Jill McFarren Aviles

OJill McFarren Aviles is the Founder/Director, of McFarren Aviles & Associates, LLC whose mission is to foster leaders in early childhood development. She holds a Masters degree in Curriculum Development from Teacher’s College, Columbia University and has over 39 years of extensive experience working in United States, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, providing customized training, technical assistance, and coaching to early care and education staff, parents, government and non-governmental organization. Her expertise includes developing and evaluating bilingual/multicultural early care and education programs and designing and piloting a variety of curricula for early care and education trainers and providers. She is currently using a strength-based coaching framework and developing a Bilingual Leadership Institute for Early Childhood Development to support the early childhood workforce build their confidence and knowledge needed to make intentional decisions for positive outcomes for children, their programs and personal well-being. Jill is passionate about working with infant/toddler early childhood professionals, the Latino community, and creating synergies amongst key stakeholders.