CDI Staff
Tricia Hanley
Director, Child Development Institute
Director, Graduate Program in Child Development
BA, Columbia University. MSEd, MA, Sarah Lawrence College. Tricia came to CDI in 2018. She is a graduate of both the Art of Teaching and Child Development Masters Programs. Tricia was also a member of the Early Childhood Center faculty from 2007-2012. Prior to joining CDI, Tricia was a Twos teacher, administrator, supervisor, parent advisor, and regular attendee of CDI professional development programs and events. Tricia is personally and professionally dedicated to the goals and principles of CDI and is thrilled to be a part of the group of programs that have been so instrumental in forming her perspective as a teacher, parent, and person.
Nadia Sobhan
Coordinator, Child Development Institute
Coordinator, Child Development Graduate Program
BA, Hunter College. MSEd, St. John’s University. Nadia has a background in youth and staff development, managing afterschool programs at all grade levels in NYC public schools. Nadia also served elementary school aged students as a Reading Tutor throughout Westchester and the Bronx, and as a Substitute Teacher in Yonkers Public Schools. In addition to her experience with children and education, Nadia has also worked in a variety of industries in the areas of marketing and events.
CDI Advisory Group
The CDI Advisory Group is a collaborative group made up of faculty, staff and alum who meet regularly. Together, they design and plan the research, programming, and community outreach projects produced by CDI.
Jerusha Beckerman
Lorayne Carbon
Jan Drucker
Kim Ferguson
Barbara Schecter
CDI Consultants
Margery B. Franklin
Yvette Richardson
CDI Professional Advisory Board
Members
- Abigail Canfield, Chairperson, Writer
- Miriam Arond, Director, The Good Housekeeping Research Institute; Former Editor-in-Chief of Child magazine
- Camille Banks-Lee, Teacher, Writer and Co-founder of Daughters of the Nile; Former Executive Director, Mount Vernon Youth Bureau
- Indhira Blackwood, Former Director, Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College
- Frances Clayton, Director, ANDRUS Early Learning Center (AELC)
- William Crain, Professor of Psychology, The City College of the City University of NY
- Margery B. Franklin, Founder of CDI; CDI Consultant; Professor Emerita, Sarah Lawrence College
- LaRuth Gray, Scholar-in-Residence, New York University
- Mara Gross, Director, Community Partnerships & Service Learning, Sarah Lawrence College
- Roger Hart, Co-Director, Children's Environments Research Group, City University of New York Graduate Center
- Mary Hebron, Professor Emerita, Sarah Lawrence College
- Monika Heimbold, Social Worker
- Cassandra Hyacinthe, EdD, Education Consultant, CEO, HY-Ed Group, LLC
- Carol Hillman, Early Childhood Educator and Writer
- Barbara Holland, President, Board of Directors, The Lois Bronz Children’s Center (White Plains, NY); Former member, White Plains Board of Education
- Marjorie Miller, Social Worker
- David Netto, Architect
- Yvette Richardson, CDI Consultant; Founder of Empowering Teachers Program
- Debi Riessen, Lead Teacher, Sarah Lawrence College Early Childhood Center
- Carol Robinson, Director for Early Childhood Educational Programs, Family Services of Westchester
- Clarice Dibble Walker, Professor Emerita, Howard University School of Social Work