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Featured Presenters
David Allen, Ph.D.
Patricia Nan Anderson, Ed. D.
Carol Ann Davis Ed.D.
Lara Eve Feltin
Tessa Grigg
Sheri L. Hill, PhD
Laurie Kanyer
Natalie A. Mattson
Christine Roberts
Susan Sandall, Ph.D.
Ilene Schwartz
Glenn Tripp, MD, FAAP
David Whitfield, Ed.D.
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 David Allen, Ph.D.
David Allen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education. He received his doctorate from the University of Oregon's Early Intervention program and currently teaches, advises, and supervises students pursuing licensure in the area of early intervention (EI)/early childhood special education (ECSE) at Portland State University. His course offerings in EI/ECSE include assessment, communication, early literacy, and specialized techniques with children with multiple or significant disabilities. Prior to receiving his doctorate, Dr. Allen taught in a variety of early childhood, elementary and secondary settings as a special educator. His research interests are focused on looking at the potential benefits of bringing young children and older adults together through intergenerational opportunities (e.g., early childhood program embedded in a retirement community or assisted living program, adult day program next to a childcare program). He is also interested in how research on early childcare and education is interpreted in terms of policy decisions at the state and federal level.
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 Patricia Nan Anderson, Ed. D.
Patricia Nan Anderson is an expert in child development and learning with over thirty years’ experience in innovative programming, public speaking and guidance of parents and teachers of young children. A long-time professor of early childhood education, Dr. Anderson is a sought-after speaker to parents’ groups, teachers’ organizations, and social service agencies, particularly in areas of parent development and early learning. She develops parent education curricula for client organizations and conducts workshops and training seminars. Dr. Anderson is the author of numerous articles and manuals, including the book Parenting: A Field Guide. In addition, she hosts a weekly radio program, Parenting: A Field Guide LIVE! on 1150AM KKNW in Seattle. She is affiliated with Walden University and Heritage Institute in Seattle. She serves on the editorial board of the journal Early Childhood Research & Practice and is a member of the board of Puget Sound Association for the Education of Young Children. Dr. Anderson lives in Seattle and dotes on her grandchildren. Find her on the web at www.PatriciaNanAnderson.com.
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 Carol Ann Davis Ed.D.
Carol Ann Davis Ed.D. is an Associate Professor in Special Education at the University of Washington. Her research and professional development activities focus on children with low-incidence disabilities and those with seriously challenging behaviors. For additional information: http://education.washington.edu/areas/edspe/profiles/davis.html
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 Lara Eve Feltin
As the cofounder of Biznik - www.biznik.com - an online business networking site, Lara Feltin has spent the last 5 years building Biznik into an award-winning Web 2.0 company connecting over 50,000 (Winter 2010) forward-thinking indie business people world-wide. Biznik provides a unique hybrid between traditional face-to-face networking and online social networking. Members connect at more than 100 member-hosted meetings every month and strengthen the relationships formed there, on Biznik's custom platform. In October 2008, Lara was named one of Seattle's top 25 most innovative entrepreneurs by Seattle Business Monthly, and included in Seattle Magazine's 2008 Power Players list of most influential people. In 2009 she was named among Seattle's Top 100 Women in Technology by Techflash.
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 Tessa Grigg
Tessa Grigg has wide ranging experience within the Early Childhood Education sector. She has taught at primary school level; supervised a pre-school with specialist work in the sensory motor area; worked as a Child and Family Therapist; taught Nanny students and owned and operated a GymbaROO centre for 9 years. She uses Brain Gym in a variety of settings and practices Touch For Health with children and adults. Tessa's 20 plus years experience in teaching pre-school children is strengthened by the diversity of settings she has worked in. Each setting has provided a wealth of hands-on information about what works with children that has been crucial in developing material for Tessarose Productions.
GymbaROO is a movement and music based program originating in, and franchised from Australia. Through her experience with GymbaROO Tessa has been able to test drive much of the material recorded by Tessarose while being continually reminded that pre-school children need access to high quality music experiences. It became apparent to her that much of the commercial music available was at much too fast a pace for young children to join in with, reinforcing the need to produce suitable music for children in group settings.
Brian Ringrose has had over thirty years experience in the music business, both in the recording industry and as a performing artist. He has performed both nationally and internationally and was part of the original Invaders Band that played with Ray Columbus. Brian has worked for television (a fifteen year involvement) and continues to play to live audiences on a regular basis while working in his recording studio by day. Music produced by Brian has been sold internationally with feedback that recognizes his versatility and creative abilities. His expertise and abilities in musical arrangements that capture the mood and paint audio pictures are features of the CDs that Tessarose Productions produces. The arrangements are varied and interesting to children while being pleasing for adults to listen to. This has been an important objective in the production of the Tessarose music - happy children and happy adults. Brian also creatively employs appropriate sound effects to enhance the music. For additional information: http://www.tessarose.co.nz/
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 Sheri L. Hill, PhD
Sheri L. Hill, PhD is an Early Childhood Policy Specialist consulting on a variety of issues from an infant mental health perspective. She is a ZERO TO THREE Leaders for the 21st Century Graduate Fellow and a highly respected trainer locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Hill was formerly Faculty Lead on Policy for the University of Washington’s Center on Infant Mental Health and Development in the School of Nursing; and Assistant Director of Washington Kids Count in the Evans School of Public Affairs. Prior to moving into policy and system change she worked for over a decade as a Speech-Language Pathologist and still maintains her Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Hill holds a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Developmental Psychology, and a Graduate Certificate in Infant Mental Health from the University of Washington, School of Nursing. More on Dr. Hill’s work can be found at http://www.earlychildhoodpolicy.com.
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 Laurie Kanyer
Laurie Kanyer, authors practical books which recognize important facts about families and grief. Kids grieve many different losses, not just the life-changing ones like death and divorce. Kanyer, who works with families where death, divorce, and homelessness are all too common, describes the grieving process and outlines activities that help bereaved children. The descendent of an Irish immigrant family, she has spent nearly three decades as a parenting educator and consultant in central Washington. A graduate of Central Washington University and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, she is a certified family life educator and the author of two parenting guides. Kanyer’s parenting articles also appear in many different periodicals and online resources. She has a special interest in coping with different kinds of loss, including the loss of family and place associated with immigration, and the grief caused by terminal and chronic illness within a family. Kanyer and her husband are the parents of three. For additional information:
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 Natalie A. Mattson
Natalie founded Intercultural Leadership, Inc., in 2009. She is as an instructor, facilitator, certified mediator and certified coach. Natalie helps people learn how to share what they think, believe, and feel, while fostering skills to maintain the dignity of all parties, leading to mission accomplishment and goal attainment. She works with clients in public and private sectors to develop competencies at all levels of organizations, creating necessary layers of leadership. Currently adding to her Bachelor degree in Speech Communication, Natalie is pursuing a Masters of Arts in Intercultural Relations from University of the Pacific, School of International Studies. For additional information: http://learnleadcoach.com/
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 Christine Roberts
Christine Roberts is the Founder of Nurturing Pathways®, Inc; an early childhood creative dance program that uses dance to develop the whole child. She presents nationally and locally for a variety of audiences and shares from her 25 years of experience teaching dance on the benefits of movement for the developing mind. Christine licenses instructors in Nurturing Pathways® Program nationally and internationally, annually in Seattle, WA. For additional information: http://www.nurturingpathways.com/
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 Susan Sandall, Ph.D.
Susan Sandall, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the College of Education at University of Washington in the area of early childhood special education. Dr. Sandall has an extensive background working with young children with special needs, especially with young children with autism and other disabilities. Dr. Sandall, Director of the Professional Development and Applied Research Units at the Haring Center, has published numerous books and articles about early childhood education including the bestselling guide, Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs. For additional information: http://education.washington.edu/areas/edspe/profiles/sandall.html
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 Ilene Schwartz
Ilene S. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Washington in the area of special education. Dr. Schwartz has an extensive background working with young children with special needs, especially with young children with autism and other disabilities. She is the Chair of Special Education and the Director of the Haring Center where she maintains an active line of research and personnel preparation activities. Dr. Schwartz has published numerous chapters and articles about early childhood education and social validity. For additional information: http://education.washington.edu/areas/edspe/profiles/schwartz.html
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 Glenn Tripp, MD, FAAP
Dr. Glenn Tripp practices Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health and Pediatrics in Centralia, Washington and Tacoma, Washington. He is the Medical Director of the Neurodevelopmental Program at Mary Bridge Children’s Health Center. Dr. Tripp will review the most common medications in use for children with autism including how they work, when they are appropriate, and what side effects to watch for.
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 David Whitfield, Ed.D.
Dr. David Whitfield is an international presenter and organizational consultant with three decades of experience in training, consulting, career coaching, leadership coaching, and graduate teaching. He enjoys awakening the minds of leaders and challenging the status quo by encouraging individuals to lead from the heart. He studied organizational leadership at the University of San Francisco, where he earned his doctorate. For 20 years, he ran Integral Leadership, Inc., which he founded in 1987 in Frankfurt, Germany.
David’s consulting experience ranges from four different Head Start/ECEAP programs, Boeing, the Defense Department, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, Panasonic, over 20 public agencies to many of the NATO partners: Germany, Italy, England, Sicily, Belgium, Greece, Iceland, and the Netherlands. For additional information: http://learnleadcoach.com/
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