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Karen Matsuda
San Diego County Office of Education
Early Education Quality Improvement Support Coach
In my role with the San Diego Quality Preschool Initiative I support, coach and provide professional development for early education providers. I joined SDQPI in 2012 during the transition from Preschool For All to the Quality Preschool Initiative. My experience and systems perspective supports collaborative work at all levels as we strive toward continuous quality improvement in our Early Learning and Care programs. I received my undergraduate and graduate degree in Child Development from San Diego State University. My experience includes teaching at the preschool, college and university level, and with managing disabilities and mental health at various Head Start grantees. Throughout my 20 plus years of experience in early childhood, my passion continues to focus on the social and emotional development of young children.
