Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

Jackie Robinson Brock earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with a concentration in Social Work Administration, Planning, and Policy Practice (SWAPP). She also obtained a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Non-Profit Management from VCU’s Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. She is employed at the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. She is endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Mentor-Policy, IMH-E®️. At the Partnership, Jackie serves as a Program Specialist in Early Childhood and Health and works on a variety of projects. Jackie is the Assistant Director of the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. She is Virginia’s Workforce Collaboration Director-Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. She is the Director for an Early Intervention Project ECHO. Jackie currently serves as the Project Coordinator for the I-CAN! Accessibility Project, which is a partnership project between the VCU School of Social Work and the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. This project seeks to increase equal access to the courts for people with disabilities. Before working at the Partnership, Jackie worked with children and families in a transitional homeless shelter, and as a lead teacher in childcare settings for 10 years. Jackie proudly serves as the Board Chair for Virginia Anti-Violence Project. Jackie is committed to social justice and her interest areas include disability, domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, and early childhood. Jackie primarily engages in advocacy and research to promote environmental systems change. In her personal life she is the mom to a 7 year old and an auntie to 4 nieces and nephews. She is a Master Gardener and loves being outside, hiking, and fishing.