August 9, 2022
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CT
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About
National Head Start Association will be sharing their Innovation, Equity and Exploration (IEE) work, funded by Voices for Healthy Kids, that explored equity in early childhood policies. It will identify questions that organizations, who are entering this work, might consider in developing policy or policy campaigns. NHSA will also share results of the community survey that helped inform the policy recommendations provided by the IEE workgroup.
Speakers
Kent Mitchell is the Senior Director of State Affairs for the National Head Start Association where he leads work with state Head Start associations, Head Start State Collaboration Offices and the Early Head Start Rising campaign. For four years, he led statewide early childhood initiatives and campaigns in Indiana, with Early Learning Indiana, helping to double state pre-K funding and raise program quality in child care settings. He started his career in the U.S. Congress, working on disability and special education issues for Senator Edward M. Kennedy and he has an extensive background in social innovation and advocacy-oriented philanthropy.
NaDa Shoemaker is the advocacy partnership manager for Voices for Healthy Kids. She leads grant administration for the Innovation, Equity and Exploration (IEE) workgroups which provide equity and policy expertise, resources and recommendations to support field campaigns. NaDa also leads collaboration and engagement activities with Native American communities across the US and leads the Health Leaders for Healthy Kids program bringing together health professionals as volunteer advocates to issue specific policy campaigns.