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Stanford University

National Advisory Council

We’re grateful to our team of interdisciplinary advisors for their thoughtful guidance and support throughout our work.

Joan Lombardi, PhD

RAPID National Advisory Council Chair and Adjunct Professor - Stanford University

Miriam Calderon, MSW

Vice President for Impact - W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Barbara Chow, MPP

Director - Education Program, Heising-Simons Foundation

Megan Gunnar, PhD

Director - Institute of Child Development

Nat Kendall-Taylor, PhD

Chief Executive Officer - FrameWorks Institute

Portia Kennel, MSW

Director - Thriving Families Thriving Children

Sharon Neilson

Director - Woodland Academy

Deborah Phillips, PhD

Professor of Psychology - Georgetown University

Anthony Queen

Parent and Community Leader, Kent County, MI

Natalie Renew, MPA

Director - Home Grown Child Care

Julie Mendez Smith, PhD

Professor of Psychology - University of North Carolina Greensboro

Kathrine Stohr, MPP

Project Manager - Pritzker Children’s Initiative

Brenda Jones Harden, PhD

Professor - Columbia University School of Social Work