Judy is a director on the Start Early Consulting team providing support to public sector leaders and advocates with a particular focus on mixed early childhood delivery systems child care policy, early childhood funding and advocacy strategy. She has experience consulting in states such as Oregon, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

Prior to joining Start Early, she worked as a consultant and policy analyst, providing analysis and content expertise to local, state, and federal government, legislators, leaders, and philanthropists on early childhood systems issues. She has experience in leading a parent cooperative, designing intergenerational programming, and directing programs that provided Early Head Start, Head Start, home visiting, child care and WIC services. Judy holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood and a master’s in leadership and policy in early care and education from Wheelock College.  Judy’s home base is Portland, Maine.