Featured Speaker Bios and Selected Videos

Monday, October 5, 2015 ■ 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ■ The Center of New Hampshire, Manchester

Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Director, Infant Language Laboratory, Temple University Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek is the Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Temple University where she serves as Director of the Infant Language Laboratory. She is the recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society, the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science, the Association for Psychological Science James McKeen Cattell Award for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to applied psychological research and the APA Distinguished Lecturer Award as well as the Temple University Great Teacher and the University Eberman Research Award. She was also a finalist for 2013 Best Professor of the year for the American Academy of Education Arts and Sciences Bammy Awards. Kathy received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research in the areas of early language development and infant cognition has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and Human Development, and the Institute of Education Sciences resulting in 12 books and over 200 publications. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society and served as the Associate Editor of Child Development. She also served as treasurer, is on the governing board and is the President Elect of the International Society for Infant Studies. Her book, Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How children really learn and why they need to play more and memorize less, (Rodale Books) won the prestigious Books for Better Life Award as the best psychology book in 2003.

Kathy has a strong interest in bridging the gap between research and application. To that end, served as an investigator on the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, is on the Advisory Board of the Fred Rogers Center, Jumpstart and Disney Junior and is an invited blogger for the Huffington Post. She worked on the language and literacy team for the development of the California Preschool Curriculum, was one of the organizers of the Ultimate Block Party (www.ultimateblockparty.com) and developers of the Learning Resource Network (www.learnnow.org). Kathy served on the Advisory Board for CIVITAS and their Born Learning Series, is on the Research Council for America’s Promise, an organization started by Colin Powell. She has been a spokesperson on early development for national magazines and newspapers (The NY Times, People, US News & World Report, Newsweek, Parent’s Magazine, Parenting etc.) radio and television (The View, The Today Show. Good Morning America, 20/20, NPR, ABC News, CBS Morning Show, CNN), and has been an advisor for Sesame Workshop, Fisher Price Toys, Highlights, K’NEX, The Cartoon Network, and a host of Children’s Museums across North America. She is also the co-founder of An Ethical Start, a curricular program in moral development for children ages 3 through 5. This program, created for the Jewish Community Centers of North America was funded by Stephen Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation.

You can follow Kathy on twitter at KathyandRo1.

Ellen Galinsky, President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute

Ellen Galinsky, President and Co-Founder of Families and Work Institute (FWI), helped establish the field of work and family life during the time she was at Bank Street College of Education, where she was on the faculty for 25 years. Her more than 100 books and reports include the best-selling Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, Ask The Children, and the now classic The Six Stages of Parenthood. She has published over 300 articles in journals, books and magazines.

At the Institute, Ms. Galinsky co-directs the National Study of the Changing Workforce, the most comprehensive nationally representative study of the U.S. workforce—updated every five to six years. She also co-directs When Work Works (a project on workplace flexibility and effectiveness first funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that has produced a series of research papers and has launched the When Work Works Award—formerly Sloan Award) as well as conducted the National Study of Employers, a nationally representative study that has tracked trends in employment benefits, policies and practices since 1998. Information from FWI’s research has been reported in the media more than three times a day since January 2010. In 2011, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Families and Work Institute formed a ground-breaking, multi- year partnership that takes When Work Works out to employers in 50 states.

At FWI, Mind in the Making (MITM) is an unprecedented effort to share the science of children’s learning with the general public, families and professionals who work with them. Projects include: Seven Essential Skills Learning Modules (in English/Spanish) that are being implemented in six communities through community schools with funding with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership and in an additional eight communities/systems; a DVD collection of 42 videos showing important experiments in child development research; Prescriptions for Learning—downloadable tip sheets for families and professionals that turn children’s challenging behavior into opportunities to teach life skills; and a partnership with First Book with a library of children’s books and accompanying tips to promote life skills. Mind in the Making has sold more than 120,000 copies and had more than 2.2 billion media impressions since April 2010. It was named one of the top ten nonfiction books by The Washington Post in May 2014 and was voted the Number 1 must-read book for preschool teachers by Child Care Exchange in June 2014.

A graduate of Vassar College and Bank Street College of Education, Ms. Galinsky is a leading authority on work family and child development issues. She was a presenter at the 2014 White House Summit on Working Families, the 2000 White House Conference on Teenagers and the 1997 White House Conference on Child Care. She was a planner/participant of the March 2010 White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility. She served as the elected President of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the largest professional group of early childhood educators. Ellen Galinsky is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2004 Distinguished Achievement Award from Vassar College and the Seven Wonders of the Work Life World from Working Mother magazine. She was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2005 and is the recipient of the 2014 Friend of Children Award from the Southern Early Childhood Association. She was honored as one of the 40 Women to Watch Over 40 for 2014.

Ellen Galinsky is married to artist Norman Galinsky, and they are the parents of two grown children: Philip, an ethnomusicologist and founder- director of Samba New York—an inspiring new performance group—and Lara, Senior Vice President at Echoing Green—whose mission is to unleash the next generation of talent to solve the world’s biggest problems—and co-author of Be Bold and author of Work on Purpose. Norman and Ellen Galinsky have two grandchildren—Antonio and Azaiah.

Dr. Patricia Kuhl, Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences,

University of Washington, Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Early

Childhood Learning

Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl is the Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Learning, Co-Director of the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, Director of the NSF-funded Science of Learning Center, and Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. She is internationally recognized for her research on early language and brain development, and studies that show how young children learn. Dr. Kuhl's work has played a major role in demonstrating how early exposure to language alters the brain. It has implications for critical periods in development, for bilingual education and reading readiness, for developmental disabilities involving language, and for research on computer understanding of speech.

Dr. Kuhl is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Rodin Academy, and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. She was awarded the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America in 1997, and in 2005, the Kenneth Craik Research Award from Cambridge University. She received the University of Washington's Faculty Lectureship Award in 1998, and in the 2007, Dr. Kuhl was awarded the University of Minnesota's Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Kuhl is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Acoustical Society of America, the Cognitive Science Society and the American Psychological Society. In 2008 Dr. Kuhl was awarded the Gold Medal from Acoustical Society of America for her work on learning and the brain. In 2011 in Paris, she was awarded the IPSEN Fondation’s Jean-Louis Signoret Neuropsychology Prize. Dr. Kuhl was one of six scientists invited to the White House in 1997 to make a presentation at President and Mrs. Clinton's Conference on "Early Learning and the Brain." In 2001, she was invited to make a presentation at President and Mrs. Bush's White House Summit on "Early Cognitive Development: Ready to Read, Ready to Learn." In 2000, she co-authored The Scientist in the Crib: Minds, Brains, and How Children Learn (Morrow Press).

Dr. Kuhl's work has been widely covered by the media. She has appeared in the Discovery television series "The Baby Human"; the NOVA series "The Mind"; the "The Power of Ideas" on PBS; and "The Secret Life of the Brain," also on PBS. She has discussed her research findings on early learning and the brain at NBC's Education Nation, and on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, NHK, CNN, and in The New York Times, Time, and Newsweek. See Patricia Kuhl's TED talk at Ted.com.

Kevin Madden, Partner, Hamilton Place Strategies

Kevin Madden is a nationally recognized communications strategist, having served as a senior counselor to some of the nation’s top leaders in both the public and private sectors over the last 15 years. Kevin has designed and managed some of the most high profile communications campaigns in the country, ranging from presidential cabinet level departments to public advocacy and issue campaigns for business coalitions, non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies.

Kevin’s work on presidential campaigns and in congressional leadership has also helped him develop a reputation as a highly effective and sought after crisis communications manager. Kevin most recently served as a senior advisor to and spokesman for Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 and 2008 presidential campaigns. Prior to joining Governor Romney’s campaign, Mr. Madden served as Press Secretary to then-House Majority Leader, now- House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Before his work as a top leadership aide on Capitol Hill, Mr. Madden served as the Department of Justice’s national spokesman on issues ranging from national security to litigation before the federal courts.

During the 2004 presidential campaign, Mr. Madden was a member of the communications team directing President George W. Bush’s re-election effort, serving as the president’s campaign spokesman for regional, national and international news organizations.

Kevin is a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in Communications.

Kevin originally hails from Yonkers, NY and now resides in Washington, DC.

John E. Pepper, Jr., Retired Chairman and CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company, Former Chairman, The Walt Disney Company

Mr. Pepper spent a 40 year career in various positions at Procter & Gamble, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from 1995 – 1999 and Chairman of the Board from 2000 – 2002. He served as Director of Procter & Gamble from 1984 – 2003 and President from 1986 – 1995.

John E. Pepper, Jr. currently serves as Honorary Co-Chairman of the Board of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and was CEO from January 2006 – May 2007. Mr. Pepper served as Chairman of the Board of the Walt Disney Company from January 2007 through March 2012 and has served as a member of its board since January 2006. He also served as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Yale University from January 2004 to December 2005. Pepper also serves on the Board of the Cincinnati Museum Center.

Pepper has devoted important effort over the past 25 years to Early Childhood and Youth Development. He was a founding supporter of Every Child Succeeds (which provides home visitation to at-risk 0-3 year olds), and was a co-founder and currently is a member of the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, one of the nation’s most successful mentoring and tutoring organizations.

In his capacity as Co-chair of the national CEO Task Force on Early Childhood, John has testified before the United States Senate; met with numerous Members of Congress and state Governors; and participated in meetings with Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and former Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sibelius. Through his work with ReadyNation, he collaborates with local business owners and executives at the state level in advocating for smart public investments to ensure that all children are healthy, educated, and successful.

Pepper graduated from Yale in 1960, where he served on the Board of the Yale Daily News. He served as Fellow of the Yale Corporation from 1995 – 2003, including two years as Senior Fellow.

A native of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Pepper holds honorary doctorate degrees from Yale University, Xavier University, Mount St. Joseph College, St. Petersburg University (Russia), the Ohio State University, the University of Cincinnati and St. Joseph’s University.

Mr. Pepper and his wife Francie have four children and reside in Wyoming, Ohio.

Cokie Roberts, Political Commentator, ABC News

Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News, providing analysis for all network news programming. From 1996- 2002 she and Sam Donaldson co-anchored the weekly ABC interview program "This Week". Roberts also contributes political analysis for National Public Radio. In her more than forty years in broadcasting, she has won countless awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasting.

In addition to her appearances on the airwaves, Roberts, along with her husband, Steven V. Roberts, writes a weekly column syndicated in newspapers around the country by U Click. The Roberts are also contributing editors to USA Weekend Magazine, and together they wrote Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families, published in 2011. Their other book together, From this Day Forward, an account of their now more than forty-five year marriage and other marriages in American history immediately went onto The New York Times bestseller list. It followed Cokie Roberts's number one bestseller, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, an account of women's roles and relationships throughout American history. Roberts histories of women in America's founding era--Founding Mothers, published in 2004 and Ladies of Liberty in 2008, also became instant bestsellers.

Cokie Roberts holds more than twenty honorary degrees, serves on the boards of several non-profit institutions and President Bush appointed her to his Commission on Service and Civic Participation. In 2008 the Library of Congress named her a "Living Legend," one of the very few Americans to have attained that honor. She is the mother of two and grandmother of six.

Mark K. Shriver, President, Save the Children Action Network

Mark K. Shriver is President of Save the Children Action Network, where he leads an effort to mobilize Americans to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths globally and to ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to high-quality early childhood education. Shriver’s career fighting for social justice in advocacy and service organizations, as well as elected office, has focused on advancing the right of every child to a safe and vibrant childhood. Shriver joined Save the Children in 2003, serving as Senior Vice President for U.S. Programs until 2013. In that capacity, he created and oversaw the agency’s early childhood education, literacy, health, and emergency preparedness and response programs in the United States. Shriver was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2002.

In 1988, he founded the innovative Choice Program, which serves delinquent and at-risk youth through intensive, community-based counseling. Shriver received his B.A. from The College of the Holy Cross in 1986 and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1993. He resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and their three children. Shriver’s New York Times and Washington Post best-selling memoir, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, was published in June 2012 by Henry Holt. He is about to publish a new book about Pope Francis in Spring 2016 with Random House.

Scott Spradling, President, Spradling Group, Chair, Early Learning NH Board of Directors

Scott Spradling is an Emmy award-winning former reporter and anchor for WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH. He served as the station’s political director for 12 years, and co-anchored News9 at 5:00 for nearly 8 years. During his tenure, Scott covered three NH Presidential Primaries for the station and was honored to participate in three national debates over that span, working with the likes of Charlie Gibson, Wolf Blitzer and Ted Koppel. In 2001, Scott had the distinction of being the first local reporter to interview President George W Bush in the Oval Office, three months after the inauguration. When not tracking Presidential hopefuls, Scott’s main political beat was covering New Hampshire state house politics, following major issues of the day and covering local elections.

From 1996-2008, Scott and the WMUR team covered every major political event in New Hampshire. He also hosted a weekly political talk show, called Close-Up, where he regularly interviewed the main newsmakers in the Granite State scene. After leaving WMUR, Scott started his own consulting and public relations business, called The Spradling Group. He now uses use his rolodex to help local companies achieve their business goals through strategic communications, crisis management, public relations, marketing, advertising and lobbying. Scott is the Chair of the Board of Early Learning NH, whose mission is to “ensure all New Hampshire children have the opportunity to reach their full potential.”

Scott graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism and worked for a total of 15 years in the news business.

Lieutenant General William P. Tangney , United States Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General (Ret.) William P. Tangney is a member of the Executive Advisory Council of Mission: Readiness, the nonpartisan national security organization of over 500 retired admirals, generals, and other military leaders calling for smart investments in America’s children.

Prior to his retirement, General Tangney served in the United States Army for more than three decades, culminating in his assignment as Deputy Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. In this role, he served as the principal advisor and assistant to USCINCSOC who is responsible for preparing special operations forces to conduct special operations missions worldwide in support of the geographic CINCs, U.S. Country Teams, and other government agencies.

He was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Worcester, Massachusetts and lived in North Hampton, N.H. until graduation from High School. He graduated from The Citadel in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and was commissioned a second lieutenant in January 1968. Upon completion of the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and the Ranger Course, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Vietnam.

In December 1969, following graduation from the Special Forces Officer Course, he was assigned as a company operations officer and later as a detachment commander with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Devens, Mass.

General Tangney returned to Vietnam in August 1970 to serve as an Operations Officer and Senior Launch Site Commander, Command and Control Detachment South, 5th SFG (A), U.S. Army Vietnam. In 1971, he served as an instructor at the Ranger Course, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.

After graduating from the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, he served as an operations officer in the 7th SFG(A) and at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance. General Tangney served as an instructor and later assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, from 1977 to 1980. He returned to Fort Bragg in 1981 to serve with both the 5th SFG(A) and 1st Special Operations Command. He took command of the 3rd Battalion, 5th SFG(A) in 1985.

In 1987, he transferred to Washington, D.C. and served in various assignments over a three-year period to include Chief of the Special Forces Officer Branch in the U.S. Army Military Personnel Center and Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.

He returned to Fort Devens as commander for of 10th SFG(A) in 1990 and to Fort Bragg as Deputy Chief of Staff for Force Development and Integration, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in 1992. Promoted to brigadier general in December 1992, he served as commanding general of the Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command. In October 1994, he became the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Special Operations Command and was promoted to major general on Nov. 1, 1995.

The general assumed command of U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) in May 1995, where he served until assuming the dual appointment as commander of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, and the commandant of the Joint Special Operations Forces Institute, May 1996. He assumed command of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was promoted to lieutenant general, March 1998.

He has a master’s degree in anthropology from Syracuse University and is a graduate of the Naval Command and Staff College and the Army War College.

His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with “V” device and two oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and the Special Forces Tab.

He has been married to the former Katherine Mary Gaydos of Rockaway, N.J. since July 1970.

Featured Short Videos

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