Our ZERO TO THREE leadership team takes a unique multidisciplinary approach to child development.
They bring together the perspectives of many fields, and their expertise is rooted in all domains of development—social, emotional, intellectual, language, and physical. The ZERO TO THREE management team and Board of Directors work together to promote children’s overall health and well-being in the context of family and culture.
Executive Leadership Team
![23e1eee9-eb44-4bc1-8c1b-16c4a18222d6-square Matthew Melmed, Executive Director](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/23e1eee9-eb44-4bc1-8c1b-16c4a18222d6-square-pvqoayg9phctjfo8ws3dcvzq4ea5o9prmcu4sawal4.jpg)
Matthew Melmed
Executive Director
![9906733a-117b-4d68-95c4-e51fc78da9a3-square Ernestine Benedict, Chief Communications Officer](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/9906733a-117b-4d68-95c4-e51fc78da9a3-square-pvqoarvedn3ta5xsz78zdfnhyp6l6dzn9g9qfd61so.jpg)
Ernestine Benedict
Chief Communications Officer
![Jennifer Boss Jennifer Boss](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/90eaa5d1-d10d-45a9-bcea-572f113198bd-square-1-pvqab24zxtk3kxm2bgud6jmxt7xg9m9zcamg18147s.jpg)
Jennifer Boss
Strategy & Operations Officer
![Miriam Calderón Miriam Calderón](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Miriam-Calderon-ptqwkcsxn7dn9ckkupgjwsrxqfev0k71yto79gknfc.jpg)
Miriam Calderón
Chief Policy Officer
![a42c5f71-3bc3-4d6b-a17a-d2ff1ff97282-square Tracy Crudup, Chief Human Resources Officer](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/a42c5f71-3bc3-4d6b-a17a-d2ff1ff97282-square-q617j08dvdg6umvmtkwm1jtoiw7p9z9jnbmog9pd3s.jpg)
Tracy Crudup
Chief Human Resources Officer
![bffe2cbe-04b9-48c2-96b3-8aa40c4aa1f1-square Janice Im, Chief Program Officer](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/bffe2cbe-04b9-48c2-96b3-8aa40c4aa1f1-square-ptqwbshvdjnlh90ev06x6ykqw1mgvu73gfoxup9s48.jpg)
Janice Im
Chief Program Officer
![638bbcd7-8847-4219-b559-57835f3e3e72-square Pia Valdivia, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/638bbcd7-8847-4219-b559-57835f3e3e72-square-ptqmixuxugmn6xjp9heo701j2ws5e7ei9zh6dcg3vc.jpg)
Pia Valdivia
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
![78156d78-a94a-4863-86eb-0e02f74e4a6d-square Candace Winkler, Chief Development and Strategy Officer](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/78156d78-a94a-4863-86eb-0e02f74e4a6d-square-ptqmixuxugmn6xjp9heo701j2ws5e7ei9zh6dcg3vc.jpg)
Candace Winkler
Chief Development and Strategy Officer
Senior Staff Leadership
![Darneshia Allen Darneshia Allen](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Darneshia-Allen1-scaled-e1701455178158-qpaymgiaewalb2y75hss7fcionqnysn9w8epcm1xug.jpg)
Darneshia Allen
Manager, Training and Technical Assistance Integration, Safe Babies
![Lynette Aytch Lynette Aytch Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Lynette-Aytch-q68ba5ufszco9myyhxa64nnf0tbbhk1aiihr2k5uvs.jpg)
Lynette Aytch
Director of the Leadership Development Institute
![Rahil D. Briggs Rahil D. Briggs Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rahil-D.-Briggs-scaled-ptquoof9kmqfc2vk1gbkdvl5zozgt3isnupnc8x3fc.jpg)
Rahil D. Briggs
National Director, HealthySteps
![Michelle Brown_Head Shot_11.7.2023 Michelle Brown_Head Shot_11.7.2023](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Michelle-Brown_Head-Shot_11.7.2023-qpb0vrjpkzlhksuidn10vwpwiizns9ff2nwps9hzmg.jpg)
Michelle Brown
Senior Director of Training, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL)
![IMG_20141104_104036 IMG_20141104_104036](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/IMG_20141104_104036-qpb0jnelhv0fxqg14ei4qys0vqpckpbyqp7f3vgntk.jpg)
Kaitlin Brunick
Director of Research & Evaluation, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL)
![Robert Clark Robert Clark](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Robert-Clark2-scaled-e1701369415971-qpb08omdrg00hidh5nutnqefdwr6rtsp8f7hjnq0ew.jpg)
Robert Clark
Director, Resource and Training Development, Safe Babies
![julie_cohen julie_cohen](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/julie_cohen-pvci7y90vpsaf6yoyrq5s890ep76ecutxx13kfwpeg.jpg)
Julie Cohen
Associate Director, Policy Center
![48e9dccd-723d-4f7f-971e-37343f7273e2-square Patricia Cole](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/48e9dccd-723d-4f7f-971e-37343f7273e2-square-pvqoa5b9tm8xjiukmxhxplcfpg9s1ni36cm2wq3hy0.jpg)
Patricia A. Cole
Senior Director of Federal Policy, Policy Center
![Jamie Colvard Jamie Colvard](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/55f19c62-8ec2-4808-9d5a-be011cf894f2-square-ptqwc00kw7xw24phn3fxqwofn4lelf0y5gwtowymqg.jpg)
Jamie Colvard
Director of State Policy
![Wallace Daniels Wallace Daniels](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/f968b971-06e7-4f3c-9bdf-50591619167d-square-pvqevpj932y99yg6vmzqxzvnt0e2kxxbz8icc3wiag.jpg)
Wallace Daniels
Assistant Director, Human Resources
![out_1_c50f33b8-1c0b-4a6f-a6e4-e6d78bea26d4 (2) out_1_c50f33b8-1c0b-4a6f-a6e4-e6d78bea26d4 (2)](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/out_1_c50f33b8-1c0b-4a6f-a6e4-e6d78bea26d4-2-e1679928010700-qpc9n675w9hp346sw6g9f9xm2kkjkalomdz3t890ns.jpg)
Madeline Daniels Benderev
Director, Digital Strategy
![Gina Davis Gina Davis](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Image-qpa8tp57j2w3lq0xgj6h0an87nhbdaj77aq3j14vx4.jpg)
Gina Davis
Associate Director, Media & PR
![Lauren Donovan Lauren Donovan Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Lauren-Donovan-pvqieu7ffezdjbsbj3a8oez063s8n7meggxi0demqg.jpg)
Lauren Donovan
Director, Strategic Initiatives
![Laila Fritz Laila Fritz](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Untitled-design-4-ptso7l86vtwlqqfcnlt0b44a7w7mvt8hzdnxnxc68o.png)
Laila Fritz
Product Director of Technology, HealthySteps
![Maria Gehl Maria Gehl](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Maria-Gehl1-scaled-e1701369506583-qpazghgoqdec6nc1th1quukltrqrupulcun38tj72w.jpg)
Maria Gehl
Director, Practice and Field Operations, Safe Babies
![Jenifer Goldman Fraser Jenifer Goldman Fraser](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jenifer-Goldman-Fraser1-scaled-e1701369595931-qpazrvabi4zcsmsrce731z5ktrmt2r1k972shgnjq0.jpg)
Jenifer Goldman Fraser
Director, Research and Evaluation, Safe Babies
![Kristen Greene Kristen Greene Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kristen-Greene-scaled-ptquky0cfbmf7uasuc7wzbi91ldz8dp6hdf7poge54.jpg)
Kristen Greene
Director, Coordinating Child Care and Part C, Policy Center
![Noelle Hause Noelle Hause](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/0b7600f8-991d-430e-81f7-f42dcf908853-square-ptqxqadqj4s573ntztze57u7r8qcegnz2ddzzuedug.jpg)
Noelle Hause
Senior PD Manager, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Professional Innovations
![Janie-HuddlestonCrop Janie-HuddlestonCrop](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Janie-HuddlestonCrop-scaled-qpawq5khsashn65xzywr0nuoooegmlhgi5shwrbtzs.jpg)
Janie Huddleston
National Director, Safe Babies and Early Childhood Systems
![Sarah LeMoine Sarah LeMoine](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1e06eea2-4a5f-4ff0-af9a-ae6a43dd4012-square-pvqevdbcm8hj30xxuzpljkyo302asvktlk113iemjc.jpg)
Sarah LeMoine
Senior Director, Professional Innovations
![Johanna Lister Johanna Lister Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Johanna-Lister-ptqujfhpexjsighzoonjyp9il8uotxoqxvl1vmp860.jpg)
Johanna Lister
Director of Policy, HealthySteps
![Katrina Macasaet Katrina Macasaet Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Katrina-Macasaet-scaled-pvqcfvi6gepodq17ro6ry5t1gtbbb58akhwxxa4vq0.jpg)
Katrina Macasaet
Senior PD Manager, Professional Innovations
![Eme Martin Eme Martin](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/MicrosoftTeams-image-64-scaled-qpakqx62ckgr7gk03keh3hdpktw99linvr53qqq0m0.jpg)
Eme Martin
Lead Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
![Siobhan Mueller Siobhan Mueller Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Siobhan-Mueller-pvqia34svkh6uaota1c52m541z7fqar94y74o0ga6w.jpg)
Siobhan Mueller
Director of Communications and Marketing
![Kathleen Mulrooney Kathleen Mulrooney](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/b9ddd781-eecf-49bf-8312-dc0a5b883df2-square-pvqo8z0ja2n112k0hx7q3e0oz429f9u60j98b9u7q0.jpg)
Kathleen Mulrooney
Director, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Strategy-Program
![Christina Nigrelli Christina Nigrelli Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Christina-Nigrelli-pvqild72vzx25uazewuyzro8ofm03jjaos0vzjq7iw.jpg)
Christina Nigrelli
Senior Director of Programs
![Rebecca Parlakian Rebecca Parlakian](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rebecca-Parlakian-q68anhyj0sbsc3w2u4m00djbed0pwa2a2c8aidrkwo.jpg)
Rebecca Parlakian
Senior Director of Programs
![Amy Pirretti Amy Pirretti Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Amy-Pirretti-scaled-ptquglz4wtotoklg5gruhevqfmr1qmhqjx4m1qvqu0.jpg)
Amy Pirretti
National Director, National Center on Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning
![Kathy Reschke Kathy Reschke Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kathy-Reschke-q68b56b9jmiwo47qm9ofeeydk7w7nd8k5tw0epk1w8.jpg)
Kathy Reschke
Senior Content Specialist
![Julia Richards Julia Richards Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Julia-Richards-ptqujtla9g33clxiecqyi3pfi0x71e8pztdc2s4bko.jpg)
Julia Richards
Senior Director, Professional Innovations
![Ricks_Alice Ricks_Alice](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Ricks_Alice-e1719329453798-qq6p61iqd4bxk712lcipeiiqhheenr6kmo5m7lueu0.png)
Alice Ricks
Director of Strategic Operations, HealthySteps
![Heather Schmidt Heather Schmidt](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Heather-Schmidt2-scaled-e1701369673207-qpayh2vjb0xivergk63mxs7kba91x5akhm0ohm11g8.jpg)
Heather Schmidt
Assistant Project Director, Operations, Safe Babies
![Torey Silloway Torey Silloway](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Torey-Silloway2-scaled-e1701377263549-qpazmdw7mxh52irhd0vficys2unq6b9xi22tpcs80o.jpg)
Torey Silloway
Director, Policy and Financing, Safe Babies
![Luisa Soaterna-Castañeda Luisa Soaterna-Castañeda](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/f3a99f77-cab2-47a5-9cc1-eea0aecde8ff-square-ptqmizqm84p7u5gyyi7xbzkg9oivtllyy8s5bwdbiw.jpg)
Luisa Soaterna-Castañeda
Director, Program Management and Technology, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning (NCECDTL)
![Christy Stanton Christy Stanton Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Christy-Stanton-scaled-pvq6t0y1kj10v6ol9hm7cukyeb4p6mxn0hloikwgig.jpg)
Christy Stanton
Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Policy Center
![Jennifer Tracey Jennifer Tracey Headshot](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jennifer-Tracey-ptquj715pf87lyua22zwu9ed8s0dwnr5wppok51rq0.jpg)
Jennifer Tracey
Senior Director, Growth and Sustainability, HealthySteps
![nicole_tullis-1-1-360×540-002 Nicole Tullis](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/nicole_tullis-1-1-360x540-002-ptst0hng0qldcja11cchyhenxg08rhn135p9m8z5p4.jpg)
Nicole Tullis
Director of Development, HealthySteps
![Lindsay Usry Lindsay Usry](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Lindsay-Usry-ptqulc3x9u5q1zqbk0bbipy5ydghfu95jb7hwtvhjs.jpg)
Lindsay Usry
Director, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Strategy-Policy
![Lisa M. Wilson, M.Ed. Lisa M. Wilson, M.Ed.](https://www.zerotothree.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/a026cf8c-73f8-484f-a53c-13cc7563972d-square-ptqmizqm84p7u5gyyi7xbzkg9oivtllyy8s5bwdbiw.jpg)
Lisa M. Wilson, M.Ed.
Director of Equity & Outreach, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL)
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