Katherine Rowell began her work with young children in college–first, as a volunteer in a Head Start program; next, at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. After graduate school, Katherine worked for six years as a director for child care programs that infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Later, Katherine worked a classroom observer and child assessor. In her current position as a consultant for School Readiness Consulting, is specializes in program evaluation.
Katherine earned a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a concentration in children and adolescents at risk for problems in school. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Katherine completed graduate level courses on Supervision of Infant and Toddler Providers and Infant/Toddler Environments at Wheelock College.