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Deborah Greenwald joined WestEd in 2002 as a Senior Program Associate. She is currently the WestEd lead on the federal State Capacity Building Center Infant/Toddler Specialist Network, providing support and guidance to states, tribes, and territories for quality improvement in infant/toddler care settings. She directed the development of California's Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines and is a faculty member of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care Trainer Institutes.

Kadija Johnston is the Director of the Infant-Parent Program at the University of California, San Francisco. She has worked in the field of early childhood mental health since 1985, initially coordinating a therapeutic nursery school, and then as an infant-parent psychotherapist, a clinical home visitor and mental health consultant to childcare programs. Johnston developed the program’s Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Consultation component in 1988.

Julie Law is a Senior Research Associate at WestEd. Law has extensive background in early childhood education, teacher training, and professional development of the workforce. Currently as Infant Toddler Specialist for the State Capacity Building Center, a Service of the Office of Child Care, she builds relationships within state systems to develop and deliver innovative professional development and technical assistance to support quality infant/toddler initiatives.

Christina Lopez Morgan retired in June 2010 from the faculty of De Anza College in Cupertino, California where she was a faculty member since 1988. She is currently Professor Emeritus teaching part time for the Child Development and Education Department.

Jennifer Marcella-Burdett is a Senior Research Associate at WestEd. She co-directs an evaluation of the California Statewide Early Math Initiative. Additionally, she is a lead content developer for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning, a project funded by Head Start to promote the implementation of research-based practices that lead to positive child outcomes in early childhood programs.

Sandra Moore is a full-time faculty member and Department Chair of the Early Childhood Education Department at Contra Costa College.

Moore taught preschool for many years before beginning her work with children and families at the Regional Center of the East Bay, then embarked on a 10-year career in the field of social work. She eventually committed to her love of teaching at Contra Costa College. She considers herself a lifelong learner and works to immerse herself in learning environments related to diversity, equality, and social justice.

Patricia Mullings Franco has been active in the professional development of caregivers and teachers of young children through universities across the country for many years. A large portion of that work has been with Head Start and Early Head Start Programs.