Vera Feeny Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

I lead the Early Childhood Nature Connection focus of the Nature Everywhere Initiative, a joint partnership with the Children & Nature Network and KABOOM! and previously worked on the Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Support multiple city technical assistance (TA) initiatives in the Early Childhood Success & Connecting Children to Nature teams within the Institute of Youth, Education and Families-Research city-example best practices, draft strategy tools, & draft policy language for NLC’s policy book, write NLC CitiesSpeak articles, coordinate communications tasks.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

-Created supplemental educational activities for Gusto & Gecko, a children's book series focused on global education and building empathy across cultures-Researched global education literature and explored the global education market -Contacted organizations for potential partnerships and promotion of Gusto & Gecko products

Boston, MA

-Assisted the Vice President of Policy and Government Relations in the agenda setting process -Researched early childhood policy developments at the federal, state, and local levels -Analyzed policy priorities of other early childhood advocacy organizations -Assisted in mapping Jumpstart’s relationship with government officials across multiple.

Madrid, Spain

-Served as an English language and culture assistant to non-native English speakers at a public, non-bilingual secondary school for students at risk of social exclusion (~200 students ages 12 to 20)-Prepared presentations and activities on American culture and traditions-Presented class assignments and assisted students in the completion of activities

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

-Served as an English language and culture assistant to native Catalan and Spanish speakers in two public primary schools (~200 students ages 3 to 12) in central Mallorca-Prepared presentations and activities on American culture and traditions

Chapel Hill, NC

-Observed children's interactions with teachers, peers, and tasks in the prekindergarten classroom using the Individualized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (inCLASS) -Assisted in general project support, collected and managed data, troubleshot technical challenges, and edited and organized research proposals

Chapel Hill

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Ed.M., Education Policy And Management

Interests in: early childhood policy, family engagement, community partnerships, dual language and multicultural education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Sociology, Social And Economic Justice Minor, Highest Distinction

Activities and Societies: • Buckley Public Service Scholar • Carolina Against Slavery and Trafficking • SMART Mentoring Program • APPLES.