Robert Stechuk, Ph.D.

Robert Stechuk, Ph.D., is the Director of Early Childhood Education Initiatives at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza).  He co-leads the Latino Infant Initiative, a collaboration with Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors. From 2010-2015, Dr. Stechuk was the coDirector of the Office of Head Start National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness (NCCLR).  Previously, as an independent consultant, he was the lead author of Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs Serving Children Ages Birth to Five. Dr. Stechuk has been a faculty member at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He holds an M. Ed. in early childhood special education and a Ph. D. in child development and early literacy from George Mason University.