Associate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Project

Expertise

Early childhood education; federal education policy; access to preschool; Head Start reauthorization; Head Start National Reporting System testing; child care; immigrant enforcement; child well-being

Education

Master’s degree, social work, Portland State University; bachelor’s degree, sociology, University of Delaware

Background

Current Position: Federal education policy analysis, research, and advocacy

Previous Position(s): Child and Family Therapist, Morrison Center; Commissioner’s Assistant, Office of Multnomah County Commissioner Serena Cruz; Youth and Family Advocate, Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement

Selected Publications

Buenos Principios: Latino Children in the Earliest Years of Life (May 2007)

Head Start Reauthorization: Enhancing School Readiness for Hispanic Children (May 2005)

Achieving a High-Quality Preschool Teacher Corps: A Focus on California (February 2005)