Profile Information
Location
Lancaster, PA
Country
United States
Postal Code
17603
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Coordinator of Wellness and Disabilities Support for a non-profit preschool program serving Head Start children and families, as well as state-funded preschool programming
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
I work for the Community Action Partnership Of Lancaster, PA.
I am on community committees and workgroups around identifying and supporting children with disabilities, supporting the social-emotional wellness and resilience of children and families, supporting wellness and self-care, prenatal to age ten transition supports, and I am an Independent Facilitator for the Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Network.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I have a strong interest and background in building the understanding of positive and adverse experiences and how they impact brain architecture and functioning. I believe in the importance of building resilience in each community’s adults to promote the support and resilience-building for the children. Healthy adults can best promote and support healthy children and communities.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
Trauma Informed Lancaster in Lancaster, PA