Fellows
ZERO TO THREE Fellows have the expertise, skills, passion, and commitment to make the world a better place for infants and toddlers.
We offer the premier leadership experience committed to supporting the next generation of early childhood leaders in embracing a courageous, just, and collaborative approach to our shared work.
Our Fellows are diverse professionals across disciplines and sectors who are “change agents” – transforming programs, systems, and policies that impact the lives of young children and their families. Over the 32-year history of the fellowship, more than 300 national and international leaders are alumni of this esteemed network and continue to impact the lives of babies and young children in profound ways. Our alumni maintain lifetime relationships with other Fellows and ZERO TO THREE Board members and Staff through the Academy of ZERO TO THREE Fellows.
A special message about the power of the Fellowship community from our dear friend, ZERO TO THREE Fellow, and baby champion Yiğit Aksakoğlu.
2020-2022 Fellowship Class
Sajeda Atari
Early Childhood Specialist, UNICEF
Jessica Beach
Tribal Relations Program Manager, WellCare Health Plans
Shannon Bekman
Director, Right Start for Colorado, Mental Health Center of Denver
Jazmyn Covington
Program Director of Home Visiting, Family League of Baltimore
Morgan Forrester Ray
Director, NC Initiative for Young Children’s Social-Emotional Health
Sadie Funk
Chief Executive Officer, First3Years
Jeffrey Holzberg
First Three Co-Founder, Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.
Kalani Makanui
Director of Psychology Training, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Jennifer Mitchell
Senior Director, Clinical Strategy and Innovation, The Children's Center
Naya Patterson
Family Program Coordinator, Generation Hope
Alison D. Peak
Chief Executive Officer, Allied Behavioral Health Solutions
Elizabeth Pihlaja
State MIECHV Director, Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota
Shin Yee Tan
Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Inc.
Jimena Vallejos
Southern-Cone Director/Government Consultant, IMAGO Global Grassroots
Julia Wessel
Assistant Director, Parent-Child Clinical Services Program & Director, Child Placement Consultation Team, Lourie Center for Children's Social Emotional Wellness - Adventist Healthcare
Muhammad Zeshan
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Rutgers Medical School-Newark
Alumni
Fellowship Class of 2014-2016
Fellowship Class of 2016-2018
Fellowship Class of 2018-2020
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