Sep 10 2024

Toward a Climate of Care in Learning Programs

Grantmakers for Education

Virtual

September 10, 2:00 pm ET

In the third episode of our series co-hosted by Early Childhood Funders Collaborative and Trust for Learning, Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi, Dr. Joan Lombardi and Ellicia Lanier will connect movements for high-quality learning environments for children and youth to the growing movement for climate justice around the world.

Funders often fund in silos, but these two issues (climate risks and learning environments for children and youth) are both prominent areas where we are failing to center children in the policy arena. Our panelists will discuss areas where they see opportunities for funders to connect dots between their issue areas.

While others are welcome to attend, this event is intended for members and education grantmakers.

There is no cost to attend this Grantmakers for Education program. Registration closes 15 minutes prior to the program time. By registering for this program, you agree to our Learning Environment Commitment. Thank you for your patience; we review each registration in advance.

Thank you to our cohosts, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative and Trust for Learning.

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About the Speakers

Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi

Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi
President
Collective for Youth Empowerment in STEM and Society

Anita is the President of the Collective for Youth Empowerment in STEM & Society (CYESS), a new initiative of the Afterschool Alliance where she also serves as the Senior Vice President for STEM & Youth Engagement. She is deeply committed to promoting equitable engagement with science and launched CYESS to connect STEM with community civic engagement and ensure young people are part of the conversation. Anita has a PhD in Astrophysics from The Ohio State University and moved to a career focused on informal STEM learning, recognizing its intersection with social justice and social mobility. Her prior roles have included serving as the Head of Education and Learning at the Wellcome Trust, a philanthropy based in London; VP for STEM Policy at the Afterschool Alliance; Program Manager at NASA Headquarters and Education Lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre.


Ellicia Lanier

Ellicia Lanier
Founding Executive Director
Urban Sprouts

Ellicia Lanier is the founding Executive Director of Urban Sprouts, a diverse Reggio Emilia school focusing on early childhood education. With over 20 years of experience in the field. Lanier is passionate about her work and committed to realizing her vision of social justice through early childhood education. Lanier is committed to developing and administering programs that enrich the lives of children and their families. As a Part time adjunct faculty at St. Louis Community College, she has distinguished herself as a leader in social-emotional development education and early childhood management. Among her proudest achievements at St. Louis Community College is extending non-traditional early childhood Education (ECE) courses to the community.

Lanier demonstrates radical collaboration by contributing to equitable early childhood systems building and partnerships that support child well being. In addition, she recently hosted Chelsea Clinton’s visit to St. Louis in partnership with Child Care Aware of Eastern Missouri. She has also spearheaded innovative community programs by leading Urban Sprouts expansion of a $2.1 M NMTC investment project in 2017, including partnering with Youth in Need to serve families equitably through Head Start. In collaboration the WEPower and First Steps to equity Urban Sprouts was a part of the WePower playbook that lead to imagining radical early childhood change locally.

Ellicia Lanier and Urban Sprouts are members of the First Steps to Equity collaborative and the focus of a case study for the first steps to equity report. She is a founding member of Ready by Five, an early childhood campaign that lead to the win of Prop R in St. Louis City. She is currently the Vice Chair of the Regional Early Childhood Non-Profit in St. Louis, MO.

Ellicia is one of 13 early childhood leaders working in concert with Early Learning Nation to develop a national roadmap for early childhood system change.


Dr. Joan Lombardi

Dr. Joan Lombardi
Adjunct Professor, Center for Child and Human Development; Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues
Georgetown University

Joan Lombardi is a senior scholar and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Child and Human Development and a co-founder and senior fellow with the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University. Over the past 50 years, Joan has made significant contributions in the areas of child and family policy as an innovative leader and policy advisor to national and international organizations and foundations and as a public servant.

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