{"id":1,"date":"2014-11-15T23:33:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T23:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecconsultingwy.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2015-05-07T20:33:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T20:33:45","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecconsultingwy.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"And it begins…."},"content":{"rendered":"

In June of 1992 I took a position at St. John\u2019s Hospital in Jackson, Wyoming, as the Director of their yet unopened \u201cday care\u201d center, a position for which I was unprepared other than I had taught kindergarten and had been the assistant manager of the Jackson Hole ski area seasonal child care center. \u00a0I did have a K-8 teaching certificate, a BA in psychology and an enthusiasm for the work. \u00a0During the next 20 years I developed and managed a highly regarded early childhood center through the school of hard knocks, gut instinct, and a whole lot of professional development. \u00a0I also had a knack for hiring good people and had high expectations for their performance. \u00a0My ability to develop\u00a0strong relationships with each member of the staff created a safe environment where they could learn and grow. \u00a0\u00a0I treated everyone as a professional no matter where they were in their educational and professional journey, and in return they aspired to be professionals.<\/p>\n

In about 2010, I began to feel antsy in my position at St. John\u2019s. \u00a0I had become involved with WYECA my state NAEYC affiliate \u00a0and then the NAEYC Affiliate Council in various leadership roles. \u00a0Through these experiences I was beginning to recognize I had strengths as a leader. \u00a0I wanted to understand and use these strengths to contribute further to the field of early childhood care and education. \u00a0It took two more \u00a0years, but I decided I would leave my position at the St. John\u2019s Child Care Center, I would go back to school so I could become more adept \u00a0at articulating what I had learned during my tenure as a program administrator, and \u00a0I would see where it would lead.<\/p>\n

Today I find myself with a MS in Early Childhood Studies with a specialty in advocacy and public policy, a personal vision that all children and families will have access to affordable high quality early childhood programs, and a belief it is the field of early childhood care and education\u2019s calling to lead the way. \u00a0Currently, research shows the field of early childhood care and education lacks the leadership capacity to effectively meet this call. \u00a0My mission for EC Consulting<\/strong> is to focus my career\u00a0on building the leadership capacity of the field of early childhood care and education, at all levels, so we can lead the way to great things for all young children and families.<\/p>\n

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