Justina Vaughan is an experienced early childhood professional with 12 years in early care and education. She is a full-time Mentor/Evaluator in the Early Educator Support Office at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte of the Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation. Vaughan also works as a part-time ‘Strengthening Families Program’ Group Facilitator with Family Services of Forsyth County. Justina has previously served as a Mental Health and Disability Director at Early Head Start/Head Start programs, an Ealy Interventionist – Play Therapist, and an Instructional Partner within early educational settings. Justina has earned both her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and her Master of Arts in Teaching in Child Development with a concentration in Early Education and Family Studies. She currently holds an active master’s level North Carolina teaching license in Birth-Kindergarten.