Cristina Pacione-Zayas, PhD, Associate Vice President of Policy at the Erikson Institute
Dr. Pacione-Zayas is credited with establishing The Early Childhood Leadership Academy for Illinois leaders seeking learning experiences to enhance their capacity to inform early childhood policy. She also directs the Community Data Lab which equips local leaders with precise and accessible data on child well-being to inform systems coordination, resource allocation, and policy through the Early Development Instrument Pilot Project and Risk and Reach Project. Her work is informed by over a decade of experience leading education policy and community education initiatives in Illinois’s Latinx communities.
Sessions
Opening Remarks and Morning Keynote Speaker