-3- Early Head Start Cohort IV Start-Up Planner: Early Head Start National Resource Center at 0-3- Consultant/Grant Contributor/Early Head Start Start-Up Planner: Pee Dee and Carolina Community Action, Inc.- Consultant/Instrument Trainer: Montgomery County Head Start/Public School Transition Demonstration Evaluation, Univ of MD- Consultant/Trainer: Charleston County School District, Head Start and Early Head Start- Consultant: ResilienceNET ERIC, Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education, The Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Univ of IL- Program Evaluator: Community Educational Activity Center, PGH Board of EducationDEVELOPMENTAL CONSULTING- Consultant/Research and Survey Designer: Chicago Panel on School PolicyRACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITY CONSULTING- Co-Lead for Defining Equity Workgroup; Antiracist Beloved Community (ABC) Sisterhood and Colleagues of Color Affinity groups: Brazelton Touchpoints Center- Consultant/Grant Writer: Bay Area Black Consortium for Quality Health Care, Inc.- Consultant: Policy Analysis for California Education- Consultant: College for Human Development, Syracuse UnivMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTING- Consultant/Grant Writer/Evaluator: National Institutes of Health, Center for Mental Health ServicesTRAUMA AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONSULTING- Consultant: YWCA of Greater Birmingham- Consultant/Grant Writer: Civitan International Research Center (UAB) Show less

Served as principal investigator on grant examining strengths exhibited by and challenges facing pregnant and parenting college students.Advised and mentored students and taught undergraduate and graduate courses: Developmental Psychology, Child Psychology, Infant and Toddler Development, Parenting, and Racial and Ethnic Identity Development

Taught general and developmental psychology undergraduate courses.

Taught multiple sections of Child Development I and II.

And Program Director at San Francisco Early Head Start/Head Start, San Francisco, CA Working with Executive Director, oversaw agency financial, organizational, programmatic, and HR needs.Managed staff of 8-9 employees.Monitored licensing, federal, state, and local contract requirements to ensure ongoing compliance and funding in accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.Provided direct oversight of federal, state, and local annual program/grant… Show more And Program Director at San Francisco Early Head Start/Head Start, San Francisco, CA Working with Executive Director, oversaw agency financial, organizational, programmatic, and HR needs.Managed staff of 8-9 employees.Monitored licensing, federal, state, and local contract requirements to ensure ongoing compliance and funding in accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.Provided direct oversight of federal, state, and local annual program/grant reviews, passing all reviews.Conducted data analysis, and prepared and presented research reports and grants to funders.Provided training, research, and technical assistance to staff and parents to ensure that program and state Performance Standards were implemented and achieved.Acted as liaison with federal and state governing bodies, staff, community partners, and parents. Show less

Designed and oversaw research and the evaluation of Vision 2002 for Child and Family Support Service Division – Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start programs.Played an instrumental role in developing EHS Doula program, including Home Visiting monitoring protocols. Planned and managed Creative Curriculum trainings and database management trainings.Provided developmental and research assistance, including grant writing and program documentation.Developed and… Show more Designed and oversaw research and the evaluation of Vision 2002 for Child and Family Support Service Division – Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start programs.Played an instrumental role in developing EHS Doula program, including Home Visiting monitoring protocols. Planned and managed Creative Curriculum trainings and database management trainings.Provided developmental and research assistance, including grant writing and program documentation.Developed and implemented a family assessment survey and child assessments. Show less

Carried full teaching load, supervised and trained graduate research assistants in basic research methodology.

As Research Director and Investigator for the WeeSearch Child Development Project─ Created and implemented community research partnership of 13 NAEYC-accredited daycare centers.─ Directed and organized all hiring, scheduling, and training in research design, coding, and interviewing techniques for 13 students (undergraduate and graduate), and managed research budget.─ Wrote child development and parenting columns for the daycare centers’ monthly newsletter.─ Featured on cover of… Show more As Research Director and Investigator for the WeeSearch Child Development Project─ Created and implemented community research partnership of 13 NAEYC-accredited daycare centers.─ Directed and organized all hiring, scheduling, and training in research design, coding, and interviewing techniques for 13 students (undergraduate and graduate), and managed research budget.─ Wrote child development and parenting columns for the daycare centers’ monthly newsletter.─ Featured on cover of UAB Magazine (Summer 1996): Resilience – Children Who Thrive Against the Odds.As Co-Investigator for the Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Project and Evaluation (ACYF).─ Acted as the local and national instrument trainer for project measures, and as site visitor.─ Investigator on two subprojects: Head Start African American Family Project and the Head Start Adolescent Parenting ProjectServed as Consultant and Researcher for Reaching Adolescent Parents through Partnerships (RAPP), a comprehensive medical and behavioral program for teen parents and their children dedicated to improving interconception health of adolescent mothers, and the health and developmental outcome of her infant. ─ Supported RAPP’s strategies for delaying subsequent pregnancy, completing high school, and encouraging consistent contraceptive usage.─ Developed psychosocial section of prenatal education curriculum; interview and assessment tools to index and enhance maternal psychological development, self-esteem, ethnic identity, and coping skills.─ Designed and implemented community-based focus groups; assisted in developing “Mothers of Teen Parents” support group; assisted in referrals to appropriate mental health services.─ Supervised Teen Parent Educator. Show less