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Fellowship Class of 2024-2026

We are thrilled to present our
2024-26 ZERO TO THREE Fellows!

The Fellows are a vibrant, diverse cohort of early and mid-career leaders who bring a broad range of expertise, skills and perspectives to their commitment to ensure infants and toddlers have a strong start in life.

Chosen through a highly competitive process, the Fellows will engage in an intensive 18-month fellowship designed to strengthen and expand their leadership capacity. The program focuses on transforming systems, policies and programs to promote equitable access and outcomes for young children and their caregivers. Addressing the complex challenges that affect early childhood requires bold, compassionate leaders who can mobilize diverse collaborators, partners and constituents to drive innovative, sustainable change.

For more than four decades, ZERO TO THREE has been the leading organization for professionals working to champion the well-being of the youngest members of our society. The Fellowship empowers a global network of transformative leaders dedicated to making the world a better place for early childhood development.

2024-2026 Fellowship Class

Cecilia Amigo

Outpatient Clinic Coordinator (Autism)/Head of Child Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell Montevideo, Uruguay/Central Hospital of the Armed Forces Montevideo, Uruguay

Tyler Choate

Doctoral Student/Research Assistant, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Morgan Crossman

Executive Director, Building Bright Futures, Vermont's Early Childhood State Advisory Council and Vermont's Early Childhood Data and Policy Center

Jamesetta Ross Diggs

Social Justice Program Manager, African Career, Education, and Resources, Inc.

Frances Einterz

Senior Director of Early Childhood Equity Initiatives, Policy Equity Group

Ellie Erickson

Assistant Professor, Duke Children’s Primary Care

Sandhyaa Iyengar

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cindy La

Director of Children and Youth Services, Chinese American Service League

Stephanie McNerney

Founder and Medical Director, University of Virginia Department of Pediatrics’ Village Care Program

Julia Carranza Neira

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

Jeana Nichols

Program Planning and Regional Engagement Manager, Early Head Start Program, Eastern Washington University

Rebecca O’Neill

Clinical Director, Axis Mundi Child and Family Therapy

Danielle Rice

Director of Workforce Inclusion and Endorsement, Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health

Danielle Rivera

Children’s Service Administrator, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Lisa Schlueter

Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Unit, Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Cynthia Turrietta

Director of Programs, Open Arms Perinatal Services

Nicole Tuzi

Senior Training and Education Manager, Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion, Hospital for Sick Children

Nat Nadha Vikitsreth

Founder, Come Back to Care, Inc.

Lynda Chemtai Waiyaki

Co-Founder/Director, Cradles to Crayons Kindergarten

Alison White

Lead Child Mental Health Therapist, Preschool and Child Outpatient Clinic, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

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