Kathi Gillaspy, MEd, is director of technical assistance at AnLar, providing key education resources, and is an expert in early childhood education and professional development. She works with the Division of Early Childhood (DEC)'s Community of Practice Committee.
Megan Vinh, PhD, is an advanced technical-assistance specialist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has facilitated numerous communities of practice.
Nancy Surbrook-Goins, MA, is the training and technical-assistance manager at a regional educational service agency. She is professional-development chair of the Michigan DEC and a co-leader of the DEC Community of Practice Development Committee.
Sarah Nichols, BA, is a professional-development specialist at the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois. She specializes in community-of-practice development and design. She serves as the professional-development strand leader on the DEC Personnel Preparation Committee.