Learning to lead: effective leadership skills for teachers of young children - debra ren-etta sullivan

Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan is the cofounder and president of the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education, a new, racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse college that provides graduate and undergraduate education and professional development for people who work with young children.

Prior to beginning the Praxis Institute, she served six years as the dean at Pacific Oaks College Northwest.

Sullivan has worked in higher education for the last twenty-three years as a teacher, researcher, curriculum developer, and administrator.

She earned her doctorate in educational leadership and her masters degree in curriculum and instruction from Seattle University.

Currently, Dr.

Sullivan serves on Washington States Early Learning Council, the Foundation for Early Learning Advisory, the Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee, the National Association for the Education of Young Children Professional Development review panel and nominating panel, and the  Parent Map  Magazine  editorial board.