Mary Penistin
New Haven, CT

Mary Penistin, formerly of the Early Childhood Collaborative reflects on the successes and challenges of the Discovery Initiative work she helped lead, supported by the Graustein Memorial Fund. She shares about the visioning done by the group, that still impacts the work locally and at the state level. She also speaks to the challenges of engaging parents in the collaboratives, and learning from their mistakes on the importance of parents, the people directly impacted by social issues, having vital wisdom as to what solutions are needed and how to implement them.

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