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Episode 19 with Amy Corriveau, the Deputy Human Services Director for City of Phoenix. Amy oversee the education components for Head Start Birth to Five Services for the city of Phoenix and sits down with host Marissa Calderón to talk about her journey in the field, how she started in the profession, advice for teachers and some holiday memories.

To learn more about the City of Phoenix including Head Start services please visit their website HERE.

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Episode 18 with host Marissa Calderón is joined by Dr. Karen Ortiz, Vice President, Early Grade Success Initiatives at Helios Education Foundation. Dr. Ortiz shares her story on how she became involved in the early childhood field in Arizona, the power of parent advocacy, what Helios does in our communities and her role within it. Amongst her admirable work, Dr. Ortiz shares with the listeners the importance of following your dreams and aligning our work in a culturally sensitive manner to support families.

For all the amazing programs Helios Education Foundation supports and to learn more please visit them here.

To learn more about Dr. Karen Ortiz and her inspiring work in the Early Childhood field, click here.

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Episode 17 with Vicki Mayo, a foster and adoptive parent, child advocate and strong believer in reducing children's ACEs score. Vicki is the Co-Founder of the TouchPoints Solutions device that we like to refer to as a game-changing tool for parents and educators. A non-invasive neuroscientific wearable device that uses patent pending BLAST technology to relieve stress in as few as 30 seconds. Although not a sole substitute for providing children with more authentic intervention strategies or individualized teaching approaches, it's another tool for the parenting and educator toolbox. Learn more about Touchpoints and how many many parents and caregivers who have children on the spectrum have benefited from the wearable tool.

Learn more about Vicki Mayo.

Learn more about ACEs.

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Episode 15 with Linda Pauley, Business Manager for the Arizona AEYC Board and the Director of the Early Learning Program at Risen Savior Preschool and Kindergarten, a faith-based Early Childhood NAEYC and Quality First Accredited Program. Linda discusses her life as a child care director and the AzAEYC Toolkit and the many benefits the toolkit provides for child care administrators. Linda shares her journey in the EC field and love for her work including tips on how to better support families and our educators at the admin level.

For more about Risen Savior located in South Chandler, AZ visit: http://www.rslcs.org/preschool/get-to-know-us/

For more about the many benefits and resources of the Arizona AEYC Toolkit visit: https://www.azaeyctoolkit.org/index.aspx

For more about AzAEYC and how to get involved visit: https://www.azaeyc.org/

For more about Quality First visit: http://www.qualityfirstaz.com/

For more about NAEYC, a national association visit: www.naeyc.org

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Episode 14: A conversation with Lisa Cobb from Arizona PBS Educational Outreach as a Regional Coordinator. Discussion regarding the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry and the incentives and benefits including cash stipends for those who qualify to complete college course work and how to register was discussed. Lisa Cobb's extensive background as a past teacher and Early Childhood Director from Illinois provides the AZ EC family with another vital connection and support to the field. Her candid insight about her journey and experience working with different types of families is relatable and inspiring.

Connect with Lisa at AZ PBS at: [email protected]

Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry: azregistry.org

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Episode 13 features a special #TacosForTeachers early childhood conversation at a local taco shop, Tacos Chiwas in Phoenix, Arizona! Early Childhood Consultant, Regina Sung Aldridge is a former classroom teacher who is currently working with Alesi Group with The Kindergarten Experience. Amongst the spicy salsa aftermath and delicious tacos consumption, podcast host, Marissa chats with Regina where she candidly shares about her past teaching journey, working with kindergarten teachers and what she's planning for the next months ahead for DIY workshops for educators.

More info about Regina Sund Aldridge here.

More about Alesi Group and Dr. Isela Garcia here.

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