A sampling of positions held by our alumni shows the breadth of career options and illustrates the impact our alumni are having on the education and care of young children nationwide.

• Executive Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Early Childhood Unit
• Faculty member at more than a dozen colleges and universities
• Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Zimbabwe
• Cofounder, DuPage Children’s Museum
• Director of Child Life and Family Education, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital
• Vice President for Direct Service, Ounce of Prevention Fund
• President, National Black Child Development Institute
• Executive Director of Professional Development, Chicago Public Schools
• Director, Family Network
• Director, Virginia Frank Child Development Center
• Founder and Director, Project Match
• Principal, Los Angeles County School District
• Early Childhood Service Coordinator, Illinois DCFS
• Coordinator of Prevention Services, Juvenile Protection Association
• Researcher, High/Scope Foundation
• Chief Program Officer, Illinois Action for Children
• Kindergarten teacher, Lake Forest County Day School
• State Pre-K master teacher, Metropolitan Family Services
• Elementary school teacher, Mombasa Academy, Mombasa, Kenya
• Mental Health Coordinator, Ounce of Prevention Fund
• Executive Director, Neighborhood House
• Creative Arts Consultant
• Director of Early Childhood Education, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
• Manager of Marketing and Education, Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Family Literacy Coordinator, Orange County Public Schools
• Director of Children and Youth Services, McGuire Air Force Base
• Child Life Specialist, Children’s Memorial Hospital
• Healthy Steps Coordinator, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• Social worker, Northwest Suburban Special Education District
• Neurodevelopment Specialist, Neuropsychology Diagnostic Center
• Social-Emotional Consultant, Child and Family Connections
• National Child Care Director, Easter Seals, Inc.
• Program Manager, DuPage County Health Department
• Director, San Juan Island Family Resource Center