PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Edward M. Greene

62 East Countryside Drive Princeton, NJ08540

732-438-1275

Education:

1971 - Bachelor of Music, DePauwUniversity, Greencastle, Indiana

1974 - Master of Arts in Child and Human Development, PacificOaksCollege, Pasadena, California

1987 - Ph.D., Early Childhood, Elementary Education and Child Psychology, IndianaStateUniversity, Terre Haute, Indiana

Current Employment and Consultations

Instructional Leadership and School Turn Around Coach (2009-Present), Teachscape, San FranciscoCA (

Senior Advisor for Early Learning (2007 – Present) Cito, The Netherlands and ICFI (

Facilitator, AlabamaEarlyChildhoodLeadershipAcademy (2011-Present), JCCEO Head Start Center of Excellence, Birmingham, AL (

Independent Consultant Practice: Sample Client List of EM GREENE Associates: Child Development, Early Learning, Children’s Media Environments

Provide technical assistance, training, professional development seminars and contracted services. Areas of specialization include child development, early learning, and children’s media environments. Services are provided to a variety of clients. Clients have included: Families and Work Institute, Early Childhood National Public Engagement Campaign (I Am Your Child Campaign); Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition/Bridgeport Public Schools through Collaborative Ventures, Inc., Parent Engagement Project; New Jersey Young Audiences, Early Learning and the Arts Project; National Black Child Development Institute, Pathways to Leadership Project: “What is Culturally Appropriate Curriculum?”Jumpstart Americorps, Early Childhood Training Design for Service Learning College Students Working with Preschool Children, in Head Start; Online Faculty, Bright Horizons/Family Solutions—UAW/Ford Family Service Learning Centers Initiative. Wheelock College Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development—Project Site Liaison and Institute Consultant. NationalCollege Consortium (Pacific Oaks College, Erikson Institute, WheelockCollege—National Head Start Faculty Development Project—Online Facilitator.Institute for Early Childhood Leadership at the University of the District of Columbia—Project Headway Evaluation Contract (an evaluation study of the 2-year associates degree program for Head Start Staff). Co-Facilitator, Literacy Leaders, Lifelong Learning Coaches, Professional Development Seminar, Mayor’s Initiative on Adult Illiteracy, Washington, DC (Institute for Early Childhood Leadership at the University of the District of Columbia, 2003-2004). Program Consultant in Early Childhood, Teachscape ( a professional development service organization, building custom programs using online tools and multimedia content.Consultantto Children’s Futures ( A Trenton, NJ initiative designed to improve outcomes for the community’s children and families (with a focus on 0-3). Strategic Planning Consultant (focused on organizations concerned with young children and their families, 2003-present). Curriculum Consultant to Sesame Workshop, Multicultural Curriculum Project with North Carolina State Education Department (2004-). Script and Children’s Program Development Consultant, Mike Young Productions, Todd World, in collaboration with Discovery Channel, Discovery Kids. Strategic Thinking/Planning Consultant Coalition for Infant/Toddler Educators (CITE), Facilitating a strategic “Vision-to-Action” plan to transition from a totally voluntary statewide organizations focused on meeting the needs of caregivers working in center-based and family child care settings, to a staffed organization with a state office.

Example of Work Experience: Governmental and Non-Governmental Settings:

Director, Global Outreach (December 2004 – 2007) Sesame Workshop, New York City (Developed collaborative outreach materials and resources in Central America, The Andes, India, Kosovo, Jordon)

Director of Programs (January 1990 - 1997) Center for Educational Programs (a Foundation of the Milken Families),New York City.

Senior Consultant/Trainer/Research Associate (Fall 1987 - January 1990) High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Administrative/Legislative Aide (Fall 1979 - 1981) Michigan Legislature, Lansing, Michigan

Director (1978) Coalition for Children and Youth, Public Policy Internship Program (funded by the Ford Foundation), Washington, DC.

Acting Executive Director (Fall 1978 - 1979) Coalition for Children and Youth, Washington, DC. .

Director (1977) Information Services, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC

College Teaching Experiences:

Associate Professor (2001-2003) Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ, School of Education and Human Services, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Beverly Langford Dugger Visiting Professorship in Early Childhood Leadership (Spring 2001) University of the District of Columbia Institute for Early Childhood Leadership.

Faculty Member (1998-2000) Lehman College of City University of New York, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education--graduate faculty.

National Teleconference Faculty (1998 and 1999) RISE Learning Solutions, Videoconference, National Association for the Education of Young Children, “THE LEADING EDGE: Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood.”

National Teleconference Faculty (1999-2001) Heads Up Network, in cooperation with the State of Ohio, the Council for Professional Recognition, and RISE Learning Solutions, Videoconference, “Guiding Young Children’s Behavior”

Online Faculty (1998-2002) PacificOaksCollege, On-line Faculty:

Guest Instructor (1995, 1997, and 1999) NationalLouisUniversity, Chicago Campus, for the McCormick Fellows Graduate Program

Sample Areas of Facilitation/Training:

Skill-Building Clinic (2001) Transformational Leadership: Fostering Growth, Reflection and Change. Center for Early ChildhoodLeadership-NationalLouisUniversity.

Guest Presenter (2000 and 2001) Seminar regarding the system of funding for children and family services in the United States. Legacy International

Writer, Producer and Presenter (2000) Satellite Distance Learning Seminar--Creating a Great Place to Work and Learn: Leadership for Growth and Change. The Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance and the Tennessee Department of Human Services funded the project. TennesseeStateUniversity was the credit-granting institution.

Multiracial adolescent workshop program." Ypsilanti, MI., 1988.

Board Service and Association Memberships

Board Memberships: Vice President (1990-1991), U.S. National Committee of OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour L'Education Prescolaire); Elected by membership, four-year-term (1994-1998), Governing Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC; (1994-98); Vice President, Board of Directors, Educational Equity Concepts, Inc.--New York (present); National Board, Jumpstart for Children (1999-Present); Board of Trustees, Rise Learning Solutions (Cincinnati, OH) Board (2000-Presant); Secretary, National Board of Trustees, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters--HIPPY USA (1996-99). Advisory Board, Lightspan.Com (2001-2003); Board Member, Young Audiences of New Jersey (2003-present); Editorial Board, Today’s Child magazine, Today’s Child Communication, Inc. (1999-present). Co-Chair, Early Childhood Equity Alliance (2002-present); Board Member: New Jersey Teaching and Learning Collaborative (2004-2005)

High Scope Educational Foundation (2008-2011); AmericanCampAssociation (2009-present)

Memberships: Alliance for a Media Literate America (AMLA); National Association for the Education of Young Children (life member); U.S. National Committee of OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour L'Education Prescolaire); National Black Child Development Institute; Phi Delta Kappa; Association of Black Foundation Executives; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; American Society for Training and Development.

Advisory Committee Work: Children's Media Environments and Museums

Senior Advisor, HITN, PBS Ready to Learn, LAMP Transmedia Project (2010-present)

Script Consultant, Mike Young Productions, Todd World, (2004)

Consultant, Discovery Kids, Discovery Channel (2002)

PBS National Ready To Learn Seminar Speaker, Washington, DC (1999)

Advisor, PBS Ready to Learn, training and video series on managing conflict (1999).

Educational Advisor, Porchlight Entertainment, producers of Jay Jay the Jet Plane, (1998).

Featured Panelist, Sesame Street Preschool Education Project Celebrates Ages 0-3...Learn Along with Me, A Forum on Issues that Affect Children Ages 0-3. Sponsored by Children’s Television Workshop’s Community Education Services and The New School for Social Research (May 7, 1997).

Senior Advisor, Harbour Brothers Productions, KinderNet -- producer of Internet and CD-ROM applications for children and instructional services (1995-97).

National Advisory Council Member, Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program--Children's Television Workshop, Community Education Services Division (1991--1997).

Consultant: Research Division of Children's Television Workshop (1988-1996).

National Early Childhood Advisory Panel Member: South Carolina Educational Television (1992-1996).

Script Consultant and National Outreach Advisory Council, PUZZLE PLACE KCET/Los Angeles and Lancit Media/New York (1993-1996)

Video Review Panelist: Coalition for Quality Children's Video--Kids First (1993-Present).

National Advisory Committee, Richmond Children's Museum (1994 - 1996).

Sample Publications:

Greene, E. Knox, S., Kelly, W., Dombro, A.L., & J. van Kuyk.(2010). Piramide: An Approach to Deepen Children’s Learning- A Conversation with Teachers. Atlanta, GA: Cito, USA.

Greene, E.M. (2000). Making the grade: Help your child to the head of the class. Today’s Child

Premier Issue. Today’s Child Communication, Inc.

Greene, E.M. (1999) The early care and education culture of professionalism: A landscape, a village

and dilemmas. 1999 Early Childhood Education Faculty Symposium. CityUniversity

of New York.

Greene, E.M. (1994) In J.Johnson and J.B. McCracken (Eds.) State of the Art Professional Development. The early childhood career lattice: Perspectives on Professional Development. Washington, DC. National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Awards, Fellowships:

2003 Champion for Children Leadership Award recipient, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Black Caucus.

Beverly Langford Dugger Visiting Professorship in Early Childhood Leadership at the University of the District of Columbia (Spring 2001)

Award of Appreciation—Given for serving as a member of the selection panel for the annual Do Something BRICK Award for Community Youth Leadership, sponsored by Mademoiselle Magazine, Blockbuster Video, Guess Jeans and MTV (1996-98).

Doctoral Fellow, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, IndianaStateUniversity (1982-87).

Alumni Recognition, volunteer service hours contributed to the DePauw University Sesquicentennial (1987).

Selected as one of the 1978 Jaycee Outstanding Young Men of America.

Recipient, Education Professions Development Act Grant (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare) (1972-74).

Recipient, President's Music Scholarship, DePauwUniversity (1967).