“Dr. Bill”, as his students call him, is the facilitator for the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Student Interest Forum. He is a member of the NAEYC Play, Policy and Practice Interest Forum as well as the Men in Early Childhood Education Interest Forum. Dr. Strader held the position as Faculty Advisor for various Early Childhood Clubs including Hesser College, Mitchell College, Fitchburg State College to name a few. Dr. Bill has held positions as Faculty Sponsor/Advisor for such honor societies as Alpha Chi, the National College Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Lam bda Delta, Phi Theta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi and the Order of Omega.