Title: Child Health and Abilities Specialist

Company: Allegan County Resource Development Committee

Location: Delton, MI

A former special education teacher in a juvenile prison, Jamie M. Fletcher had always devoted her career to empowering young people. This desire defines her work for Allegan County Resource Development Committee, a Head Start preschool. An expert in brain development, she collaborates with teachers, parents, service providers and medical personnel to develop and provide special education and developmental services to children in Southwest Michigan. Currently enrolled at Walden University, Ms. Fletcher is pursuing a Doctor of Education in educational leadership. This will complement the Master of Science in special education that she earned in 2006, and the Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary studies that she received in 2004, both from the University of Texas. In five years, Ms. Fletcher aspires to establish her own early childhood learning center based on neurology and educational philosophy.

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