Jessica Mihaly is the founding director of the Early Learning Center in Menlo Park City School District. She previously served as initiative officer for The Big Lift and Social Innovation Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation. She has been a senior program associate with the E3 Institute at WestEd and a program officer for Preschool for All and School Readiness on behalf of First 5 San Mateo County. She has been adjunct faculty of child development at Cañada College, Skyline College, and City College of San Francisco. Mihaly received her MA in early childhood education and a multiple subject credential from Mills College.