Toni Sturdivant, PhD

Dr. Toni Sturdivant is the Director of Early Learning and Head Start for the Mid America Regional Council, where she leads a team of 30 staff to oversee a Head Start grant that serves 2400+ young children through 17 partner agencies, in addition to leading systematic work in early learning initiatives throughout the region . She was previously Vice President of Early Education at Camp Fire First Texas and an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M-Commerce. A successful classroom teacher of three- and four-year-olds, she has also developed training for early childhood educators in grades Pre-K through 3rd grade across the country and internationally. She has taught pre-service teachers, current teachers, and other future professionals aspiring to work with children at three universities and one community college district. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching with a cognate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio.