Practitioner & Administrator Competencies
TECECN Consultants in this section provide services in some or all of the TECPDS Core Competencies for Practitioners and Administrators. For information regarding services, contact our independent consultant members directly.
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Ceila Garcia-Szyszka
Spanish Bilingual Trainer# 3532 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Houston, Beaumont, Huntsville, Austin
Early childhood educational consultant, professional development provider, and speaker with over seventeen years of experience in education. Work includes collaboration with childcare educators, administrators, and various agencies and organizations. Proficient at providing comprehensive consulting services, conducting program assessments, and delivering customized training programs to advance early childhood education initiatives.
Specialty Areas: CDA, Social Emotional, Curriculum & Assessment, Family Programs
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Laura Bowden
Trainer# 10605 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Corpus Christi, Abilene, San Angelo, San Antonio.
Over 30-years' experience in the early childhood field. Co-founder/Director of a non-profit childcare center for 21 years, Community Economic Development Coordinator for 5 years, TECPDS Trainer for 8 years, Childcare Consultant for 4 years, CDA Trainer for 5 years.
Specialty Areas: CDA, Professionalism, Business Management, Administrator Mentorship
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Cheryl Carey MSW
Trainer #1947 Virtual & In-person
Regions: Statewide
My professional experience began with the Department of Protective Services for 18 years. This includes 8 year as a CCL Investigator. I have a passion for working with parents and educators to promote child safety and quality care when children are in early learning and care settings.
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Natasha Harris AA, BBA
Trainer# 1632 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
With over 30 years of experience, she is the owner of Integrity Training & Professional Services, which offers professional development to business owners, administrators, and staff. She owns 3 childcare centers , a non-profit and two private schools. She is the founder of Heritage Kingdom Corp. and Tarrant County Professional Childcare Assoc. She serves as President of TECECN and serves as advisory on many boards.
Specialty Areas: Childcare homes/centers/head start startups, Director Credentials
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Shela Mobarak Wannemacher PH D
Trainer# 10605 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Please Email
3 decades of experience in early learning as an Assistant Teacher, Coordinator, Executive Director, Human Resource Director, and ECE Director at NAEYC-accredited and TRS 4-star program. Founder of the non-profit, Be the Seed of Change, with a mission to increase quality through needs assessments, professional development, mentoring/coaching, accreditation, and more.
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Ronilda "Nildz" Henson PH D
Tagalog Bilingual Trainer #17956 Virtual & In-person
Regions: Statewide
Over 25 years of experience with a focus on inclusion, child development, education, and psychology, she serves as a trainer, consultant, and specialist across various organizations. Recognized as TAEYC Trainer of the Year and SMU Excellence Educator awards. She brings a wealth of knowledge to her roles, enhancing early childhood education across Texas & beyond.
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Ann McKitrick, MS
www.texaschildcaretraining.com
Master Trainer#1670 Virtual and In-person
Regions: Victoria, Houston, Huntsville
EC Specialist, Parenting Coach with 20 years of experience teaching infants, directing child development centers, mentoring and training. MS in Human Development and Family Studies; BS in Education; certified Success Coach and CIRCLE Trainer, Relationship Development Intervention Consultant. Taught at university level, published 20+ online courses, serves on a NAEYC local chapter and is a presenter at conferences.
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Dietrich Nickleberry Love, MBA CCHC CCNP
Dietrich@dnlconsultinggroup.com
Trainer#2390 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Kilgore, Mt Pleasant, Richardson, Waco, Fort Worth
An Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Consultant with 25+ years of experience and services developing health and nutrition safety policies and procedures, technical assistance and coaching in managing the CACFP program, and child nutrition and food safety training. Our comprehension services include risk assessments identifying potential hazards impacting child safety and CACFP funding.
Specialty Areas : Child Nutrition, Child Health, Policy Writing, Training, CACFP Management Professional, Head Start
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Katrina M. Carter-Harris, MS, LCCA, LCPAA, CFLE, CCHC
Trainer #: 3965 Virtual and In-person
Regions: Statewide
Katrina has over 25 years of experience in roles such as TSR Teacher and Director of TRS 4-star programs. She specializes in early intervention, child and family studies, living and development, special needs, and trauma-informed care. She is the current Director of Operations at the Alamo Area Community Network. She owns Carter Childcare Services and Consulting and provides services to various organizations, childcare professionals, business owners, and administrators. She was recognized as the 2023 TAEYC Administrator of the Year.
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Melissa Ply
Trainer # : 1191 Virtual & In-Person
Regions : Waco , Austin
Early Education Specialist who works with site administrators to individualize trainings that incorporate theory, authentic examples for immediate implementation on how to support children’s learning and development, along with a bit of humor for staff trainings. B.S.-Special Ed: Learning Disabilities, B.S.- Elementary Ed, and M. Ed in ECE. Awarded Trainer of the Year- Austin AEYC.
Specialty Areas : CDA Consultant, CDA PD Specialist, ITSN Specialist, CIRCLE Certified for Pre-K and Infant Toddler Foundation trainings
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Vickie Maertz
Trainer # : 3350 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide, Corpus Christi, Victoria, Houston, Huntsville, Beaumont, Austin, San Antonio
I'm an Occupational Therapist passionate about child development and supporting children of all abilities. I offer training on child development, brain development, special needs, and managing behavioral needs in children. With my medical background, I provide a unique perspective that bridges therapy and practical strategies. In addition to training, I also create planners for childcare directors and trainers to help them stay organized and effective.
Specialty Areas : Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, SIPT- Sensory Integration
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Carolyn Callahan, MS
Master Trainer #1057 Virtual & In-person
Regions: Statewide
With over 30 years of experience, she has taught children of all ages and has served as Director for several NAEYC Accredited Centers. She has also taught Continuing Education Child Development courses at Eastfield College. A presenter for numerous organizations, including Educational First Steps, Workforce, TAEYC, and Child Care Group. Provides consultation and training services to childcare providers. Certified C.I.R.C.L.E. National Trainer for the Children’s Learning Institute.
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Jasmine Davis
jazzyscreativecenter@gmail.com
Trainer# 93759 Virtual & In-person
Regions: Statewide
Jasmine Davis has over 12 years’ experience in the early childhood profession. She is a Registered Trainer with TECPDS, American Red Cross CPR/First aid Instructor,Infant and Toddler Specialist, Licensed Zumbini Instructor and CDA Professional Specialist. Ms.Davis has trained at several conferences, numerous organizations, and child care facilities across Texas.
Specialty Areas : Child Development including approaches to learning, milestones, assessments, and holistic growth. Positive Interactions for behavior management and building relationships. Inclusive classrooms and diverse needs. Building home-school partnerships. Maintaining a healthy and safe environment. Interactive workshops, resource development, mentorship and support.
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LuzDalia Sanchez MD, Ph.D
Spanish Bilingual Master Trainer# 45475 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Over 25 years of experience working with multicultural families in education and public health. Winner of multiple awards including Championship for Young Children First Things Firsts and Outstanding Effort in Community Outreach. Bilingual Professional Development Trainer and Coach, Parent Educator, Parent Coach, Child Care Health Consultant, Site Director License, TA THBB, Texas Early Childhood Professional Developmental Trainer, Go Napsacc Consultant, Trainer for the ASQ3 and ASQ2, and expert in home-visitation programs.
Specialty Areas: Family Programing, Health & Safety, Nutrition, Language Development, Social Emotional Development.
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Pamela Arnold M.Ed
pamelarnoldconsulting@gmail.com
Trainer# 1048 Virtual & In-Person
Regions : Statewide
A seasoned Early Childhood Consultant and Trainer with over 30 years of experience in training teachers and parents on a wide range of early childhood topics. She is a frequent workshop presenter and speaker, bringing unique and complementary insights to Early Child Development and Parent Involvement. Pamela's unwavering pursuit of knowledge and determination to become a leader in her field are evident in her ongoing commitment to professional growth and excellence.
Specialty Areas : Child Development, Parent Engagement, Teacher Child Interactions, Business Management, Professional Development, Program Assessments, Curriculum Development, Health and Safety, Social-Emotional Development, Observation and Assessments.
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Irene Campos
Spanish Bilingual Trainer# 1716 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Austin, San Antonio, Waco
Over 15 years of experience including teaching kindergarten, preschool, children with disabilities, at-home parenting support, and as an Early Childhood Specialist in Austin ISD. She currently provides consultation and training services to childcare centers as a CCHC and through United way. She also provides Language Assessment to students at various childcare centers.
Specialty Areas: Reading Specialist, Special Ed, ASQ trainer
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Karla Judith Lee
Spanish Bilingual Trainer #91856 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: El Paso, Midland, Lubbock
With over a decade of experience in the field of child development, specializing in early childhood development consultation, professional development provision, and education. Expertise lies in delivering comprehensive consulting services tailored to daycares, military establishments, and educational agencies. Additionally, a proven track record in developing customized training programs for a diverse range of organizations.
Specialty Areas: Early Childhood Development, Parent Engagement, Challenging Behaviors, Children with Special Needs, Health and Safety, Social-Emotional Development
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Vickey Burton
https://aservantshearthh.wixsite.com/handmaidensheart
Trainer# 1180 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Corpus Christi, Houston, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, San Angelo
Vickey M. Burton is an "educarer" who desires to reach and teach to the exceptional needs of all children and their families. Vickey is a known speaker with 22 + years of childcare ministry experience. She has a passion to minister to children, families and early child care teachers. Vickey has a Bachelor of Science (Occupational Education) Degree in Early Childhood Development from Wayland Baptist University and has completed her master’s in special education (ECE) from Wayland Baptist University. Her greatest joy is her love of and service to Jesus Christ and her many children and their families.
Specialty Areas : Infant, Toddler, Special Needs
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Alesha Brandt
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alesha-brandt-4593798b/
allthethingstraining@gmail.com
Trainer# 161399 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
With 15 years of experience in early education, franchising, and social services, I specialize in empowering educators and leaders through strategic consulting and professional development. I excel in building strong relationships, guiding teams, and solving complex problems. My expertise includes operations management, motivation, classroom management, and fostering community engagement, helping organizations thrive and achieve lasting success.
Specialty Areas : Operations, Motivation and Mindset, Classroom Management, Adult/ Child Interactions, Community Engagement, Compliance, Values, Customer Service, Challenging Behaviors, Play Based Curriculum
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Immaculate Guillory
Trainer # 8392 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Ms. Guillory has over 25 years of professional experience supporting children and families in Early Childcare settings. Twenty of those years have been spent serving Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Since April 2019, Ms. Guillory has been employed in the ACF-Region VI Training and Technical Assistance System where her roles and responsibilities include Region VI Head Start Health Specialist where she provides and follows up with the Technical Assistance/Training needs of more than 200 grant recipients in five different states, as well as, providing direct Technical Assistance (TA) on a range of subjects, including behavioral health, and Health and Safety. Ms. Guillory has attended and presented at numerous local, state, regional, and national conferences and Head Start and National Conferences.
Specialty Areas: Health and Safety, Child Nutrition, Child Health, Policy Writing, Training, Maternal Health, Environmental Health, and Head Start/Early Head Star -
Diane Goyette
www.earlychildhoodspecialties.com
diane@earlychildhoodspecialties.com
Trainer# 1420 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Child Development Specialist, Child Care Health Consultant, Trainer and Keynote Speaker with 35 years of experience in early childhood education, teaching both children and adults in many settings. Founder and Owner of Early Childhood Specialties, Creator of the 4 C’s Framework of Emotional Support. Passionate about supporting educators by sharing latest research and building their emotional intelligence.
Specialty Areas : Social Emotional: Challenging Behaviors, Resilience & Self-Regulation, Positive Guidance, Infant Mental Health, Adult-Child Relationships, Play-Based Learning; Special Needs (ADHD, ASD, SPD)
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Bethene Edwards MS. ECE
Trainer# 23967 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
35 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, seasoned Early Educator dedicated to promoting play, best practice, connecting children to nature, and preserving childhood as a time for wonder and curiosity. She is a respected speaker, regularly leading conference and professional development sessions for early educators across Texas. Certified as an Outdoor Learning Environment Designer with Texas Tech Beth provides consultation with programs, Head Start and agencies in creating high quality indoor and outdoor spaces that support children's natural curiosity and development. In addition, Beth writes content for curriculum and professional development for clients.
Specialty Areas : Play, child guidance, classroom management, outdoor learning, nature play, outdoor design consultation, indoor environment design and consultation., loose parts play,
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Albert Wright
Trainer # 1534 Virtual & In-Person
Texas Regions : Statewide
Albert Wright is a Trainer, Author, and YouTube host who specializes in childhood education. He is a much sought-after presenter who believes training should be both informative and entertaining. If you want to keep up with Albert and the team follow them at:
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at wrightonetraining
YouTube: WrightOneTraining
LinkedIn: Albert Wright, M.Ed.Specialty Areas: Staff Motivation and Working with Children with Challenging Behaviors
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Dr. Ana Mendoza
Spanish Bilingual Trainer #99422 Virtual & In-Person
Regions : Statewide, Edinburg (Rio Grand Valley)
Dr. Ana Mendoza is an educator with 25 years of experience in teaching, coaching, and school administration. She owns a learning center and is a practicum professor in the master’s program for the Department of Education at UTRGV. She offers mentoring and training. Ana has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and is a certified teacher, principal, and superintendent. Ana teaches at the university level, is a member of NAEYC and TAEYC, and is a TECPDS-approved presenter.
Specialty Areas : Early Childhood, Discipline, Teamwork, Leadership, Licensing, Texas Rising Star
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Dr. Debra Arce
www.paramountconsultingfirm.org
Spanish Bilingual Trainer #37275 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Dr. Debra Lynn Arce is an educator and co‐founder of several consulting firms. She has a variety of experiences in public school, childcare, and higher education. Dr. Arce has successfully created, designed, and aligned school curriculum for over twenty‐eight years, and has served in various capacities as a school administrator PK‐12th. She is currently a Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Dr. Arce has an undergraduate degree from Pan American University in Marketing, masters in School Administration from University of Texas‐Pan American and a doctorate from University of Houston in Educational Leadership for Cultural Studies.
Specialty Areas: Curriculum Alignment, Special education, Section 504 & Dyslexia, Educational Leadership, Early Childhood, Bilingual, Science, and Reading
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Desiree D Hutson
Trainer #1957 Virtual & In-Person
Regions : Corpus Christi, Houston, Beaumont, Huntsville, Killgore, Mt Pleasant, Wichita Falls, Richardson, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, San Antonio
Hi! I am an Early Childhood Professional, I began working in the field over 28 years ago. I am a registered trainer with TECPDS and I have a permanent director license in Texas. I began as a three year old teacher and eventually gained the experience of all ages in Early Childhood. I found myself passionate about teaching preschoolers about Jesus, music, art, science and all things nature! I became an assistant director and thereafter a director of a Methodist preschool in Van, Texas. It was those positions that I began my walk toward professional development. I also love writing jingles for preschools and preparing preschool performances from the music line, up to the decorations, and marketing to help bring value and business to centers! I now travel, train and own a licensed childcare.
Specialty Areas : Supporting skill development, health, safety, trs compliance, standards, music, art, centers
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Tameka Bryan
info.crescentcityacademy@gmail.com
Trainer #17736 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
I am an early childhood education trainer, public speaker, and expert in developing classroom systems for quality ratings. I specialize in creating standard operating procedures for directors, teachers, and administrators, as well as designing childcare curricula and step-by-step lesson plans.
Specialty Areas : Classroom, Curriculum, Professional development
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Racquel Washington
Trainer #48189 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
I have over 30 years of experience leading and advising both for-profit and non-profit early childhood education programs and faith-based programs. I provide coaching and mentoring for center staff through every step of the accreditation process (NAC, NECPA & NAEYC), in-person and remote training, guidance & observations. I assist directors and owners with new center start-up; including application, assessment of location, and business training.
Specialty Areas : CDA- PD Specialist, National Accreditation Support, Infant/ Toddler, ITSN, T.E.A.C.H.
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Mila Sengupta
English, Hindi, Urdu Bilingual Trainer #2189 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Victoria, Houston, Huntsville, Austin, San Antonio, Waco
Working with young children, families and teachers have been my passion, I take pride in serving early childhood community, and always motivate teachers to help children in achieving their potential. I have served as a teacher, Director, mentor, CDA Instructor, PD Specialist and Education Coordinator at childcare centers, school district, Head Start and non-profit organizations as well. It would an honor in serving the TECECN community and continue my journey in ECE,
Specialty Areas : Social-emotional development in young children, Language and Literacy, Professionalism in ECE, After school Program, CDA Instruction, PD Specialist
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Hope Wharton
collaborationsofhope@gmail.com
Trainer #2207 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Hope is an early childhood professional with over 25 years of experience. Her journey in early education has focused on Leadership as a Center Owner, Administrator, Manager, Parent Educator, Kindergarten Teacher, Mentor, Coach, Trainer, Consultant for Early Learning Programs, and Advocate for all children. She has worked with private, faith-based, nonprofits and ISD organizations. She works as a Texas Rising Star Early Childhood Assessor h and is an independent mentor, coach, trainer, and consultant. Hope has a B.A. in Business and Education from Dallas Baptist University. She is completing an MA in Early Childhood Leadership. She is committed to promoting personal and professional development, resources, and support in leadership via mentoring, coaching, training, advocacy, and consulting.
Specialty Areas : Early Childhood Leadership Administrators-Management-Early Childhood Professionals- Parents-Families and Communities Child Care Health Consultant Mental Health Consultant
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Ashley Brooks
Trainer# 101076 Virtual & In-Person
Regions: Statewide
Ashley Brooks is an early childhood educator, trainer, coach and advocate for play-based learning. With over 15 years of experience in Early Childhood settings, she has trained and coached teachers & parents in Austin and across Texas in maximizing the potential of play in the classroom and at home. Ashley's goal is to help schools and families balance the importance of play-based learning with the world of standards and expectations in which we live. Ashley is a certified trainer for the Hanen Center in Learning Language and Loving It and Teacher Talk.
Specialty Areas: play-based learning, oral language development through play, reaching academic goals through play, play-based centers, Pre-K