Holly LaFavers
Lexington
Summary
Seasoned manager of federal grants with 20 years of leadership experience in Early Childhood Development. Proven ability to comply with federal guidelines and performance expectations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Branch Manager
University of Kentucky
02.2020 - Current
- Supervised statewide programs.
- Ensured compliance with federal and state regulatory guidelines and requirements.
- Helped design and develop an online health record that allows HANDS to be fully electronic.
- Work with epidemiologists to develop presentations and documentation for legislators.
Project Manager
Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
08.2017 - 02.2020
- Manage project deliverables for the Early Childhood Advisory Council.
- Coordinate efforts of a cross-disciplinary, interagency team.
- Ensure federal compliance with reporting requirements including timelines and deliverables.
- Confirm project outcomes, milestones and activities with agency partners.
- Ensure federal compliance with budget reporting requirements.
- Oversee interagency communications with agency partners.
- Prepare reports for public dissemination.
- Direct oversight to 72 Community Early Childhood Councils (CECC).
- Development of training and technical assistance provided to the CECCs.
- Staff support for Kentucky Strengthening Families ECAC subcommittee.
Race to the Top Preschool Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
12.2014 - 08.2017
- Regional liaison for KDE Tiered Quality Rating System (TQRIS) at the Berea Regional Training Center (RTC).
- Complete and maintain Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Third Edition (ECERS-3) inter-rater reliability training.
- Collaborate with child care and Head Start staff and programs to conduct regional preschool TQRIS site visits.
- Recommend ALLSTAR rating based on evaluation of preschool sites (data, observations, interviews, related information).
- Develop reports and provide technical assistance based on evaluation.
- Coordinate work with RTC staff, child care and Head Start evaluators.
- Track and monitor regional ALLSTAR ratings, as well as district implementation of recommendations related to TQRIS.
Developmental Interventionist/ Owner/District Child Evaluation Specialist
First Steps /Lake Cumberland Child Development Services, Inc. / Adanta
02.2006 - 11.2014
- Work with children and families to meet the Individualized Family Service Plan goals.
- Monitor individual children’s progress.
- Educate parents and caregivers on developmentally appropriate activities to optimize the child’s development.
- Subcontracts with 8-10 First Steps providers, providing services such as billing insurance, maintaining charts, payroll, and weekly notes/reports.
- Determine appropriate screenings and complete all screening for children referred to the program.
- Complete criterion referenced assessments for children with a diagnosis of developmental delay.
- Implement specific protocol for children suspected of being on the autism spectrum to help receive a diagnosis and proper service delivery.
- Coordinate evaluations and assessments.
- Determine eligibility of services for children and families.
- Work with multidisciplinary team to help determine the disciplines needed for service delivery.
- Advocate for children and families to ensure available services were received.
Health Access Nurturing Developmental Services (HANDS)/Family Support Worker
Pulaski County Health Department
03.2006 - 03.2007
- Through home visitation, supported first time parents in building healthy and safe environments for their children.
- Educate families on the basic needs and developmentally appropriate activities for their children.
- Complete Ages and Stages Screeners to help determine if the children served were meeting developmental milestones.
- Work with families to build supportive relationships within their community to help ensure skills learned through HANDS continued after the child turned two.
- Help families become self-sufficient by building on areas of strength.
Education
Master of Arts - Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Special Edu
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY05-2012
Skills
- Policy Development
- Electronic Medical Records
- Regulation Interpretation
- Evaluation and Assessment
- Federal Grant Management
Timeline
Branch Manager
University of Kentucky
02.2020 - Current
Project Manager
Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
08.2017 - 02.2020
Race to the Top Preschool Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
12.2014 - 08.2017
Health Access Nurturing Developmental Services (HANDS)/Family Support Worker
Pulaski County Health Department
03.2006 - 03.2007
Developmental Interventionist/ Owner/District Child Evaluation Specialist
First Steps /Lake Cumberland Child Development Services, Inc. / Adanta
02.2006 - 11.2014
Master of Arts - Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Special Edu
Eastern Kentucky University
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