Syretha Storey, Ph.D., has been in the field of early childhood education for more than 30 years. She has experience as a classroom teacher, trainer, consultant and director. Storey is the owner of and trainer for The Child Care Company. In this role, she provides training and consulting services for early childhood programs throughout the state of Maryland. Additionally, she is the director of NASA Goddard Child Development Center and secretary for the Maryland State Child Care Association.

Barb McCreedy has over 30 years of early childhood education and board of director experience. She has held every position within a child care center from bus driver to executive director. Currently she leads ICF’s Early Education Institute, providing technical assistance and training to a wide variety of clients including federal, military and private organizations. She travels across the country to provide training and technical assistance to directors and boards to support their work to ensure high quality programs. McCreedy has a bachelor’s of science in education from the College of William and Mary and her master’s of education from Pacific Oaks.

Helen Stine is a Senior Vice President with ICF in Fairfax, VA. She manages the Early Education Services division and is the Executive Director of the ICF Early Education Institute. Ms. Stine has more than 25 years’ experience in the early care and education field, and has served as an educational consultant to assist clients on a wide range of needs and issues, including all facets of early childhood program design and implementation, training and curriculum models, Board development and training, child care functionality and management assessments, accreditation preparation, and program management and operation. Ms. Stine has successfully managed and operated complex and diverse early childhood programs with multiple systems of delivery, including child development centers, family child care, and before- and after-school care, and has implemented a variety of supplemental programs and services (e.g., co-ops, special needs programs, resource/referral, parent councils, etc.). At ICF, Ms. Stine oversees a large, multi talented team of specialists who provide training, technical assistance, and research services at the local, state, national, and international levels to ensure high-quality care and education for young children. Ms. Stine has a bachelor of arts degree in English from the College of Charleston, and a master of arts in education from East Carolina University. She and her husband reside in Northern Virginia.