Michele Hemenway Pullen (she/her/hers) is an educator with a background in Psychology and Counseling, Waldorf Education and Learning and Behavior Disorders in addition to Early Childhood. She has taught and trained teachers in Early Childhood and Elementary/Middle School education for over thirty years. Her background in Waldorf Education has led her to implement courses for teachers in how to embed the Arts for improved learning and development in children. She is a Campaign for Black Male Achievement Beloved Community Fellow which is active in the Louisville community and nationally and has written social justice curriculum for 18 years. She formerly coordinated the Early Childhood Department at Ivy Tech Community College which is where she came to appreciate the Child Development Associate process that she currently works with at the Early Childhood Research Center.