As Associate Director of Technical Assistance, Arabella oversees and leads technical assistance to state and local leaders on workforce-related research and policy. She designs and supports learning communities and communities of practice, including developing resources to capture learnings for the broader early childhood field. She also builds and maintains relationships with state and national partners to ensure the early childhood workforce is at the forefront of policy and advocacy efforts.
Currently, much of Arabella’s work focuses on improving compensation for the early childhood workforce. She also has experience identifying and impacting local early childhood policy levers and strategies to scale this work at the state level.
Prior to joining CSCCE in 2024, Arabella was a senior program manager at the National Association of Counties, where she facilitated learning communities and provided local leaders with technical assistance on policies and programs that support infants, toddlers, and their families. Earlier in her career, she conducted research on federal- and state-level policy on early care and education at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Arabella holds a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago.
In her free time, she enjoys trying new vegetarian recipes, going to concerts, and spending time with her wife and cats.