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“The faculty helped me to bring my work in social justiceto new levels. I graduated with a personal and professional supportsystem that stretches across the country and around the globe. ”BackgroundSuzanne is an early childhood advocate, speaker, author with 25+ years experience. She is the past presidentof the National Association for Family Child Care and currently Executive Director of Monday Morning,Inc., New Jersey, a professional childcare management service, overseeing 90+ family childcare providers.She was the creator and national co-chair of Provider Appreciation Day, devoted to respect and recognitionof professionals in early care and education. This is a joint initiative between the National Associationof Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies and NAFCC. Sue was chair of the NJ Child Care AdvisoryCouncil, and a Past President of the NJ Coalition of Infant/Toddler Educators, which launched the BetterBaby Care Campaign in 2002. “During my studies in the course ‘Ecology of working With Children,’ withProfessors Ed Greene and Katie Kissinger, I completed a full plan for the Campaign. It would not have beenas successful without that classwork.” Sue has been a writer, consultant for the Zero to Three, NationalInfant and Toddler Child Care Initiative, and on their site www.zerotothree.org find her paper “StaffedFamily Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers.” She served onthe editorial board, Early Childhood News, 1998- 2006.As an instructor at PO, Sue taught distance learning courses in “Leadership in Education,” “WorkingWith Adults,” “Infants and Toddlers as Members, Makers, Interpreters,” “Taking on Advocacy: Makinga Difference for Children, Families and Teachers,” “Writing Our Stories,” and “Models and Methods ofFamily/School Collaboration.” Awards include: Maria Otto Award, 2011, National Association for FamilyChild Care; Aletha Wright Award for Excellence in Early Care & Education, 2007, NJ Child Care AdvisoryCouncil; Friend of NAFCC Award, 2001, National Association for Family Child Care; Helen DooleyEdwards Award, March, 2000, Summit, NJ Chapter, National Federation of Business and ProfessionalWomen; Outstanding Women in Somerset County Award, Somerset County Commission on the Status ofWomen, March 1996; and the 1996 Professional Development Award, NJ Association for the Education ofYoung Children.Independent Learning or Thesis ProjectThesis: “Unexpected Outcomes: Researching Leadership Growth Through Provider AppreciationDay Events”Speaking and/or Consulting TopicsFamily Child Care; Infant/Toddler Care; Professional Development for the Early Childhood Workforce;Working with Families; Working with Mixed-Age Groups; Family Child Care Systems and NetworksContactPhone: (w) 908-668-6840; (c) 908-313-2329Email: suewmson@aol.comWeb Site: http://www.mondayam.com/index.htm51