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6. Myra Jones-Taylor
In this episode of A Seat at the Table: Conversations on Leadership, Equity and Innovation, Dr. Lynette Fraga hosts a conversation with Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, the chief policy officer with ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. Dr. Jones-Taylor shares about her personal and professional journey in state and federal policy to support families and children, and how her own experiences as a biracial woman and mother to biracial children have shaped her understanding of what it means to make space for others to have a seat at the table. Together, Dr. Fraga and Dr. Jones-Taylor discuss the work that is needed to ensure an affordable, accessible and equitable child care system for all.
About Myra Jones-Taylor
Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor is the chief policy officer with ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. Myra leads the development and implementation of the organization’s policy agenda, priorities and strategies; oversees the Policy Center, which includes federal and state policy and advocacy; and serves as the principal spokesperson for the organization on public policy matters with policymakers, the media, funders and partner organizations.
Prior to this role, Myra served as Connecticut’s founding Commissioner of Early Childhood, leading the cabinet-level state agency responsible for early care and education, home visiting, early intervention and child care licensing in the state.
She writes and speaks about race, racial identity and social inequality, and she is also a board member of national organizations committed to equity and supporting the needs of young children and families, including All Our Kin and the Irving Harris Foundation. Myra received her doctorate in American studies and anthropology from Yale University. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.
Show Notes:
- Learn more about ZERO TO THREE’s work: https://www.zerotothree.org/
- Op-ed “Helping My Fair-Skinned Son Embrace His Blackness” (The Atlantic, November 2018): https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/son-embrace-his-blackness/575998/
Subscribe to this special series of intimate interviews to hear how other leaders are creating space for all types of voices to be heard. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you stream. This podcast is a production of Child Care Aware® of America.
Learn more at www.childcareaware.org/thetable.
Music for A Seat at the Table is Retro Groovy by EightBallAudio.
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By Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D.
In this episode of A Seat at the Table: Conversations on Leadership, Equity and Innovation, Dr. Lynette Fraga hosts a conversation with Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, the chief policy officer with ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. Dr. Jones-Taylor shares about her personal and professional journey in state and federal policy to support families and children, and how her own experiences as a biracial woman and mother to biracial children have shaped her understanding of what it means to make space for others to have a seat at the table. Together, Dr. Fraga and Dr. Jones-Taylor discuss the work that is needed to ensure an affordable, accessible and equitable child care system for all.
About Myra Jones-Taylor
Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor is the chief policy officer with ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. Myra leads the development and implementation of the organization’s policy agenda, priorities and strategies; oversees the Policy Center, which includes federal and state policy and advocacy; and serves as the principal spokesperson for the organization on public policy matters with policymakers, the media, funders and partner organizations.
Prior to this role, Myra served as Connecticut’s founding Commissioner of Early Childhood, leading the cabinet-level state agency responsible for early care and education, home visiting, early intervention and child care licensing in the state.
She writes and speaks about race, racial identity and social inequality, and she is also a board member of national organizations committed to equity and supporting the needs of young children and families, including All Our Kin and the Irving Harris Foundation. Myra received her doctorate in American studies and anthropology from Yale University. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.
Show Notes:
- Learn more about ZERO TO THREE’s work: https://www.zerotothree.org/
- Op-ed “Helping My Fair-Skinned Son Embrace His Blackness” (The Atlantic, November 2018): https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/son-embrace-his-blackness/575998/
Subscribe to this special series of intimate interviews to hear how other leaders are creating space for all types of voices to be heard. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you stream. This podcast is a production of Child Care Aware® of America.
Learn more at www.childcareaware.org/thetable.
Music for A Seat at the Table is Retro Groovy by EightBallAudio.