Jillian is an early childhood expert, having earned a Master’s degree in Child Development from the renowned Erikson Institute and spending over a decade training and coaching educators within the childcare and preschool industry. Jillian has supported parents of young children through parent coaching sessions, facilitated discussions, and topic-driven workshops. Using a nonjudgmental, laughs-are-welcome-here approach, she guides educators and parents on the journey to shift their perspectives on everyday behaviors and commonly held beliefs about young children and our interactions with them.

Jillian is a mixed-race Black Jewish mother of three children.

All of her work, including her parenting, is informed by and rooted in a commitment to justice.