Professional Details
Certifications
* Items in italics are "in progress"
MA Department of Early Education and Care
Yoga Alliance
Lamaze International
Director II Certification
Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher Certification
Preschool Lead Teacher Certification
Registered Yoga Teacher
Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher
Certified Childbirth Educator
Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC)
Member (2012-Present)
Governing Board, Member-at-Large (2019 - 2021)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Member (2012 - Present)
Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment (TRUCE)
Steering Committee Member (2014 - 2016)
Memberships &
Associations
Professional
Development
Birthing Babies VA
Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training, January 2023
Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings
Full Spectrum Doula Training, Fall 2022
BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Creating Outdoor Spaces that Connect Children to the Natural World, May 2019
KidPowerment Yoga
Teaching Yoga to Children: Foundations, April 2018
Meditation and Mindfulness for Children and Teens, May 2018
Inclusive Yoga: An Introduction to Making Yoga Class Accessible for Children with Special Needs, March 2019
Magic of Music, March 2019
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Early Ed Con, October 2016
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How to Be an Effective Advocate
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Creating Early Childhood Environments That Welcome and Support Children with Gender Expansive Behavior and Children and Families with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents/Guardians
National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts State House
Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD), March 2015
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Annual Conference, November 2014
Annual Conference, November 2012
Accreditation 101 Training, May 2012
Early Education For All; Strategies For Children
Early Childhood and Education: Closing the Achievement and Opportunity Gaps, 2014 Gubernatorial Candidates Forum, June 2014
Wellesley College Child Study Center; Joan Almon, Co-founder of the Alliance for Childhood
Encouraging Adventure: Redefining Success to Include Risk, Lecture, May 2014
Lesley University; Professor Emerita Nancy Carlsson-Paige & Director of Early Childhood Programs Ben Mardell
Children As Citizens, Lecture, April 2013