Joining the team in 2020 as the Interim Director of Childhood Success, Dr. Susan Patrick is a Southwest Virginia native with over 25 years experience working in the field of early care and education as a classroom teacher, an administrator, a teacher trainer, and a university professor.
She is the co-author of the book Being with Infants and Toddlers: A Curriculum that Works for Caregivers, and has studied responsive caregiving in high quality infant/toddler group care environments for many years.
Susan’s work has led her to Germany, Oklahoma, Singapore, and China, but she is thrilled to be back in Virginia and become part of the amazing work being done with children and families at United Way of Southwest Virginia!