With more than 19 years dedicated to education, Cindy La most recently served as executive director of education for a Chicago-based nonprofit organization, where she helped expand programming in early childhood services, youth services and adult education.
She created and implemented the Early Childhood Education Career Bridge program as well as integrated best practices at a public charter school to include home-based services with child care programs up to eighth grade.
La previously worked as a program director, practiced behavioral play therapy with school-age children, supported families through engagement initiatives and served in the Chicago Public Schools’ Child-Parent Centers program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in child development, with a specialization in infancy.
