About Us

I have been working in the field of Early Childhood for the past 13 years and held every role imaginable.  From teaching assistant, lead teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant director, director, and now the Regional Coaching Manager.  Through all of these roles, I have learned the overwhelming value of the adults in the classroom, and that to have the best child outcomes the adults in the room need to be supported through trusted relationships. Being a part of the coaching community has shown me all of the amazing individuals in the state of Colorado who have the same passion and desire to see the growth of our field and our youngest citizens.  I have an AA in Early Childhood Education, a  BFA in Studio Art, an MA in Early Childhood Education, and an EdD in Educational Equity and Leadership. 

Across my 34 year career, my mission has been to develop and enact social change initiatives that secure needed reforms for our communities’ children. 

In New York City, I was a Director of Community Schools for The Children's Aid Society and Adjunct Faculty in Self-Aware Practice at Teachers College.  In Colorado, I directed Poudre School District's Early Childhood Education Department.  In my current role as Northwest Regional Coach for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, I support early childhood professionals in eighteen counties.  I especially enjoy facilitating sense-based self-aware practice because of its great impact on all of us in the parallel process.  I hold a Pyramid Facilitator Certification and I am an Expanding Quality for Infants and Toddlers Foundations Specialist.

I have been in the ECE filed for over 20 years and across 3 different states. I spent over 15 years as a director of a large childcare center before becoming an EQIT coach and trainer. That led me to becoming a QI and LENA coach before joining the CDEC as the NE Regional Coach. Over the last 6 years I have been able to follow my passion of helping ECE professionals feel empowered through trainings such as EQIT and Relationship Based Professional Development 

My passion for building and collaborating with rural ECE workforce started with the Chaffee County Early Childhood Council (CCECC) in 2015 when I worked as their Quality Improvement Navigator, Project Coordinator, and Regional Data Liaison. From there, I moved into my current role as the SW regional coach in early 2021. My professional interests include working with diverse adult learners through co-facilitating Relationship-Based Professional Development (RBPD), reflective supervision/consultation (RS/C), along with exploring coaching-related data, research, and evaluation strategies. I am a proud mother of an awesome 4 year old. I hold a Ph.D. in Anthropology with a primary focus on human migration and biological variation, along with being an EQIT Infant and Toddler Specialist. 

I have been in the ECE field for 15 years and have held many roles from my start as a Teacher Aide to Program Specialist, Education Manager, and now as a Regional Coach. Throughout my career I found excitement in continuous quality improvement. I began practicing and learning about how to improve the quality of my work place through attending professional development, learning about formal assessments, and connecting and supporting staff.