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We couldn’t bring LEARN 2026 to life without you. Thank you to our sponsors, exhibitors, and partners for showing up and supporting this community in such a meaningful way.
2026 LEARN Conference Advisory Committee Members
- Barbara Thompson (Advisory Committee Chair), Former Director, Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy; ZERO TO THREE Board Member
- Aimee Hilado (Advisory Committee Co-Chair Elect), Assistant Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, The University of Chicago; ZERO TO THREE Board Member
- Helen Raikes (Advisory Committee Co-Chair Elect), Willa Cather Professor Emeritus of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; ZERO TO THREE Board Member
- Natasha Byars, Director of Racial Equity Consultation & Training, Indigo Cultural Center
- Holly Hatton, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Lili Gray, Training and Consultation
- Sufna John, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Evandra Catherine, Director of Disability and Mental Health Policy, Children’s Equity Project
- Chris Amirault, Writer/Consultant
- Allison Goff, Director of Early Learning Career Center, Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services
- Allison Goff, Director of Early Learning Career Center, Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services
- Roop Zainab Rana, Consultant Psychiatrist, CEO, The Healing Triad, Pakistan
- Kelly Morehouse-Smith, Director, Family Well Being Division, Child Care Resource Center
- Kaya Swann, Co-Director, Parent, Infant, Early Childhood (PIEC) Program, The Institute for Innovation and Implementation, University of Maryland School of Social Work
- Pradeep Gidwani, Medical Director, Healthy Development Services and First 5 First Steps Home Visiting Services American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 3
- Lauren Moberg, Infant & Early Childhood Director, Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
- Rowena Mudiappa, Network Liaison, Project Planner, Duke University
- Carmen Rosa Noroña, Child Trauma Clinical Services & Training Lead, ETTN Boston Site Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Excellence in Immigrant Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Boston Medical Center, Boston University
- Heidi Welch, Former Associate Director, Child and Youth Operations, Department of Defense
ZERO TO THREE Staff Advisors
- Julia Richards (staff lead), Senior Director, Professional Innovations
- Sarah LeMoine (staff content lead), Senior Director, Professional Innovations
- Lynette Aytch, Leadership Development Director, Leadership Development Institute
- Sharon Bell, Editorial Manager, Communications
- Robert Clark, Resource and Training Development Director, Safe Babies
- Jamie Colvard, State Policy Director
- Jonathon Gonzales, Military Family Projects Director
- Noelle Hause, Senior IECMH Professional Development Manager, Professional Innovations
- Janie Huddleston, Safe Babies and Early Childhood Systems National Director
- Hannah Johnson, Director, ECDHS: Evidence to Impact Center
- Katrina Macasaet, Senior Professional Development Manager, Professional Innovations
- David Mandell, Senior Policy Officer
- Emeobong (Eme) Martin, Lead Strategic Engagement Officer
- Samantha (Sam) Melvin, Policy Research Director
- Maria Ogunye, Operations Manager, Professional Innovations
- Claire Selius, Marketing Manager, Communications
- Rebecca Parlakian, Senior Programs Director
- Suzy Tam, Communications Specialist
- Laura, Krug, Sr. Professional Development Subject Matter Expert, HealthySteps
- Lindsay Usry, Senior IECMH Policy Director
- Lisa Wilson, Director of Outreach and Engagement, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL)
CPP Program Advisors
- Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Associate Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at University of California, San Francisco & ZERO TO THREE Board of Directors
- Ann Chu, Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Dissemination and Research, Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco
- Lili Gray, Training and Consultation
- Mindy Kronenberg, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
- Carmen Rosa Noroña, Child Trauma Clinical Services & Training Lead, ETTN Boston Site Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Excellence in Immigrant Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Boston Medical Center, Boston University
- Sufna John, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Cassie Yackley, Director, Center for Trauma-Responsive Practice Change
2026 LEARN Conference Host Committee
- Co-Chair: Sarah Lytle, Playful Learning Landscapes
- Co-Chair: Dani Stamm Thomas, Early Learning Hub
- Amelia Bachleda, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
- David Mandell, ZERO TO THREE
- Elizabeth Zinter, Oregon Department of Early Learning
- Jamie Colvard, ZERO TO THREE
- John Love, City of Ashland Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable Childcare and Early Learning
- Kali Thorne Ladd, Children’s Institute
- Ronald Rabin, Maritz Family Foundation
- Sheri Hill, SHERI L HILL PHD LLC
2026 Sponsors
