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  • Lisa Wilson
    Director of Outreach & Engagement

    Lisa Marie Wilson is an educator, leadership strategist, speaker, and consultant with more than 30 years of experience supporting children, families, educators, and organizations through transformative learning and leadership development.

    Currently serving as Director of Outreach & Engagement at ZERO TO THREE, Lisa leads national initiatives that strengthen connections between educators, communities, organizations, and systems serving young children and families. Her work focuses on professional learning, leadership development, partnership building, strategic planning, and creating opportunities for meaningful engagement across diverse sectors.

    Before her national leadership roles, Lisa served as an infant-toddler and preschool teacher, program director, and early childhood program owner. Her approach to early childhood education was shaped by foundational work at the Child Educational Center in Pasadena, California, home of the internationally recognized Outdoor Classroom Project. Influenced by Reggio-inspired practices, Lisa approaches her work with a child-centered and love-centered philosophy rooted in relationships, honoring families and communities as children’s first teachers, and recognizing play as essential to healthy development and learning.

    Throughout her career, Lisa has designed and facilitated professional learning experiences, coached leaders and educators, developed innovative frameworks for leadership and organizational growth, and supported statewide and national initiatives focused on literacy, language development, and educational excellence.

    In addition to her leadership and consulting work, Lisa serves as faculty in higher education, mentoring future educators through relationship-centered learning experiences that bridge theory and practice.

    Lisa holds a Master of Education with an emphasis in Multicultural Curriculum and Instruction and is currently completing her Doctorate of Education in Teaching and Curriculum. Across every aspect of her work, she remains committed to helping individuals, organizations, and communities cultivate the conditions where people can learn, lead, connect, and thrive.

  • Jill St. Peter
    Curriculum and Training Director

    Jill St. Peter brings four decades of experience in early childhood education as a teacher, coach, trainer, and Curriculum and Training Director. A dynamic presenter and STEAM facilitator, she specializes in inclusion, project-based learning, early math and science, and trauma-informed practice, helping educators translate research into meaningful classroom experiences.

    Jill holds a Master of Arts in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Child Development. She is certified in the Program for Infant and Toddler Care, Beginning Together Inclusion, Trauma Informed Care, and is a CLASS Measurement Trainer. She has presented at national and state conferences including NAEYC, CAEYC, and Head Start.

    Jill’s work is rooted in a deep commitment to educators. She focuses on building confident, reflective teaching communities and ensuring educators have the tools and support they need so every child can thrive.

  • Teresa Fogolini
    Director, Garden of Eatin’

    Teresa Fogolini designs dynamic learning ecosystems that transform curiosity into discovery and authentic real-world engagement. With more than 30 years of education leadership through intentional systems design. Program design, facilitation and coaching using the whole child learning approach, ecological literacy, with immersive experiences that build enduring knowledge, skills and resilience

    Teresa’s expertise spans program innovation, curriculum design, teacher development, and systems leadership. Grounded in extensive research and professional training in STEAM education, growth mindset, and interdisciplinary inquiry, she advances a P–3 approach that cultivates experimentation, problem-solving, reflective thinking, and equitable access to transformative learning experiences.

    She holds a master’s degree in education, a California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, and a Reading and Literacy Certification. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Natural Sciences and Environmental Education, emphasizing nature-based education and climate awareness.

    Teresa is driven by a bold vision: educational systems that nurture healthy bodies, curious minds, and caring stewards prepared to shape a more sustainable future.

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