We are thrilled to introduce our inaugural Pathwaves Fellowship Cohort! Reshonna Booker Reynolds – MomsRising Zana Crites – One America Sandy Diaz – WashingtonState Association of Head Start and ECEAP Maya Ewings – Washington Communities for Children Sharissa Liam – Department of Children, Youth, and Families Fernanda Martinez Novoa – Childhaven Chelsea McElroy – Center for Children and Youth Justice Shaterra Overton – Council for a Strong America | Ready Nation Aicha Parkouda – Department of Children, Youth, and Families We kicked-off our Fellowship program this week with a retreat at Salish Lodge. Fellows spent the following two days at their placement sites, and had their first weekly professional development session on Friday. In just this first week together, we have already seen the incredible commitment this cohort has to one another, to the Fellowship, and to our mission to build the collective power of BIPOC leaders in early childhood policy in our state. |