Ernestine Walls Benedict is a Chief Communications Officer at Zero to Three. She possess expertise in marketing communications, public relations, marketing, strategic planning, marketing strategy and 15 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Ernestine is a great boss because she allows you to explore your creativity without hovering. There are deadlines, certainly. Once that is understood, she respects the process and encourages detail and refinement. Her energy is contagious and her vision astounding. I learned so much working with and for her. I'm ready to report for duty any time I'm needed." and "Ernestine became my supervisor after years as a colleague in the department. Her transition from professional colleague to boss should have been a hard one to manage. E ended up overseeing about 8 or 10 of us, and as vice president of MAC was an incomparable head of department. She had to oversee a lot of complex personalities and well-established staffers, some with as much as a decade or more of experience. That's not easy for any new vice president in an organization. I am grateful for the time I had to grow and flourish as an employee under her leadership.Without her time and attention to the challenges I faced, I would never have grown into the leadership position I currently hold at Education Week. "