Join us in recognizing and celebrating this growing list of those that are educating and spreading awareness of the significance of The First 60 Days. 
We invite you to become aware of what they are doing and unite with them as together we expand the needed voice! 
Additional recognitions can be found on the Direct Support page.
And see all of the locations represented here!
Lauren Foster The Powerful Project "The first 60 days are critical for caregivers to have the knowledge and feel confident with the brain-based, scientific information they receive so that they can provide nurturing care from the beginning."
Tiffanie Kloida, MS, Early Childhood Instructor WCTC tkloida@wctc.edu "60 days of meaningful interactions to begin a lifelong adventure of loving bonds, security and learning."  
Jan Ference - LinkedIn "Do the best you can, until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou
Ann McKitrick, Early Childhood Specialist and Parenting Coach - Nurtured Noggins "Your child is a gift, to be handled with wonder and responsibility. You are equipped to both connect and deeply affect each other through loving, responsive interactions."
Michelle LaRowe, Nanny Educator Global Nanny Training
Clare Stead, Creator and Founder of the Oliiki App. - Oliiki "Tiny activities create a big impact for your baby. Never underestimate the power of a playful moment.  In that moment, you're building their brain and a connection that lasts a lifetime."
Dr. Jennifer  Koel, Early Childhood Instructor WCTC - jloel1@wctc.edu "Snuggle with your baby, sing to your baby, giggle with your baby, and read to your baby; each joyful interaction creates strong brain connections. You, yes you, are a brain builder!" 
Sharon Silver, Founder & Educator - Proactive Parenting "The first 60 days are filled with both mental and physical changes for both you and baby. Take the time to recover, and to meet and accept the new you inside yourself. Time brings clarity, a new purpose, and fresh perspective, so please be as tender with you as you are with your new born." 
Laura Greco, Full Life Wellness LLC/ Resilient Mama Movement, Founder/Mom Mentor - Laura@FullLifeWellness.com, LinkedIn "We are not the masters of the children in our care. We are the mentors, coaches, the stewards of them and their precious gifts."
Bernie Landels - Bernie Landels
Diane Speier, Birth, Growth and Healing Ltd, Director - diane@dianespeier.com, Birth, Growth and Healing Ltd "This first meeting will be recreated every time the mother breastfeeds her baby. It is an embrace that transmits tenderness, joy, excitement, and apprehension for the family journey about to unfold. The days, months, and years ahead will extend the first moment into a pattern of love, and it is important to know that our beginning sets the tone for our future."
Donna J Anderson, Infant Massage USA, International Association of Infant Massage Trainer (IAIMT) - donna.anderson@infantmassageusa.org 
Emily Hills and Lindsay Hardy, Sensory Beginnings Ltd - Sensory Beginnings Ltd
Diane Bales, Better Brains for Babies, Professor and Extension Human Development Specialist - dbales@uga.edu, Better Brains for Babies
Amy Hatkoff, Author, Educator, Advocate - amyhatkoff@gmail.com, LinkedIn "Loving interactions build a baby's best brain and increase the likelihood of positive outcomes throughout life."
Nancy Tracey, Author/Educator, The First Five Years: Nurturing Your Child's Ability to Learn -  Nancy Tracey "The quality of each child's earliest experiences determines their ability to thrive."
Pattie Godsell, Adoption and Permanency Support Specialist - pattie@wisapsp.orgThe Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support Program "If we listen, really listen... babies will let us know just what they need!"
Stella Stead, Owner/Founder, Above & Beyond Early Childhood Consulting - "Nurture babies and nurture the Mothers during this amazing and at times overwhelming transition into Motherhood."

Rae Pica, Keynotes and Consulting