Elizabeth Farwell

Program Manager

Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children

My mission is to promote social justice through education and social policy and programming. 

Bureau of Early Learning Services

 

MENTOR

Sue Polojac

Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Director

 

  • Organized statewide resources generated through Community Innovation Zone projects into a tangible guide for early care and education professionals and communities.
  • Leveraged Fellowship colleagues to inform Cost of Quality work and research being done in Philadelphia.
  • Participated in statewide Infant/Toddler policy meeting and assisted in the development of an infant/toddler vision statement for OCDEL.

+ Employment History

November 2015

P-3 Program Manager

Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Philadelphia, PA

January 2015

Intern with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. 

Philadelphia City Council
Philadelphia, PA

February 2014

Biology Teacher

Simon Gratz High School
Philadelphia, PA

August 2008

First Grade Teacher

Green Woods Charter School and Widener Partnership Charter School
Philadelphia, PA

M.S., Education Policy

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

M.S., Elementary Education

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

I am eager to meet the people and programs behind the policies which shape our state's early learning landscape.